Laura: X-23 Appreciation 2018

[gifted]

Marvel frankly needs to make up their mind what they want the relationship to be. If they want the father/daughter bond, they need to SHOW IT.

I think Marvel is just too caught up in Wolverine and the fact of him always taking center stage-- so much that they just dismiss his relationships with other characters. They want to develop that father/daughter bond, but the "story of wolverine returning" takes precedence over anything else. It has to be about him and only him.

[healed1337]

so first off i am enjoying Laura's time with the uncanny x-men. so far i believe she is written in character which is a welcomed relief.

She's got some great feats, and I agree that her characterization is fairly good in the first few issues. I'm not a fan of the way some of her dialogue in Uncanny X-Men 3 is though. She's never been the type to say things like "this is super cathartic". It makes her sound too much like a typical teenager when she's anything but. Leaving it at "Take your time, we can hold them back" would have worked much better.

I definitely appreciate that she's getting a significant role in the comic though. She's got a lot more to do than in X-Men Red, where she's little more than wallpaper.

however i am really, really, REALLY pissed off how marvel is handling the return of wolverine. so in this issue Kitty, Jean, and Ororo discuss what to do now that they know Logan is back and decide to send a small team of people close to Logan to find him and once again Laura is no where to be seen.

That's actually a major reason why I'm not picking up Return of Wolverine. I have no idea why, but she's never appeared in any Wolveirne (Logan) solo books, apart from maybe in a picture within a single panel. So far this miniseries is no different.

[MarvelMaster616]

I think Marvel is just too caught up in Wolverine and the fact of him always taking center stage-- so much that they just dismiss his relationships with other characters. They want to develop that father/daughter bond, but the "story of wolverine returning" takes precedence over anything else. It has to be about him and only him.

I agree. For now, the story of Logan's return should be about Logan. There will be plenty of time for family connections later on. I hope that time comes soon. Maybe we'll see some of that in 2019. Once the Age of X-man story concludes, a lot of characters will have some catching up to do. Hope Logan and Laura get their chance.

[Shampoozie]

Just read weapon hex part 2. Was ok, story was fun I guess

[Killerbee911]

I don't see why this needs to be controversial. There are multiple heroes going by Spider-Man. There have been multiple heroes going by Hawkeye. Why not Wolverine?

Laura is already Logan's daughter. She's established herself as someone who is every bit as capable as him. She's proven, time and again, that she can carry on his legacy. Why can't they both go by Wolverine? They're family. I think it would be a beautiful thing.

Because it is a bad long term tactic ,diminishes a character because of the constant comparison a shared name brings and it stops a character from being completely their own entity. Laura imo is fine as X-23 and if the name X-23 isn't good enough name then work on something original for the character. If you need to see what is the downside of not being your own brand look at "Wally West" . At some point the original hero always comes and they will always get their name back (and the book). Plus original has a certain higher place in the hierarchy then some editor or writer comes along thinks that they need to clean up the mythos and before you know X23 is dead or limbo.

The article could have been about how amazing X-23 has been and why she is next up for big things but instead of purely focus on X-23 highlights. Instead time wasted in comparing her to Wolverine when a Wolverine article wouldn't spend a sentence on talking about Laura. Legacies are good for introducing new characters to a stubborn group of people in comic fans but if you care about long term of character they need own separate identity . Marvel is doing a great job with Ironheart, Brawn, Ghost Spider, Ms Marvel,Honey Badger in creating unique individual identities. The article is wrong they wouldn't be riot Miles,Nadia or Kate Bishop codename was changed.They would be riot unless they came up with some awful like SpyD or Spyder not if they came up with something good. Laura is great original character if she goes by the name of Wolverine fine it make sense but her making her own is better.

[jhack53]

so two things. 1. i take back what i said last time uncanny apparently doesn't know how to do Laura, especially if she is going to be once again the grrrr stab stab girl. 2. this is the x-men overall but based on what i have seen in the uncanny books so far they treat hisako, blob, megyn, and the rest of the kids as if they're still teenagers yet i know they are the same age as Laura and if Laura is treated as a twenty year old shouldn't the rest of them explain that hey we are adults now we can do what we want?

[Snoop Dogg]

so two things. 1. i take back what i said last time uncanny apparently doesn't know how to do Laura, especially if she is going to be once again the grrrr stab stab girl. 2. this is the x-men overall but based on what i have seen in the uncanny books so far they treat hisako, blob, megyn, and the rest of the kids as if they're still teenagers yet i know they are the same age as Laura and if Laura is treated as a twenty year old shouldn't the rest of them explain that hey we are adults now we can do what we want?

Every Marvel character who was a teen in the 2000's is a young adult now, unless you're an X-Office kid. For the same reasons they're still considered scrappy, overzealous students.

[Gambit, King of Thieves]

I love KT, but man, Laura asking if she can stab a megalodon, while hilarious, is very out-of-character for her.

[Ambaryerno]

I love KT, but man, Laura asking if she can stab a megalodon, while hilarious, is very out-of-character for her.

It's even more disappointing we didn't actually get to SEE a Laura vs. Megalodon fight to make up for it.

[Gambit, King of Thieves]

It's even more disappointing we didn't actually get to SEE a Laura vs. Megalodon fight to make up for it.

No kidding.
And I've been making weekly guesses on KT's Tumblr about lines of dialogue, so now we just wait to see if she confirms it.

[Nazrel]

I love KT, but man, Laura asking if she can stab a megalodon, while hilarious, is very out-of-character for her.

Are you sure this is Kelly Thompson doing the writing for her? She's written Laura before and it had issues, but wasn't nearly as egregious as the crap I'm hearing about. (Mind you, I personally haven't read anymore then the previews.)
I've read a bunch of her stuff in general and while not without fault, this does not seem to be her style of failure.

[Triniking1234]

Brisson has written Hisako and Laura before and it wasn't like this.

Raise your hands if you want to blame Rosenberg.

[Gambit, King of Thieves]

Are you sure this is Kelly Thompson doing the writing for her? She's written Laura before and it had issues, but wasn't nearly as egregious as the crap I'm hearing about. (Mind you, I personally haven't read anymore then the previews.)
I've read a bunch of her stuff in general and while not without fault, this does not seem to be her style of failure.

I'm pretty sure it's KT. It seems like her kind of style. We'll know when she responds to my ask.

[Dthirds3]

Brisson has written Hisako and Laura before and it wasn't like this.

Raise your hands if you want to blame Rosenberg.

Thompson confirmed Brisson wrote her

[Kurolegacy]

I love KT, but man, Laura asking if she can stab a megalodon, while hilarious, is very out-of-character for her.

Truly she was channeling Gabby this issue. Disappointed that she didn’t stick up for Hisako though considering that some of those characters being deemed children were her teammates when she was in the New X-Men squad. They’ve more than proven their worth and the adults know that.