tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post2583023967655960337..comments2024-03-12T02:25:55.248-04:00Comments on When Comic Books Ruled the Earth: Kevin Nowlan's The New Mutants #51... and a Digression Regarding the Previous IssueAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17723952510039418615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-21116066260316132302010-11-21T23:25:08.963-05:002010-11-21T23:25:08.963-05:00Illyana being the "damsel in distress" c...Illyana being the "damsel in distress" can be argued because in issue's #50, and #51 of NM classic, she lost her Darkchilde persona for the time being. She becomes a different person in personality and sometimes appearance because of the demonic influence inside her if she let's it consume her, which gives her more of a bad-ass edge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349036003543224376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-14421721848081599092010-09-07T15:13:14.979-04:002010-09-07T15:13:14.979-04:00I remember reading an interview with John Byrne ab...I remember reading an interview with John Byrne about that very thing, too-- the inconsistent characterization problem in Claremont's writing. Byrne said Claremont often would "go for the gag" given the opportunity rather than write true for the character which apparently irked Byrne to no end. I'd never seen it used for such a squeamish purpose before now, though.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723952510039418615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-359655652013974892010-09-07T15:08:11.529-04:002010-09-07T15:08:11.529-04:00I canna argue with ye... Oops. Sorry, I was still...I canna argue with ye... Oops. Sorry, I was still in character as the Claremont leprechaun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723952510039418615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-11327074029837186682010-09-07T14:50:25.504-04:002010-09-07T14:50:25.504-04:00Claremont doesn't write "strong women cha...Claremont doesn't write "strong women characters." He writes the <i>same</i> woman character over and over and over and over and over . . . <br />Oh, and tossing carefully established characterization at the drop of the hat was/is also one of his stock-in-trades. Just grab a year's worth of X-Men or New Mutants or Spider Woman from back in the day and read it straight thru . .Lanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979796901146715483noreply@blogger.com