THE FIRST OFFICIAL ROUND-TABLE REVIEW!

DISCUSSING X-TREME X-MEN #6,

WITH YOUR HOST MANOLIS V.

AND SPECIAL GUEST STARS:

JUNKEEB AND THE LM3: LAUREN (PHOENIXFIRE), JEN (SUGAH) AND NOT BERRY

 

OK, SPECIAL NOTICE BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE REVIEW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE’S EVER DARED TO DO THIS KIND OF THING, A CHAT REVIEW, ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH A COLORFUL CAST. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THINGS CUT OFF FROM THE CHAT, IN ORDER TO MAKE IT READABLE, AND THERE STILL IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WACKINESS...

ENJOY THE RIDE!

 

Manolis: hello dear readers!

Manolis: this is the lm3 reading club

Manolis: featuring:

Manolis: lauren, a.k.a phoenixfire81

Manolis: say hi lauren

PhoenixFire081: word

Manolis: jen, a.ka sugah aka foulmouth

PhoenixFire081: a.k.a. easy

Manolis: don't speak jen

Manolis: jen too, aka junkeeb
Junkeeb: yo!

JenSugah: a.k.a shut the hell up Lauren

PhoenixFire081: She's *good Jen!*

Manolis: berry's ghost, communicatin from the other side, since she forgot about the chat

PhoenixFire081: May she rest in peace....
Junkeeb: to our dearly departed

JenSugah: Did you kill her?:o!!

Manolis: and Manolis, aka dr dooplove, your humble host

Manolis: that's me!

Manolis: waves at audience
Junkeeb: stop drooling at jen!

PhoenixFire081: My greek love toy!

JenSugah: Hey, I started this chat, why are YOU the host?:-P

PhoenixFire081: *smacks Jen*

Manolis: i own the damn site!

Manolis: no smackin till the end of the chat

JenSugah: *pouts*

PhoenixFire081: *double pouts*
Junkeeb: damn!

JenSugah: *smacks Lauren* Just 'cause I can, and you can't do a thing about it Manolis!!!

 

ART

 

Manolis: what did you think of the art this issue girls?

PhoenixFire081: junkeeb, go first

JenSugah: Neal was drawn fine......
Junkeeb: i thought the issue looked great

Manolis: salvador's pencils keep improving, the characters look uber cool
Junkeeb: very tight and no fog problems, nice!

PhoenixFire081: it looked as if they were literally inked this time
JenSugah: Yes they did

Manolis: yes, he has changed his style to fit the new technique!

Junkeeb: salva could draw a better rogue though

PhoenixFire081: yes, a much better Rogue

JenSugah: Rogue looked cute enough:-P

Manolis: i think his rogue looks like bachalo's rogue
Junkeeb: she looked plain and manish

Junkeeb: she needs to flirty up!

JenSugah: She looked like a sassy girl

PhoenixFire081: Her expressions are wonderful, no doubt. But her overall appearance is harsh and unbecoming

JenSugah: Party!!!

 

COLORING CONFUSION

 

Manolis: so

Manolis: there was one gripe about the art

PhoenixFire081: a major one

Manolis: the coloring was all wrong in two pages

Manolis: pages six and seven

PhoenixFire081: *opens book*

Manolis: i was discussing it with junkeeb before
Manolis: okay page 6: storm goes in, she is white as milk

Junkeeb: i didn't see it, he drew storm in front of the sun so she was supposed to be overexposed

JenSugah: I thought that was on a later page..*shrug* oh well:p

Manolis: she clearly has caucasian tones...
Junkeeb: she dosn't look white, but colored as if staring into the sun

PhoenixFire081: its underwater though

PhoenixFire081: and its all in shades of blue and white
Junkeeb: the water scenes were as lauren says

Manolis: no, i mean page six, when she is still outside the sea

JenSugah: There's a scene where she's fly-swimming for him

JenSugah: she's white-ish there

Manolis: in the next page, she's diving in, and she is definitely colored as heather

Manolis: i really got confused there

Manolis: very distracting
Junkeeb: no that was heather

JenSugah: Not me, I just figured it was a coloring error and went on:-P

PhoenixFire081: yes that was heather

Manolis: it's storm, she's wearing the sunglasses

PhoenixFire081: in panel two

JenSugah: It was Storm

PhoenixFire081: in the red swim suit
Junkeeb: that was heather in the red swimsuit

