Comments for The Official Website for Christian A. Dumais http://www.puffchrissy.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:21:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on West Coast Wednesdays: Avengers Vol. 1, #250 by Derek Handley http://www.puffchrissy.com/headline/west-coast-wednesdays-avengers-vol-1-250/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 Derek Handley Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:21:16 +0000 http://www.puffchrissy.com/?p=4285#comment-3159 The way Al Milgrom drew fingers always disturbed me. There was something flattened about them... Rogue, Captain Marvel, Superman, Zatanna... there's a whole bunch of characters who have to be neutralized at the start of most super-team fights for the writer to be able to do anything. I really liked the Monica Rambeau Captain Marvel character, but it got stale really fast when every villain had a special weapon designed against her. Darkforce gun! Hyperspace jump neutralizes your powers! Darkforce portal! Magic rock! Enjoying these posts. This was a great idea. The way Al Milgrom drew fingers always disturbed me. There was something flattened about them…

Rogue, Captain Marvel, Superman, Zatanna… there’s a whole bunch of characters who have to be neutralized at the start of most super-team fights for the writer to be able to do anything. I really liked the Monica Rambeau Captain Marvel character, but it got stale really fast when every villain had a special weapon designed against her. Darkforce gun! Hyperspace jump neutralizes your powers! Darkforce portal! Magic rock!

Enjoying these posts. This was a great idea.

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]]> Comment on Commentary #3 (of 28): THE ILLUSION OF SWING (Updated with pictures) by Cover Stories » Blog Archive » Reflections on Meeting Derrek: http://www.puffchrissy.com/commentary/commentary-3-of-28-the-illusion-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 Cover Stories » Blog Archive » Reflections on Meeting Derrek: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:37:07 +0000 http://www.emptyroomslonelycountries.com/?p=243#comment-3137 [...] story was “The Illusion of Swing”, not so much a club review but rather a scathing critique of my generation, and it was published in [...] [...] story was “The Illusion of Swing”, not so much a club review but rather a scathing critique of my generation, and it was published in [...]

]]> Comment on West Coast Wednesdays: West Coast Avengers Vol. 1, #1 by Christian A. Dumais http://www.puffchrissy.com/headline/west-coast-wednesdays-west-coast-avengers-vol-1-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Christian A. Dumais Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:30:25 +0000 http://www.puffchrissy.com/?p=4223#comment-3136 Derek: Stern's only around for the mini-series, interestingly enough. Steve Englehart takes over when the regular series begins. Stern gives the team a lot of crutches, to the point that it's painful. I often wonder if it was just the attitude of the time for New York writers to think that if the story's set in California, then there has to be a lot of insecurity and self-doubt. I know that's a weird observation, but after a while you have to wonder if it's the characters or the geography that's bringing out the worst in the writers. Derek: Stern’s only around for the mini-series, interestingly enough. Steve Englehart takes over when the regular series begins. Stern gives the team a lot of crutches, to the point that it’s painful. I often wonder if it was just the attitude of the time for New York writers to think that if the story’s set in California, then there has to be a lot of insecurity and self-doubt. I know that’s a weird observation, but after a while you have to wonder if it’s the characters or the geography that’s bringing out the worst in the writers.

]]> Comment on West Coast Wednesdays: West Coast Avengers Vol. 1, #1 by Christian A. Dumais http://www.puffchrissy.com/headline/west-coast-wednesdays-west-coast-avengers-vol-1-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3135 Christian A. Dumais Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:26:36 +0000 http://www.puffchrissy.com/?p=4223#comment-3135 Nick: Yeah, I'm beginning to see the same thing. Another thing is how I've outgrown the storytelling tools that were a large part of Marvel's bag of tricks. Nick: Yeah, I’m beginning to see the same thing. Another thing is how I’ve outgrown the storytelling tools that were a large part of Marvel’s bag of tricks.

]]> Comment on West Coast Wednesdays: West Coast Avengers Vol. 1, #1 by Derek Handley http://www.puffchrissy.com/headline/west-coast-wednesdays-west-coast-avengers-vol-1-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 Derek Handley Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:17:32 +0000 http://www.puffchrissy.com/?p=4223#comment-3134 Roger Stern was doing some of his best work ever on "The Avengers" at that time... maybe he'd used up his best dialogue and plots already? Or maybe he needed John Buscema to keep him focused. I agree: roast. This didn't get the series off to a good start. It also didn't stop me buying the next 100+ issues! Ah, young me. That Iron Man and Tigra interaction is priceless. Good times. Roger Stern was doing some of his best work ever on “The Avengers” at that time… maybe he’d used up his best dialogue and plots already? Or maybe he needed John Buscema to keep him focused.

I agree: roast. This didn’t get the series off to a good start. It also didn’t stop me buying the next 100+ issues! Ah, young me.

That Iron Man and Tigra interaction is priceless. Good times.

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