tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post9013212931131061861..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-amining X-Factor #46Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-11551725422711684362014-12-17T18:05:12.898-06:002014-12-17T18:05:12.898-06:00Portacio would make sense. I think the first I ev...Portacio would make sense. I think the first I ever saw of Archangel's hair was via Brandon Peterson during the "X-Cutioner's Song" crossover. What a mullet!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-90346491746371009242014-12-17T16:21:30.041-06:002014-12-17T16:21:30.041-06:00wwk5d: I wish you had reprinted that, because man,...wwk5d: <i>I wish you had reprinted that, because man, that summary with all those names is just, yikes. </i><br /><br />Yeah, unfortunately my digital copy didn't include it. I went so far as to pull out my hardcopy and read it again, but so far as to actually scan it. <br /><br />But yeah, it's definitely a piece of work. <br /><br /><i>With 4 more issues to go...</i><br /><br />One of which (the next) is fill-in a la Amara's Adventures with Hercules, so that's only three more to go. But IIRC the last chapter is double-sized, so you're pretty much right. :) <br /><br /><i>every time Seera addresses ZZ-105 by name I get the urge to add "Home of the Morning Zoo and drive-time rock blocks!"…</i><br /><br />Heh. It's like part in "We Built This City" where the traffic report breaks in...<br /><br /><i>In this issue we see the suit torn away to reveal his light-blue skin in various spots.</i><br /><br />Hm. In hindsight, I should have made a bigger deal of that. Chalk it up to me having it stuck in my head that he's wearing a costume and forgetting that's something which evolved over time. <br /><br />@Matt: <i> it would be funny if the fork was part of his costume, like the metal studs on Wolverine's gloves, to allow the wings to sprout from his back without constantly tearing the fabric.</i><br /><br />That might actually be the idea. I've never really given it much thought, since the "it's a costume and the wings are always there" became the standard following this brief window of "it's his skin!". <br /><br />Like wwk5d, I believe it's Portacio who first shows the glorious blond locks beneath the cowl, but I can't remember if he does it in <i>X-Factor</i>, or if it's not until his UXM run. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-76804165181992337702014-12-16T12:57:46.411-06:002014-12-16T12:57:46.411-06:00I believer it is Whilce Portacio.I believer it is Whilce Portacio.wwk5dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-53249325467145615692014-12-16T10:31:25.404-06:002014-12-16T10:31:25.404-06:00Blam -- "In this issue we see the suit torn a...Blam -- "<b>In this issue we see the suit torn away to reveal his light-blue skin in various spots.</b>"<br /><br />Good to know! I've never read this stretch of issues, so I'm just going off Teebore's posts. I guess this solves the mystery of which artist was the first to change it from "skin" into a costume.<br /><br />The next question will be, which artist was the first to show Archangel pull away his cowl to reveal that Warren Worthington's luscious blond locks survived the transformation?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-56504991771987875952014-12-15T21:07:12.584-06:002014-12-15T21:07:12.584-06:00@Matt: // And of course I'm talking about once...<br>@Matt: <i>// And of course I'm talking about once the costume is established to actually be a costume, since at this point it's still supposedly his skin. //</i><br /><br />In this issue we see the suit torn away to reveal his light-blue skin in various spots.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-33629159301690159632014-12-15T17:13:47.844-06:002014-12-15T17:13:47.844-06:00Matt: Actually, now that I think more about it, it...Matt: <i>Actually, now that I think more about it, it would be funny if the fork was part of his costume, like the metal studs on Wolverine's gloves, to allow the wings to sprout from his back without constantly tearing the fabric.</i><br /><br />That "Slikt!" sound effect on that one panel seems to agree with you on that. :DTeemunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-36550159079990000302014-12-15T14:01:23.922-06:002014-12-15T14:01:23.922-06:00Actually, now that I think more about it, it would...Actually, now that I think more about it, it would be funny if the fork was part of his costume, like the metal studs on Wolverine's gloves, to allow the wings to sprout from his back without constantly tearing the fabric.<br /><br />And of course I'm talking about once the costume is established to actually <b>be</b> a costume, since at this point it's still supposedly his skin.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-62704778459634733822014-12-15T13:59:49.167-06:002014-12-15T13:59:49.167-06:00I think the bigger question about Archangel is -- ...I think the bigger question about Archangel is -- why do his wings retract into that "fork" when he's in costume, but even the fork itself disappears entirely when he puts on his civilian clothes and fires up the ol' image inducer?<br /><br />(And I doubt the image inducer in the answer -- even if it somehow makes the fork invisible, people in his immediate vicinity would still be bumping into it.)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-87331193969290138922014-12-14T22:47:10.099-06:002014-12-14T22:47:10.099-06:00I do have a better sense of where/how the differen...<br>I do have a better sense of where/how the different factions relate to one another after reading <i>this</i> issue. Other than that, I really have nothing to say about it except that every time Seera addresses ZZ-105 by name I get the urge to add "Home of the Morning Zoo and drive-time rock blocks!"…<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-71143432472901514282014-12-13T01:21:35.348-06:002014-12-13T01:21:35.348-06:00"this issue features a "who's who&qu..."this issue features a "who's who" rundown of X-Factor, what their current condition is, and information about the various alien societies and notable members thereof"<br /><br />I wish you had reprinted that, because man, that summary with all those names is just, yikes. Not that easy to keep track off unless you're reading the actual issue.<br /><br />"Smith and/or Milgrom give us a pretty clear view of how Archangel's wings extend, yet it's still not clear where they are when he just as the two-pronged fork on his back."<br /><br />Apocalypse Science Magic allows a tesseract in the forks, allowing all of the folds in the wings to fit in there. <br /><br />"This is where things start to feel a bit dragged out."<br /><br />With 4 more issues to go...wwk5dnoreply@blogger.com