My (very skimpy) haul:
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Originally Posted by SuckerPunch
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Spider-man is continuing on fairly strong. I really like his ability to create new stuff and showcase his scientific mind. However, I don't like one of the throw-away lines voicing his concern his new boss is piecing together his identity as Spider-Man. I thought with the whole stuff Doc Strange, Tony Stark, and Reed Richards did prevents anyone from discovering his identity unless he specifically tells them and/or sees him unmask. It's a non-concern and makes me worried that Dan Slott doesn't really know what he's doing. I know that's dumb but still...
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The whole mind wipe thing was ill contrived and poorly planned and the rules of how it works aren't clearly defined. Strange, Stark and Richards erased all records both public and private, yes. They also wiped the world's memory of the unmasking, but I don't recall either them or Mephisto stating that it was setup where no one could guess his ID. |
Originally Posted by SuckerPunch
My (very skimpy) haul:
Spider-man is continuing on fairly strong. I really like his ability to create new stuff and showcase his scientific mind. However, I don't like one of the throw-away lines voicing his concern his new boss is piecing together his identity as Spider-Man. I thought with the whole stuff Doc Strange, Tony Stark, and Reed Richards did prevents anyone from discovering his identity unless he specifically tells them and/or sees him unmask. It's a non-concern and makes me worried that Dan Slott doesn't really know what he's doing. I know that's dumb but still... |
The thing that keeps people from guessing his ID is the same comic book absurdity that keeps most people from figuring out that Clark Kent is Superman, or Bruce Wayne is Batman, or Hal is GL, etc.
IMO, the better way to have undone the unmasking would have been to use a spell to communicate with Peter in the past before the unmasking to warn him what would happen and to have him instead disguise himself under the mask and give a fake name when he revealed himself.
Example: he could have told Stark "Look, I'll give you your public unmasking, but in case this whole thing collapses I still want my identity to be a secret. So you setup fake records to show that a man named "Ben Reilley" exists, and I'll dye my hair blonde and wear colored contacts to alter my eye color, and maybe add a fake scar on part of my face to show some form of battle injury from long ago. You get your unmasking and public support swells for the legislation, and my ID stays secret in case it all collapses and is overturned."
Next month: Turns out Peter is descended from Lycans! This is discovered during his first Brazilian.
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I'm not arguing that it's not dumb (because it is), but I'm pretty sure that part of what all they did went beyond just removing it from the public knowledge and went so far as if people started to try to guess who Spidey was they'd always come to the wrong conclusion, unless he specifically told them. I need to find the source...|
Originally Posted by Nericus
The whole mind wipe thing was ill contrived and poorly planned and the rules of how it works aren't clearly defined. Strange, Stark and Richards erased all records both public and private, yes. They also wiped the world's memory of the unmasking, but I don't recall either them or Mephisto stating that it was setup where no one could guess his ID.
The thing that keeps people from guessing his ID is the same comic book absurdity that keeps most people from figuring out that Clark Kent is Superman, or Bruce Wayne is Batman, or Hal is GL, etc. |
Edit - Yeah, the "Psychic Blindspot".
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Hm, I just read that wiki entry. To me it sounds like the "Psychic Blindspot" is more the equivalent of pouring white out into any lingering continuity glitches due to this whole mess created by Joe Q's insisting that Peter can't be married.
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Originally Posted by SuckerPunch
I'm not arguing that it's not dumb (because it is), but I'm pretty sure that part of what all they did went beyond just removing it from the public knowledge and went so far as if people started to try to guess who Spidey was they'd always come to the wrong conclusion, unless he specifically told them. I need to find the source...
Edit - Yeah, the "Psychic Blindspot". |
This was a Geoff Johns week for me:
Green Lantern
Emerald Warriors
Brightest Day
and scooping up last week's Flash
Green Lantern
Perhaps its simply that so many bits of the story came out at once, but the recap page that opens this issue really makes it feel like Johns is ready to start pulling Brightest Day together. There's a lot of Parallax/Flash fight here, but the big point here is the reveal of the cloaked figure collecting the entities. Not a surprise reveal by any means, but its certainly a nice return that gives the series a firm direction once more.
Emerald Warriors
Our psychic mastermind pits a bunch of GL rookies against Guy and company. It's sort of a frustratingly hopeless fight, but again, this issue is about giving the title some foundation, and the last few pages of blood spray collages certainly do that. Simultaneous events across the 3 GL books have really started to pull things together again.
Brightest Day
Some really nice character work with Aquaman/Lad really make this book. The cover fight happens and comes across entirely unnecessary, but it certainly leads to a great bit of dialog that gives the new Aqualad a solid foundation. The other half of the book is made up of Fire/Deathstorm shinanigans that are certainly solid, but feel more like a work in progress. I really hope next issue gives Firestorm the same kind of footing Aqualad received.
Flash
Last week's news, but kind of a filler issue. Basically a Secret Origin for Captain Boomerang that's got some neat ideas, but ultimately exists to move the series forward but lacks what's great about it. Barry is sorely missed, as is the creative use of his powers.
On the Marvel front, I had one book:
X-Factor
Another one of those, "the team puts aside their differences to survive" kind of chapter. Quite the strong conclusion to the Vegas storyline, with a fun use of Thor, Princess Bride references, and a neat use of Darwin (I do love that this entire book is full of characters with deus ex powers). Probably the most frustrating thing is that all the action crowds out the character work that makes the series great. Also GREAT to the far more consistent quality, both in storytelling and art. Hopefully the series can get another big setup soon.
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