Wait -- so you're saying that although it was in theory geeky, it worked? Or that it wasn't geeky?
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§ ita § - Mar 01, 2004 7:13:33 am PST #1494 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 01, 2004 8:16:39 am PST #1495 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
I'd say she was pretty geeky at first. Of course, during the Excaliber years they changed her from a somewhat plain techie who still had some shyness issues into a fashion model with a penchant for katanas who more or less took over the leadership role from Captain Britain.
§ ita § - Mar 01, 2004 8:18:34 am PST #1496 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No, I meant geeky (I should have used a better word) for teenaged boys to associate themselves with her.
Kalshane - Mar 01, 2004 9:25:42 am PST #1497 of 10000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Of course, during the Excaliber years they changed her from a somewhat plain techie who still had some shyness issues into a fashion model with a penchant for katanas who more or less took over the leadership role from Captain Britain.
Yikes. Seems like a good thing they did a reset. That sounds like every bad World of Darkness character I've ever seen. Did they have her wearing a black trenchcoat and sunglasses at night, too?
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 01, 2004 9:41:56 am PST #1498 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
Only alternate timeline evil versions. Though she did wear what amounted to a blue trenchcoat.
(I didn't mind them moving her into a sorta leadership role, by the way. She was clearly written as the smartest person on the team, and had more common sense than either Brian Braddock or Nightcrawler. I just object to every woman in comic books ending up looking like a vogue model.)
victor infante - Mar 01, 2004 1:00:15 pm PST #1499 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
No, I meant geeky (I should have used a better word) for teenaged boys to associate themselves with her.
I'd say geeky but it worked. I don't think you'd ever get a teenage boy to say, "Man, I feel JUST like this teenage, mutant science-nerd girl!" But I think that was the effect anyway.
Volans - Mar 01, 2004 1:42:35 pm PST #1500 of 10000
move out and draw fire
a fashion model with a penchant for katanas who more or less took over the leadership role
And Matt maps Excalibur!Kitty straight onto Buffy.
Maybe Joss meant that Kitty was an influence on Buffy-the-universe-concept and not Buffy-the-character, although normal-girl-with-powers does seem very Buffy.
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sumi - Mar 03, 2004 11:25:18 am PST #1501 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
For some reason I thought that 1602 and Tales of the Vampires were coming out today. . .they aren't but I went and looked on the website -- looks like Ben Edlund is writing a story and doing the cover for the next TotV.
Anne W. - Mar 03, 2004 12:39:26 pm PST #1502 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
It looks like 1602 #8 won't be out until March 31, at least according to the Marvel site.
HiddenSky - Mar 03, 2004 1:26:08 pm PST #1503 of 10000
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
When is the next Tales of the Vampires coming out? I didn't even know #2 was out when I got #3, and that resulted in me running around to several comics shops before I found one that had it in stock. I'd like to be ahead of the game this time.