tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post4269282325334169616..comments2024-03-16T14:43:09.430-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-amining New Mutants #34Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-39051176599115189242013-07-03T15:32:47.423-05:002013-07-03T15:32:47.423-05:00@Blam: I suspect that Sienkiewicz doing his extrem...@Blam: <i>I suspect that Sienkiewicz doing his extreme ad absurdum thing had a lot to do with it; that is, she wasn't "really" quite as huge as we saw, just as Xavier's eyebrows don't actually grow off his head and Legion does in fact have a chin.</i><br /><br />Ah, that's a good point. Even when Leialoha (or Adams) draws her in the next two stories, she's big, but nearly as big as Sienkiewicz was drawing her. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-52967609283679528072013-06-30T20:10:34.316-05:002013-06-30T20:10:34.316-05:00The reasoning for why Farouk would leap from Karma...<br><i> The reasoning for why Farouk would leap from Karma to Doug is sound, but nevertheless probably doesn't make Doug feel too good about himself.</i><br /><br />Ouch.<br /><br />Regarding Karma's ginormity, I suspect that Sienkiewicz doing his extreme <i>ad absurdum</i> thing had a lot to do with it; that is, she wasn't "really" quite as huge as we saw, just as Xavier's eyebrows don't actually grow off his head and Legion does in fact have a chin.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-5562622095835085732013-06-28T16:39:32.998-05:002013-06-28T16:39:32.998-05:00@angmc43: This story is Illyana's show, and I...@angmc43: <i> This story is Illyana's show, and I think this storyline really made me a fan of the character.</i><br /><br />That's a good point, and one I glossed over and probably shouldn't have - other than an issue or two when she first joined the team, this is really the first <i>New Mutants</i> where Illyana takes center stage, and she acquits herself well.<br /><br /><i>Karma had suffered physical rape (by pirates) and is suffering a similar experience by Farouk. The person to engineer her rescue, Magik, had suffered a spiritual rape herself (and perhaps a physical one by S'ym). </i><br /><br />That is an interesting parallel, especially since both Karma and Illyana tend to be the "darker" members of the team. <br /><br /><i>I wonder if Doug ever found out that Ororo tried to stab him to death?</i><br /><br />Ha! If he did, knowing Doug, he probably laughed it off.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-68313544733617071912013-06-27T14:55:11.090-05:002013-06-27T14:55:11.090-05:00I remember having the second chapter of this story...I remember having the second chapter of this story, and wanting to see the conclusion. Eventually I got the end, and I felt it was worth it. This story is Illyana's show, and I think this storyline really made me a fan of the character.<br /><br />One commentator at Jason Powell's extensive analysis-blog of Claremont's X-MEN made an interesting parallel about Illyana and Shan. Karma had suffered physical rape (by pirates) and is suffering a similar experience by Farouk. The person to engineer her rescue, Magik, had suffered a spiritual rape herself (and perhaps a physical one by S'ym). Claremont would repeat this point with Rogue/Carol in his Genosha storyline.<br /><br />I wonder if Doug ever found out that Ororo tried to stab him to death?angmc43@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379700547226493861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-17899524111660249622013-06-27T14:21:19.158-05:002013-06-27T14:21:19.158-05:00@Dr. Bitz: When the Shadow King took her over did ...@Dr. Bitz: <i>When the Shadow King took her over did he decide to just engorge himself? Any particular reason or is he just a glutton?</i><br /><br />Pretty much just a glutton. The body we saw him in during the encounter with Xavier was large (though not to Karma's extreme), so the idea is, I think, that he's a guy who enjoys his food and drink, and when he's inhabiting someone else's body, there's no reason not to just go nuts and engorge himself. <br /><br /><i> Even if she has good self restraint it'll probably take a year or two and when she thins out she'll probably need surgery to get rid of the excess skin...then there's the stretch marks....</i><br /><br />Surprisingly enough, the next story will address this, to an extent. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-40132427647477151502013-06-27T14:10:36.146-05:002013-06-27T14:10:36.146-05:00So, I'm a little confused on Karma's obesi...So, I'm a little confused on Karma's obesity. When the Shadow King took her over did he decide to just engorge himself? Any particular reason or is he just a glutton?<br /><br />And, man, I'd hate to be Karma having to lose all that weight. Even if she has good self restraint it'll probably take a year or two and when she thins out she'll probably need surgery to get rid of the excess skin...then there's the stretch marks....Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.com