tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post5028567870548945291..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: IRON FIST #11Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-13760220258519980442018-01-11T11:41:40.808-08:002018-01-11T11:41:40.808-08:00// The best parts of this issue are all the random...<br><i>// The best parts of this issue are all the random cameos at the beginning. //</i><br /><br />Agreed. I did feel at first that it was awfully comic-book convenient for Danny and Misty to be on hand when the Wrecking Crew shows up — but of course they're with Colleen, and then we find out the bad guys are looking for Don Blake due to his Thor connection. The Marvel Universe (and MU NYC in particular) is so crowded it works. I’d also never seen this side of the conversation between Misty and Jean as she’s discharged, which given how slowly the Phoenix saga got off the ground is almost by definition a fairly significant piece of the tapestry at this point.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-44763062036114702732015-09-02T16:46:02.043-07:002015-09-02T16:46:02.043-07:00Teebore -- "...the villains of a story where ...Teebore -- "...<b>the villains of a story where the important stuff doesn't involve the specific battle of the hero vs. the villains (if that makes sense).</b>"<br /><br />It does. Some of the Wrecking Crew's defining appearances for me include SECRET WARS, where they're just sort of Dr. Doom's shock troops, and THUNDERBOLTS #1, where they're just there to make the new super-team look good.<br /><br />The X-Men connection is tenuous, but it's interesting to see them bounce around a bit like this. I talked a bit more about it in the IRON FIST 15 post that just went up today.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-27935382960954181822015-08-31T06:31:45.262-07:002015-08-31T06:31:45.262-07:00Shame this is such a dud; I've always liked th...Shame this is such a dud; I've always liked the Wrecking Crew. I wouldn't want them headlining a major story, but they're great "before we get to the main villain" foils, or serve well as the villains of a story where the important stuff doesn't involve the specific battle of the hero vs. the villains (if that makes sense). <br /><br /><i> I'm always glad to see the seventies versions of the X-Men pop up, and it's interesting to chart their non-X-MEN guest/cameo appearances, as written by Claremont, during this period</i><br /><br />Indeed. I had no idea this issue showed Jean getting discharged from the hospital after X-MEN #101. If I ever find a way to make an X-aminations book, this'll have to be one of the extras I slot into it. <br />Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.com