Comments on: Contentious Curmudgeon Says … http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:31:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-42636 Anonymous Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:07:57 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-42636 "I just want mutants with one specific power that doesn’t allow them to adapt to every situation and become more and more powerful. It’s silly." You don't want your mutants evolving? “I just want mutants with one specific power that doesn’t allow them to adapt to every situation and become more and more powerful. It’s silly.”

You don’t want your mutants evolving?

]]> By: Apodaca http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-41127 Apodaca Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:01:24 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-41127 Rogue's specific power is to steal other powers. Come on. And if it really made it any less likely she'd use it, she wouldn't have used it so many times. Rogue’s specific power is to steal other powers. Come on.

And if it really made it any less likely she’d use it, she wouldn’t have used it so many times.

]]> By: Greg Burgas http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-41057 Greg Burgas Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:49:52 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-41057 Rogue's mutant power is very specific. I never liked the fact that she stole Ms. Marvel's powers and could fly and have super-strength. And whenever she uses her very specific mutant power, she experiences a lot of horrible stuff that makes it less likely she will use it. If, whenver Vulcan used his power, something bad happened as well, that would be okay. Rogue’s mutant power is very specific. I never liked the fact that she stole Ms. Marvel’s powers and could fly and have super-strength. And whenever she uses her very specific mutant power, she experiences a lot of horrible stuff that makes it less likely she will use it. If, whenver Vulcan used his power, something bad happened as well, that would be okay.

]]> By: Apodaca http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-41054 Apodaca Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:37:11 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-41054 "I just want mutants with one specific power that doesn’t allow them to adapt to every situation and become more and more powerful. It’s silly." Says the guy who loves Rogue. Make up your mind, man. “I just want mutants with one specific power that doesn’t allow them to adapt to every situation and become more and more powerful. It’s silly.”

Says the guy who loves Rogue. Make up your mind, man.

]]> By: Greg Burgas http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40897 Greg Burgas Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:26:16 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40897 So far, he seems pretty all-powerful to me, Ian. And Darwin is, if possible, even more all-powerful. And this trend isn't just in the villains department with regard to mutants anymore, either. Emma used to be a nice dependable telepath. Now she has the diamond skin. What the crap? I just want mutants with one specific power that doesn't allow them to adapt to every situation and become more and more powerful. It's silly. So far, he seems pretty all-powerful to me, Ian. And Darwin is, if possible, even more all-powerful. And this trend isn’t just in the villains department with regard to mutants anymore, either. Emma used to be a nice dependable telepath. Now she has the diamond skin. What the crap? I just want mutants with one specific power that doesn’t allow them to adapt to every situation and become more and more powerful. It’s silly.

]]> By: Ian http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40892 Ian Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:14:27 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40892 Powerful does not equal omnipotent. Vulcan is not all-powerful, just powerful. Aren't good villains supposed to be stronger than the heroes? Powerful does not equal omnipotent. Vulcan is not all-powerful, just powerful. Aren’t good villains supposed to be stronger than the heroes?

]]> By: Greg Burgas http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40689 Greg Burgas Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:10:13 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40689 Dang it - I thought I was being contentious! Good job, Bully, stepping up for the people who don't like it! All your problems apply. It was still enjoyable. But you're right, and what makes it worse is that Brubaker created TWO omnipotent mutants - Vulcan and Darwin. Silly, as I pointed out. But still a pretty good story. Dang it – I thought I was being contentious! Good job, Bully, stepping up for the people who don’t like it!

All your problems apply. It was still enjoyable. But you’re right, and what makes it worse is that Brubaker created TWO omnipotent mutants – Vulcan and Darwin. Silly, as I pointed out. But still a pretty good story.

]]> By: Bully http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40659 Bully Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:59:23 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40659 So nobody else saw it as an extended and authorized Mary Sue story? "Oh, I'm the most powerful and the best X-Man even though I've just been invented and I can defeat all the characters that have been around for years, and I have the moral high ground above them, having been betrayed by them"? I say it's spinach, and to hell with it. So nobody else saw it as an extended and authorized Mary Sue story? “Oh, I’m the most powerful and the best X-Man even though I’ve just been invented and I can defeat all the characters that have been around for years, and I have the moral high ground above them, having been betrayed by them”?

I say it’s spinach, and to hell with it.

]]> By: yo go re http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40544 yo go re Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:46:52 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40544 Not many people know that Havok is actually a yo-yo expert... Not many people know that Havok is actually a yo-yo expert…

]]> By: Jeff R. http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40493 Jeff R. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:12:07 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40493 "Adam X (Full name? Adam X The X-Treme. yeah, wow) was pretty much dropped. He was GOING to be the third Smothers Brother, but then no one cared about him ever." Great, now you've got me imagining Cyclops and Havok doing the "Mom always liked you best" routine. (The one with the bicycle and the cart, that is.) “Adam X (Full name? Adam X The X-Treme. yeah, wow) was pretty much dropped. He was GOING to be the third Smothers Brother, but then no one cared about him ever.”

Great, now you’ve got me imagining Cyclops and Havok doing the “Mom always liked you best” routine. (The one with the bicycle and the cart, that is.)

