05-07-2003, 06:56 PM
Dani,May 8 2003, 01:15 AM Wrote:Phalanx was about the Techno Organic beings/virus, which started with the introduction of Warmachine and Warlocke in the early days of the New Mutants comic book.The Legacy Virus!!! :lol:
The other virus was (is?) the Legacy Virus.
That's the name I failed to remember!
Quote:My interest in Xmen ended with Uncanny Xmen 252, the issue where Psylocke (pre-ninja) persuades the Xmen to escape into the Siege Perilous while being under attack from the Reavers. After that IMO Jim Lee etc. (aka. the Image guys) replaced substance and story with flash and frankly, porn-lite for the kids; and Marvel really cranked up the number of titles.
The only decent storyline after 252 was the Age of Apocalypse.
I agree on all three counts. :(
On "porn lite" the Xterminators got even worse by the looks of things. Some time after I stopped collecting I picked a new issue off the shelf and opened it up. I recall the first page had a full page image of Cannonball striking a heroic pose (complete with fists on hips) and Boomer draped off one shoulder doing a pouty playboy model impression. <_< I closed the abomination and put it straight back on the shelf.
Quote:Still occasionally go and read synapsee of the books from fansites though. Nostalgia thing probably.
You do? Why bother?
In my own case I persisted for a while in the hope that the series might have reclaimed its former glory, but no. It lasted a while in a semi-palatable state and then went downhill from there.
Heed the Song of Battle and Unsheath the Blades of War