tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post4918964648056570053..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-amining Excalibur #76Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-17728328502000738962018-06-13T16:51:14.203-05:002018-06-13T16:51:14.203-05:00Could have been Nightmare and that’s what led to r...Could have been Nightmare and that’s what led to rumors of him being Nightcrawler’s father... 8^) Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-45001895135217599042018-06-13T11:01:39.183-05:002018-06-13T11:01:39.183-05:00Right? Maybe we're supposed to assume D'Sp...Right? Maybe we're supposed to assume D'Spayre or some other fear-influencer was whipping the Nightcrawler mob into a frenzy, and they had old-world tastes, so they made the mob attack with pitchforks & torches? <br /><br />(Now that I mention this, I'm kind of surprised nobody has officially retconned in that explanation...). Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-39722337688683349502018-06-13T11:00:22.027-05:002018-06-13T11:00:22.027-05:00I do like the idea of the Winding Way as a concept...I do like the idea of the Winding Way as a concept as well - I would have liked to have seen it used more, especially outside the X-books (in stuff like Dr. Strange). Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-2967649203391314922018-06-11T20:01:48.949-05:002018-06-11T20:01:48.949-05:00The whole Old World villagers-with-torches aspect ...The whole Old World villagers-with-torches aspect of Nightcrawler’s backstory that you called out as anachronistic in prior posts is especially odd when intersecting with this snapshot of nascently reunifying Germany. Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-24780097182971897302018-06-10T18:00:11.032-05:002018-06-10T18:00:11.032-05:00Ellis was on Excalibur for a nice run. Issues #83-...Ellis was on Excalibur for a nice run. Issues #83-103.<br />He seemed to accomplish most of what he wanted to do on the title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-76504708642543630012018-06-09T16:02:30.396-05:002018-06-09T16:02:30.396-05:00I liked the idea of The Winding Way - it's too...I liked the idea of The Winding Way - it's too bad it's concept was never fully explored creatively.<br /><br />Although Warren Ellis came close to doing so via his upcoming "Soulsword Trilogy". It's a shame he that he didn't stay on Excalbur longer as said arc was really fun. Notorious J.O.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16981069985099562942noreply@blogger.com