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THEY SOLVE MYSTERIES, I THINK

April 29th, 2009 | by Tom
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THEY SOLVE MYSTERIES, I THINK

Not to start things on a down note, but I have a couple of problems with X-Men Origins: Wolverine and this issue that Cami brings up in today’s comic is probably the least radioactive among them.

As someone who firmly believes that too many mutants spoiled the broth on X-Men 3, it doesn’t please me to see so many mutants in what is supposed to be a Wolverine origin story.

Granted, Marvel has woven our favorite sawed-off runt into some of the biggest historical events of the last 100 years and he always seems to be running into someone we know from the larger comic universe.

But I think there is potential for overkill when you try to cram all of these relationships into a two hour movie and not over the course of months or years of storytelling like they do in the comics.

Wolverine’s history is complicated enough. Why complicated it further by distracting us with characters we don’t care about?

I think it makes sense to include Sabretooth in Logan’s past and I think it’s smart to include Deadpool as well. But Gambit’s just in there because they couldn’t squeeze him into X-3. And The Blob? Seriously? The Blob? What does he have to do with any of this? Combine this with cameos from younger versions of Cyclops and Emma Frost and it becomes a mutated mess.

Lastly, put whoever cast Will.I.Am in this movie on the phone right now. They’re fired.

Now it’s very possible that these characters won’t be featured prominently and their impact on the overall story will be insignificant.

But if that’s the case, why is Fox cutting TV spots for nearly every last one of them?…

Was there anyone on the fence about this movie who said to themselves, “Yeah, I don’t know if I want to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But know that I know Fred J. Dukes is in it, I HAVE to go!”

To me, it’s symbolic of Fox’s wasteful, over-saturated marketing strategy. Between those 8 spots, I already feel like I’ve already seen the whole damn movie! How about leaving something for the theater, Fox?

I could probably go on – and on Friday, it’s likely that I will – but I want to leave it at that for now. By the way, if you noticed the series of 10-star graphics in the sidebar on the way down, that’s the list of Top 10 comics here on the site as voted by you, the readers. I added a new ranking plugin on Monday and a few of you have been going through the archives ranking your favorite comics. Don’t agree with the list? Rank a few comics of your own!

In the meantime, how are you feeling about X-Men Origins: Wolverine? Are you excited for it or do you think it has been over-hyped? Do you think anyone will even remember this movie after the reboot of Star Trek comes out next week? Does it matter so long as you get to see Hugh Jackman without his shirt on in a couple of scenes?

Leave your comments below!

└ Tags: Cyclops, Deadpool, Emma Frost, Gambit, Hugh Jackman, Sabretooth, The Blob, too many mutants, Will.I.Am, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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THE INCENTIVE IMAGE

April 29th, 2009 | by Tom
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Vote for Theater Hopper at Top Web Comics

It occurred to me that I forgot to upload the incentive image I normally use to bribe you into voting for me over at Top Web Comics. So it makes sense that I should maybe get on that. I’ve uploaded the image and you can view it when you vote for Theater Hopper at Top Web Comics.

For those of you who felt hoodwinked by Monday’s incentive “surprise,” you’ll be pleased to know that Wednesday’s incentive image is just a straight-up action shot of Wolverine. Scout’s Honor.

I’ve created an image to go with the blog that will help the link to Top Web Comics stand out more. The idea will be to change the image behind the check mark for each new incentive sketch so you get a little preview when it updates.

Top Web Comics has an option to use a text link that displays the comic ranking. You can see I’ve made room for it on the image but I haven’t figured out how to code that in just yet. Here’s the link if anyone is interested: http://topwebcomics.com/rankimages/plaintext.aspx?comicid=6537 I’m trying to figure out if size, color and placement of the rank number can be controlled with CSS. If anyone has any bright ideas, leave your comments below!

Thanks!

└ Tags: incentive image, Top Web Comics, vote, Wolverine
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