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I’m Not Buying Dark X-Men #1, But…
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 11 Comments
if I were, I’d step over my mother to get this variant. Or just pick it up if my shop didn’t charge $8. One of the two. I’d be so disappointed that it wasn’t a story about hippie Emma Frost that I’d blog angrily about Marvel. So I guess it’s good I’m not buying it, then. Also, this cover is pretty great too.
And finally (because I don’t want Cronin to think I’m auditioning for “Judge A Book By Its Cover” or anything), it appears we have two new entries in the Obama cash in genre this week. One has an interesting hook that makes it seem like it’s not a total cash grab. The other sounds utterly shameless and moronic. So I want the latter. Especially because the cover looks like a capture from Glenn Beck’s nightmares (and Keith Olberman’s wet dreams).
11 Comments
Ian A.
July 7, 2009 at 6:30 pm
That Niko Henrichon variant is a beautiful thing to behold.
Bill Reed
July 7, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Obamarmy of Darkness? … Yes.
The Ugly American
July 7, 2009 at 7:38 pm
I would completely rock hippie Emma Frost.
Tom Fitzpatrick
July 7, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Let’s hope the dog doesn’t mark its territory on Spider-man’s back.
That would’ve been a much funnier variant.
Jbird
July 7, 2009 at 9:33 pm
I’d take that art for sure but without the title text. “Dark X-Men” doesn’t look groovy, it looks . . . what was slang for ‘shitty’ in 1993?
‘Shiznitty’?
Adam K
July 7, 2009 at 10:09 pm
“what was slang for ’shitty’ in 1993?”
I believe it was “wiggity wiggity whack”
When in doubt, look towards Kris Kross.
Gavin
July 8, 2009 at 1:50 am
President Evil has been a joke rehased over and over again in video game circles.
Matt D
July 8, 2009 at 4:53 am
You know Brubaker just did an X-Men vs Hippies story a year ago, right?
Wesley
July 8, 2009 at 6:38 am
I think it’s funny that in the DC and Marvel fictional universes, comic books are licensed stories of real people where the proceeds are donated to charity.
And now, here we are, comic book companies are publishing the fictional adventures of a real person, and the only people getting paid are the comic book companies.
Mike Loughlin
July 8, 2009 at 1:02 pm
At this point, comic book companies are kind of like charities themselves.
Callie Nicole Ray
July 9, 2009 at 8:18 am
I don’t mind Cloak & Dagger being members of the regular X-Men, but Dark X-Men? What is Joe Quesada thinking when it comes to the linewide Dark Reign crossover?