Agent X was a series that ran for 15 issues a few years ago. There was a bit of a "mystery" as to who Agent X really was, but since it started as soon as Deadpool ended, kept the entire creative team and supporting cast, it was pretty obvious it was going to be Deadpool somehow. 10 of the 15 issues were written by Gail Simone, who has never written a subpar comic in her life (although to be fair I heard her Wonder Woman wasn't great), and her issues are terrific. The five filler issues are kind of weak, but I guess two thirds of a series being good isn't half bad. This isn't collected in trade, so you'll have to track down individual issues, so get crackin!RATING: 69%
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Her Wonder Woman right now isn't *great* but it is good, and it is getting better with this new storyline coming up. We're actually getting some strong story to go with above-average dialogue and characterization (whereas before the story was the big weakness).
Oh, and Agent X was terrific.
I'm a Nathan Dayspring/Summers guy. Cable rocks. I always hoped he and Jean would get together since Maddy was his actual mother. They would have one hell of an ass kicking kid.
BTW, as a Star Trek lover you might like what these fans put together-- http://youtube.com/watch?v=5EDTrLjsRk4&feature=related --
-- http://youtube.com/watch?v=jb1mTPC1nQ8&feature=related --
I sure hope they don't screw it up with the new movie.
John from Daejeon
Deadpool is such a douche. I remember his first appearance in X-Force #2 when he fought that guy with the metal arms and the hands that flew off. I thought he looked like a shitty Spiderman clone and wouldn't have any staying power at all. Boy, was I wrong.
I think Deadpool is hilarious. They always make jokes about his costume being a total Spider-man ripoff, though. Leave it to Rob Liefield!
John from Daejon, I was watching the remastered episodes for a while, and I kind of liked what they were doing. The transitions between 2000s cgi and 1960s live action were a bit weird, but they were mainly good.
I am 99% certain the remake will be bad.
I watched the re-mastered episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before" and couldn't believe my eyes. They added two modern day participants into the background wearing a hot pink and white tank top and white mini-skirt. The young woman and her friend were behind Kirk and Spock as they played chess in the beginning of the episode. Talk about sticking out like sore thumbs in the show’s original color scheme. I wonder who they had to pay to become window dressing, and what were the term.
Then, I watched the awesome Lord of the Rings films with my non-fan sister. She had some good points, like why didn't a giant eagle just pick up Frodo at the beginning of the film and fly him straight to Mount Doom to dispose of the ring since they rescued him so easily at the end. She also wondered how Gandalf could fight Saruman and the Balrog in the mountain so valiantly with his wizard powers, but then was only able to hit the steward on the head with his staff as the films wore on. He was surely no Jedi. I didn't have these problems at all with the books . I was only peeved that Tom Bombadil and Golberry weren't in the filmed version, but now the films are really ruined for me. She had some very valid points. If these flicks make it into your top 100, explain these shortcomings for me.
Sometimes it is best to leave the greats (Star Trek and The Lord or the Rings in book form) well enough alone.
John from Daejeon
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