I went back and white fonted some stuff in Anne's and Steph's posts. Some of it was speculation, but some was spoilery for people who haven't seen the issue yet.
I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
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DXMachina - Oct 09, 2003 9:23:51 am PDT #1124 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Anne W. - Oct 09, 2003 9:31:17 am PDT #1125 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Sorry 'bout that!
Steph L. - Oct 09, 2003 9:32:45 am PDT #1126 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I didn't realize it, either -- thanks, DX!
Volans - Oct 09, 2003 10:48:00 am PDT #1127 of 10000
move out and draw fire
In my dearest dreams, I would love for Neil Gaiman and Tim Minear to collaborate on a sequence of episodes for AtS.
Not enough "yes" in the world.
And also agree with your statement about Peter.
Jessica - Oct 09, 2003 10:49:30 am PDT #1128 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In my dearest dreams, I would love for Neil Gaiman and Tim Minear to collaborate on a sequence of episodes for AtS.
Guhthunkwibble
Mmm. Yes, please.
CaBil - Oct 09, 2003 1:56:30 pm PDT #1129 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
It may happen. I mean, Neil did an episode for Babylon 5. It would require some severe dancing about though...
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 09, 2003 2:22:57 pm PDT #1130 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Maybe whatever caused the X-Men and the other heroes to appear 400 years early also pulled her in early?
Possibly, it's just they seem to be treating her as if she's a not particularly unusual companion to Dr. Strange. And I don't think this version of him is capable enough to have gone to the Dark Dimension and brought her back. (If the effort he had to put into astrally projecting in issue #2 is anything to go by...) I think revamping an alien character into an earthborn human being is a bit bigger a change than altering their national origin, which is what seems to have happened with most everyone else.
Anne W. - Oct 10, 2003 5:50:16 am PDT #1131 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
One thing I rather liked in 1602.3 was the fact that the X-Men regularly got together for chapel. Religious observance was such a part of day-to-day life back then that it makes total sense that they'd do something like that. What was interesting was the attention given to the characters' poses. John/Jean looking guilty, Scotius glaring at John/Jean, Hank appearing to be reasonably devout, Robert looking way bored, Werner appearing mildly uncomfortable (unsurprising, given his last experience with organized religion).
DXMachina - Oct 10, 2003 6:17:24 am PDT #1132 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Anne, I was thinking the same thing. It's also the replacement for all the classes they'd have taken at the Xavier's school that don't exist in this era, like science or calculus. Also, far fewer possible books to read for English class. :)
Volans - Oct 10, 2003 7:16:24 am PDT #1133 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Related to that, I thought the Papal assassin attempting to murder the Grand Magne-quistor, who we know is a bad guy, was interesting. Shades of grey evil. The X-Men observing the church service, although it wouldn't be Catholic in England, was a good counterpoint to the villainy from Rome.
John and Scotius sitting near each other was nice also.
I'm really liking the fairy-tale feeling of the art. It's not 60s comic art, but also not quite the current idiom either.