Comments on: 12/28/07 – last pull of the year! http://onefinemess.rhinopanda.net/2007/12/29/122807-last-pull-of-the-year/ The blog formerly known as Onefinemess. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy http://onefinemess.rhinopanda.net/2007/12/29/122807-last-pull-of-the-year/#comment-252 Andy Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:41:59 +0000 http://pullbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/122807-last-pull-of-the-year/#comment-252 Re: Dan Slott: Holy crap...how did Dan Slott find my blog? I asked that question out loud, and my wife said "I don't know, probably looking for monkey sex or something." Because my wife is that cool. She knows what the internet is really for. But seriously. Thanks for stopping in! I'm loving Initiative...it's the first "new character" type book I've bought (and stuck with past issue #2) in years and years. I hope it lasts longer than Ant-Man! I did read most of the Ant-Mans, but must have missed the last issue. It was funny, but just wasn't interesting enough to me. That does make perfect sense though, so I'm happy. It was just a minor bitch anyway, why did you have to go and clear up my only bitch. Now I have no complaints. I think I recall seeing Thor-Girl, I was more of wondering sort of "What the heck has she been doing since Thor?" Truthfully, I don't really remember what her deal was in the beginning. Oh wait, I just wiki'd her. Hmm. OK. That led me to this handy link at Marvel's site: http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.947 Which has a list of everyone on the cover to Initiative #1. Hmm, Silhouette is registered. She just popped up in NW#7, I wonder if that will come up. PS: I enjoyed your She-Hulk run as well, the closest anyone has ever come to almost making me care about that character leading a book (she's a great supporting character to me, but I just can't care enough for a solo series). PPS: I really appreciate your attention to continuity. Really. A lot. That's part of what gives these stories value to me - that they draw on an established history. That #$% they just did with Spider-Man? <strong>[insert rant here]</strong>. So yeah, seeing Initiative (and She-Hulk, and I'm guessing your coming ASM work..although there's nothing really to build on there now) build on established stuff, and add to it and make it all a wonderful makes me happy. RE: Tim H Thanks for finding me man! Wow, 2 hits on the same day. I agree that EV doesn't seem to be "doing" anything, I suspect all the "doing" will happen in the last issue, build-up-and-boom style writing I guess. I enjoy it mostly because it has Havok, whom I love, and it seems to actually be addressing his leadership issues (nevermind that he led a team in Mutant X for how long...), which I think is long overdue. My guesses for what I think will happen: *Havok will grow a pair (again) *Havok may or may not kill Vulcan, I really hope he does. *A hero will die. Da duh! I dunno, for some reason I could see Polaris dying. *Phoenix goes crazy and kills some of those family killer secret guard guys. Man I hope so. Leading the Starjammers is a pretty good & logical place for Havok. It's leadership out from under Scott's wings, and it's taking his father's place. I wouldn't mind if they left him there and did some actual work with it, hell I'd buy that Starjammers book. Re: Dan Slott:

Holy crap…how did Dan Slott find my blog? I asked that question out loud, and my wife said “I don’t know, probably looking for monkey sex or something.” Because my wife is that cool. She knows what the internet is really for.

But seriously. Thanks for stopping in! I’m loving Initiative…it’s the first “new character” type book I’ve bought (and stuck with past issue #2) in years and years. I hope it lasts longer than Ant-Man! I did read most of the Ant-Mans, but must have missed the last issue. It was funny, but just wasn’t interesting enough to me. That does make perfect sense though, so I’m happy. It was just a minor bitch anyway, why did you have to go and clear up my only bitch. Now I have no complaints.

I think I recall seeing Thor-Girl, I was more of wondering sort of “What the heck has she been doing since Thor?” Truthfully, I don’t really remember what her deal was in the beginning. Oh wait, I just wiki’d her. Hmm. OK.

That led me to this handy link at Marvel’s site:
http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.947
Which has a list of everyone on the cover to Initiative #1. Hmm, Silhouette is registered. She just popped up in NW#7, I wonder if that will come up.

PS: I enjoyed your She-Hulk run as well, the closest anyone has ever come to almost making me care about that character leading a book (she’s a great supporting character to me, but I just can’t care enough for a solo series).

PPS: I really appreciate your attention to continuity. Really. A lot. That’s part of what gives these stories value to me – that they draw on an established history. That #$% they just did with Spider-Man? [insert rant here]. So yeah, seeing Initiative (and She-Hulk, and I’m guessing your coming ASM work..although there’s nothing really to build on there now) build on established stuff, and add to it and make it all a wonderful makes me happy.

RE: Tim H
Thanks for finding me man! Wow, 2 hits on the same day.

I agree that EV doesn’t seem to be “doing” anything, I suspect all the “doing” will happen in the last issue, build-up-and-boom style writing I guess. I enjoy it mostly because it has Havok, whom I love, and it seems to actually be addressing his leadership issues (nevermind that he led a team in Mutant X for how long…), which I think is long overdue.

My guesses for what I think will happen:
*Havok will grow a pair (again)
*Havok may or may not kill Vulcan, I really hope he does.
*A hero will die. Da duh! I dunno, for some reason I could see Polaris dying.
*Phoenix goes crazy and kills some of those family killer secret guard guys. Man I hope so.

Leading the Starjammers is a pretty good & logical place for Havok. It’s leadership out from under Scott’s wings, and it’s taking his father’s place. I wouldn’t mind if they left him there and did some actual work with it, hell I’d buy that Starjammers book.

]]> By: Tim H http://onefinemess.rhinopanda.net/2007/12/29/122807-last-pull-of-the-year/#comment-251 Tim H Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:19:11 +0000 http://pullbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/122807-last-pull-of-the-year/#comment-251 Hey, I like your reviews. The problem I have with Emperor Vulcan is that it doesn't seem to be DOING much. While things are happening in each issue, the plot doesn't seem to be evolving too much, at least not in anywhere interesting. Hey, I like your reviews. The problem I have with Emperor Vulcan is that it doesn’t seem to be DOING much. While things are happening in each issue, the plot doesn’t seem to be evolving too much, at least not in anywhere interesting.

]]> By: Dan Slott http://onefinemess.rhinopanda.net/2007/12/29/122807-last-pull-of-the-year/#comment-250 Dan Slott Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:49:48 +0000 http://pullbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/122807-last-pull-of-the-year/#comment-250 Actually, Hank Pym believes that it WASN'T Eric O'Grady and, in fact, someone ELSE who originally knocked him out and stole his suit... And when Eric O'Grady winds up being the best candidate for the suit (in IRIDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #12), Hank approves it! No foolin'. Check your last issue of IA-M. (And Thor-Girl's been there since A:TI #1. Really. Hardball makes a pass at her on the busride into the base. PAGE 9, Panel Five.) :) Dan "Mr. Continuity" Slott Actually, Hank Pym believes that it WASN’T Eric O’Grady and, in fact, someone ELSE who originally knocked him out and stole his suit…

And when Eric O’Grady winds up being the best candidate for the suit (in IRIDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #12), Hank approves it! No foolin’. Check your last issue of IA-M.

(And Thor-Girl’s been there since A:TI #1. Really. Hardball makes a pass at her on the busride into the base. PAGE 9, Panel Five.)

:)

Dan “Mr. Continuity” Slott

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