Paj! Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 The 90's costumes were just amazing. I love them all. Somehow they managed to strike a nice balance of OOT and cool. Unlike some other victims of the 90's costume redesigns. (Most of X-Force) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I never liked Jean's 90s garb. maybe it was the barbie doll physique but it kind of looked preposterous. Archangel was a triumph though. As was Rogue. Gambit was...kind of cool? garish, but he was a baddass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 X-Men Forever Alpha Preview: http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/983/983507p1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I loved Jeans, actually. She'd never (and never has since) had such a "combat" suit. Which Is partly why I liked it. It kinda makes you think of the character a bit differently. (the way she might use her powers etc). Rogue's was brilliant. I also loved the fact most of them were matching too. (Or at least yellow) Except the ones that you can tell hated the rest of the team, like Gambit and Psylocke. X-Men Forever Alpha Preview: http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/983/983507p1.html I'm getting that. I have the first issue of X-Men, but no more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I dunno, I really liked her New X Men leathers. That looked like body armour. also: say what you will about X-Treme X Men but the costumes were so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I loved how Extreme X-Men felt like it featured all the X-Men characters that feel like they'd be from Is This Desire? if every X-Men were categorised under a PJ Harvey album. Sage, Psylocke, Storm and Bishop - all the stunning ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Basically all the ones that are fucking badass in leather, excluding Wolverine because he's overused. I did like the costumes, though they went shit later on, just using normal clothes. I loved the issue where Emma made Storm where a New X-Men uniform and it was a miniskirt and a massive bow in her hair or something equally ridiculous. :P Emma's bitchiness ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Emma and Kitty = best cat fight in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 "So I'm just the poster child nowadays?" "Yes, "The Non-threatening Shadowcat, "Ariel, "Sprite" or whatever incredibly unimpressive name you're using these days" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hiooyl shit Invincible preview is up and it is taking every bone in my body not to look at it. Should I look at it? ------ Well I lasted all of 15 seconds after I posted this. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=2628&disp=table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 haha, well you'll see the rest soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Not touching it. Not not not not not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 yeah I read TWD 61 preview and pretty much guessed where it was going, not touching this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Been catching up on Invincible and just finished issue #32 Holy shit this stuff is just amazing! It´s gonna be a top priority when I get my hands on some cash to acquire legal copies of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 d00d.....#33.....is/.....crazy good. You guys can read that preview,.....it doesn't ruin anything. Think theres only one speech bubble. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 is #33 the Allen one? possibly my favourite. in other news: President Obama Vetoes Mutant Registration Act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 A post I made on HCR, creating my own Marvel Universe: Welcome to ABFverse, Earth-245 of the Marvel Multiverse. The X-Men The X-Men are a team of fighters that seek to fight discrimination and hate within this world. Hailing from Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters in Highgate, London, the members of the X-Men appear to be normal teenage students. However, the jovially insane headmistress Cassandra Xavier has been training the select bunch since childhood, to use as warriors to realise her [flawed?] dream of a world free from suffering. Scott Summers Scott, 18, is taciturn and introspective. Chosen as the leader of the X-Men, he takes up this role rather grudgingly - if he were to be honest, he doesn't really feel comfortable with so much responsibility. Scott takes pride in his fearsome gun-handling skills - he can hit a bullseye 5 out of 5 times. It has been speculated that his best friend in this world is his favourite handgun, the "Cyclops". Jean-Paul Beaubier Disowned by his estranged mother and sister, due to his homosexuality, Jean-Paul, 17, sought out Xavier and the X-Men to fight for his beliefs. He is a superb athlete - an olympic-level runner and skiier - and adept in combat. It can't really be said who Jean-Paul is more besotted by - he has a soft spot for most his male class-mates. Ororo Munroe Ororo is a 15 year-old girl from the African nation of Wakanda. The daughter of a Queen, when she was 7 she was forced to flee the country after a civil war to England. Living in urban London, she soon learned how to fend for herself - thieving and training herself how to fight in order to survive. She was found recently by Xavier, and accepted into the school - an atmosphere which is totally alien to her. She has found communicating with the other students her biggest problem (which has been slightly remedied with remedial English lessons), but she sure can hold her own in a fight. Strangely, she refuses to carry a gun. Tessa Shaw Tessa is a 17 year-old girl with a brilliant mind. Armed with a photographic memory, and almost computer-like cerebral output, Tessa's IQ is technically up in the thousands. She deliberately keeps the extent of her intelligence a secret - whether it to be to avoid the unwanted fame, or to be more free to spy on Xavier. Tessa Shaw is a Black Pawn of the Hellfire Club, sent as a mole to infiltrate the X-Men. She finds herself in a difficult position - she does not wish to disappoint the Hellfire Club, nor does she want her friends to be hurt. She genuinely puts her all into the X-Men missions, until the point her interests clash... Warren Worthington III Warren, 17, originally disliked by the other students because of the silver spoon placed firmly in his mouth, tries to shake off the grips of his lordly ancestry as much as possible. While Xavier intended Warren to stay at the school, due to his under-achievement in combat training, he wowed her by his development of a personalised harness that allows him to fly. Unfortunately, he can't remember how he made the harness - a rather transparent attempt to retain his position in the X-Men operative team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I hate 17. The cliched teen age. Why not 19? Why not 14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I hate 17. The cliched teen age. Why not 19? Why not 14? Because 14 is shite, and I'm not 19, nor really know anyone who is 19, so its harder to relate to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 So? A writer/storyteller has to put themselves in the shoes of other peolple. And how can you relate to Tessa? I dunno. I like that that the normal X-Men serve as an allegory for fighting against discrimination in the al world, and that it's not literally cut and clearly that. When I said make them like the X-Treme X-Men, I meant that they did the opposite of that. They just tried to generally be good against whatever situations they tried to lend a hand in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 So? A writer/storyteller has to put themselves in the shoes of other peolple. Shut up. And how can you relate to Tessa? Well, her father is obvs the Black King. My dad's in the army, and I've kinda always been "supportive but not really" of the army. A stunning sub-plot to pick up upon. Like torn-allegiances. I dunno. I like that that the normal X-Men serve as an allegory for fighting against discrimination in the al world, and that it's not literally cut and clearly that. But the point here is that Cassandra Xavier is really idealistic, and unrealistic in her plans to such an extent that she's arming teenagers and sending them out to fight her battles - essentially causing more hate - especially since it's a privately run "rich" school/establishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I had a sweet ass idea for my book. Yay for finding ways to subvert cliché! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Shut up. Well, her father is obvs the Black King. My dad's in the army, and I've kinda always been "supportive but not really" of the army. A stunning sub-plot to pick up upon. Like torn-allegiances. But the point here is that Cassandra Xavier is really idealistic, and unrealistic in her plans to such an extent that she's arming teenagers and sending them out to fight her battles - essentially causing more hate - especially since it's a privately run "rich" school/establishment. *purses lips* I'll wait until I see your redos of other teams/heroes. I still hate this one, but a little less. I hate teenagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 *purses lips* I'll wait until I see your redos of other teams/heroes. I still hate this one, but a little less. I hate teenagers. Ok. *Has no ideas for Avengers/SHIELD* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 In other news; I plan to buy Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous next month, and then the Hardcover Part 2 of Whedon's X-Men, so then I'll have it all. (IIRC? He only did the 4 volumes of X-men..) If I find out how to work torrents, it might give me acces to things* that I'd buy in the future. *Invincible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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