Van Jensen, a writer for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, thought X-Men: The Last Stand was okay, but it didn’t quite capture the action and melodrama of the X-Men comics.
“At a time when comics were largely simple, silly affairs (i. e. Rainbow Batman ),” Jensen writes, “the X-Men broke the mold as a darker group. Through a mutation, they earned tremendous powers, such as controlling the weather or growing wings. They’re a team of genetic freaks who fight not just villains, but the prejudice and fear of regular people.”
To bolster his assertion that the comics are better, Jensen turns to the resident expert: former college classmate John Wenz, who rattles off his 10 favorite X-Men storylines, issues and eras.
I think No. 10 is my favorite, though:
10. Something written by Grant Morrison — My admiration and lust for Grant Morrison is superseded only by Grant Morrison’s lust and admiration for Grant Morrison.
And No. 8 strikes a chord, because it’s when I started reading Uncanny X-Men:
8. The Shadowcat / Cyclops / Storm / Wolverine / Colossus / Nightcrawler era — The classic team. There’s not really an adventure that sticks out above the rest, although the Brood saga is quite good. What really gets me more is the team interplay throughout this. It’s what made X-Men at least Marvel’s second family.
The rest of the list, and more commentary by Jensen, is at the link.
June 13th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
Those two are a bunch of homos. Give me my EC Horror comics. Those things were as dark as a well digger’s ass.