Manolis: definitely storm, her thoughts continue to the next panel, shere she says she'll fly off
Junkeeb: storm was in a yellow one

Manolis: well, the colorist thought it was heather
Junkeeb: no one is storm and one is heather i am looking at it right now
Junkeeb: you are confused

JenSugah: page 6 isn't an error though, that really is the sun
Junkeeb: but it makes sense
Junkeeb: ;-)

PhoenixFire081: me too

PhoenixFire081: i'm looking at it

Manolis: her thoughts continue in the next panel "there's blood in the water..." and "the sharks wil get him first"
Junkeeb: yep that's the sun

Manolis: okay, one is the sun

Manolis: but the next page is miscoloured
Junkeeb: nope, one is thinking then the other is thinking

Junkeeb: not a continuation

JenSugah: No Jen, it's Storm on both panels
Manolis: panel two, sunglasses chick

Manolis: storm had sunglasses

Junkeeb: she is not wearing glasses her eyes are just shaded

Manolis: the second panel chick is in the sea already

PhoenixFire081: she's with neal, jumps off, then she goes into the sea----pan to storm with davey
JenSugah: If it is Heather, then it was very bad storytelling with the art

JenSugah: Because the thoughtballoons make it seem like it's one and the same woman
JenSugah: as does the proximity to Davey

Junkeeb: yeah, a little confusing i guess, but i followed it

Manolis: it's confusing for sure then, we can't even decide on who is who!

PhoenixFire081: well true, the transition wasn't the smoothest one

Manolis: apart from that, ases to the art

Junkeeb: i followed it, maybe i'm loopy like that. ;-)

JenSugah: seeing as Heather was further from Davey when the shark was disposed then before

PhoenixFire081: but this issue had a lot of transitions like that actually

 

GRADING THE ART

 

Manolis: grades?
Manolis: grades in /10 to total

PhoenixFire081: near perfect

PhoenixFire081: 9

Manolis: 8.5
Junkeeb: 9 then

JenSugah: 8.8/10:-P

Manolis: lol

PhoenixFire081: 8.8?

JenSugah: Yes, 8.8

PhoenixFire081: go with 9 you freak
Junkeeb: she has to be different!

Manolis: jen is precise in her gradings

PhoenixFire081: she does!

JenSugah: 9- then
Junkeeb: yay!

PhoenixFire081: hurrah!

 

STORY (note: story critique will be divided in four parts, per ongoing story in the issue)

 

 

BISHOP

 

Manolis: the bishop part:

PhoenixFire081: bishop, oh is the cop

JenSugah: The Bishop part wasn't all that

Manolis: he had little on-time
JenSugah: I don't like Bishop, or what's done with him

Junkeeb: story was really fun and simply juicy! my new favorite word!

Manolis: juicy?

Manolis: lord!
Junkeeb: yeah, juicy!

PhoenixFire081: juicy indeed

Junkeeb: woohoo!

Manolis: it felt like an episode of x-files

Manolis: bishop played both mulder and scully though

Junkeeb: okay, bishop! the name is real the badge is not!

Manolis: i liked that line ;-)

Manolis: he just loves to wear those glasses
Junkeeb: he looks fab i must say, slava draws a fantastic bishop

PhoenixFire081: Bishop is nice, but uh, he doesn't rock my world

JenSugah: "The room was equipped with with it's own independant life support system."

Manolis: lol

JenSugah: How stupid is that?:-P

Manolis: we're in the marvelverse

Manolis: nothing's corny
Manolis: there are people dressing like chicken out there!

Junkeeb: i like that part, shows how equipped warbeck was

PhoenixFire081: Me too Junkeeb, I like that part too

Junkeeb: proving it was tough to kill him, yet it was done fast and precise

PhoenixFire081: And the theory about a telekinetic

Manolis: working in a superhero universe you have to take these things in account

Manolis: i liked how they came to the conclusion that it was an illusion

PhoenixFire081: it's going to be interesting how it pans out

JenSugah: They?

JenSugah: Sage came to that conclusion

JenSugah: Sage comes to ALL conclusions

Junkeeb: lol, yeah it was sage!

JenSugah: Sage, is the QUEEN of conclusions!!

Manolis: well, along with the doctor

JenSugah: doctor did the preparing work, Sage made the final analysys:-P

Manolis: he pointed out that he is a swimmer and all that

Manolis: mulder and scully at work!

