Farewell old friend...

Someone once said, "All good things must come to an end." In this case, my favorite comic title is now over. "New X-Men" came to a close with Issue #46, Chapter 12 of the Messiah Complex. It has a pretty good issue, yet there are several problems I have with this.

You would think that for New X-Men's final issue, you would see a lot of the core cast. That's not the case at all. Instead, the students are shoved to the back while the core, veteran X-Men take the stage front & center. The New X-Men are only on five or six pages in the entire book. What's up with that?

Now I would not have any problems with this issue if there had been at least one more issue. An epilogue/farewell issue of sorts. Allow us New X-Men fans a glimpse at our characters Post-Messiah Complex. Ease us slowly into the new book "Young X-Men." But we are not given any of that. Instead, the entire series ends with a cliffhanger to be resolved in another X-title. Wow, that's nice.

The 'replacement' for "New X-Men" is slated to be "Young X-Men." I recently read that "Young X-Men" is to be written by Marc Guggenheim with art from Yanick Paquette. Will I be sticking around for it? Probably not. From the way things are going, it sounds like most of the New X-Men are either going to die or be promoted. Young X-Men most likely won't have my characters in it, nor will they follow the story lines planted by NXM writers, Kyle & Yost.

For those of you, like me, that did enjoy the stories written by Kyle & Yost, be sure to check out their new X-book, "X-Force." Unlike NXM, it WILL follow up on some NXM stories, like Matthew Reisman & the Purifiers. Not only do we have some amazing story telling, but Clayton Crain's art looks epic & cinematic. This may indeed be the book Kyle & Yost were born to write.

While I probably will enjoy X-Force, I bid you farewell, New X-Men. You will be missed dearly.

Still Epic...

It's official. "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" rocks! The second episode rocked my freaking socks off. It had plenty of action and lots of plot advancement. The tiny twists they've thrown in helps a lot too. I'm sure we'll see some pretty big payoffs later down the road.

I'm sticking around for this show. It's exactly what I need to fill my sci-fi quota.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

And thus, it begins. A sci-fi show like no other. One with the greatest potential ever...

Saw the first part of the premiere tonight. Very, very awesome. It's a strong beginning for a show that can only improve. It had tons of action, good character development, good plot, and a surprising twist at the end. I'm definitely going to try to catch Part 2 tomorrow night.

Overall? An excellent new sci-fi show worth tuning in too. If you aren't a Terminator fan, then it'll be kinda hard for you to get into. The show doesn't take a whole lot of time to explain the past. But it does offer some history lessons for the ignorant. And hey, want one more reason to love this show? It takes "T3" out of the continuity equation. Yes! Hallelujah!

Farewell Spider-Man & MJ...

Well, it's official. The marriage of Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson-Parker is over. And of course, per the wishes of Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, it is not taken out by death or divorce. No, the marriage was erased from existence by Mephisto AKA the Devil. But rather than be logical in the retcon, Quesada has chosen to make this new continuity really, really confusing. I'll probably go more in-depth with later posts. Because I assure you all, I WILL be discussing this later on. I'm this mad about it.

I guess you can call this a prologue for a long rant about Marvel & Quesada destroying a perfectly good marriage. There are tons of issues I have with this horrible comic event. Everybody, you have better prepare yourselves.

But for now, I shed a tear for you both, Peter & MJ. You two were amazing and your love eternal. Hopefully, you can find a way back to each other in the near future.