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mattaukamp's review against another edition
4.0
So, I'll start by saying that the New Mutants in Asgard is maybe the best New Mutants story I've ever read. Fully explored the psyches and powers of each character before bringing them together - slowly, to explore many of their interpersonal relationships - for a big climactic showdown. It was everything I've been wanting from New Mutants for the past 4 volumes.
Next, Secret Wars II was a travesty.
Claremont's take on it was -intentional or not- a pretty great metaphor for the editorial mandate itself. The Beyonder waltzes into the New Mutants' story, interrupting whatever else was going on, and KILLS THEM. Then resurrects them and drops them back into their lives like nothing happened. The issue where they all die showcases some incredible character moments -specifically for Dani- and then Claremont returns to the book the next issue with the characters traumatized into blank slates. They have no motivation or energy and show no interest in their lives as they had been. Compare this with Jim Shooter walking into the offices of every Marvel writer and saying "I don't care what you have going on, you're going to write 2-3 issues of the Beyonder now!" He kills the momentum and spirit of every book under his purview and then drops them back in like nothing happened. The Mutants find it difficult to pick up where they left off. They're disaffected zombies in their own story, and even wiping their minds (pretending the event didn't happen) doesn't cure them.
This must have been how Claremont felt - he had a direction he was going in that was utterly killed and then told "Ok, you can resume." and he felt it impossible. He felt his enthusiasm for the story deflated, and he couldn't just *pretend it never happened.* So we follow him along this journey through the characters he's writing and find ourselves frustrated and resentful of Jim Shooter --oops, I mean The Beyonder.
SO glad this was the end of meaningless, sales-driven company-wide cross-overs that completely derail an ongoing story and kill it's momentum, alienating readers and creators!! :-/
Next, Secret Wars II was a travesty.
Claremont's take on it was -intentional or not- a pretty great metaphor for the editorial mandate itself. The Beyonder waltzes into the New Mutants' story, interrupting whatever else was going on, and KILLS THEM. Then resurrects them and drops them back into their lives like nothing happened. The issue where they all die showcases some incredible character moments -specifically for Dani- and then Claremont returns to the book the next issue with the characters traumatized into blank slates. They have no motivation or energy and show no interest in their lives as they had been. Compare this with Jim Shooter walking into the offices of every Marvel writer and saying "I don't care what you have going on, you're going to write 2-3 issues of the Beyonder now!" He kills the momentum and spirit of every book under his purview and then drops them back in like nothing happened. The Mutants find it difficult to pick up where they left off. They're disaffected zombies in their own story, and even wiping their minds (pretending the event didn't happen) doesn't cure them.
This must have been how Claremont felt - he had a direction he was going in that was utterly killed and then told "Ok, you can resume." and he felt it impossible. He felt his enthusiasm for the story deflated, and he couldn't just *pretend it never happened.* So we follow him along this journey through the characters he's writing and find ourselves frustrated and resentful of Jim Shooter --oops, I mean The Beyonder.
SO glad this was the end of meaningless, sales-driven company-wide cross-overs that completely derail an ongoing story and kill it's momentum, alienating readers and creators!! :-/
meliemelo's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome. «If I should die» has become one of my favourite stories ever. My only problem is that we are missing some of the secret wars issues, which makes the story difficult to follow.
fungivibes's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Racism
jesse_post's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
Adventures in Asgard,Magneto as headmaster and The White Queen. Still as fun as I remember but just okay.
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