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Mar. 31st, 2004
A Shadowy Flight
Mar. 31st, 2004 10:13 pmAt random, re-read the earliest appearances of Phoenix c/- Classic X-Men. At first put off by the chunky, thickly-inked art, but was completely drawn in by Claremont's writing. Phoenix was a crucial discovery in my life (Phoenix II, really) - a woman defined by her power and her connection to the cosmos, rather than by her relationship with a man. My first image of the Goddess. What a shame she was killed off rather than working out how to incorporate her dark side. Inanna managed it.
One annoyance, though, and a perpetual problem with comics which will probably prevent my return to them: Cyclops is built like a football player, Colossus is built like a tank, Wolverine is short and stocky, Nightcrawler is slender, Phoenix is statuesque with big breasts, Polaris is statuesque with big breasts, Lilandra is statuesque with big breasts, etc etc.
WTF is this pr0n manga Phoenix I keep seeing covers for on Ebay?!
In other nostalgia news, bought The Best of Knight Rider and watched Knightmares, the amnesia episode. I was surprised by how competent and enjoyable it was, if dated - they'd thought through their story quite well, the jokes worked, and Hasslehoff's performance is quite adequate. Also on the DVD is the first KARR story and the one with Ann Turkel and the music that saps your strength. Yay!
One annoyance, though, and a perpetual problem with comics which will probably prevent my return to them: Cyclops is built like a football player, Colossus is built like a tank, Wolverine is short and stocky, Nightcrawler is slender, Phoenix is statuesque with big breasts, Polaris is statuesque with big breasts, Lilandra is statuesque with big breasts, etc etc.
WTF is this pr0n manga Phoenix I keep seeing covers for on Ebay?!
In other nostalgia news, bought The Best of Knight Rider and watched Knightmares, the amnesia episode. I was surprised by how competent and enjoyable it was, if dated - they'd thought through their story quite well, the jokes worked, and Hasslehoff's performance is quite adequate. Also on the DVD is the first KARR story and the one with Ann Turkel and the music that saps your strength. Yay!