Manolis: bishop plays skinner

Manolis: clueless

PhoenixFire081: Sage has to be one of my new favorite characters

JenSugah: The doctor had NO clue mutants were involved!!

JenSugah: She's one of mine too Lauren

PhoenixFire081: and I give major props to CC for reinventing her in such a great manner

JenSugah: Oh yeah

Manolis: okay, transition to sage's part

 

SAGE

 

Junkeeb: sage is juicy! oops...

Manolis: ;-)

PhoenixFire081: hehehe

PhoenixFire081: she is!

JenSugah: =-OJen!!

Manolis: sage is voluptuous

Manolis: i love that word

PhoenixFire081: and salva pens a wonderful Sage

JenSugah: The Sage parts were the best of the issue, 'nuff said

PhoenixFire081: i love the panel where she's looking in the mirror

Manolis: i agree

Junkeeb: sage was awesome this issue

Manolis: i liked al the subtle transitions
Manolis: especially the water into wine
Junkeeb: the subtle transitions were great

PhoenixFire081: yes, wasn't that a nice touch?

JenSugah: all the transitions were awesome

Manolis: in the start she's sipping water and then she comments on how nice the “wine” is

Junkeeb: i like how we the reader were clued into to what was happening and we had to watch sage and she tried to work her way in the illusions

JenSugah: and it put Lady Mastermind as an even better one then her dad

Manolis: didn't she look just like thaiis?
Manolis: but tessa commented the face wasn't hers

JenSugah: And the 'it's not her true face' was put there cause Lady Mastermind is a dark haired woman:-P

Manolis: and then her duel with mastermind

JenSugah: Duel? Smacking her and then kicking her around isn't what I call a 'duel':-P

Manolis: duel of the minds

PhoenixFire081: and do you guys think that mastermind is connected to the murder of viceroy?

Manolis: definitely!

JenSugah: Oh yes
Junkeeb: yes!

JenSugah: He was shooting at a opponent that wasn't there

PhoenixFire081: yeah me too, especially with all the illusion talk

JenSugah: Put there by Lady Mastermind

Manolis: so, tessa kicked the crap out of mastermind

Manolis: but the illusions still baffled her

Manolis: i liked hearing her thoughts, trying to control herself

Manolis: cast aside the illusions

PhoenixFire081: yeah because she knew that even when mastermind was disabled his illusions quit

JenSugah: But his daughter's keep going

JenSugah: Sage had to fight them even when she was down

Junkeeb: yes, true. she didn't even realise she was still inside the illusion

Manolis: oh, wasn't mastemind's name originally martinique or something?

Manolis: i heard that online
JenSugah: Martinique Jason

Manolis: oh, that sounds like a false name
Manolis: so, regan is probably her real name

Junkeeb: and then fell into the trap when she finally figured it out

PhoenixFire081: well it was like a tandom illusion event

Junkeeb: that was very cool!

PhoenixFire081: it was a great little twist

Manolis: i liked seeing more of her original costume too ;-)

PhoenixFire081: hahaha

JenSugah: Men.....

Manolis: the old hellfire club knew how to dress

PhoenixFire081: the more ass the better the issue

JenSugah: It's such a sado massochistic costume
Junkeeb: seriously this was one hot issue!

JenSugah: It just screams 'tie me down and spank me!!!!'
Junkeeb: hardbodies on parade!

Manolis: jumping to storm and tbird ;)

 

STORM AND T-BIRD

 

JenSugah: Oh, Thunder bird!!!!!!!!

Junkeeb: more hottie here than an episode of baywatch!

JenSugah: He can light my fire anytime....

Manolis: i half expected pamela lee to jump in
Junkeeb: lol

JenSugah: *licks lips*

Manolis: and she did

PhoenixFire081: neal baby, i need your digits baby

PhoenixFire081: call me sugah

JenSugah: The speedo's!!!
Junkeeb: neal you have abs of the gods!

PhoenixFire081: Mmmm, the six pack

JenSugah: And...and....and...they kept showing his butt!!!

JenSugah: in tight black speedos!!!
Junkeeb: i am finally glad neal is part of the team!

JenSugah: Me too!!
Junkeeb: i hope we see more of him!
Junkeeb: ;-)

JenSugah: LOL!!!!

PhoenixFire081: me too!

JenSugah: Panel 3: a Classic
Manolis: what was panel 3?

