tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post114646280455464943..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Doomed Before the First Issue ShippedRagnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1146522102117860032006-05-01T18:21:00.000-04:002006-05-01T18:21:00.000-04:00Yeah, Jennifer Walters has power and personality, ...Yeah, Jennifer Walters has power and personality, but it's pretty obvious who she's marketed to. Fortunately, her creators realized just plain looks weren't enough to make her a successful character, and that's how she got the power and personality. She had probably been dressed skimpier and shown off a bit more, but she would ahve been doing soemthing active with her power.<BR/><BR/>I've got some more old Infinity Incs I keep putting off reading, maybe I can find the spark for Jade, but man, she was not off to a good start. They didn't even attempt to give her respect in that ad.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1146512902334191422006-05-01T15:48:00.000-04:002006-05-01T15:48:00.000-04:00It's true, She-Hulk has actually been treated fair...It's true, She-Hulk has actually been treated fairly well, with a decent enough personality to handle her own regular title. At first I balked at the 'goddess of cheesecake' remark, then I remembered the Greg Horn covers and thought "oh, yeah, THAT cheesecake."<BR/>Maybe if Dan Slott/Juan Bobillo/Greg Horn had done a Jade/Infinity Inc book people would have bought it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1146501399654835802006-05-01T12:36:00.000-04:002006-05-01T12:36:00.000-04:00However, I do have to point out that if Marvel wer...<I>However, I do have to point out that if Marvel were doing a similar ad with She-Hulk (say, an Avengers ad), its very likely that they'd put "Green Skin" under her picture.</I><BR/><BR/>What, you don't think they'd give her a "Gamma Power" label? Marvel's actually treated its own green-skinned Jennifer fairly well over the years (the Savage run notwithstanding...)Cantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956152287462622500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1146491529150983832006-05-01T09:52:00.000-04:002006-05-01T09:52:00.000-04:00Yeah, trying to defend Jade as "not useless" by po...Yeah, trying to defend Jade as "not useless" by pointing at Northwind is gonna fail - Thomas never did figure out anything interesting about Northwind, and since everyone looks back to Thomas for his take on the characters, no one else has either.<BR/><BR/>However, I do have to point out that if Marvel were doing a similar ad with She-Hulk (say, an Avengers ad), its very likely that they'd put "Green Skin" under her picture. Its just that her picture would have her throwing a truck at a bad guy, or at least flexing her muscles. Jade not only gets saddled with the "Green Skin" label, the shot they have is of her apparently leaping into the air - not impressive visually either.<BR/><BR/>Poor, poor Jade - the Scarlet Witch of the DC Universe. Used as a plot device, given whatever kind of personality was needed for the story at hand, then thrown off into comic book limbo and/or killed when done with. Except the Scarlet Witch was more interesting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1146465358260620202006-05-01T02:35:00.000-04:002006-05-01T02:35:00.000-04:00That's Northwind. I figured it went without sayin...That's Northwind. I figured it went without saying that he was useless. I mean, he just flies.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1146464829542780612006-05-01T02:27:00.000-04:002006-05-01T02:27:00.000-04:00The bird-guy (what the heck was his name - somethi...The bird-guy (what the heck was his name - something-star?) is just notable for "feathers." Granted,they are at least <I>related</I> to his power, but it's not really much better, is it?<BR/><BR/>Of course, he's a person of color, so...Walakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320268370872417847noreply@blogger.com