Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rtp47.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!rti-sel!rtp47!owen From: owen@rtp47.UUCP (Karl M. Owen) Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: Re: As the Mutant Turns Message-ID: <200@rtp47.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 20:06:16 EDT Article-I.D.: rtp47.200 Posted: Tue Oct 1 20:06:16 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 08:15:32 EDT Organization: Data General, RTP, NC Lines: 44 The time has come: Moriarty, Jayembee, I need your help. I would like to call a special session of STUPID PEOPLE'S COURT right here in net.comics. The defendent: Jim Shooter. The charge: treating the comic buying public (us) like three year olds. The straw which broke kmo's back: Jean Grey is back. To quote Jim Belushi's character in _The_Man_with_One_Red_Shoe, "Awwww, c'mon..." I know, I know, some of you are muttering "he who reads {Marvel comics, X-Men, pick your own description} deserves what he gets." But I LIKE the X-Men - Honestly, I do! on their own merits. Make mine mutants, etc. Background for the case: Shooter has a remarkable record for interfering with Jean Grey's life (and death). Way back in #137, Claremont and Byrne were going to take away the Phoenix powers from Jean and let Scott marry her, but Shooter decided that she must die for killing the Aparagus people. Now, suddenly, the Avengers find Jean on the bottom of Jamaica Bay (where she has presumably been ever since #100). I repeat, "Aww, C'mon!" Phoenix lived and died. Let her be. Somebody name for me a Marvel hero who has died and stayed dead. When Jean died, I was at least impressed that they had the guts to kill her. When #15? appeared with Phoenix on the cover, I was depressed until I saw that it was just Kitty - nice use, I thought. And then the Mastermind stuff leading up to #175, great, but she really is still dead. Shooter's going to cancel all that. SHE DIED, FOR GOD'S SAKE!! LEAVE HER DEAD. And now to my request: Judge Moriarty Wapner to preside at the trial. Moriarty is an insidious criminal mastermind to be sure, and warped besides :-), but has a fair mind. Jayembee, strong of will and fair at heart, I would like you as prosecuting attorney. Gentlemen, for the sake of comics readers everywhere, put Shooter away for life (in Ryker's Island perhaps?). Emotionally torn, Karl -- Karl M. Owen Data General, RTP, NC ...!seismo!mcnc!rti-sel!rtp47!owen Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com