JenSugah: Page 5, panel 3 is a classic

Manolis: um. don't have the comic now

JenSugah: It has Heather and Neal talking

Manolis: oh, tbird's butt shot
Junkeeb: lol, neal’s booty call!

PhoenixFire081: haha

JenSugah: from a low perspective, with a perfect shot of Neal's fine booty!!!:D

PhoenixFire081: but his "friend" died

PhoenixFire081: that annoyed me

Manolis: yeah, poor boy, mourns by going on a date with pamela lee

PhoenixFire081: lol
Junkeeb: well he isn;t going to tell a complete stranger his life story

Manolis: true

PhoenixFire081: good point
Junkeeb: he would scare her off or turn her off

JenSugah: yeah, he isn't comfortable about telling intimate stuff like that to someone he doesn't know
Junkeeb: he was trying to turn her offer for a dance down nicely

Manolis: he's really starting to develop

PhoenixFire081: he could have said that he hasn't showered in days or something
Junkeeb: but heather was perceptive, she caught on

JenSugah: Not cause he wants her, but just cause he doesn't want to tell someone he doesn't know well something as intimate as that

Junkeeb: when she asked if her loved his friend

Manolis: i liked his rebuttal at storm
Manolis: about the dancing

JenSugah: Page 7: panel 1, another classic

Manolis: um?

Junkeeb: i meant "he"

Manolis: which is that?

Manolis: storm's ass?

JenSugah: More Neal booty
Junkeeb: another of neal's booty call!

PhoenixFire081: "being with her was like embracing the sun"

PhoenixFire081: that was so nice

Junkeeb: the world is colder now, sigh betsy was soooooo lucky!

PhoenixFire081: :-(

PhoenixFire081: she was

 

Manolis: oh

Manolis: didn;t you think the shark was too damn convenient?
Manolis: neal's approach seemed so funny, he walked up to a complete stranger super-babe...
Junkeeb: um, no apparently there are tons of sharks in surfer's paradise that time of year

PhoenixFire081: that was a BIG shark though

Manolis: yeah, huge
Junkeeb: well hollywood's not gonna put in a puny shark are they?

Junkeeb: i mean where's the drama in that?

JenSugah: "ooh, it's a 0.5 feet baby white shark!!! run!!"

Manolis: claremont loves big sea threats
Manolis: remember scott and maddie's honeymoon?

Manolis: they bumped into a gigantic octopus for crying out loud!

JenSugah: Not an octopus, a squid

PhoenixFire081: hahaha
Junkeeb: c'mon it was there for excitement, embellishments are for entertainment purposes!
Junkeeb: lol

Manolis: the whole storyline so far feels like a summer blockbuster

PhoenixFire081: yes, i can undersand why they'd want to make sharks bigger than houses

JenSugah: Damn, all I have in my head now is 'Neal, Neal, look at his booty, Neal, Neal, mmmm, fine booty and great abs....oooh, look at his body, Neal, Neal"

Junkeeb: it does. i definitely felt like this was the high adventure, high romance cc promised

PhoenixFire081: yes! i love that about this book jen

Manolis: hmm, we'll get to that in the end

 

PhoenixFire081: there's no definitive "arc"

Manolis: hm, i think there is

PhoenixFire081: i haven't seen one yet

Manolis: issues 5-8 are the australia arc

Manolis: 1-4 the spain arc

PhoenixFire081: that so?

PhoenixFire081: ahh

JenSugah: Yeah, pretty much

JenSugah: But the story goes through them
Junkeeb: yeah, but the story does seem to continue on

Manolis: we'll see

PhoenixFire081: i mean honestly, its different from all the cores

JenSugah: 228-249 was Australian era in CC's first run, but in that, you had: The Brood arc, the Genosha arc, the Mastermold arc and the Reavers arc

PhoenixFire081: its classic x-men, yet its refreshing
Junkeeb: i thought it was a natural progression

JenSugah: It's going the same in X-Treme

PhoenixFire081: i think CC is definetely showing his stuff in this book

Manolis: something that struck me strange

Manolis: two issues ago storm was all shy

Manolis: about wearing the dress and all

Manolis: and this issue she's wearing that skimpy little sexy thing

Junkeeb: she was shy then, but with davey and the way he looks at her and him being a stranger

PhoenixFire081: i love the looks those two share!

