And, no, we don’t buy comics to see T’challa get reamed out for pubcrawling by a curler wearing Storm, so Marvel creators don’t explore the same themes as the movies. But can we be honest and say the last time T’Challa was interesting was the first 6 issues of the Reggie Hudlin run? And with Storm, we’d go way back to her mohawk days, back when she listened to The Exploited.
And the whole “Marvel doesn’t know how to portray positive black relationships” argument doesn’t work, because this was a Wakandan king marrying a mutant “goddess”. The only way these characters get more dull is if they speak in verse. At least Brian Michael Bendis, for better or worse, injects the Luke Cage/Jessica Jones marriage with real world problems. Even Bendis’ critics must admit he’s trying to show married people struggle with anxiety and identity within the 616 area code.
It’s hardly surprising Marvel employs an event comic to undo T’challa & Storm’s vows since editors were inventing new ways for them to live separately. My god, last year T’challa was running a diner in Hell’s Kitchen! He had a greater shot of bumping into this guy than his wife . His wife, who was joining one more superteam under Marvel’s cart-before-the- horse braintrust. A therapist might ask one of these workaholics if professional obligation was but a convenient excuse to stay away from their spouse.
Speaking of Storm’s mohawk days, one of my favorite 80’s X-Men memories was when the powerless Ororo Munroe took her sabbatical to Dallas, Texas (where I live). I loved the way JRJr drew Forge’s skyscraper so close in proximity to Reunion Tower. And BWS would step in for those ” Life/Death” specials. What a story. Do you think Forge would ever lease a floor to the Kardashians, if the 616 Lakers traded Lamar to the 616 Mavericks? Would Forge expose the Kardashians for the Dire Wraiths they truly are? Before embarking on the destruction of the Seacrest Empire?
Thumbs of for Jack Goes Boating, by the way. My wife hated it, and it’s very similar to Punch Drunk Love which also starred Hoffman. But I’m sucker for stories where repressed manchildren learn to contain their rage and speak to women. Probably because it’s so different from my own life.
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On today’s pile was BOOM! Studios’ Steed And Mrs Peel 1-6 by Grant Morrison, Anne Caulfield, and Ian Gibson.
Of course, I had no idea BOOM! republished these from a 1990’s Eclipse title. It’s a terrific showcase for artist Ian Gibson, who I remember from the 90’s and looks better than ever on the improved paper. It’s a very trippy read and, unlike some of Morrison’s more recent work, I wasn’t exhausted by all of the ideas he tossed in. Morrison’s wonderful , but I admit sometimes I wish he’d throw in one less alternate universe Superman.
- Dale Beggars
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