tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post723137157171353532..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-amining Wolverine: Rahne of TerraAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-82623057364870376152018-12-25T19:26:20.418-06:002018-12-25T19:26:20.418-06:00Peter David's dialogue and characterization st...Peter David's dialogue and characterization stood out from all the X-writers. While I'm a huge fan of Claremont and Louise Simonson, David's dialogue feels more natural and he utilizes comic book storytelling with greater ease.Mike-ELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840254150021796923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-68707319310940422602016-04-26T23:02:47.713-05:002016-04-26T23:02:47.713-05:00Stories like this are the reason Andy Kubert was m...Stories like this are the reason Andy Kubert was my favorite comic artist in '93/'94. His linework was very similar to Jim Lee's with all the hatching and angry scowls, but he was saved from being an Image clone by virtue of having been taught by his father, one of the greatest comic artists ever to live. You can see some of Joe's influence in the inking here, very cool stuff.<br /><br />I also wonder if this story was some kind of fill-in or inventory story that was dusted off for a Wolverine annual. It's odd that the contemporary framing sequences would take place in stories that were published a year earlier.Ian Millerhttp://ianjmiller.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-19551037348083776262016-04-24T13:29:08.984-05:002016-04-24T13:29:08.984-05:00I don't think I had ever heard that song when ...I don't think I had ever heard that song when I first read this comic. Funny how obvious it is to me now, when it wasn't to 13-year-old me.<br /><br />I liked this one a lot when it first came out. But back then, I was up for anything by Peter David. I love the Kubert artwork too. It's weird to me how some critics, like Paul OBrien, just completely disparage the guy.<br /><br />Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298753675007196538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-44605758368210891412016-04-24T07:51:31.403-05:002016-04-24T07:51:31.403-05:00// Rain's servant Tabby worries about the prop...<br><i>// Rain's servant Tabby worries about the prophecy saying a beast will kill her on her nearing birthday. //</i><br /><br />I know time might work differently in the other dimension, <i>etc.</i>, but it’s a particular bummer that Rahne’s going through this on what is probably her own 16th birthday.<br /><br /><i>// There's a nice exchange between Cable and Sunspot that shows off Cable's teaching style more effectively than anything we saw in </i>New Mutants<i>. //</i><br /><br />Yeah. Although it still bugs me that none of them seek out another telepath or whatever since Professor X isn’t around; like you say, X-Factor is, and they have resources. Contact Phoenix or Doctor Strange to probe Rahne’s mind or Mister Fantastic to scan her brainwaves for anomalies rather than just assume she’s gone mad and hope the fever burns through.<br /><br /><i>// At one point, characters paraphrase a line from the song "I Can See Clearly Now". //</i><br /><br />Of all the puns in the book, that one definitely stands out in the worst possible way.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-88100636972515288552016-04-24T05:10:39.588-05:002016-04-24T05:10:39.588-05:00It is said that Wolverine is unique to his own dim...<i>It is said that Wolverine is unique to his own dimension (like what Claremont tried to establish about Rachel Summers, presumably)</i><br /><br />Gotta wonder how one should relate this to UXM ANNUAL #14 suggesting to non-Summers parentage to Rachel; time-travel-suggesting pics of Logan and Rose in the Mandarin story; the upcoming Rachel revelations about time travel-y nature of her powers in EXCALIBUR; and possibly the anachronistic pre-X-Men adamantium-clawed Wolverine of 1936 in TRUE FRIENDS. PAD wouldn't have happened to be in the circle of naughty of Claremont&Davis?Teemunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-56808902969100572152016-04-23T07:59:30.944-05:002016-04-23T07:59:30.944-05:00After reading this story and Batman vs. Predator, ...After reading this story and Batman vs. Predator, I wondered why Andy Kubert's art was so unappealing to me when he was a regular X-Men artist. I chalk it up to the monthly deadline plus mediocre inking and the '90s-isms that crept into everyone's art. When he drew Ka-Zar (with much better writing, inking, coloring, & printing) I liked his art much better. <br /><br /> - Mike LoughlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-68720661909494039872016-04-23T02:35:51.868-05:002016-04-23T02:35:51.868-05:00"This is a square-bound, double-sized issue t..."This is a square-bound, double-sized issue that cost $5.95; I believe it is considered the Wolverine annual for 1991, the third such for the series (after The Jungle Adventure and Bloodlust)."<br /><br />I wonder where Bloody Choices fits in? It is interesting that, whether annuals or not, Marvel was publishing Wolverine stories that didn't seem to fit the traditional mold of expected Wolverine stories (well, not counting Bloody Choices). Although even back then, Marvel seems to realize he was already a cash cow, given the higher prices was charging for these annuals/specials.<br /><br />I have to say, while this isn't great, it isn't bad either. Kuberts art is better than what he would be doing on X-men a few years later. Sure, some of his annoying tics are still there, and the cover is atrociously bad Andy Kubert, but it's a decent looking issue. And FWIT, I actually like the colors, since it seems to tone down Kubert's more overly dramatic tics.<br /><br />As for the story...well, it's PAD, so expect some puns. Either it's your thing or it isn't. Me, I usually tend to enjoy it, so it isn't too much of a negative for me. And the end of the day, it's a decent, though disposable, story that has some fun and nice moments here and there. <br /><br />And it does beat the Excaliber specials we were getting at this time as well.<br /><br />wwk5dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-15169296322055192872016-04-22T22:05:03.026-05:002016-04-22T22:05:03.026-05:00PAD deserved a beating from the cast of Pearls Bef...PAD deserved a beating from the cast of Pearls Before Swine for the puns in this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-42589470826274656492016-04-22T15:06:46.622-05:002016-04-22T15:06:46.622-05:00There's a nice exchange between Cable and Suns...<i>There's a nice exchange between Cable and Sunspot that shows off Cable's teaching style more effectively than anything we saw in New Mutants.</i><br /><br />Don't you just hate it when a secondary writer in an one-off effortlessly manages to do the character right in a way the main title guy never did. Who will next have him cast Roberto off with a "Whatever". Cable has at this point never met Xavier yet(*), though, but I guess he gots a rep.<br /><br />(*unless off-panel, like he has everyone)<br /><br />I like the best/beast bit. It's whimsical and meta-self-aware and everything, but it's still disturbingly rewarding when the yellow box inner Wolverine finally gets his gear on and his catchphrase right.<br /><br />I like Rahne startling peasant Doug with her: "Doug! You're dead!" A very subdued way to remind that not only superheroes have a great responsibility coming with their great power.Teemunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-78877954134382003002016-04-22T14:45:05.256-05:002016-04-22T14:45:05.256-05:00Based on your scans (I've never actually read ...Based on your scans (I've never actually read this), that Kubert art looks much better to me than his early stuff on X-MEN. I wonder if it's because he's inking himself? Or maybe he just had more time to spend on this story than on a monthly comic. But whatever the reason, I like it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.com