Uncanny 404 and 405... and heck, even 406!

**Lasombra** · March 11th, 2002, 04:00 PM

Greetings Nandireya! And yes, I think it was Kurt that he said would have a can of worms opened.

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**Pandora** · March 12th, 2002, 05:44 PM

YUP , it was Kurt that Austen made the " Can of worms " statement about.
Pandora

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**Nandireya** · March 13th, 2002, 12:53 AM

I have a bit of a question...and you seem the right guys to ask...

I currently get Uncanny X-Men and New X-Men for my monthly Kurt dosage, and I was wondering if any of the other monthly titles are worth looking at. What kind of Kurtage do X-Treme and Ultimate have? I get my comics mail order so I can't just pick up an issue and take a look. I've just added Evolution to the list (now that I've finally seen the show), and I already get Unlimited...

So...recommendations?

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**Fasheem** · March 13th, 2002, 01:02 AM

Don't get X-Treme. Whatever you do, don't get X-Treme. There's no Kurt and if there was, it would be worse than no Kurt at all.

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**Nocturne** · March 13th, 2002, 01:18 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Nandireya:
I have a bit of a question...and you seem the right guys to ask...

I currently get Uncanny X-Men and New X-Men for my monthly Kurt dosage, and I was wondering if any of the other monthly titles are worth looking at. What kind of Kurtage do X-Treme and Ultimate have? I get my comics mail order so I can't just pick up an issue and take a look. I've just added Evolution to the list (now that I've finally seen the show), and I already get Unlimited...

So...recommendations?

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a lot of people enjoy X-Treme.... but I don't. i find the characters flat and the dialogue is horrid. also the characters can jsut pull powers outa their ass to do anything! Lifeguard's power is to literally 'do whatever is needed'! her brother Davis, a lame ass surfer, had his latent mutation triggered by Sage. he ends up a teleporter, whadda ya know, right as they happen to need a teleporter. and Rogue has all the powers of everyone she's absorbed... i mean, it's like nothing they face will ever *really* be a threat becuase one of them will be able to take care of the problem with the merest twitch of their finger... ok i'm ranting now. i'll stop.

Ultimate is good though! not much Nightcrawler lately, but the storyarc he was in he was really cool smile

and according to Mark Millar, he will be showing up again soon, along with Shadowcat, Gambit, Psylocke and Mystique! (well, apparently we have already seen Mystique a few times, we just don't know who it is yet. i say she's the cat tongue

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**Fasheem** · March 13th, 2002, 02:48 AM

You heard it here! Boycott X-Treme! It's just plain bad. Thanks for the rant, Nocturne. smile

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**Nandireya** · March 13th, 2002, 02:58 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>i mean, it's like nothing they face will ever *really* be a threat becuase one of them will be able to take care of the problem with the merest twitch of their finger...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Reminds me of something Alan Davis said when he was working on Excalibur...that'd he'd always have to knock Rachel out or something 'cos she was just too darn powerful and could basically do anything...

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**NightcrawlerPA** · March 13th, 2002, 06:11 PM

Aw come on, X-Treme is a way better comic than Uncanny...A friend of mine let me read his copy of 404 and all I can say is thank god I dropped the comic and saved my money...and if that is Mystique I will be plenty perturbed...Another character trashed by Casey frown

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**Slartibartfast** · March 13th, 2002, 06:42 PM

I will preface this with the thought that everyone has his or her own preferences.

Now- I read all three core books, and I think Uncanny is far superior, just as I think New is better than both Uncanny and X-Treme. I used to like Chris Claremont, and I do like a few of the things he's done in X-Treme by bringing back old characters. But I agree in large part with Nocturne. It basically sucks. The convenient powers syndrome is just too much. I keep getting it in the hopes it will get better, and it is good sometimes. The annual was cool, as was the issue with Ororo and Jean.

Uncanny has had it's rough spots, but Casey is getting better all the time. If Nocturne's right about Mystique, and I think she is, it's one of the best things that's been done with her character for a long while. She'll be in a position of real power, maybe even two positions, and will be able to manipulate the hell out of everyone and everything. Judging Uncanny solely by 404 is unfair, as that issue is smack in the middle of a storyline. If you want a better representation of Uncanny, read 400, or the annual, both of which were great.

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**Fasheem** · March 13th, 2002, 09:06 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by NightcrawlerPA:
Another character trashed by Casey <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Whaddaya mean, another character? Who has he totally trashed practically beyond redemption other than Nightcrawler... Oh, wait! No, sorry. I'm thinking of claremont's trashing record. mad