Manolis: well ,she was shy in front of rogue and the others
Junkeeb: she felt sexier and ready to go out and be sexy!

Manolis: they have surely seen her "evening showers"

Manolis: i remember from claremont's early stuff

Manolis: storm complaining about wanting to go skinny-dipping

JenSugah: She wasn't trying to imress anyone with that dress earlyer on in the series, but now, she wanted to impress the cute surfer, of course you dress up for that!!!!!!!!!!!

Junkeeb: me too lauren davey and storm seem to have chemistry and so early on

JenSugah: yeah

PhoenixFire081: from the moment they first see one another

Manolis: davey was likeable

PhoenixFire081: it's like, instant

JenSugah: Davey uses SUCH a corny line on her though

Manolis: t-bird was cornier

JenSugah: T-Bird? You DARE talk bad about our little wet dream?????

 

Manolis: i don't like heather

JenSugah: I like Heather

PhoenixFire081: if she wanted your ass you would

Manolis: oh, that's another point

JenSugah: a strong female
Junkeeb: i like heather

PhoenixFire081: i like heather, and i bet her power is going to be cool

Manolis: she really didn;t say much

PhoenixFire081: i mean come on, we know she's a mutant

Manolis: her power is cool though

JenSugah: Yeah, she was doing things that no normal lifeguard could do

Manolis: i like the subtle stuff
Junkeeb: i like heather she did some stuff

Manolis: she became a mutant hero

PhoenixFire081: yeah it was awesome

Manolis: she uses her powers to save people, just like the xmen
Junkeeb: plus like i said she is more perceptive than we think

PhoenixFire081: yeah, perhaps a telepath?

Junkeeb: perhaps

PhoenixFire081: (do we need another in the world?)

JenSugah: Heather is probably a well developed water elemental
Junkeeb: not really

Manolis: hey, with charley and psylocke gone...
PhoenixFire081: charley isn't gone

PhoenixFire081: just, err...pushed aside

Manolis: he's taken over by a hag
Junkeeb: he's just put away!

PhoenixFire081: oh you think cassie's hot manolis
Junkeeb: ;-)

PhoenixFire081: admit it

Manolis: aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh=-O

Manolis: damn you, i gotta get to sleep afterwards

PhoenixFire081: :-P

 

JenSugah: We didn't discuss Storm's stupidity yet

PhoenixFire081: we haven't discussed yours either jen

JenSugah: "Heather, lifeguard, do you know CPR??"

Manolis: oh!

Manolis: lol

JenSugah: that was SO silly!!

Manolis: you're right

PhoenixFire081: omg that was

JenSugah: She is a lifeguard, of course she does you white haired bimbo weather bitch!!

Manolis: she was so lovestruck at the moment

JenSugah: I'm so gonna get censored:-P
Junkeeb: lol

Manolis: no, i'll leave that in

JenSugah: She hadn't even TALKED to the guy Manolis!!

Manolis: not lauren's though
Manolis: she was too busy drooling over his abs

Manolis: ok R&R

 

ROGUE & REMY

 

Manolis: i liked it too

Manolis: red lotus was silly steretype japanese guy

JenSugah: Don't care about the people that are bitching about Rogue catching the needle, the scenes with Rogue were great
Junkeeb: very fun scene and that examiner is one sick fuck!

Manolis: it was a slick scene

JenSugah: Rogue has superhuman speed!! She can do things like catching such a slow needle!!

PhoenixFire081: oohh, the panel where Rogue is in an altered "happy state" and the creepy old guy has his finger at her lips is simply creepy!

Junkeeb: i loved the rogue catching the needles scene!

Junkeeb: rogue saved the day! YAY

PhoenixFire081: yeah! I liked it when she caught the needle

Manolis: cc has great ideas here
Manolis: the orgasmic effect

Manolis: it was soooooo cool!

PhoenixFire081: yes, the examiner? whatever, more like Captain Orgasmo

JenSugah: I'm not sure if the orgasmic scene was aimed at Rogue's disability to experience touch though
Junkeeb: yeah, torturing rogue through orgasmic means was way warped!

Manolis: it was a sure way to toture her, since he knew her powers
 Manolis: she had only once before felt orgasm.. i suppose

JenSugah: being put in a state of pure extacy and then having it taken away would be bad for everyone

JenSugah: not orgasm...PURE EXTACY! That's beyond orgasms

JenSugah: She was probably hurt because he took her virginity:-P
Junkeeb: yeah, it was the nirvana of orgasms!

