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Just read issue four. Well, jeez. The big death was sort of a suprise but if you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. I'm mean where was Golith before CW? And then all of a sudden he's at the forefront of Marvel's big event for 06? And given Millar's penchant for finding ways to kill big guys in intresting ways? Come on! The guy was a red shirt from day one. Though, I though the aftermath of his death was handled very well. Despite the circumstances of his demise you could tell that heroes on both sides felt the loss of a brother in arms. The artwork was dazzling. I think it was the finest of the series and McNiven's best work so far. I loved the disturbing panel of "Thor's" face as the blood ran down across it. (Ski mask guy, totally the punisher.) Now, before this issue I was firmly pro-SHRA. Despite my general dislike of Stark and company's methods, I still logically couldn't support Cap's side. I get that it would feel like a gross civil rights violation to be drafted into government service or face prison tme, but to take up arms against not only your own government but some of your best friends without even trying to find a civil compromise? All Cap is doing is puting his own morals above the will of the people. Its a statement that anything other than your beliefs is wrong and needs to be resisted at all costs. I mean, what does Cap ultimatly hope to achive? Commit so many terrorist acts (and yes, destroying U.N. property and attacking U.N. soldiers under orders from the president are terrorist acts.) that the government caves and repels the act? Sieze control of the U.S. government? What? There is no endgame there that is viable. And I still believe that. But Tony and Company have crossed the fucking rubicon. Cloning one of your oldest friends? Unleashing said clone on others without testing first? (cuz I'm guessing the whole "lethal response" thing would have come up earlier) Recruiting your own supervillian army to go and hunt down your former best friends (and in Reed's case, his own wife!) And apperently this whole thing has been brewing for a long time. I don't think Reed had a spare super jail in the Negative Zone just lying around. Or the tech for "Thor's" hammer. Or the tons of weaponry that waas designed specifically to take out super people. Maybe the group intended to use this messures as part of some massive assualt on the MU supervillian population but I don't so. I think Tony looked at all the God's and monsters that he fought with and against and I think he realized that at some point the people caught in the middle would pay the biggest price. I think he got together with some like minded people and came up with a plot that would would put shame any OMAC. But he's go far. I think that the villians chasing down spidey on the cover of CW #5 were seen after him. I think that the clone will go rogue and I think -that when the real god of thunder returns the hammer will fall. I think that Namor and the inhumans are going to declare war. And think that the hulk will smash whats left. But what do you guys think?

But, DMS even in Doom earliest appearences there exist examples of his misogyny. In his first appearence in FF his captures and tortures Ben, Reed and Johnny and tries to romance Sue. Why? Because he instantly fell in love with a woman he had never met before? or because he wanted to have sex with her as a way of hurting Reed? At the beginning of Mark Waid's first Doom arc he has Doom not only kill his childhood sweetheart, he skins her and wears said skin as his new amour. He possesed Reed's daughter and used magic to melt Sues flesh. Despite being the head of state of one of the most powerful counties in the MU, he never even attempts to date, which at this point is more of a reflection of his lack of social skills due to his glaring personality flaws than of physical disfigurement. He has one of the greastest minds in the world. Wealthy beyond imagining and yet, in all these years his never gotten plastic surgerie? Come on. This is incredibly isloated man who views women as nothing tools, Means to an end. Now as for the racism? I call bullshit. Doom's had his ass handed to him a number of times by various black superhero's( By Luke Cage for not paying up on a debt, Storm after her captured and tortured the X-men etc) and not once did he ever display the racist tendencies he did in BP #19. I wonder if Hudlin will write a one shot with the FF and Doom wherein Doom makes anti-semtic joke's at The Thing's expense. He does love his retcon's. I bet if asked Hudlin would that Doom's remarks were made as way to get a rise out of BP, which is kinda weak in and of itself as BP is African, not African American.

The Sentry's on the team as well.

do you remember why the vertigo panel pissed you off?

Loved episode fifty though it took me three trips to work to listen to it. I must admit that I to was a Christopher Pike fan. Read him religiously through middle school. He was my stepping stone between R.L. Stien and Stephen King. Also a bit of triva, Christopher Pike isn't the author's real name it's really Kevin McFadden. He chose the pseudo nym is a tribute to the original Star Trek:TOS captian of the same name.

I think I'll read the stuff by Morrison, but thats it.

Well let me know. I'd like to read your thoughts.

the man plot itself is resolved by the end of the fourth issue, but the was a lot of back story that was one hinted at.

It was about the anti-terrorist government agent named Jack Cross who is semi-retired as the series begins. He's called back into the game by a former co-worker who is having trouble cracking a terrorist suspect. Turns out the guy is an undercover CIA agent who went rogue. But nobody can figure out way cuz the guy won't talk. So comes in and orders everybody around in that Ellis kind of way. Anyway Cross gets the guy to crack by shooting off his fingers one by one. The rest of the series follows Cross' investigation of what he learned from the CIA guy. It was sorta like "24'' by way smarter. Intense stuff. Also lotsa political commentary by Ellis so I kind of wondered if that was the reason the ongoing was ended after three when there actually was a solict for the next issue in the back of number four

Don't know from many of you guys read it but Jack Cross was this really good series that Warren Ellis wrote for DC a little before he did Fell and Desolation Jones. I was really typical Ellis. Brillant. Political. Angry. Violent. But also very personal. Ellis wrote four excellent issues then the titles went on hiatus. And me and I am sure many others were left wondering, whats next? Well I'm recently replied to a myspace blog of Ellis' where allowed his "friends" to ask him questions. I asked him if was going to continue with Cross and he replied "No, I'm not giving DC any more JACK CROSS.'' He didn't elaborate. Anybody read anything eles on this?

Well if box office numbers are any indication, a great many of us have seen Superman Returns and I am sure a great many of us have opinions about young Jason. I personally thought that I was a mistake to go in that direction storywise. It paints the filmmakers in corner. A future sequel must deal with the whole Son of Superman issue, which now matter how they deal with, will ultimatly take screen time away from the big "S" which is of course the main reason why people go to the movies. What are everyone's thoughts?

Thanks! Big fan of the show, by the way

You know what cracks me up? I think, minus the clone stuff, Ben Reily is the perfect Joey Q Spider-man. No convoluted backstory, no mj, new costume, new tricks, etc. I just think its funny. Although I think that superman red/blue was silly. from having the most iconic powers and costume to being a second rate Electro?