New Avengers 8: Jess considers a new name!

[benicio127]

Just picked this up yesterday, though it came out last week. Jess&Luke are one of my favourite couples and I could probably just read an entire comic of them talking and doing stuff. I noticed they are having a conversation I've been sort of having with myself and others after recently getting engaged...



And obviously I don't mean taking on the superhero name of my fiance, lol, but rather the last name! It was interesting to me as more and more women in North America choose to keep their last name, hyphenate and generally just choose different options rather than take on someone else's last name; as well as a growing number of gay and straight married couples in Canada (and I suppose some states in the U.S. that allow gay marriage, which sadly aren't very many) decide to create a whole new name out of both last names (ie. John Fawcett and Tom Wood became John and Tom Woodfawcett). As well as the practice/tradition of who takes on whose last name varies widely in other countries (ie. Spain, Mexico) (I've put A LOT of thought into the whole last name thing, OK)

ANYWAYS....! ON TO THE SCANS! Approx. 4 pages.

Luke makes the initial suggestion.












And Jess is swearing because a Doombot comes around and spoils their sexy dinner date. And then at the end of the issue, Jess makes an announcement:




Luke's mug, OMG. Truth: I actually showed this last bit to my fiance and was like: See what Luke did? That's what not to do.
Ahhh I love these two. :D

Comments

[abagnale008]

It should be interesting when Danielle becomes a super-hero.

"Danielle. Power Gir...wait."

[amaniwolf]

Doh! You had it Luke and you Boo Yah's it away. Got to admit, i laughed at that.

[dorksidefiker]

That poor waitress...

[jarodrussell]

Poor Power Girl. Wonder Woman's TV show gets her life, and Jessica Jones (who may have her own TV show) gets her name.

[hivemindcomics]

I loved this issue so much. I like how every now and then Bendis sneaks an Alias-reunion-esque issue into one of Marvel's best selling on goings.
I want that mug. I may need to have a child to validate owning one, but I want it.

[sinisterlink]

I always love little add ons like Luke's mug. My other favorites are a Superman comic that had Lois drinking out of a "My husband is a Superman" mug and a Spider-man comic that had Norman using something along the lines of a "World's Greatest Dad" mug. That one still cracks me up.

[greenmask]

I don't like it and I hope she finds her own name.

I didn't like it in the Incredibles, either. And I'm pretty sure I've heard Sue Storm being called Mrs Fantastic, and I didn't like that either.

*shrug*

[aaron_bourque]

GGGGRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Let.

People.

Have.

Sentences.

Of.

More.

Than.

Four.

WORDS!!!!

BEEEEENNNNNNDDDIIIIIIIIISSSSS!!!!!

[badficwriter]

Well, she doesn't like Jewel or Knightress anymore. Power Woman is emasculating and dorky, but usable.

Or they can both just wander around in civvies with civilian names all the time, until they get sued into the poorhouse.

[mullon]

That was a stupid conversation with a stupid resolution.

[nezchan]

I'm sorry, this whole thing is awesome and if the comic were nothing but those two being awesome I'd read the hell out of it, but...

...I just can't get past how much Danny is enjoying that sandwich in the Boo Yah panel. He's like "Holy shit, sammich!"

[psychopathicus_rex]

I don't get why she doesn't just go back to 'Jewel'. It's a perfectly good superhero name, and we know she's already got quite a reputation based on that period of her life.
Also, I would NOT want to be that waitress.

[fifthie]

Just look at all those words.