tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post4560013166535383457..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: When Rages the Dark Phoenix!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-69943046490985201572017-09-17T20:51:10.375-04:002017-09-17T20:51:10.375-04:00Well I could have been misinformed, but regardless...Well I could have been misinformed, but regardless who wrote the story, I've heard it was really more of Shooter using the issue to justify his stance of Jean being killed off rather than what he considered a slap on the wrist.<br /><br />But then that's really on Byrne for some last minute cooking of vegetables:-).Antiyonderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628394725948164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-92075634965944391342015-10-11T00:39:39.251-04:002015-10-11T00:39:39.251-04:00I've heard of it for sure, as part of Claremon...I've heard of it for sure, as part of Claremont's long-winded three-part X-Men:End trilogy.<br />I'll check out your review and let you know what I thought about it.Mr. Morbid's House Of Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721085161381688977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-44305770185846227382015-10-08T13:32:06.269-04:002015-10-08T13:32:06.269-04:00Dale, no--I only collected the first What If serie...Dale, no--I only collected the first <i>What If</i> series, and a <i>little</i> of the second (bits and pieces of it). But for an interesting twist, you might have a look at <a href="http://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2014/03/no-rest-for-weary.html" rel="nofollow">X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong</a>, where Jean is brought back to life in <i>our</i> universe. It takes grave-robbing to a whole new level.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-65525336532102341282015-10-08T10:11:04.055-04:002015-10-08T10:11:04.055-04:00Ha, good point Colin;)
Damn. Like you said, and a...Ha, good point Colin;)<br /><br />Damn. Like you said, and any faithful reader of What If? can tell you, when things go bad, they really go hardcore bad quick.<br /><br />Glaring in-story errors and mistakes aside (especially Illandra's big one by not pursuing the Phoenix after saving Arama, and basically going back to the same events that led up to this one again<br />It's not a bad issue overall. <br />Of course hindsight being what it is now that we know the truth from different angles, I could see scenario actually happening. After all, Jean-Phoenix was slowly but surely escalating and building up to this moment by taking more and more nibbles of various plantoids, so it's not like wasn't expected. <br /><br />And on a related side-note, not only Illandra, but Galactus too should/could shoulder some of the blame. True, he warned Jean-Phoenix about her hunger issues, but he could've nipped it in the bud and put up more of a fight to take her out. Then again, despite recognizing her power levels, maybe it just didn't occur to him or he just didn't care about the danger of letting her live.<br /><br />Have you reviewed the other What If? story abut Jean not dying?Mr. Morbid's House Of Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721085161381688977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-70518374653963535172015-10-08T10:06:23.876-04:002015-10-08T10:06:23.876-04:00Colin, my guess is that Xavier likely caught the n...Colin, my guess is that Xavier likely caught the news accounts of Galactus, but obtained a more in-depth briefing from Reed at some point. (In fact, I'd be surprised if Reed didn't provide such a briefing for <i>all</i> his super-being colleagues; with none of them showing up during the attack for whatever reasons, surely they made inquiries to him afterward.)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-62693646133481915162015-10-08T09:49:43.174-04:002015-10-08T09:49:43.174-04:00If I remember correctly I only owned two issues of...If I remember correctly I only owned two issues of What If - this one and the one where Iron Man gets trapped in King Arthur's Camelot. I thought the ending of this story with the Phoenix force advancing across the universe destroying everything in its' path was really powerful and it's stuck in my mind ever since, very interesting to see this again. In one of the panels Professor Xavier says "Reed Richards, leader of the Fantastic Four, told me about Galactus"...did Prof X really need to be "told about" Galactus considering the Big G had come to New York and tried to consume the whole Earth ? Where was Professor X while all this was happening, having an afternoon doze or something ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com