| X-Men Forever #05 *Spoilers* | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 12 2009, 05:03 PM (553 Views) | |
| Ace | Aug 12 2009, 05:03 PM Post #1 |
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Argh! I am hooked. Hooked I say! I don't know what it is about this series, but I'm on the edge of my seat at all times. The twist in this issue, finding out that mutants don't live past 60. That use of their powers depletes the vital energy necessary to survive, well, it's actually quite sensible. No... it's not just sensible, it's a clever concept. It makes perfect sense that expending energy would have a depleting effect on ones physical form. To put it in metaphorical form: When your car burns gasoline in the combustion engine, it doesn't replenish its supply on its own. Once that gasoline is gone, it's gone. However, unlike a vehicle, mutants can't simply drive on over to the energy station in order to refuel. If this is what Claremont had planned all along (and given the numerous prior details he connects to this event, I'd say it is)... then he has won me over. Consider me a true believer. |
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| Gorvar | Aug 13 2009, 02:10 AM Post #2 |
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That idea is brilliant! Though cases like Wolverine and sabretooth are diffirent though, healing factor and all. Wondering if powerd humans have something similiar... |
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| jrpbsp | Aug 13 2009, 01:50 PM Post #3 |
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The ideas are good but still not a fan of the pacing. They are throwing too many big ideas and changes at us at once. Makes it hard for anything to have an impact. |
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| Ace | Aug 13 2009, 02:15 PM Post #4 |
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The pacing is a bit off, but it's the opening arc, so that can be overlooked, I think. The first story is always one of the trickiest. You have a lot of things to do, and little time to set it all up. It's for that reason, for example, that first X-Men, Spider-Man films (among others) are always weaker in comparison to their second installment. The first story is all origin and setup to get to the status quo you want. Speaking in film terms, you spend an hour and a half explaining how the characters got their powers, costumed identities, explaining the supporting cast, and so on. In the sequel you have none of those barriers. The same thing applies to any medium, really. The first story is always the trickiest to pull off flawlessly because you're both bombarded with information and wanting them to get on with the real meat of the story. In this particular case, I think Claremont did a serviceable job in laying out the concept, the world, the characters, and introducing us to a new status quo. Did he have to pack a lot in? Yes. Perhaps even a bit too much. But it was all to get where he needed the story to be. In the first arc alone Claremont killed Wolverine, gave Kitty a new ability, removed Storm from the team and replaced her with a younger version of herself, shoehorned Sabretooth onto the roster (though he did a better job at that than I expected), ended the Scott/Jean relationship, introduced the concept that mutants have finite lifespans, disbanded the X-Men in their current form and is presumably instating them under Fury, and probably some other elements I'm forgetting. That's a lot to cram into one story, but I think he pulled it off moderately well. And any pacing issues I can forgive due to this being the opening arc. It's both common, and understandable considering the amount of things he had to change. That said, should the pacing issues continue in future arcs, I won't be so forgiving. Edited by Ace, Aug 13 2009, 02:16 PM.
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| Templedog | Aug 13 2009, 02:41 PM Post #5 |
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Didn't they hint at that years ago when Moira said that Magneto using his powers was wearing out his body and slowly killing him like an electrical cable with too much charge running through it? |
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| Ace | Aug 13 2009, 02:48 PM Post #6 |
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Hm, well, I haven't read that story, but that sounds a lot like some of the previous stories that were referenced. In which case, I think it's safe to assume that that's what Claremont had planned originally. EDIT: Typo. Edited by Ace, Aug 13 2009, 02:56 PM.
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| Templedog | Aug 13 2009, 02:51 PM Post #7 |
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I am pretty sure the reference was during Claremont's stint in the second X-Men series so it fits. |
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