]]> By: yo go re http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40479 yo go re Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:18:53 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40479 Adam X (Full name? Adam X The X-Treme. yeah, wow) was pretty much dropped. He was GOING to be the third Smothers Brother, but then no one cared about him ever. I liked the backup stories better than the main one. That sort of look back is something I'd like to see peppered around more books, rather than just in the service of their intended story... Adam X (Full name? Adam X The X-Treme. yeah, wow) was pretty much dropped. He was GOING to be the third Smothers Brother, but then no one cared about him ever.

I liked the backup stories better than the main one. That sort of look back is something I’d like to see peppered around more books, rather than just in the service of their intended story…

]]> By: stealthwise http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40475 stealthwise Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:12:19 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40475 Why the hell do the comics and movies conspire against Professor Xavier? Were they really all just unable to find a way to make the character work as a good guy. I want to read this story, despite the implications for Charlie, because it can't be any worse than the trainwreck that was X3. Why the hell do the comics and movies conspire against Professor Xavier? Were they really all just unable to find a way to make the character work as a good guy. I want to read this story, despite the implications for Charlie, because it can’t be any worse than the trainwreck that was X3.

]]> By: FunkyGreenJerusalem http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40466 FunkyGreenJerusalem Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:56:28 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40466 "Ed Brubaker is great! He takes the most WRONG ideas you could have at Marvel (ressurect Bucky, show the third Summers brother) and creats great stories around them!" Was the third brother Adam X? Or did they drop that one? And if they dropped it, what the hell is the issue with Adam X and Cyclop's grandfather about? “Ed Brubaker is great! He takes the most WRONG ideas you could have at Marvel (ressurect Bucky, show the third Summers brother) and creats great stories around them!”

Was the third brother Adam X?
Or did they drop that one?
And if they dropped it, what the hell is the issue with Adam X and Cyclop’s grandfather about?

]]> By: Michael Rawdon http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40439 Michael Rawdon Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:32:15 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40439 I kind of liked it too. The art, in particular, was quite good. However, I think the story was fundamentally a letdown in that introducing a bunch of new characters rather than having Vulcan really be some existing character with some hidden backstory was really kind of cheap. But even if the climax was kind of lame, getting there was entertaining. It's hard for me to care much about the X-Men these days, but I will probably check out "Decline and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire" when it comes out as a TPB. I kind of liked it too. The art, in particular, was quite good.

However, I think the story was fundamentally a letdown in that introducing a bunch of new characters rather than having Vulcan really be some existing character with some hidden backstory was really kind of cheap. But even if the climax was kind of lame, getting there was entertaining.

It’s hard for me to care much about the X-Men these days, but I will probably check out “Decline and Fall of the Shi’ar Empire” when it comes out as a TPB.

]]> By: Matt D http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40438 Matt D Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:19:47 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40438 I bet it's one of those stories that worked collected better than monthly, which is how I read it. I bet that Bru's current X-Men arc will be the same way, actually. I bet it’s one of those stories that worked collected better than monthly, which is how I read it.

I bet that Bru’s current X-Men arc will be the same way, actually.

]]> By: Dan K http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40407 Dan K Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:19:54 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40407 I feel Brubaker's "Prof X is bad" story worked better than the one that Joss Whedon was doing in AXM at about the same time. I feel Brubaker’s “Prof X is bad” story worked better than the one that Joss Whedon was doing in AXM at about the same time.

]]> By: Dan Coyle http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40398 Dan Coyle Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:50:17 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40398 It really wasn't that bad, it's just that Scott Lobdell beat this PROF X IS BAD dead horse over ten years ago. Still, it set off a good run on the current title. It really wasn’t that bad, it’s just that Scott Lobdell beat this PROF X IS BAD dead horse over ten years ago. Still, it set off a good run on the current title.

]]> By: fanboy d http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40385 fanboy d Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:21:19 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40385 i kinda hoped that gambit was the 3rd summers brother... maybe there'll be a do-over in house of m 2: revenge of the scarlet's twitch i kinda hoped that gambit was the 3rd summers brother…

maybe there’ll be a do-over in house of m 2: revenge of the scarlet’s twitch

]]> By: Pedro Bouça http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40383 Pedro Bouça Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:05:23 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40383 Ed Brubaker is great! He takes the most WRONG ideas you could have at Marvel (ressurect Bucky, show the third Summers brother) and creats great stories around them! I don't know how he does it, but I'm all for that! Besides, I'd always wanted to see Cyclops kick that bald patronizing manipulator out of the mansion. Yeah, I know how fanboyish is that, but I loved it anyway. Best, Hunter (Pedro Bouça) Ed Brubaker is great! He takes the most WRONG ideas you could have at Marvel (ressurect Bucky, show the third Summers brother) and creats great stories around them!
I don’t know how he does it, but I’m all for that!

Besides, I’d always wanted to see Cyclops kick that bald patronizing manipulator out of the mansion. Yeah, I know how fanboyish is that, but I loved it anyway.

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

]]> By: Alan http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40376 Alan Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:50:58 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/12/contentious-curmudgeon-says-3/#comment-40376 I didn't hate the story but I'm pretty much starting to hate the characters that have come out of it, both being insanely powerful - something I can't abide in my heroes/villains! I didn’t hate the story but I’m pretty much starting to hate the characters that have come out of it, both being insanely powerful – something I can’t abide in my heroes/villains!

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