PhoenixFire081: it's like, multiples

JenSugah: Multiples, and beyond

Manolis: lol, with gambit or with the examiner?

JenSugah: satisfaction on all fronts

PhoenixFire081: hahaha
Junkeeb: sick twisted bastard!

Manolis: "oh remy, sugah, you can't satisfy me like the old coot did..."

PhoenixFire081: rofl
Junkeeb: smacks manolis across the room

Manolis: ouch

JenSugah: "Oh, old ugly chinese man, give it to me...."

PhoenixFire081: *cue porno music*

JenSugah: lol

PhoenixFire081: yeah, "please sir, can i have some more?"

JenSugah: Then she saved the day and we got to see Gambit's chest ^__^

Manolis: and the obligatory butt shot

Junkeeb: yes, rogue’s is the hero and we see remy pecs, it was a perfect scene!

Manolis: ok, who think rogue secretly stole the orgasmic needles?

PhoenixFire081: hahaha
Junkeeb: smacks manolis harder across the room

PhoenixFire081: i think she took a couple for good measure

Manolis: she has every right to, i think

PhoenixFire081: ya know, to study them further

Manolis: yes, call gambit in her room to help her with studying

PhoenixFire081: wait, she did take Red Lotus

PhoenixFire081: isn't that the same thing?
Junkeeb: perhaps remy took some to, “ hey chere i got somthing for you”

Manolis: lol, for her birthday

PhoenixFire081: i thought the panel with her carrying him, and remy standing there was funny

Manolis: "why are u taking him chere?" "just something for the road sugah"

 

BERRY’S PART

 

Manolis: oh, since berry isn't here

Manolis: we have to make the underwear argument

PhoenixFire081: underwear? in honor of sara?

Junkeeb: yeah, what is up with the matching panties?

PhoenixFire081: LOL

JenSugah: I claim her panties, and that's final

PhoenixFire081: yeah, that was pretty funny

PhoenixFire081: maybe they put them in them

Manolis: remy wore orange undies?

Manolis: oh, lord!

JenSugah: They were yellow

Junkeeb: yeah they were yellow, you know manolis most men are color blind
Junkeeb: ;-)

JenSugah: I think the Examiner put them in those matching underwear

Junkeeb: i think so too

Manolis: the old coot undressed them and put some new panties on?

PhoenixFire081: yeah i think so

JenSugah: So...the examiner undressed remy, got to see him naked and put them in those briefs?

JenSugah: I hate him!!

JenSugah: He saw Remy naked!

Manolis: who knows what he did to them while they were unconshious

JenSugah: Now why don't they show US those things in the comic?

Manolis: lol, hidden villainCams

Junkeeb: lol

JenSugah: It's not like I'd MIND seeing Remy's bare booty, nor would I be insulted if they show his pee-pee!!!

Manolis: ok, red lotus was dressed as robin, asain boy wonder

PhoenixFire081: :-O

Manolis: pee-pee?

PhoenixFire081: pee-pee? aren't you beyond that
Junkeeb: lol! hahahahahahahahah!

PhoenixFire081: there we go

JenSugah: A well drawn naked Gambit would not be offending, it would be art!!

PhoenixFire081: hahahahaha

Junkeeb: it would be

JenSugah: Like, a cajun-saussage

Manolis: they always sneak a nude scene in there, didya notice?
Manolis: also in issue 4 with the sketch

Junkeeb: i support that comment 100% jen!

PhoenixFire081: hahahahahaha

PhoenixFire081: lucky rogue

 

Manolis: ok, red lotus was dressed as robin, asain boy wonder. agree or disagree?
Junkeeb: lol

PhoenixFire081: asian boy wonder

Manolis: the coloring is tyhesame!

Manolis: the same'

PhoenixFire081: yes it is

Manolis: in the first panel it struck me really weird

JenSugah: Shaw wouldn't mind to control the Australian crime scene of course, and he framed Gambit to get the X-Treme team, who he undoubtively knows about, to check it out, so he could get a hold of Sage
Junkeeb:holy harpoon, examiner, you can't do that!”

PhoenixFire081: haha,

Manolis: er, jen? what are you talking about?

JenSugah: Jen did a robin impression

Manolis: lol!

