tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post5029398069646840565..comments2022-04-08T12:57:26.584-05:00Comments on Phoenixanew: X-Universe #1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-88962574590926861732015-07-30T14:52:34.429-05:002015-07-30T14:52:34.429-05:00I quite liked this issue, thought it handled the l...I quite liked this issue, thought it handled the larger cast better than I expected I would, but it does play on some level of familiarity with the characters, so I can see it not working for someone coming in somewhat fresh. Which is what threw me off in some of the other AoA titles, because my X-Men knowledge is nowhere near yours, but here, I do know quite a bit about the people involved.NoelCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744014386233716741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-69492427351773329112013-08-29T21:41:47.947-05:002013-08-29T21:41:47.947-05:00I don't think they ever specify one way or the...I don't think they ever specify one way or the other.therealphoenixanewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728133971705657561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-28445233333778898882013-08-29T21:30:31.628-05:002013-08-29T21:30:31.628-05:00+JMJ+
I can see Magneto possibly making an excep...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I can see Magneto <i>possibly</i> making an exception for Thor. But does Don Blake ever reveal that he is a god in this timeline? (Or does this take place before Odin lets him figure it out?) Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-29811023464012015562013-08-27T14:07:30.768-05:002013-08-27T14:07:30.768-05:00I think the answer to why most of them don't h...I think the answer to why most of them don't have powers is simpler than that - things are much more difficult for normal humans in this timeline, so most of them would not have had the chance to be in the situations that led to them getting powers.<br /><br />While it's not specified, I'm assuming Peter never got bitten by a radioactive spider, for instance, because he probably didn&therealphoenixanewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728133971705657561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-42152528150898854962013-08-27T13:55:28.648-05:002013-08-27T13:55:28.648-05:00+JMJ+
What I find interesting is that they kille...+JMJ+ <br /><br />What I find interesting is that they killed off so many major characters (in one blow, from the looks of it!), as if to deliberately give the less popular figures a chance to shine. And hardly anyone has the powers we associate with them! Thinking about it some more, I guess they did it because many of the major heroes, if they had lived <i>and</i> had their powers, would have Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com