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Richard Stevens
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Hidden Years should be fair game. It's not like you contradicted anything established in that series – it was just hidden!
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I'm remembering some fan's heads exploding when I drew Bobby Drake in a backwards baseball cap in the HIDDEN YEARS preview. If this was a real book, I'm afraid to imagine how the knuckle-heads would respond!
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You should absolutely include your content from HIDDEN YEARS. You know what makes sense for the story and what will serve it best.

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In case you can't read my note at upper left, it says 30 SEC(ONDS) AGO...

I may change that fourth panel to a close-up of just one wheel KLUMFing down.

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Weird realization: at this point the X-Men do not know Wolverine's name is Logan.
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Okay, I think I may be going mad!

I just spent a few pleasant minutes, paging thru one of the X-MEN ESSENTIAL volumes, looking for the first time Dave drew the Blackbird -- and I can't find it.

I was sure it was he who introduced that aircraft that the X-Men's transportation of choice, but the earliest appearance I can find is in 126, drawn by me, and looking more like the Strato-Jet that got blowed up real good in 94.

HALP!!!!!

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This is pure joy to see!  I thought we were lucky to get a glimpse of a few key characters, and here we are getting to see the whole team from this time period.  I was buying these issues off the spinner rack, so this time frame is very close to my heart.  To see Cyclops, Storm, and Wolverine through your pencil is such a great experience.  And now to see Colossus and Nightcrawler is amazing - your art captures NIghcrawler’s elegant motion, and you managed to balance Colossus’ strength with his shy vulnerability. 



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I love that page!
I was right there with Colossus wanting to kick
Wolverine's ass!
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This story "takes place" during my original run with the characters, corresponding, as noted, roughly with 138/139 -- but does this mean I should I not allow myself to mix in what came later? For instance, I can see this particular tale incorporating elements from HIDDEN YEARS. Should I do it?

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Far as I'm concerned, you've got my confidence in all things related to THE X-MEN (I've always admired how you think things through story-wise!) so I'm just sitting back and "enjoying the ride", JB! You've never disappointed as a storyteller before - especially when you've really invested with the character(s).

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#138-139 with Jean somewhere recuperating? Hell yes!

Eep... 'my bad'? Over-thinking contagion! :^(

Maybe it is best to have it as 'just is,' maybe from 'somewhere else' or whatever people want to make of it, each to themselves. Having all the Hidden Years though, of course I'm all for them.

The fourth panel little bird-like dino reacting is cool though!
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Now that you're past the point, my prediction was
Colossus would leap out after Kitty. But it does make
more sense this way. They would not know if Kitty could
survive that fall, and only Nightcrawler had a chance of
saving her.

Good stuff!
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Rebecca Jansen
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Posted: July 15 2018 at 9:56am | IP Logged | 12 post reply

Cockrum Blackbird... does this help?

http://www.ultimatecomiccon.com/comics/real-life-origins-x-m ens-blackbird-jet/

Some kind of black strato-jet. Easy to remember it as the Blackbird.


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