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[dreamer_easy]

Had a mental health day. Bought X-Treme X-Men 45 (written by Claremont) and Ultimate X-Men 44 (written by Bendis, whom I know from his Hollywood true story Fortune and Glory). Enjoyed them both hugely, after overcoming my initial dislike of the glossy pages - the art looked dull in UX looked dull, with people standing around having a lengthy near-monochrome conversation; but when I actually sat and read the dialogue, it clicked. Little Katie Pryde - who I've only now really realised is one of my favourite characters - has grown up, and despite a silly bare midriff, has correctly small breasts. Whew. Claremont's writing is much crisper than the seventies/eighties stuff I've been reviewing - less is explained, more is shown or is assumed knowledge. (Did anyone else have that thing where your eyes glaze over during the wordy moral at the end of an issue?)

Heck of a contrast with the early X-Factor (by the Simonsons) I've been reading over the last few days.

Further to this: just read that Claremont will be wrapping up XX, moving over to Uncanny X-Men, and restarting Excalibur, all in May. Wheee!

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[michaellee.livejournal.com]

I haven't read much of Claremont's X-Men in years -- but have been following the other titles. And I'm curious to see what we'll get from Joss Whedon and Bryan Singer, as both of them are goign to be doing an X-Book in the next year or so.

(I'm reading the Claremont/Byrne Justice League of America story line though, which is more or less serving as a teaser for Byrne's Doom Patrol.)

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Joss Whedon and Bryan Singer

*glances at bank account* Uh-oh.

So what's Saturn Girl doing these days? Anyone?