It is in character for what I've read recently. Beast has had to battle the outside beast for a while (there was a point at which if he used his super strength it made him more animal-like and dumb, but he had to to save something). In Ultimate he was outright self-hating and hostile about it. I think it's been a bit more subtle in the main continuity.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
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§ ita § - Jun 23, 2004 1:31:15 pm PDT #4111 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Volans - Jun 23, 2004 1:37:08 pm PDT #4112 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Thanks Plei. I'll dig for a Marvel site also, but that will help a bunch.
I've hooked at least two more people on Astounishing, based on the quality of writing.
Kalshane - Jun 23, 2004 2:26:57 pm PDT #4113 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.
Just read AXM #2. Good stuff. #1 suffered very much from having to set things up, IMO. I enjoyed #2 a great deal more.
amych - Jun 23, 2004 2:38:51 pm PDT #4114 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Stupid Raining-on-new-comics-day. What with the raining, I had to hang around the store until it let up a bit. And what with it being a really slow new titles day, I had to flip through a bunch of other stuff and pick up 6 out of the 9 issues of Batman: Death and the Maidens. Stupid Greg Rucka, being a fucking brilliant writer and making me buy stuff I didn't plan on.
In other news: Picked up Astounishing 2. I do love Joss's Kitty, but the whole thing still feels up and down to me -- maybe it's just the fact that I have, basically, no preexisting investment in the Marvelverse, but I was about ready to put it down for several pages before the Kitty/Emma smackdown. Even so, Kitty (as mentioned) and Beast (BIG BLUE BRAINY FURRY WOOBIE!) are killing me.
Others: looked through Robin 128(?) and Teen Titans 12 in the store. I still can't bring myself to buy the current Robin run. As for Titans, I was mostly *deeply* confused -- I feel like I know who the characters are, but I don't have the background in the post-YJ story to have half a clue about what's going on with the current arc and Raven and all that. So, still resistant to those crazy kids.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2004 2:41:32 pm PDT #4115 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wolverine was hot, especially that shot from behind where he says he won't do anything not involving beer. But not as hot as he is in Ultimate.
Batman was also hot. So far, Psimon is more attractive than ever before (which is more attractive than zero).
Haven't gotten to the end of last week's Outsiders yet, nor started Titans.
P.M. Marc - Jun 23, 2004 2:55:47 pm PDT #4116 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Amych, I can hook you up with DatM soft.
amych - Jun 23, 2004 3:10:25 pm PDT #4117 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
w00t! Hook me up, babe.
Polter-Cow - Jun 23, 2004 3:34:54 pm PDT #4118 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, amy, I loved the Kitty/Emma smackdown. Very cool dynamic going on there.
P.M. Marc - Jun 23, 2004 4:40:00 pm PDT #4119 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
BWEEHEEHEE!
I got a BIG stack of comics from P-C in the mail for my birthday.
I'm going through them and giggling. (And when I'm done with that, I have to actually drag self to store.)
Polter-Cow - Jun 23, 2004 6:21:00 pm PDT #4120 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yaaay! I'm glad they're giggle-inducing.