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Re: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers)

Posted by James Hunter on 12/29/2005, 4:30 pm, in reply to "Re: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers)"
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: : I agree, and it works, Claremont always : seems to focus on his female characters : (whatever title he works on) and Ray and : Kitty he can make work without being : annoying (something he manages with only a : few other characters). Claremont : understands those females and has never gone : overboard with their power levels which is : a good thing IMHO. : : Which is always a tightrope to walk with : Ray... the Phoenix allows her to do so much : that using her effectively is hard without : making her the deus ex machina for every : adventure. The little feud between them : over the affections of Alistaire or about : what Kitty could get away with wearing vs : Ray made them seem very real and grounded as : characters -- unlike Meggan, who was : (purposefully) depicted as the naive : shrinking violet quite often. Not that : there is anything wrong with that -- Meg is : a great character but not as : "realistic" as the other two. That about sums it up, yeah :-) (I *still* miss Meg) : Speaking of Claremont's characterizations, : what do you think of his handling of Brian : so far? Brian seemed more confident and : comfortable with the role of hero in #2 than : he did in the old series... I think it suits : him. While he started out as the reluctant : and imperfect hero, he has grown through his : adventures and become a better person. : Hopefully he can keep some spotlight in the : new book. Hmm, to be honest I'm a little torn on Claremont's characterisation of Brian. Whilst I love seeing Brian as a heroes hero (effectively!) I can't help but feel there's a risk of Claremont over-simplifying Brian's character and, in the process, losing a lot of the appeal of the character (I hope my fears aren't founded, but they are there!) : The Cross-Time Caper was one of the best : arcs of the old seris though, IMHO :-) : : Cross Time Caper is a classic. The one : world which was a reflection of the Marvel : Universe, with all the constant fighting and : destruction, is a great issue. I agree (I could say more, but that says enough! :-) ) : I agree for the most part, but I have to say : I won't miss betsy. That's NOT because I : dislike the character but rather that I just : haven't felt she's fit (or achieved : anything, for want of a better word!) in : this arc. I like her in Uncanny, : personally. : : The first issue of "Excalibur" I : ever read featured Betsy. It was #55 or : around thereabouts, and it featured the team : throwing a big party, and Betsy was there. : In the end the party was invaded by Sat-Yr-9 : and then on the last page cliffhanger, who : should show up but Jamie! : : (I FEEL HAPPY!!!) He's a fun villain! (I always wonder if that's really an appropriate phrase, but you know what I mean!) : I am not a HUGE fan of her either but I : think she has more of a solid tie to this : team than Sage does. The fact that I know : jack and spit about Sage not withstanding. You see I'm kind of different. I know and *like* Sage as a character (I have since her first appearance back in X-TREME X-MEN) and I'm glad sghe hasn't been lost to limbo (whilst Betsy, as I say, works better, at least for me, State-side) : Yep, it's trying and Claremont is kind of : following a pattern that worked and he's : managing not to repeat his old stories, too : blatantly, which I consider a good thing :-) : : There is something mentioned in an upcoming : solicit about Excalibur becoming Europe's : premier "superteam," not : "mutant team," so maybe Claremont : is sticking to his guns. The title works : best I think as a non-mutant book, just as a : team book in general. "Mutant : book" ties it too much into whatever is : going on with that whole mess; Excalibur : should be free to explore the multiverse or : whatever. I agree, and it's one of the many reasons I'm happy about the solicit for #s 4 and 5 (that and the fact I liked the character in her last, which was also her first, handful of appearances!) Cheers. James. : Long Live Excalibur! : : I'll definitely second that motion! : : Cheers. : : James. : : : : :

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Message Thread: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers) - Luke 12/21/2005, 7:55 am Re: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers) - James Hunter 12/28/2005, 11:43 am Re: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers) - Luke 12/29/2005, 7:53 am Re: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers) - James Hunter 12/29/2005, 1:45 pm Re: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers) - Luke 12/29/2005, 2:19 pm Re: "New Excalibur" #2 (No Spoilers) - James Hunter 12/29/2005, 4:30 pm « Back to thread

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