tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post5553554495415266991..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: MARVEL TEAM-UP #69Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-39439591688962145722015-11-11T15:58:19.834-08:002015-11-11T15:58:19.834-08:00Well, when you get to that collected edition, I...Well, when you get to that collected edition, I'll check it out!<br /><br />I really like the continuity Claremont and Byrne put into this particular story. They use Havok's kidnapping to get Polaris to call the X-Men, they use the X-Men's kidnapping to prevent them from rescuing Havok and to get Polaris to call Beast, then they use Beast's departure to kick off the "world tour" arc.<br /><br />Though one wonders why Beast was so intent on looking for the X-Men first, rather than going straight off in search of Havok. So nobody's answering the phone at Xaiver's -- maybe they all went out to dinner! Meanwhile, who knows what awful stuff is happening to Havok right then!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-39280039312532729662015-11-11T14:25:12.870-08:002015-11-11T14:25:12.870-08:00*Sigh* Another issue which, paired with the next, ...*Sigh* Another issue which, paired with the next, really deserved their own X-aminations post. I was much more wary of featuring this kind of stuff back in the day (ironically afraid of establishing a precedent wherein I'd be forced to cover a lot of ancillary tie-ins), whereas now I take a much more inclusive approach. <br /><br />Cuz yeah, this does read a lot like a lost issue of Claremont/Byrne's X-Men, between the involvement of Havok & Polaris and the setup of Beast's appearance in #111. <br /><br />Ah, well. Another one for the eventual collected edition. :) Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.com