tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post3174102093481768253..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-aminations in July 2016...and Beyond! Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-64887244143613721632016-06-30T17:29:48.555-05:002016-06-30T17:29:48.555-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428939457863204851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-6155173731458743132016-06-30T17:28:46.404-05:002016-06-30T17:28:46.404-05:00Good points. I just wonder if their escape to Ima...Good points. I just wonder if their escape to Image was really necessary for either's later successes, as they were both already the biggest artists in the business doing the two most popular titles. Then again, McFarland's toy business couldn't have started while he was at Marvel--they'd have assumed all the rights--so that at least answers my own question for him. I can't help but see Lee's later work in the shadow of his X-Men stuff, though. Sort of like seeing a band get really popular later in their career, and saying, "I knew them when they only drew the biggest selling single issue in history!" Or something like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428939457863204851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-61743877003847822132016-06-30T08:40:06.832-05:002016-06-30T08:40:06.832-05:00No, it takes place before. It kind of has to take ...No, it takes place before. It kind of has to take place before, since it involved Cable and Kane versus Stryfe and the MLF, plus Cable leaves Kane stranded in the future when Cable "dies" at the end of X-cutioner's Song, etc. wwk5dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-34425570702444898122016-06-29T18:22:45.703-05:002016-06-29T18:22:45.703-05:00Huh. CABLE: BLOOD AND METAL was published before &...Huh. CABLE: BLOOD AND METAL was published <b>before</b> "X-Cutioner's Song"? Doesn't it take place after, or am I misremembering?<br /><br />I'm excited for January; UNCANNY X-MEN 294 was the first issue I bought new off the rack (though after "X-Cutioner's Song" it was a few more months before I became a regular X-reader).Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-68024002489271149192016-06-29T18:20:18.541-05:002016-06-29T18:20:18.541-05:00Well, Jim Lee's path eventually led to his bec...Well, Jim Lee's path eventually led to his becoming co-publisher of DC Comics, so there may be more to his legacy than WILDC.A.T.S. before all is said and done! And Todd McFarlane founded a successful toy company out of his Image success, so I'd say his legacy extends beyond comics.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-60146640049839627912016-06-29T10:01:12.031-05:002016-06-29T10:01:12.031-05:00The behind-the-scenes stuff is maybe the most inte...The behind-the-scenes stuff is maybe the most interesting thing about this period. I remember realizing when McFarland left Spider-Man, and I think Jim Lee soon after (my recollection of the time frame is fuzzy), how briefly they had their own series before jumping ship. I still wonder, in the long run, if it was the best move. I get wanting ownership of your own stuff, but Spawn, and WildCATS in particular, seem like a pretty mediocre legacy to leave behind. But I'm sure they laughed all the way to the bank.<br /><br />At any rate, I collected up through #294, with just a couple of gimmick covers prompting me to pick up single issues before dropping them entirely. Sort of the end of an era for me, at that point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428939457863204851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-42414766013065113512016-06-29T06:48:31.745-05:002016-06-29T06:48:31.745-05:00My biggest request is to include plenty of behind-...My biggest request is to include plenty of behind-the-scenes and meta commentary. For my own experience, I've read the books before but I don't know what *drove* those stories. Reading these has been a blast, keep up the good work!Star Controllerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009620779408657581noreply@blogger.com