Somewhat ironic in that Marvel under Quesada does more mucking around and riffing on past history than any other time at Marvel. Sure, I wouldn't call what the current regime does "love letters," but the company's writers for the most part won't stop messing with the old history and ripping off the old ideas instead of creating truly original new adventures. _____________________________________________

I completely agree Matt.

Marvel under Quesada has been more about revisiting past stories, then any other time in the company's history. the only difference is that Quesada's "Marvel" is more about retconning past stories in order to make the books and characters fit in with their so called "more mature" and "real world" view of superheroes (and the MU in general). Their stories do nothing more then crap all over the characters.

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You're not alone Arc, I've also never read an issue of Maxim. At most, I flipped through at least one issue to check out the pretty girls.

Edited by Rick Whiting on 25 August 2009 at 5:44pm

Thanks for the info, Steve.

Jean's return would be enough to get me to pay attention to the X-books again. After what Morrison did to her, I walked away and haven't really looked back since.

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Or you could read X-Men Forever, which IMO, is a heck of a lot better then the three core X-Men books.

Edited by Rick Whiting on 25 August 2009 at 5:44pm

So sad.

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What I find more troubling about the "It's on bitch" line, is that it was allowed in a book with an "A" rating. Marvel books that carry an "A" rating are supposed to be suitable for ages 8 and up. Also, this is not the first time that questionable language has been allowed in Marvel comics with an "A" rating. Words like "bastard" and "ass" (the meaning of the word that refers to a person's butt) have appeared a few times in some A rated books.

Edited by Rick Whiting on 25 August 2009 at 5:46pm

-C!

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A friend who meant well got me a subscription for my birthday, about 10 years ago. I was frankly embarrassed to have the thing land in my mailbox every month, so I canceled the subscription, but did not tell my friend. Unfortunately, that meant when the subscription expired he re-upped for me, and then I had to tell him.

I have often described MAXIM as WIZARD trying to be PLAYBOY. Last time I looked, tho, it seemed like PLAYBOY was trying to be MAXIM.

Chris Claremont has a new style that I am really enjoying in X-Men Forever. The overdone prose that has been the Claremont norm is toned down and we get to see some genuine love for some great X-Characters. The only complaint I have about this book is the "Things to come" page at the end of each issue that spoils the ongoing mysteries.

Dan Slott is an excellent writer and is really doing a great job with his team of Avengers. As Pym says in the book they are the "Real" Avengers as they are the only team to feature a founding member. They consist of both registered and non-registered heroes. The Super Hero Registration Act is still in some stories but it is SO minor. The Mighty Team also has a cool headquarters in Pym's pocket universe with doors all over the globe including the original Avengers Mansion. The Mighty Avengers vs. the Fantastic Four two-parter was a great old-fashioned Marvel story where the heroes battle over a misunderstanding and then come together for a satifying resolution. The current storyline is excellent. And the current characterization on Hank Pym is very deep showing his heroic side as he is the best leader for the time and there are a lot of quirks to the character befitting a scientist with some past instability. There are so many layers to him that are very exciting.

This is why I love this forum, now I know to avoid this article if ever it comes up in a Google search.