Comments on: A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 317

By: Callum

Callum — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:52:00 +0000

I like this moment too. I wish they had done something with Jubilee but she stayed the 90s Gen Xer with fireworks power until she lost them and now she’s not really doing much of anything. I always liked her and Wolverines chemistry.. as long as she wasn’t saying too many things like ‘please and a half’.

By: Felicity

Felicity — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:34:07 +0000

LOL @ first page, last panel, Prof. X’s face.

By: Fabio Ciccone

Fabio Ciccone — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:07:01 +0000

As an X-Men fan and collector, and as an outside of US reader (which means I don’t have access to all that much comic books), this was the first time in the “A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments” that I’ve actually read by the time it was published (in Brazil). I remember exactly how I felt when I read this scene, and the emotion is there still.

One of the XM scenes that is and will always be recorded in my mind, amazing stuff.

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:35:03 +0000

Mario, the Essential X-Men reprints contain the bulk of what most readers consider the “good stuff.” Essential vol. 1 starts with the formation of the new team (with Wolverine, Nightcrawler, etc.), and contains the initial Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne stories. I think Essential vols. 2 and 4 are the best, although other people like the later Claremont comics (some are very good, a few are drawn by the amazing Barry Windsor-Smith). The very early X-Men comics are reprinted in Essential volumes as well (called Essential Uncanny X-Men, I think), but are mostly forgettable.

By: Teebore

Teebore — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:16:17 +0000

and it’s one that makes me think he was a worthy Claremont successor.

Me too, and it also makes me wonder how much of Lobdell’s failings during his run were his own and how many of them were a result of editorial interference or the simple dictates of the market at the time.

Great moment, Brian; thanks for picking it.

By: dhole

dhole — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:00:31 +0000

This is the moment I’ll always remember from the few issues of Scott Lobdell’s run, and it’s one that makes me think he was a worthy Claremont successor.

It’s really, really well done.

Thanks for picking it.

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:36:38 +0000

Dacarus is right about at least one of the other epilogues: X-Factor #87 is the X-Cutioner’s song epilogue for that book, and it’s fantastic. Peter David has the whole group lay out who they are and why they act that way. Worth it for Quicksilver alone. “Not so puzzling now, is it?”

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:59:35 +0000

How are the readers supposed to know they’re rollerblading?

Earlier in the story.

By: wwk5d

wwk5d — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:57:04 +0000

He was infected with Techno-organic virus (how 90s…), and after being cured, he was able to walk again for a few hours. Or something like. It’s comic book science lol

And yeah, Lobdell’s best issues were the quiet talky issues, especially after a cross-over. It’s a shame the rest of his issues don’t hold up so well. Some other good ones: the issue right after “Phalanx Covenant”, the issue right after “Onslaught”, the one where Storm and Gambit visit Iceman and his dad at the hospital, and the one with Cyclops and Corsair right before “Eve of Destruction”. None of those issues are groundbreaking or re-inventing the wheel…but like this issue, good, solid, character driven work.

By: Mary Warner

Mary Warner — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:53:48 +0000

The only Lobdell stories I ever liked were quiet stories full of dialogue. He probably shouldn’t have written anything else. (It could work. Just have some writer who is good at the action stories write them, and then Lobdell could write the character stuff in between the fights. My preference is for the quiet moments to outnumber the action ones anyway, so he could still get lots of writing to do.)
Which issue is this, by the way?
And how soon after this did the Professor start walking again? How many times has he been crippled and cured altogether?

By: Mario

Mario — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:53:05 +0000

That was well done. It gives off a nice retro feel of the x-titles. Speaking of which, if i wanted to buy a trade (or a couple of trades) from older x-men runs where should i start? anybody have any suggestions?

By: Radlum

Radlum — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00:44 +0000

Despite liking how Xavier has become more of a darker character in recent stories, I miss the times when he was the loving father figure of the X-Men. Nice moment.
By the way, because of these posts, I’m buying New Frontier soon

By: Dave Miller

Dave Miller — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:42:12 +0000

How are the readers supposed to know they’re rollerblading? Was it explained in the letters column or something? It doesn’t appear to have been explained to the artist.

By: Dalarsco

Dalarsco — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:31:43 +0000

Executioners song was a decent story, but the three epilogues were fantastic.

By: chad

chad — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:56:18 +0000

that was one of the few things i liked about the story line for jublilee and Xavier bonding as xavier takes the time he has with his legs back and tries some thing new not to mention love the if something happens to me my will is in my desk. showing Xavier does have a sense of humor. that plus the story line is where the revelation of the third summers brother happens

By: danjack

danjack — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:37:25 +0000

The dialogue for both characters comes of as pretty weak, but this is a great moment. Love Xavier saying that it’s been a long time since someone accused him of being normal. Good line in a really sweet moment.
DFTBA

By: Matt K

Matt K — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:04:20 +0000

Probably one of my favorite X-Men scenes.

By: funkmasterdre

funkmasterdre — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:54:54 +0000

Ah, rollerblading. So 90s.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:33:03 +0000

Actually , Sam didn’t even get to bitch slap the Prof , Xavier casually catches Sam’s hand before he can hit him. Most badass I’d seen Xavier up to that point. And Sam was coming off a bit petulant anyway.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:03:49 +0000

Good lord that art is ugly, like, butt-ugly, near fugly-ugly.

Jubilee’s face when she’s struggling with whether or not to help the Professor is excruciating to look at, and makes her appear to be some kind of underground sewer dweller.