That’s not a good cover. I’m just sayin’.

You’d THINK that’d be obvious, but some dude on IGN put that pretty high in his Top 50 Marvel Covers of the entire freaking YEAR!!

What the hell?!?!

I did say someone talented. Couldn’t have been done very well if it was just one issue of What If? that nobody really remembers.

If Wolverine’s 100 years old, or whatever, doesn’t it make sense that he might use antiquated slang?

I think Wolverine should talk like a nineteenth century prospector, all “ought-six” and “consarnit” and “I’ll be jiggered”!

Mostly during Claremont’s eras.

It was weird and hackneyed then and it’s worse so now.

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I’d much rather Cable NOT be running around with a gun, because really, he doesn’t do that much anymore, but whatever. Actually, they need to deal with some of Cable’s own book in X-Men at some point. I know Carey included him because he’s a fan of what Fabe did with C/D.

They need a quiet issue or what not after this arc is over.

Still, I think Carey might be doing the best job out of the Whedon/Brubaker/Carey Trio. He just balances things a little better while still hitting the little lines and character moments.

Not so sure about your critique of Morrison’s Batman– introducing a son would seem to be a pretty big deal, and this latest issue rewarded repeat reading, IMO. And the idea that there are actually people saying, “oh, it’s a different-looking Spider-man, I’ll buy something else then” seems pretty far-fetched given Civil War’s sales figures. I do love Slott, though, so I can’t really disagree with anything that pimps his work instead of the more hyped crossovers!

Marvel’s not quite as mean as you think, though… She-Hulk was given a new #1 issue to boost sales, and ‘Civil War’ led to a She-Hulk tie-in getting a second printing, like a good tentpole crossover should. Besides, wouldn’t promoting She-Hulk heavily go totally against the common (and monumentally stupid, IMO) refrain that continuity is killing comics and putting off new readers?

It was done, in an issue of What If…?

Not that “the Children” look like they’re going to make much more sense than “the Neo” did, of course. I’d like to see someone (talented) do a story where mutants are actually evolving into another species – a species with specific, defined, consistent traits, instead of this silly setup where individual powers change from one person to another. This would be cool for a couple reasons: First, you could play around with the evolution concept, which really hasn’t gotten much play except for some limited experimentation during the Morrison run. Second, the shoe would be on the other foot, with mutants being the dead-end species destined to become the outmoded precursors for the new guys. And then you could have Magneto, with his paranoid “race war” shtick, show up to exterminate the new species, demonstrating that his “I’m just trying to survive” routine makes him every bit the genocidal butcher he’s always claimed he’s not. Hop to it, X-writers!

At least Carey got around to explaining his mysterious super-race. I’m still not sure even Claremont knew what the deal with the Neo was.

T. – yes, you’re the only one. How lonely for you!

What was the retcon in She-Hulk? I can’t buy it, because I’m boycotting Horn-dog covers, and I don’t think it’s that funny. But I am curious about things!