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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Re: X-Men 190, Explanations, please (spoilers)
Message-ID: <244@wjvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Nov-84 20:37:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  7 20:37:13 1984
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Thanks, Lauri, for saving me the trouble of posting
an almost identical article.  I just picked up 190
last night and couldn't figure it out, either.  And
I *do* collect some of the other books.  Why is this
guy after the 'man-spider'?  He looks more like Conan's
type of adversary.

Captain America looked more like Thor.  We needed the
shield (anacronism!) to confirm his identity.  He also
wears his sword on the wrong side.  (You always cross-
draw a longsword.)

As usual with this kind of cross-over (???) storyline,
characterization has really suffered, except perhaps
for Storm and what's-her-name.

Now for some general criticisms:

Anyone else noticed that Selene has regressed from
ancient evil goddess to just another super powered
baddie?  Bah.  Who cares that she's now wearing
black underware?  Being the Black Queen doesn't add
to her power.

What's happened to Illyana's soulsword?  When it made
it's first appearance long ago, she used it on Kitty
and cut her in spite of her intangability.  Now it does
no physical damage.  What gives?  And geeze, they must
have put "The soulsword is the ulitimate expression of
Illyana's power as a sorceress" on a rubber stamp.
C'mon, guys, we've memorized that phrase, already.

Who's responsible for this muck?
-- 

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