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I will grudgingly admit that it does seem sort of nightmarish trying to make a sufficient sequel to Royals that matches even a part of the obscene quantity of shit that story has going on but they still could have tried.
At least keep around the NuHumans that aren't Ms Marvel, I wanna see what Swain and Ash are up to
girl who's conflict-averse because she wins too easily
Weird question, anybody know the origin of this quote?
Specifically the "we must x it all part" at the end. I know the panel itself is from Empyre (I think the Avengers prelude issue, I know Larraz didn't do the main series and it's not the FF prequel), but I'm curious if the quote has any more History.
In particular, I know Ewing used a variant of it either in his Guardians series - in that case it's used by the Plex intelligence and altered to be in line with the Utopian Kree's morals (it talks about opening every gate in infinity and saving everyone in existence, all that nice Utopian Kree stuff). Those predate Empyre, so it seems like Ewing created the Utopian version then retroactively inserted the standard Kree version into their past (the scene in the image comes just before the Kree massacre the Cotati in their backstory) to make a link.
But that sits weirdly with me, it's a pretty prominent reference that's realistically going to fly over most people's heads considering it's a singular, almost throwaway line in Guardians (if I remember correctly it's shown in a Utopian Kree colony shortly before that colony is destroyed by the reborn Olympians, who unsurprisingly receive much more focus). Plus, this is Ewing so it would be pretty typical of him to be referencing some classic Kree quote explaining their ideology, he loves callbacks like that. So if anyone knows of a classic comic with anything similar from the Kree I'd love to hear it.
I missed one, it's also in Royals when Ronan is mourning the dead of Hala - his version is
"The Dead of Hala are numberless.
I vow to know them all.
My sorrow is inexhaustible.
I vow to avenge it all.
The betrayers of Hala are Manifold.
I will accuse them all."
Interestingly, this is now the first appearance of this quote, Royals being a semi-predecessor to Guardians and Empyre as an earlier space story written by Ewing (and sharing Noh-Varr with Guardians).
I could see this as an origin for the quote - it still feels sort of tilted, which would push me towards reference, but Ronan generally has a sort of slow talking stiltedness to him in Royals which makes this less notable. Plus, I'm not discounting the possibility of Ewing introducing it here with the intent of making a thing of it as he did later (though it's still so weird to me how minor it is).
Resolution, it's from Morrison's Marvel Boy. In #6 the Plex Intelligence says the Utopian version, Ewing presumably worked backwards from that in Royals and Empyre.
Just finished covering Ewing's first Mighty Avengers series on my Ewing blog and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Got a whole new appreciation for the series (#10 especially, that one's ridiculously good, especially for an event tie-in) where before I slightly dismissed it as event riddled and a bit underdeveloped. Here's the megapost for that if you're interested in giving the series a look-over with my notes
Megapost
Hi all, I'm trying something new.
I've set up a new side blog focused on making sort of reference details with for Ewing comics. Its meant to be sort of an introductory guide, giving people general information on the characters as well as specific contextual information for the comic at hand (there's a bigger description on the account).
Here's the link https://www.tumblr.com/ewing-annotations?source=share
it's funny how many stories there are which set up the hero of the story as someone whose job it is to "restore the balance between light and dark" but what we see from them mostly only looks like trying to vanquish any signs of darkness
you go to the website of a pest control company and they talk about how their job is to restore the balance between house and bug
Now that we've got Storm 4 the entire Cosmic Raptor thing in #3 is a bizarre choice.
On the surface level, it's a pretty good choice to introduce the idea of going beyond Marvel into other media properties insofar as that is possible - DC being another comics company makes it a safe bet for a reference readers will get, with the Source Wall being a particularly good choice with its general iconicity and place in adaptations like the DCAU.