JenSugah: I saw two episodes of the old batman series here today
Junkeeb: manolis you are so slow, when jokes have to be explained to you...

JenSugah: God it was corny

PhoenixFire081: hahahaha

Junkeeb: such a shame, and he is such a nice greek boy too...

 

CLAREMONT!

 

Manolis: so, final round

Manolis: claremont discussion!

PhoenixFire081: i need to give him a hug

JenSugah: CC deserves a hug!!

PhoenixFire081: he does!

Junkeeb: okay you guys hug him, i will simply give him a pat on the back

PhoenixFire081: i am so serious. I'm going to walk up to him, and give him a huge hug!

JenSugah: I was sceptic about this series for the first 4 issues

JenSugah: But 5 and 6 were just wonderfull

Manolis: i didn't really like the first 3 issues

Manolis: hated issue 1 actually

Manolis: but issue 4 was lovely

Manolis: last issue was a bit confusing

Manolis: this issue was perfect!

 

GRADING CLAREMONT ;)

 

Manolis: so, claremont comments?
Manolis: and the title so far?

JenSugah: The title gets a 9 from me

PhoenixFire081: a 9 here

JenSugah: And this issue....9.7, almost perfect

Manolis: an 8

Junkeeb: yeah a 9

Manolis: it started awful

Manolis: and do you think cc can be compare now to his original work

PhoenixFire081: well, his first run of x-men is really nothing you can compare it to

Manolis: but the latest are gems

Manolis: so,it goes half and half

JenSugah: he gets an 8 for me compared to his firstr run

PhoenixFire081: he revolutionized x-men, and without him, the x-men would be totally different

Manolis: his first run is divine

Manolis: i can;t compare it either
Junkeeb: i liked issue 1 and 3 was my fave issue so far. but 6 is a close second. ;-)

 

Manolis: so, let's grade the writing now

Manolis: /10 as always

Junkeeb: the writing was juicy! i give it a 9! =)

PhoenixFire081: cool!

Manolis: hmmm, 8. i just know he will get better and better still

PhoenixFire081: the writing was juicy, romantic, and action packed

PhoenixFire081: i give it a 9 indeed

JenSugah: Oh, 9.8!!!!

PhoenixFire081: i swear to god jen

Manolis: i'll make that a 10 for you

JenSugah: No no, it wasn't perfect

JenSugah: but close

Manolis: so, 9.5

JenSugah: Nah....a 9.4 is better

JenSugah: I was too enthausiastic;-)

Manolis: 9.8 will screw over the average

PhoenixFire081: hahaha

JenSugah: A 9 then!!!

Manolis: oh lord jen, i swear

JenSugah: Shut up greek bitch-boy

PhoenixFire081: and again, i need to give CC a hug

Manolis: ok, all, massive cc hug

PhoenixFire081: yeah!
Junkeeb: a group hug goes out to cc!

Manolis: we love ya chris!

 

Manolis: for me, this is the ultimate summer blockbuster, mark millar my @$$, cc is far better. sorry lauren

PhoenixFire081: whoa, i have to defend mark greek boy

Manolis: there is action, romance, daring escapades, deathtraps

PhoenixFire081: i shall kick thy ass!
Junkeeb: i agree with manolis

Manolis: you liked ultxmen #1-6 better than this?

Manolis: stuff was blown up, but no character moments

PhoenixFire081: oh wow, *grabs bat*
Junkeeb: this was a complete summer blockbuster, action packed and fun! with romance abound!

Manolis: and still on part 2 of 4!
Junkeeb: run manolis! she is one of marky's harem!

Manolis: aaaahhhhhh!

PhoenixFire081: well so far, I can't compare it to mark's work. He's amazing and I love his Ultimate X-men, and it IS my favorite book right now (along with New and X-Treme)
Junkeeb: i can't protect you from that bat

PhoenixFire081: but they're two different beasts

PhoenixFire081: claremont has this wonderful mix of old and new going for him

PhoenixFire081: and I totally love the sweeping stories that he's told so far

Manolis: well, i'm saying that although mark millar's stuff is marketed as "da shit- super blockbuster movie",it's claremont who is delivering in that style
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... discussion raged on, i’m sparing you the specifics ;)]

 

 

GRADING THE ISSUE

 

Manolis: and a final overall grade for it

Manolis: i give it a 8.5
Junkeeb: i have to say it was very entertaining

PhoenixFire081: 9

Junkeeb: packed with all the high adventure, drama and romance! lots of fun!

