X-Men Forever #5

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[jcbaggee.insanejournal.com]

It's kinda like when they adapt old cartoons into movies. You get really excited and nostalgic, then 10 minutes in you realize that what was cool when you were 8 is being done by some jackass who doesn't care about your childhood.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but this book's a wreck right now.

[angelophile.insanejournal.com]

Hmm. I feel the opposite way. Claremont here seems to be writing a book that's exactly as I remember it from that period - of course, the trouble is the heavy handed narration and dialogue is something I didn't mind as a kid and forgive as an adult in older issues because it's to be expected and nostalgia gives it a rosy glow. Writing in a style from the late 80s in 2009 feels dated now, but on the other hand, damn, this IS the X-men from my childhood. What comes across to me is not "some jackass who doesn't care" but someone who does care, but who hasn't really moved on.

So far I've found the title a blend of car-cash, can't-look-away discomfort and genuine enjoyment. It's absurd and silly and overblown and chaotic and barely makes any kind of sense and, dammit, really good fun.

[wizardru.insanejournal.com]

Technically he's writing in a style from the late 70s. :)

[angelophile.insanejournal.com]

Hah! Yes, point taken.