Comments on: What Happened To Emma Frost’s Dialogue in ALL-NEW X-MEN? http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: kalorama http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/comment-page-1/#comment-780925 kalorama Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:16:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34546#comment-780925 My knowledge of Emma's background is far from expansive, but it's my understanding that everything about the image she projects: the look, the clothes, the speech--is an affectation, a carefully maintained pose, to try and cover up the rough edges of her formative years and reclaim the veneer of sophistication she lost when she ran away from her family's wealth. If that's the case, then the way she talks here may just be how the "real" Emma talks, in an unguarded moment when she's to tired to keep up the act. My knowledge of Emma’s background is far from expansive, but it’s my understanding that everything about the image she projects: the look, the clothes, the speech–is an affectation, a carefully maintained pose, to try and cover up the rough edges of her formative years and reclaim the veneer of sophistication she lost when she ran away from her family’s wealth. If that’s the case, then the way she talks here may just be how the “real” Emma talks, in an unguarded moment when she’s to tired to keep up the act.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/comment-page-1/#comment-776925 Sean Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:07:17 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34546#comment-776925 Reads like she's channeling Wolverine. Maybe Bendis/Marvel has decided that's what makes him such a popular character and now all characters will talk with that speech pattern. When will Emma start calling everyone 'Bub'? Reads like she’s channeling Wolverine. Maybe Bendis/Marvel has decided that’s what makes him such a popular character and now all characters will talk with that speech pattern. When will Emma start calling everyone ‘Bub’?

]]> By: Richard http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/comment-page-1/#comment-776485 Richard Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:09:28 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34546#comment-776485 that's why i hate bendi's on team book's all of the cast just blend with each other that’s why i hate bendi’s on team book’s all of the cast just blend with each other

]]> By: Bizzle http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/comment-page-1/#comment-776481 Bizzle Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:04:35 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34546#comment-776481 HEy RF! Bendis writing is so atrocious and you know this. HEy RF! Bendis writing is so atrocious and you know this.

]]> By: RF http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/comment-page-1/#comment-776438 RF Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:20:11 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34546#comment-776438 Hey, Kyle! So what's his writing tic on display here? Dropping consonants? Hey, Kyle! So what’s his writing tic on display here? Dropping consonants?

]]> By: Kyle Garret http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/comment-page-1/#comment-776384 Kyle Garret Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:59:19 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34546#comment-776384 It's not like this is unusual, though. Bendis makes all of his characters sound exactly the same. It's only obvious this time because he's done it with a character who has a particular way of talking. The problem with his explanation is that she magically changed to fit his way of writing dialogue -- how convenient! I've always wondered why the editors at Marvel don't ever try to get him to fix this writing tick of his. Once you notice it, it's hard to not notice it all the time. It’s not like this is unusual, though. Bendis makes all of his characters sound exactly the same. It’s only obvious this time because he’s done it with a character who has a particular way of talking.

The problem with his explanation is that she magically changed to fit his way of writing dialogue — how convenient!

I’ve always wondered why the editors at Marvel don’t ever try to get him to fix this writing tick of his. Once you notice it, it’s hard to not notice it all the time.

]]> By: Ken http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/11/what-happened-to-emma-frosts-dialogue-in-all-new-x-men/comment-page-1/#comment-776380 Ken Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:51:18 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34546#comment-776380 I actually thought Bendis was doing this very deliberately... it's been stated many times (esp in Astonishing, I think) that Emma's British accent is an affectation -- a pretentious face she puts out there... I thought the change was cool -- she'd been through a trauma and now she's done with pretention. I actually thought Bendis was doing this very deliberately… it’s been stated many times (esp in Astonishing, I think) that Emma’s British accent is an affectation — a pretentious face she puts out there… I thought the change was cool — she’d been through a trauma and now she’s done with pretention.

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