tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post4440641977540419575..comments2024-01-27T01:47:43.844-08:00Comments on Shirtless Superheroes: New Mutants at the BeachShirtless Superheroeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-53076871960937908062014-09-01T09:57:59.818-07:002014-09-01T09:57:59.818-07:00I've always assumed the conversation went some...I've always assumed the conversation went something along the lines of Jim Lee saying "I want to make a kickass ninja" and Claremont having to figure out how to work it. It made sense at the time, when the x-men were all scattered and lost and stuff. Betsy did feel a bit of a throwback during this most self-conciously gritty of comic eras.<br /><br />What I objected to was when it Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-26828942927125463552014-09-01T09:52:41.339-07:002014-09-01T09:52:41.339-07:00The Asgardian Wars TPB, featuring this NM annual, ...The Asgardian Wars TPB, featuring this NM annual, was the first Marvel Comic I ever read. It changed my life, though probably not in ways my brother intended when he lent it to me...<br /><br />I've been in love with Doug ever since. So, thanks! It's so good to see these again.Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-70397149516633059352011-05-02T01:34:06.291-07:002011-05-02T01:34:06.291-07:00@Cesar, so the new(est) series is good, huh? I'...@Cesar, so the new(est) series is good, huh? I'm gonna check it out.Shirtless Superheroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-34140304331377294302011-05-01T15:19:46.579-07:002011-05-01T15:19:46.579-07:00Arion, the new series is definitely worth checking...Arion, the new series is definitely worth checking. There is respect for the old New Mutants there. If you have a chance, get it, you won't be sorry.Icecypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999359003183615788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-17892877738265919142011-05-01T00:37:36.501-07:002011-05-01T00:37:36.501-07:00Don't fear, Arion! I'll post some post-res...Don't fear, Arion! I'll post some post-resurrection Cypher soon. =)Shirtless Superheroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-63303680998736469582011-04-29T14:33:27.870-07:002011-04-29T14:33:27.870-07:00Didn't know that . I haven't been followin...Didn't know that . I haven't been following the current New Mutants title.Arionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794190466838336293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-51357329893298471722011-04-27T20:36:45.634-07:002011-04-27T20:36:45.634-07:00I like his new design, although I still can't ...I like his new design, although I still can't figure out if they aged him or left him at the same age he was when he died (that's what I think should be correct).<br /><br />He grew some barely noticeable facial hair in Limbo, but still not too much as to imply he is not a teen anymore...Icecypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999359003183615788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-87072290449631551952011-04-27T15:47:39.259-07:002011-04-27T15:47:39.259-07:00It just seems that Marvel pretty much ignores and ...It just seems that Marvel pretty much ignores and doesn't promote Captain Britain & Excalibur related characters overall or they try to internationalize or Americanize them, and it annoys me greatly as those characters are some of my absolute favorites in comics. <br /><br />LOL, We made it to 30 comments, yay! And I can't wait to see more of Cypher in future, he was so cute and his DANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-57003616126389561822011-04-27T10:40:47.042-07:002011-04-27T10:40:47.042-07:00I think at the beginning it may have been thought ...I think at the beginning it may have been thought as temporary. Or, at the very least, not made to distance her from Brian or to bury Marvel UK continuity.<br /><br />I think Claremont actually likes including the link between her and her family, even old Marvel UK enemies, so I do not think his goal was to get away from them.<br /><br />BTW, the first AoA was superb!<br /><br />The second, was Icecypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999359003183615788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-65017423529760476182011-04-26T09:20:13.626-07:002011-04-26T09:20:13.626-07:00I just wish they'd change Betsy back to her or...I just wish they'd change Betsy back to her original body, it's as if the switch was done to forever separate her from brother, and I'm just against close siblings being forcibly separated by full-on making them no longer genetically related. It goes back to Marvel U.S. trying to separate its continuity from Marvel U.K. (or at least sort of ignore the U.K. continuity) for no good DANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-27826646294003325732011-04-25T23:18:50.969-07:002011-04-25T23:18:50.969-07:00You're right. Even in Age of Apocalypse Betsy ...You're right. Even in Age of Apocalypse Betsy was asian. I guess we just have to assume that the body switch occurred in all alternate realities. =)Shirtless Superheroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-34888872060953241012011-04-25T21:15:49.623-07:002011-04-25T21:15:49.623-07:00More Cypher is definitely something I'd like t...More Cypher is definitely something I'd like to see!<br /><br />And the question is not that much why Betsy was changed to a Japanese body (I can see that as part of the story as it developed).