Mockingbird Appreciation

[Muffin Crud]

Mockingbird #8 is officially in the October solicits. We're not dead yet!

(Over the weekend I had the revelation that W.C.A. from McCann's run can stand for both World Counterterrorism Agency AND West Coast Avengers. Then I felt really dumb for not realizing that like 3 years ago.)

Ha, I only picked up on it after reading a wiki entry.

really hope we see them again or at least the cast.

also I love that 8 cover. It's definitely gonna anger a certain subset of nerds online, though. :P

[lilyinblue]

And our first arc is over. I love this book.

spoilers:

- Poor Miles Morales. Chicken pox. It seems to be going around. The family Jones-Cage was in the waiting room with a similar affliction in an earlier issue. - It must be hard being a duck. - I loved that her final decision was to let the virus finish its life-cycle rather than cure it. We're so used to seeing these heroes always try to "fix" things - so this was unexpected for me. - I also love the concept of a virus with superpowers. As things evolve and develop more and more superpowered mutations - why should that idea be limited to just humans?

end of spoilers

One of the things I still enjoy the most is how Cain has made it so clear that Bobbi's brain just does not operate like a normal person's. Her priorities are not necessarily always "heroic"... often they're scientific, or just based in some twisted Bobbi-logic. This is also accentuated by the fact that she's been established as an unreliable narrator. It definitely makes her interesting and unique.

[Herowatcher]

I've often wondered if Marvel had introduced Bobbi in Avengers: Age of Ultron (and not Clint's "family")
that it would've drawn more people to her book.

[Soulsword323]

I have to say that this was a great ending to this first arc, and was perhaps, my favorite as well. Loved so much about this issue. Some great action, funny dialogue, and a unexpected, but awesome team-up. Cain really hones in on the scientific aspects of Bobbi, and I love seeing that. I think its safe to say, that after this issue, Bobbi would definitely be scoring a high number on the sarcasm chart.

"What's that smell?"

"My withering disdain."

[Muffin Crud]

the few panels I've seen are hilarious. I need this ASAP.

[klynn]

Well this is disparaging news: http://www.newsarama.com/30439-repor...ne-series.html

I loved Palicki as Bobbi. Probably won't watch AoS without her.

[tsaimelemoni]

Unfortunate :/

[lilyinblue]

I'll keep watching... but I know I won't enjoy it as much. I liked the show ok before Bobbi and Hunter showed up. After... I loved it. I'll just keep my fingers crossed for a guest appearance, at least.

Good for Palicki though. It felt like she and Nick Blood kind of got screwed over by ABC.

[Muffin Crud]

this just makes the spinoff not going through and the MCU not using her even more infuriating

Adrianne as Bobbi is such perfect casting. Stop wasting her!

[Wiccan]

I still can't believe that thousands of original characters are on the show since ever while Bobbi, a superhero from the comics, gets screwed up like that.

[lilyinblue]

I still can't believe that thousands of original characters are on the show since ever while Bobbi, a superhero from the comics, gets screwed up like that.

And Palicki was arguably one of the biggest stars in that cast too. Only Clark Gregg and Ming-Na really had deeper resumes... but they've both been in the biz for 20 years longer.

In a different version of the universe, she could have been Gamora instead of Zoe Saldana.

[Dermie]

This may not be the end of Bobbi on AOS though. The new show that Adrienne Palicki has signed on for has a much shorter season than AOS--so it is possible that she could still do both shows. The AOS cast is large enough that not all of the series regulars are in every episode anyway--Ward drifted in and out after he was outed as a Hydra agent; Lincoln also drifted in and out in the first half of last season, Simmons missed an episode or two while she was stranded on the alien planet, etc.

[itspopularnowitsucks]

Bobbi is the victim of gradual disconnection between Marvel Studios and Marvel TV. On the other hand, as Marvel TV claimed they had a white list of characters to choose from given by Marvel Studios, Marvel Studios may not have much interest in her to begin with. I thought she could have been a perfect member to launch West Coast Avengers, filling Black Widow's quota.

[lilyinblue]

Random point of trivia:

Bobbi was name-dropped or referenced in some form in every single episode following her departure, except for one.

[Hrist]

I too really liked Bobbi's decision at the end of the last issue. It doesn't seem like a particularly good one, though!!