tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post8687405849132561612..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-aminations in January 2016...and Beyond! Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-15070903870876324032016-01-09T15:25:12.838-06:002016-01-09T15:25:12.838-06:00Oh, I probably *should* have done SCORPIO CONNECTI...Oh, I probably *should* have done SCORPIO CONNECTION. <br /><br />I didn't, because I've never read it nor seen it referenced by other stories or by fans enough (or at all) to make me feel like it was required reading for the Wolverine/overall X-Men narrative. <br /><br />Then again, the most recent Marvel Index does include it, right alongside similarly "forgotten"/unremarked upon stuff like BLOODY CHOICES or RAHNE OF TERRA that I am covering.<br /><br />Consider it a prime candidate, right alongside MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #1 and BIZARRE ADVENTURES #27, for inclusion in the sure-it'll-happen-someday expanded print version of X-aminations. :) Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-15832639320449450862016-01-06T18:10:23.425-06:002016-01-06T18:10:23.425-06:00I've been waiting for that to come up, Matt, a...<br>I've been waiting for that to come up, Matt, and it's only now that I checked to see it came out in '89; I'd thought it came out a few years later based on when I paged through it at the comics shop where I worked in the early '90s, but apparently I was just restocking the backlist shelves rather than perusing the new books.<br /><br />As for you culling items, Teebore, oh, I believe it. 8^)<br /><br> Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-15726920676323635282016-01-06T14:36:33.471-06:002016-01-06T14:36:33.471-06:00Speaking of Wolverine and Nick Fury, and given all...Speaking of Wolverine and Nick Fury, and given all the ancillary stuff you <b>have</b> covered, I'm a little surprised you didn't do the WOLVERINE/NICK FURY: THE SCORPIO CONNECTION graphic novel.<br /><br />(Of course, I forgot it existed until you mentioned Wolverine and Fury in the same sentence just now, so maybe you did too.)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-55835393392410020802016-01-06T10:20:25.839-06:002016-01-06T10:20:25.839-06:00I would hesitate to call all the ancillary materia...I would hesitate to call all the ancillary material I've included (aside from the annuals, I suppose) "essential" - in the case of two MCP stories in this batch, I'm including them more or less just on the basis of the artists involved (Liefeld & Sam Kieth, respectively). That said, if you can believe it, I did cull the list of ancillary stuff to what's included here. A handful of X-Men appear in multiple issues of a DEATHLOK story after the Muir Island Saga, for example, and Wolverine makes a multi-issue appearance in the NICK FURY AGENT OF SHIELD series around that time as well, but flipping through those issues/reading about them online, I decided they didn't involve the X-characters in the story enough or do anything significant with them to warrant inclusion. <br /><br />Which is my long-winded way of saying, it could be worse. :) Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-59417084542545321902016-01-06T10:13:21.949-06:002016-01-06T10:13:21.949-06:00On the one hand, I don't want to discount Gian...On the one hand, I don't want to discount Giant-Size X-Men, without which we'd have no modern X-Men, nor the release of NEW MUTANTS #1, which made a book into a franchise. <br /><br />On the other hand, the '91 relaunch includes the best selling comic of all time, expands the franchise to include not just spin-off titles but also multiple X-MEN titles (something that has remained in place since) AND features a major creative reshuffling across all the books (save WOLVERINE). <br /><br />So you're probably right in calling it the biggest moment in the history of the franchise. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-59029631151566940142016-01-06T09:15:42.449-06:002016-01-06T09:15:42.449-06:00I have no idea how good or how essential to contin...<br>I have no idea how good or how essential to continuity the various guest appearances / crossovers, <i>MCP</i> stories, and one-shots you’ve slotted in are, but even if you tighten things up by removing those it looks like you’d gain maybe three or four weeks over these six months — one each in March, April, possibly May, and June — and I don’t blame you for wanting to be liberal with the inclusivity as long as you’re already undertaking a project this big, although when it comes to certain ancillary material I may find myself content to read your synopsis of what happened when and why it matters to the main series at hand. <br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-68073774023572692312016-01-05T20:11:41.240-06:002016-01-05T20:11:41.240-06:00Can't believe Claremont's run ends in May....Can't believe Claremont's run ends in May...I feel the withdrawls already!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219137212221355997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-79143760529712497192016-01-05T14:46:45.151-06:002016-01-05T14:46:45.151-06:00"The '91 relaunch of the franchise...a wa..."The '91 relaunch of the franchise...a watershed moment for this review series"<br /><br />One could argue this was the biggest watershed moment for the franchise as a whole, as well. The closest we get to this is in the early 2000s when Morrison and co come along. wwk5dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-28633186357396005592016-01-05T13:29:17.920-06:002016-01-05T13:29:17.920-06:00Tell me about it! I really don't like having t...Tell me about it! I really don't like having to permanently push UNCANNY into a two week rotation (or more, when there's extra stuff to cover), but I just couldn't come up with a better way to cover it and X-MEN.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-22356407196165430082016-01-05T13:25:44.654-06:002016-01-05T13:25:44.654-06:00Ditto. Ditto. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-21277207048873222902016-01-05T12:21:57.361-06:002016-01-05T12:21:57.361-06:00GM Chrysler this has gotten unmanageable!GM Chrysler this has gotten unmanageable!Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884152078310514684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-77436473758808644552016-01-05T11:51:41.433-06:002016-01-05T11:51:41.433-06:00Well, I'm excited.Well, I'm excited.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.com