But the Cosmic Raptor is anything but, to be frank it seems like one of the worst choices of cosmic DC figures. It's at a precise point in regards to time wherein it's too recent to be an established icon but too old to be in the zeitgeist, plus it's a pretty minor part of the run it's from so even people who've read Synder/Tynion JL might miss it, although maybe that helps with copyright or something like that. Also it's not from the DC multiverse, it's from an omniverse beyond, which is fitting for the Storm storyline but unhelpful for showing this is part of the DC universe (although it would be very funny move to reveal this is another multiverse in the DC omniverse). Behaviourally it also seems off, though we don't have much to judge by - the DC raptor was well spoken and legalistic, presumably to give a clear impression of a cosmic judge. The Storm Raptor has one line, "Rot in primordial ooze, shit stains". I guess you could argue its a different Raptor, but it's drawn very similarly to the DC raptor (the Storm Raptor seems much brighter and smallerthan the DC one but the size is just practical and the lights could be argued as just lighting, there is only a single panel of the DC raptor to work with) and it's a very pronounced difference. I get the feeling it's written that way just for the "definitely not Jean" bit but her mistaking the Raptor for Jean doesn't really work when the Raptor is monochrome with a coloured glow and the Phoenix is almost always incredibly bright. If Storm was confused it would be one thing, but she greets the Raptor eagerly. Also the raptor doesn't seem to be aggressive in DC, it seals away Perpetua but that's because she's super evil. I presume it's meant to be attacking in order to put Storm and her not-mom into the source wall, but again it only did that to Perpetua because she's super evil. Plus that motive falls flat when it just flies away after they fall in the primordial ooze.
I know this is all pretty nitpicky, but with this sort of reference I feel like the details are really all you've got. Until #4 came out I was genuinely kind of uncertain whether this was even meant to be the DC Raptor whether this was even meant to be the DC Raptor when it was behaving unrecognisably. And in truth it feels like a missed opportunity for a more pointed reference - I know more iconic characters would probably pose a bigger threat copyright wise, but there's definitely ways to allude to others. Off the top of my head, the chase framework is perfect for an omega beams segment, which could surely be done in a recognisable but permissible way (I can't imagine DC lays claim to "red beams that chase you" but 99% of readers would get it instantly). Just the weirdest choice.
Now that we've got Storm 4 the entire Cosmic Raptor thing in #3 is a bizarre choice.
On the surface level, it's a pretty good choice to introduce the idea of going beyond Marvel into other media properties insofar as that is possible - DC being another comics company makes it a safe bet for a reference readers will get, with the Source Wall being a particularly good choice with its general iconicity and place in adaptations like the DCAU.
But the Cosmic Raptor is anything but, to be frank it seems like one of the worst choices of cosmic DC figures. It's at a precise point in regards to time wherein it's too recent to be an established icon but too old to be in the zeitgeist, plus it's a pretty minor part of the run it's from so even people who've read Synder/Tynion JL might miss it, although maybe that helps with copyright or something like that. Also it's not from the DC multiverse, it's from an omniverse beyond, which is fitting for the Storm storyline but unhelpful for showing this is part of the DC universe (although it would be very funny move to reveal this is another multiverse in the DC omniverse). Behaviourally it also seems off, though we don't have much to judge by - the DC raptor was well spoken and legalistic, presumably to give a clear impression of a cosmic judge. The Storm Raptor has one line, "Rot in primordial ooze, shit stains". I guess you could argue its a different Raptor, but it's drawn very similarly to the DC raptor (the Storm Raptor seems much brighter and smallerthan the DC one but the size is just practical and the lights could be argued as just lighting, there is only a single panel of the DC raptor to work with) and it's a very pronounced difference. I get the feeling it's written that way just for the "definitely not Jean" bit but her mistaking the Raptor for Jean doesn't really work when the Raptor is monochrome with a coloured glow and the Phoenix is almost always incredibly bright. If Storm was confused it would be one thing, but she greets the Raptor eagerly. Also the raptor doesn't seem to be aggressive in DC, it seals away Perpetua but that's because she's super evil. I presume it's meant to be attacking in order to put Storm and her not-mom into the source wall, but again it only did that to Perpetua because she's super evil. Plus that motive falls flat when it just flies away after they fall in the primordial ooze.
