tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post8892923022415993473..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: ...And One Must Die!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-36468605233734886172018-05-02T12:01:57.133-04:002018-05-02T12:01:57.133-04:00It is interesting that Thunderbird, the first Marv...It is interesting that Thunderbird, the first Marvel Comic Native American superhero was killed off only 4 months after the Leonard Peltier of the American Indian Movement and FBI incident in Oglala, South Dakota 1975. It may or may not be a coincidence but at the time there was a serious negative media back lash towards the American Indian Movement (AIM). Marvel Comics always tended to be somewhat observant of social topics of the day but conservative towards serious social situations.<br /><br />This may be reading into the the death of Thunderbird but it also seems interesting that he is the only superhero in the Marvel<br />Universe to ever be killed off after 2 1/2 issues. His death was not based on negative fan feedback but something more <br />serious. Something Marvel should really talk about today.<br /><br />-william cAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-47932110170853850752016-08-04T07:16:05.128-04:002016-08-04T07:16:05.128-04:00I dunno, George--the weather around Valhalla looke...I dunno, George--the weather around Valhalla looked pretty crystal clear to me after Storm had finished with those soldiers. As for Xavier, the answer's easy--the Doomsmith had an A.I. that just hadn't been brought online yet! Okay, okay, there probably weren't any A.I.s around in 1975, even in the military. How about... he read how to do it in <i>Popular Mechanics</i>. That mag had so many specs, it probably had NORAD's, too.<br /><br />M.P., Nefaria is certainly due for a profile at the PPoC, as often as he keeps popping up here causing trouble. The sleeves will have to be rolled up on that one, though, since he's definitely made the rounds.Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-64113351455694366942016-08-04T05:32:30.816-04:002016-08-04T05:32:30.816-04:00I'm going to try for a No-Prize here...
I bel...I'm going to try for a No-Prize here...<br /><br />I believe the reason Cyclops was surprised by Storm's <i>tour de force</i> was because, while she did train with the rest of the team in the Danger Room, she always held back while doing so. Why? Because when she cuts loose, she affects weather patterns for miles around, not just in the localised area - a point I believe is brought up in later X-MEN issues. At this time, the Xavier School is believed by the world at large to be just that, and not a super-team HQ; frequent typhoons and ice storms in Westchester would blow the school's cover.<br /><br />Now then, can anyone adequately explain to me how Xavier can "mentally scan" the Doomsmith System, something which while certainly complex, almost certainly does not have a mind to read...George Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837115563034614545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-34331563931199313052016-08-04T04:41:56.583-04:002016-08-04T04:41:56.583-04:00The only reference to Thunderbird I recall reading...The only reference to Thunderbird I recall reading is when Nefaria, armed with Superman-type powers, attacked the Avengers mansion. <br />Hank McCoy, the Beast, went straight for him, in anger, over what had happened to Thunderbird. It didn't work out well, but it was interesting to see the Beast drop his comic act and get really angry.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com