tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post7633127777303323052..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-amining Excalibur #80Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-24199689304927982892023-02-04T12:28:13.800-06:002023-02-04T12:28:13.800-06:00With Moira being retconned to being a mutant as we...With Moira being retconned to being a mutant as well, her infection make more sense on the one hand, but of course all her conversations with Xavier in this issue cannot be explained properly as part of the retcon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-63784657224745056882018-10-21T22:03:57.814-05:002018-10-21T22:03:57.814-05:00Okay, I’m with you on the fact that each century a...<br>Okay, I’m with you on the fact that each century and millennium begin with the “1” years — the 21st century began not with 2000 but 2001, <i>etc.</i> — and even that every decade runs 1 to “10” <i>in that context</i>. When you’re specifically talking about “the ’90s” rather than “the last decade of the 20th century”, however, then I think it’s entirely proper to consider the term as referring to, per the name, 1990 through 1999. 1990 being the final year of the 1980s makes no sense to me. The only situation in which that has an extremely slim possibility of awkwardly describing a decade with only 9 rather than 10 years in it are the years 1 through 9 BCE (BC) and CE (AD), but those are never really described as “the ’00s” or “the aughts” like the opening decades of more recent centuries; they’re referred to as “the first decade [AD/BC/BCE/CE]”, which brings us back to the nomenclature and 10-year span that we’re in agreement on. Now I’m curious to see what various editorial style guides nave to say on the subject.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-81335957208017143232018-10-21T21:47:38.347-05:002018-10-21T21:47:38.347-05:00I just realized for the first time, when my eyes l...<br>I just realized for the first time, when my eyes lingered on the name “Britanic” in this issue, that the name “Brian” is contained within “Britain” — maybe it took so long because the “an” is only a unit like “Bri” in “Britanic” and not in “Britain”. Anyway… Does anyone know if Chris Claremont ever mentioned consciously giving Captain Britain the civilian name “Brian Braddock” for that reason?<br /><br /><i>// This issue reveals that Moira knows the Legacy Virus can infect humans because she herself is infected. //</i><br /><br />Maybe we weren’t supposed to know this for sure yet but it’s been teased and suggested for quite some time now. I was only surprised by the revelation here because <i>(a)</i> it had taken so long I thought perhaps she’d never actually tell anyone and <i>(b)</i> while I haven’t gone back to pinpoint why I felt this way I recall that the previous issue seemed to back off the implication all of a sudden. <br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-90106142237375386822018-10-17T16:26:24.933-05:002018-10-17T16:26:24.933-05:00Heh. Technically, I mistakenly thought Moira's...Heh. Technically, I mistakenly thought Moira's death came in '99 when I wrote that sentence. But I do agree with your reckoning of when decades start and end (though I'm pretty sure I roll over my "time" categories - ie "Grim 'n' Gritty 90s" - for reviews on the 0-ending year, mostly because that's when most people consider the decade to start (wrong though they may be). Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-69521478055161560672018-10-17T16:09:19.861-05:002018-10-17T16:09:19.861-05:00It really was. To a degree I didn't really und...It really was. To a degree I didn't really understand when I first read it. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-67735020648075860042018-10-15T14:18:44.772-05:002018-10-15T14:18:44.772-05:00"...the character will be killed off before t..."<b>...the character will be killed off before the end of the decade</b>..."<br /><br />The issue in which Moira dies was on sale in late 2000. I'm quite pleased to see that apparently you agree with me on the fact that decades conclude in the year ending with a "0" rather than the year ending with a "9". The 90s ran from 1991 through 2000. 1990 was, in fact, the final year of the 80s, which started in 1981. And so on -- despite what others would try to make you believe! #ThereWasNoYearZeroMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-41856090031120158242018-10-14T13:31:16.591-05:002018-10-14T13:31:16.591-05:00A quick check of Google tells me Warren Ellis take...A quick check of Google tells me Warren Ellis takes over with #83. <br /><br />We're getting there. Slowly but surely. Christ this book was awful between Davis and Ellis. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605826105741513741noreply@blogger.com