I know this is all pretty nitpicky, but with this sort of reference I feel like the details are really all you've got. Until #4 came out I was genuinely kind of uncertain whether this was even meant to be the DC Raptor whether this was even meant to be the DC Raptor when it was behaving unrecognisably. And in truth it feels like a missed opportunity for a more pointed reference - I know more iconic characters would probably pose a bigger threat copyright wise, but there's definitely ways to allude to others. Off the top of my head, the chase framework is perfect for an omega beams segment, which could surely be done in a recognisable but permissible way (I can't imagine DC lays claim to "red beams that chase you" but 99% of readers would get it instantly). Just the weirdest choice.
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Intrigued by the concept of Ewing written Black Cat
I will grudgingly admit that it does seem sort of nightmarish trying to make a sufficient sequel to Royals that matches even a part of the obscene quantity of shit that story has going on but they still could have tried.
I know Guardians has the reputation of being the poly Ewing series but I feel like he was at least knocking on that door in Royals.
Weird question, anybody know the origin of this quote?
Specifically the "we must x it all part" at the end. I know the panel itself is from Empyre (I think the Avengers prelude issue, I know Larraz didn't do the main series and it's not the FF prequel), but I'm curious if the quote has any more History.
In particular, I know Ewing used a variant of it either in his Guardians series - in that case it's used by the Plex intelligence and altered to be in line with the Utopian Kree's morals (it talks about opening every gate in infinity and saving everyone in existence, all that nice Utopian Kree stuff). Those predate Empyre, so it seems like Ewing created the Utopian version then retroactively inserted the standard Kree version into their past (the scene in the image comes just before the Kree massacre the Cotati in their backstory) to make a link.
But that sits weirdly with me, it's a pretty prominent reference that's realistically going to fly over most people's heads considering it's a singular, almost throwaway line in Guardians (if I remember correctly it's shown in a Utopian Kree colony shortly before that colony is destroyed by the reborn Olympians, who unsurprisingly receive much more focus). Plus, this is Ewing so it would be pretty typical of him to be referencing some classic Kree quote explaining their ideology, he loves callbacks like that. So if anyone knows of a classic comic with anything similar from the Kree I'd love to hear it.
I missed one, it's also in Royals when Ronan is mourning the dead of Hala - his version is
"The Dead of Hala are numberless.
I vow to know them all.
My sorrow is inexhaustible.
I vow to avenge it all.
The betrayers of Hala are Manifold.
I will accuse them all."
Interestingly, this is now the first appearance of this quote, Royals being a semi-predecessor to Guardians and Empyre as an earlier space story written by Ewing (and sharing Noh-Varr with Guardians).
I could see this as an origin for the quote - it still feels sort of tilted, which would push me towards reference, but Ronan generally has a sort of slow talking stiltedness to him in Royals which makes this less notable. Plus, I'm not discounting the possibility of Ewing introducing it here with the intent of making a thing of it as he did later (though it's still so weird to me how minor it is).
Me: (Picks The Key up and hurls him back into the sea) OUT YOU GO, YA CREEP
Girl I need to know the title of this book like hello did they actually put Taylor on Themyscira???
It's the preview for Justice League:Dream Girls, contained in issues of Justice League Intergalactic Special. The special ends with them falling asleep and the preview describes itself as a "Themysciran dream" so its presumably some kind of dream world the two are in.
Something very charming to me about the trope of a Superhero's semi-sentient weapon loving them in a very literal sense - Mjolnir, Mother Box (not a weapon but adjacent), Green Lantern rings sometimes. It's a pleasant idea, especially with the sort of historical revision of a lot of cases of it. This entire time we've thought them just a weapon, fighting because the hand that wields said to, but really they've chose to because they love their wielder, a love felt and known even if never spoken. It's nice
The Superboy prime stuff is increasingly reminding me of Agent of Asgard - that bit in the most recent issue where CK talks about how the expectation that he'll revert colours how everyone talks to him over him really reminded of the older Loki backstory from that series.
