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Shockingly, yes. Having "fun" is for (ugh) "popular fiction". Comics are all "literary" now...

Fair point.

Of course, a top seller these days would be mid-range at best when I started reading comics.

I'd argue that the first two (at least, I don't pay attention to the Superman line) have reached a saturation point regarding character stuff. There's only so much torment you can put a character...

There are, in my opinion, two major approaches to writing action stories nowadays. You might call them "plot-dominant" and "character-dominant".

A plot-dominant story is usually fairly...

Nowadays, you are lucky if a storyline finished in 12 issues, a.k.a. "a season".



Because writing for comics is a different beast than writing a novel, but Marvel keeps hiring novelists.

'Sfunny that you knew IMMEDIATELY who he was talking about, when all he said was "a certain mutant", innit?

Technically, there were three of them:

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Tank

Oh, come on. We all know he's Tito Bohusk...

(I actually have another theory, but I'm not sure if he's a mutant.)

They could have gone full Priest with it, and adapted the first arc, more or less.

And a sizeable percentage are vocal fans of a certain mutant...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQAG0JEb718

People keep bringing up the Dune comparison, but there are three reasons that it doesn't sway me:

1. Comics are not books. It's a different style of storytelling.
2. You don't have to wait N...

"Keep reading! It will be worth it in the end!"

I heard that with Coates.

I heard that with Ridley.

I heard that with Ewing.

And every single time, the "slow burn" fizzled out.

More that flashback story where the Soulsword existed before Illyanna created it, and also why Illyanna could be wielding the Soulsword but NOT ruling Limbo (as seen in New Mutants a brief while...

True, but Prometheus has nothing to do with Otherplace. :)

Because I'm bored, and have a few spare moments, I'm toying with a new explanation for the Soulsword that is divorced from having to explain why Illyana is still alive (because, of course, she is).
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I've wanted to see the return of "spy-fi" 'Berto since Time Runs Out. We never DID get to see what he did as "Citizen X", but I liked the idea so much I used that scene as my avatar. :)

Not so much appearances as backstory. On the one hand, 'Yana created it during her training. But on the other, it's tied to Limbo and the symbol of its monarch (see various issues of Excalibur).
...

The light blue energy one. It's a useful balance between "useful sword" and "psychic lightsaber".

Speaking of which... I wonder if anyone still remembers the Two Soulswords Theory I came up with...

There's a difference between a generic event and specifically referencing that universe. Especially since the comic in question diverged from continuity fairly sharply.

Really, the primary reason...

In brief:

It's revealed on the last page that the Drummer is Jakita Wagner. Specifically, the Jakita Wagner from Planetary who is looking for Elijah Snow, which suggests that somehow between the...

I'm really REALLY not happy that the writers chose to

Take away the happy ending of Planetary #27

I don't CARE how meta it is.

The Shroud has been C-list since his creation. That being said, he has a unique take on superheroics and a great look.

It's a pity that he's been written as somewhat delusional (and borderline...

There were a few clues, but honestly, until the preview for this issue, there was still room for doubt.

Of course, we still don't know WHY. :)

It's nice that I guessed right, but I'm not sure if the fact that I'm starting to understand how Jed thinks is a good thing or a bad one. ;-)