<br /><br />The question would be why, whenever Betsy is seen as part of alternate realities (not alterations of the main one, as in House of M), or on video games that don't follow the comics, or Icecypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999359003183615788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-85151715793100907032011-04-24T14:31:35.214-07:002011-04-24T14:31:35.214-07:00You're welcome. And I'll be waiting to see...You're welcome. And I'll be waiting to see more Cypher in upcoming posts. I don't have the entire New Mutants run so I'm sure there will be things I haven't seen.Arionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794190466838336293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-19524465388206233162011-04-24T13:22:28.482-07:002011-04-24T13:22:28.482-07:00@DAN, yeah, didn't know the New Mutants would ...@DAN, yeah, didn't know the New Mutants would get this kind of reaction. I'm definitely gonna be posting more NM stuff. Re: Asian Betsy, I don't know why the whole body switching thing was done. Maybe they wanted to have more asian representation in the X-Books.<br /><br />@Cesar, of course I've seen those before. Great job on the art! I love how Doug & Betsy are using WarlockShirtless Superheroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-27565547551036928372011-04-23T20:53:07.759-07:002011-04-23T20:53:07.759-07:00Doug Ramsey always was one of my favorite Marvel c...Doug Ramsey always was one of my favorite Marvel characters. This New Mutants issue was also one of the first ones I read and I have to admit I fell in love with him (metaphorically speaking, of course).<br /><br />And yes, Alan Davis & Art Adams should be working on a regular basis. I'm a big fan of both .<br /><br />www.artbyarion.blogspot.comArionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794190466838336293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-73770577687006262942011-04-23T11:09:28.428-07:002011-04-23T11:09:28.428-07:00Aw, I miss the old British non-Asian-martial-artis...Aw, I miss the old British non-Asian-martial-artist Betsy of the 80's, still can't figure out the rationale behind turning Brian's fraternal twin sister into an Asian assassin type. Talk about WTF!DANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-69444759989445268932011-04-23T08:32:38.414-07:002011-04-23T08:32:38.414-07:00Hahahahahaha, indeed.
I guess some of you have se...Hahahahahaha, indeed.<br /><br />I guess some of you have seen this, but for the rest, the first pic on this post is based on the Captain Britain/ New Mutants annual.<br />http://icecypher-skins.blogspot.com/2011/03/marvel-comics-cypher.html<br /><br />No Brian in that pic, though. Only Betsy.Icecypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999359003183615788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-46735444133053665682011-04-22T23:21:18.660-07:002011-04-22T23:21:18.660-07:00Yeah, the veterans we grew up with are being put o...Yeah, the veterans we grew up with are being put out to pasture and it's a real shame! <br /><br />Plus, look at this MASSIVE comment thread! If it weren't for those darn sexualized New Mutants kids... ;)DANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-20286397327331779992011-04-22T22:11:15.295-07:002011-04-22T22:11:15.295-07:00@icon_uk, I remember that Annual! It also had a na...@icon_uk, I remember that Annual! It also had a naked, de-aged Brian Braddock! Looks like I'm gonna be posting a lot of classic New Mutants beefcake in the next scheduled update! Thanks for the info and the tag corrections!<br /><br />@DAN, I love both Alan Davis & Art Adams, I can't choose who I like better though, they're both great artists. It's a shame that they don't Shirtless Superheroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-19508600973800063252011-04-22T17:34:31.957-07:002011-04-22T17:34:31.957-07:00@icon, that annual 2 looks really great in my Capt...@icon, that annual 2 looks really great in my Captain Britain Omnibus which I love dearly! Art Adams's 80's work is good, but Alan Davis has remained absolutely masterful over the years!DANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-43117463070609159682011-04-22T16:44:14.992-07:002011-04-22T16:44:14.992-07:00Doug also goes topless courtesy of Alan Davis, for...Doug also goes topless courtesy of Alan Davis, for the last half of New Mutants Annual #2 "Why do we do the stupid things we do?", when he loans his tunic to Captain Britain (long story).<br /><br />Your tags here are a little borked though. Warlock from the New Mutants is not "Adam Warlock", and Douglock isn't in this scans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-50175175394554566552011-04-22T15:49:12.757-07:002011-04-22T15:49:12.757-07:00Damn!Damn!DANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-11933976532765794062011-04-22T14:50:04.869-07:002011-04-22T14:50:04.869-07:00Well, the skinny-dipping scene is from the early d...Well, the skinny-dipping scene is from the early days of the New Mutants, back when Sam was in his... homely phase. He didn't look like the stud we all know and love now.Shirtless Superheroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-33369321253917047882011-04-22T14:36:35.045-07:002011-04-22T14:36:35.045-07:00Ooo la la! Keep the sexy commin', Pandesal! Ca...Ooo la la! Keep the sexy commin', Pandesal! Can't wait to see that skinny dipping scene, lol! :)DANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547204083883898680.post-34803055276913028522011-04-22T14:22:58.790-07:002011-04-22T14:22:58.790-07:00@Citizen Alan, I was able to find the issue in whi...@Citizen Alan, I was able to find the issue in which Sam goes skinny dipping. Its New Mutants #21. <br /><br />BTW, "never nude" is an Arrested Development reference. One of the characters has issues about nudity & wears cutoffs all the time.Shirtless Superheroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854167730208155897noreply@blogger.com