JenSugah: I give it a 9

Manolis: what? no 9.05?
Junkeeb: a juicy little number that gets an overall 9

PhoenixFire081: yes jen!

JenSugah: It had great art, and awesome character moments

JenSugah: Good Rogue and Gambit interaction

JenSugah: Great Neal body and booty shots

JenSugah: great Sage moments

JenSugah: Great Neal booty and body shots

JenSugah: great Storm and Davey things

 

THE GRIPES

 

Manolis: oh, forgot to ask...

Manolis: anything that really miffed you about it? any gripes?

JenSugah: Awesome Neal body.....

PhoenixFire081: hmm, rogue's look

JenSugah: Only Bishop being in it....I really don't like him

PhoenixFire081: i want her to look more like a southern belle
Junkeeb: rogue could be drawn better

JenSugah: That would require her hair to be longer
Junkeeb: me too lauren!

Manolis: what was your favourite look for heer?

JenSugah: the only good-looking Rogue with short hair was drawn by Tom Raney in X-Men 103

Manolis: me, it's paul smith's look with the green suit and hood

PhoenixFire081: rogue is tough, brash, sassy, and rough and tumble; all the while being a sexy little southern belle--thats what makes her Rogue!

Manolis: circa uxm175
Junkeeb: i like how she looked in UXM #385

JenSugah: My favorite Rogue was the one from late 200's Uncanny and early X-Men

PhoenixFire081: 385 looked awesome!

Manolis: the orange suit? john romita look, right?

PhoenixFire081: i think also, not seeing her eyes is hard

PhoenixFire081: because there's so much life in them

JenSugah: Rogue looked good in Uncanny 385....but X-Men 103 had the best short hair Rogue so far

PhoenixFire081: i mean we did this time because her power was awol
Junkeeb: i now need her to lose those shades in the worst way!

JenSugah: me too

PhoenixFire081: yeah her eyes are such a barometer for her attitude
Junkeeb: she needs her sparky flirty nature back!

PhoenixFire081: yeah, something is eating her

PhoenixFire081: and its not gambit

JenSugah: I don't care if it's a devastating traumatic event, she just needs her eyes again:-P

PhoenixFire081: In the savage land mini, she looked totally beautiful

Manolis: oh, jen you had mentioned the eye color change

Junkeeb: yeah in the panel she cathes the needle her eyes are a very purposeful blue!!

Manolis: carol coming back?
Junkeeb: could that be ms marvel???

JenSugah: Carol coming back to help Rogue with her needle-catching experience?:-P

Manolis: cc has hinted at it

JenSugah: :-\

Manolis: ;-)

Junkeeb: we'll see how this plays out!

 

BIDDING FAREWELL

 

PhoenixFire081: so does this conclude the chat?

JenSugah: I think this should be ended soon or something:-P

PhoenixFire081: thank you manolis for having us

JenSugah: Everyone's had you Lauren....
Junkeeb: thanks manolis!

Manolis: ok, say bye to the readers!

PhoenixFire081: bye bye readers *flashes them*

JenSugah: Bye dweebs!!!
Junkeeb: bye readers!

Manolis: bye you faithful followers!

Manolis: yeah, right

PhoenixFire081: *huge hugs to all the readers --MAINLY CC!

Manolis: you think we can get him to read this?

PhoenixFire081: hehe do we want him to?

JenSugah: He'd have a heart attack if he read how we speak...

Manolis: lol
Junkeeb: lord help us all, for anyone who reads this! :-P

Manolis: i'll edit out the cuss-words

JenSugah: We want Larocca to read this and draw more hot TB
Junkeeb: gah! lord! my damn typing!!!!

Manolis: i think we can get cc to read this

JenSugah: Yeah, just mail it to him

Manolis: we can start a thread at this forum tommorow

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SPECIAL THANKS GO OUT TO:

OUR LADY JUNKEEB, OWNER OF THE INGENIUS ROGUE AND REMY LOVE MACHINE MESSAGE BOARDS

THE LM3: LAUREN, JEN AND BERRY, MARK MILLAR’S PRIVATE X-HAREM, FOR BEING HERE (WITH AN OBVIOUS EXCEPTION IN BERRY’S CASE, WHO SHINED IN HER ABSENCE)

 

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MANOLIS VAMVOUNIS

 

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