Too many leading questions that Duggan was not taking the bait on. I think some of his replies might have come off humorous if tone and all that was known, but otherwise this felt like old school interviews from the Alonso era for example.
Lord Ewing *Praise His name! Uplift Him in song!* Your divine works will be remembered and glorified in worship for all eternity. Amen!
I’m stealing this one for future use.
Generation X mentor reunion! I don’t think they’ve actually interacted in 616 continuity since the Gen. X finale. I just don’t want them to hook up. I prefer them being bickering colleagues with great respect for each other’s ideals.
And Lorna being a supportive ex. Gotta love her.
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Emma Frost, Rogue, Felicia Hardy, Helena Bertinelli, Allison Blaire, Barbara Gordon, Monica Rambeau, Carol Danvers, Illyana Rasputin, Ororo Munroe, Harleen Quinzel, Lorna Dane, Irene Adler, Kate Kane, Rachel Grey Summers, Jean Grey, Diana Prince, Barbara Ann Minerva, Donna Troy, Jennifer Walters, Gwen Stacy, Wanda Maximoff = PERFECTION!
I'm cautiously optimistic to see what he will do with Sunfire. Most writers who have handled him have only really show us that he's a nationalistic, standoffish, pyrokinteic but I'm hoping Duggan will delve deeper than that and show us another side of Shiro.
"Gerry: I don’t feel the pressure of fans, just my own expectations and that of my collaborators. If CB [Cebulski] and Jordan are happy, and my artists are happy, the fans have every shot at happiness. I can’t unmake a fan of Polaris, I can only make them not a fan of mine, and I’m only trying to deliver ideas to my artist to turn into moonshots. So, yes, sure, as you said. Lots of pressure in the Polaris business."
My favourite answer in the entire interview.
He's 100% correct.
As a creative you really cannot be obsessed with how the fans will receive your work. Because even your best attempts will only please some readers, some of the times. And...you have to answer to your editors first and foremost as they're the ones paying your salary. Do your best and hope it's well-received.
It's unfortunate that many fans of specific characters like Lorna, Jean, Scott, Storm, Rogue etc. are very rarely ever open to that "shot of happiness". Long before stories are published they have pre-conceived notions and judgments and personal, individual wants and expectations that no writer can fully meet or live up to, ever...and they end up resentful and disappointed.
Lord Ewing *Praise His name! Uplift Him in song!* Your divine works will be remembered and glorified in worship for all eternity. Amen!
Bringing back the old, killing the young: that's the Marvel way
As a fan of Polaris, I do take things with how she’s portrayed with some serious dread. She is the second female to join the X-men after Jean. Yet through the Chris Claremont period, she was terribly portrayed. Some other writers after were hit or miss. Chris made her into this weak character that succumbed to to many threats like Mesmero, Eric the Red and Malice. Malice specifically did so much damage to her head which had me wondering why Jean or Charles couldn’t or wouldn’t do anything for Polaris. That’s specifically made me angry because it makes no sense as to why they didn’t do anything to help. So, yes us Polaris fans want her portrayed better than what we’ve been getting in the past. Hopefully her shot on the X-men again will do better for her and her fellow teammates.
Completely understandable, Angleman 70, to be wary of character exploration based on how they were written by previous writers but...Duggan isn't any of those writers. Hix-Man isn't any of those writers. Percy isn't any of those writers. And at some point we as readers and fans of these characters have to actively suppress what we already know (and hate) about these characterisations in order to appreciate what the current writer is doing now...with a healthy dose of subjectivity thrown in.
You say Lorna's time being possessed by Malice was detrimental to her...fair enough. I loved it. I respected what Claremont was going for..."changing the character into something different because of the experience(s) she's had up to that point" (did I agree with the actual physical changes in her power and appearance...not really...but it was interesting...imho). And just as you and I can differ greatly on that one plot point, we must expect the actual writers to have and express their own points of view, based on the story they're writing, regardless of what we may personally want and expect as individual readers.
Yes, we may end up hating it, as you do Claremont's Polaris/Malice plot but that's not because the writer didn't do the job he was given to the best of his intention and ability.
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Lord Ewing *Praise His name! Uplift Him in song!* Your divine works will be remembered and glorified in worship for all eternity. Amen!
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Ghosts of Genosha minicomic focused on Polaris, written by me and drawn by Fin_NoMore.
Polaris 50th anniversary minicomic written by me and drawn by Mlad!
Gallery of Polaris commissions (without NSFW or minicomics)
People only call it "pandering" when its something THEY don't care about or doesn't appeal to THEM.
Otherwise its "fanservice" or "recognizing continuity" or "good writing"