tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post7234853208002429300..comments2024-03-28T08:39:25.069+00:00Comments on Aiee! Run From Kelvin's Brainsplurge!: Renegade Masterthekelvingreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-84121413858047224442008-01-06T02:01:00.000+00:002008-01-06T02:01:00.000+00:00You totally need your own column - that's not a co...You totally need your own column - that's not a comment on your reviews, or rather, that your reviews don't give you enough room to say what's really on your mind.Hdefinedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402669731760470459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-3973041514000261322008-01-04T20:44:00.000+00:002008-01-04T20:44:00.000+00:00Well, it is a Brand New Day...Well, it <I>is</I> a Brand New Day...thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-44765302818649859382008-01-04T20:38:00.000+00:002008-01-04T20:38:00.000+00:00Ooh... you trying to get me to talk about comics o...Ooh... you trying to get me to talk about comics on my blog?<BR/><BR/>That's naughty!Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-70932749833476860272008-01-04T19:24:00.000+00:002008-01-04T19:24:00.000+00:00If editorial (specifically JQ) will leave the titl...If editorial (specifically JQ) will leave the title alone, I may give it another look. But I just don't trust Marvel to treat the property well given the crap they've foisted on it over the past few years. Certainly Queseda's mucking about (however it was intended) seems less like fixing things for the good of the franchise and more him letting his ego run wild.<BR/><BR/>If you'll review the thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-22471021061870579372008-01-04T13:44:00.000+00:002008-01-04T13:44:00.000+00:00According to JMS, Quesada's answer to all the abov...According to JMS, Quesada's answer to all the above is "it's magic".<BR/><BR/>Which is pretty poor, whichever way you look at it.<BR/><BR/>Still, Slott, Gale and Guggenheim will do me. I can do without Zeb Wells, but 3 out of 4 decent Spidey writers is better than we've had in a while - and the preview of Soltt's first issue made me feel all gooey inside.<BR/><BR/>And apparently, for the Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-38417381131122717292008-01-03T22:21:00.000+00:002008-01-03T22:21:00.000+00:00The thing that confuses me is Quesada is insisting...The thing that confuses me is Quesada is insisting that all those stories that happened since the start of the marriage still happened, it's just that Pete and MJ weren't married. So MJ still had a miscarriage, Aunt May was still thought to be dead, there were still lots of clones, and Venom and Carnage, all that.<BR/><BR/>Harry's the biggest question mark, because that means he DID die, but now CalvinPitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815632086057048846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-8068365516727871052008-01-03T17:38:00.000+00:002008-01-03T17:38:00.000+00:00Evidently not. :)I'm confident about the creators ...Evidently not. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm confident about the creators Marvel have got lined up (except Steve McNiven), but I just hope they are able to navigate the wreckage JQ has left for them.<BR/><BR/>I'm also hoping that with this fresh new start, Marvel are going to let Spidey run without slamming into a crossover every other week. But I don't see that one happening.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-81170085976753398122008-01-03T16:34:00.000+00:002008-01-03T16:34:00.000+00:00The mythology stuff was OK, but I'd still rather i...The mythology stuff was OK, but I'd still rather ignore it. I seem to remember at the time my attitude was that it's good JMS has left open the possibility that it's all nonsense.<BR/><BR/>The biggest problem with JMS's run is that he came up with idea after idea after idea and then did bugger all with them, just moving onto the next thing. In some cases they were picked up by other writers who Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-46788435873512176132008-01-03T13:34:00.000+00:002008-01-03T13:34:00.000+00:00(Actually, I don't know about The Other, but it se...(Actually, I don't know about <B>The Other</B>, but it seemed so very more whacked-out than the rest of JMS' stuff, even the totem business, that it seemed to come from elsewhere. I can't see JMS' suggesting a crossover, either.)thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-63280387303173094972008-01-03T13:32:00.000+00:002008-01-03T13:32:00.000+00:00If I'm misunderstanding JQ, it's only because he's...If I'm misunderstanding JQ, it's only because he's been saying since he arrived at Marvel that he doesn't like MJ and wants a pre-marriage Peter Parker back.<BR/><BR/>As for the stingers and stuff, I really didn't mind the mythology stuff (nor did you at the time, as I recall from your CI reviews), and I think all the nonsense brought along with <B>The Other</B> was imposed by editorial, as part thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-47426981235997213062008-01-03T11:54:00.000+00:002008-01-03T11:54:00.000+00:00I think you're misreading JQ's intentions slightly...I think you're misreading JQ's intentions slightly, but you should at least be happy that most of the JMS stuff (stingers and mythology etc.) appears to have been dumped along with the marriage. And Gwen stays dead - though apparently they had considered bringing her back (which would have been a step too far even for me!)Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-81182286762258753262008-01-02T17:54:00.000+00:002008-01-02T17:54:00.000+00:00Or in other words, Quessada is splitting the pair ...Or in other words, Quessada is splitting the pair not because of the story potential, but because he wants the character to be forever stuck in 1967. I'm half expecting the original Kraven to turn up again.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-90568982555902726082008-01-02T17:47:00.000+00:002008-01-02T17:47:00.000+00:00I think there's potential in splitting Pete and MJ...I think there's potential in splitting Pete and MJ, but I just don't get the feeling that Quesada sees it that way. He just has this bizarre idea that audiences will flock back to Spider-Man if he makes Spidey a single teenager again, brings back a Goblinesque Harry Osborn, and (it looks like anyway) resurrecting Gwen Stacy. I honestly don't think that's going to fix anything. Perhaps the thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566379.post-62703914312628481652008-01-02T16:05:00.000+00:002008-01-02T16:05:00.000+00:00I haven't read 545 yet, and don't wish to be one o...I haven't read 545 yet, and don't wish to be one of those fanboys who wail and gnash my teeth over something without having read it first. What I have heard sounds utter tripe, but still... there's a part of me thinks it'll turn out for the best in the long run. I don't agree with the way they've gone about it at all (I'd come up with a better solution to the marriage, but would they give me the Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.com