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Will there be multiple variant covers for #1?

Gorgeous.

Great graphic point of view on the first shot. I like the added touch of the car's tail light glowing

For the character study piece, this sort of looks like the 'Stifler' character (played by Seann Willaim Scott) from the American Pie movies.

Sorry to be the spoil sport, at least so far, but not realy digging the art style.

Dennis: you aren't really being a spoil sport,
my husband compared some of the work to being that of a photo that was traced. The artist is probably just working into the character still. Good, Bad and "really ugly" comes from some of the best.
I can hardly wait to see some of the writing though!

I'm so buying that. I didn't need to see the art, but it just convinces me all the more.

Buy early? Well, as early as my retailer is prepared to order it...:)

Justin Fairfax wrote:
"Will there be multiple variant covers for #1?"

There will be if you hit it hard enough....

To quote another mutant: "Oh my stars and garters" Wow I can't wait for this book, now this reminds me how a group of friends and I would discuss how it would be cool to have a mini where we had Madrox, Strong Guy and Beast in it. Now if only they would let the furry guy come in I would love to see the comments about his current incarnation from Jamie and Guido.

PAD, if you have any say please please make the covers have something to do with the story. I'm sick if the Marvel srike-a-pose pin-up covers. I'll most likely pick this up, but it all starts with the cover.
-E

Nice Alex Tothish look there. I like comics art with lots of heavy black areas, really tired of the "just keep adding scitchy scatchy details" school (see Lee, Jim).

Compared to "Fallen Angel," it looks like Film Noir Light. The difference being, the troubled and tragic characters of Noir Light actually like being that tough and cynical. Since my only real memory of the original Jamie Madrox was of a typical troubled teen mutant, troubled only because his powers weren't under control, this is quite a character upgrade.

I only hope he doesn't have a cliched cynical tough guy dialog style. He doesn't need to sound like Wolverine, the Terminator, the Punisher, Clint Eastwood or any of the standard-brand testosterone brigade. In fact, maybe the less he talks, the stronger a character he'll be.

Actually, I find this interesting. This is known as a "Film Noir" book... and I wonder if PAD got this from his work on Fallen Angel. And if so, he may have "turned over a new leaf" in his writing. Because FA is so damn good, maybe Marvel has decided that hey... let's see if he can do that for us.
I love FA, and of course Strong Guy will be the comic relief, but it'll be interesting to see a true Vachss style book in the Marvel Universe.

Travis

Lovely. I'm wary about new x-books, but I'm defintely going to buy this.

Ben Grimm posted:

Justin Fairfax wrote:
"Will there be multiple variant covers for #1?"

There will be if you hit it hard enough....

Yes, but they won't actually be variants, will they? I mean, they'd be identical duplicates, right? ;)

I'll certainly be picking it uo to give it a try. I'm looking forward to this book.

I hope that this series has a noir esthetic to it. FA has the feel but I just don't care about any of the characters. I'm not invested in them and for noir to succeed you need to be invested in the characters. I've stuck with FA for this long but the current story arc is probably going to be the last for me. Really well written story that is falling flat because I just don't care about any of the people involved.

Not having read the Supergirl stuff every time the Lee/Linda connection is mentioned I feel a little more out of the loop with the series like I'm not in on a joke and there's no way I'm going to be in on the joke. It only serves to alienate the first time reader.

If PAD can bring the flavour of FA to a setting with characters that I actually care about then I will be all over this new series.

Not having read the Supergirl stuff every time the Lee/Linda connection is mentioned I feel a little more out of the loop with the series like I'm not in on a joke and there's no way I'm going to be in on the joke. It only serves to alienate the first time reader.

Really? I never read Supergirl... okay, I read the first eight issues... it wasn't my bag, and I love PAD's writing ( I was just going to write "I love PAD" but I thought that would, well... be misinterpreted) but I think FA is great. I'm invested in the characters now. Uh oh. Hopefully it's not like my favorite tv shows that I get hooked on...
Besides that, I think FA is some of PAD's most intriguing (sp?) writing yet. I'm not alienated by it at all.

Travis

I'm sure I'm in the minority here but who is this character? I've been reading comics for the better part of 30 years with some long pauses in the '80s and '90s but I have no clue who this is. Any issues where I can get background info? Love Peter's work but I'm curious.

As I posted in the other thread, here's a comprehensive bio for MadroX:

http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/spotlight/showquestion.asp?faq=10&fldAuto=92&page=2

(maybe Glenn can link to it on the front page so people will know where to go for info? Just a thought)

Julio Diaz nitpicked:

"Ben Grimm posted:

Justin Fairfax wrote:
"Will there be multiple variant covers for #1?"

There will be if you hit it hard enough....

Yes, but they won't actually be variants, will they? I mean, they'd be identical duplicates, right? ;)"

Not if they're upholding the title character's Legacy... :)

I can't believe I'm the first to dig up this old chestnut:

Multiple Man,
Multiple Man.
Doing the things a multiple can...

Can't wait to see Peter take on Jamie again! Now bring back Strong Guy!

I've only relatively recently returned to the comic book world after being out for 10 years or so. I regularly buy only a handful of books today (a fraction of what i used to buy).

anyway, question is...having been out of it for a while...will this book be a standalone? or will I need to buy 15 other X-titles to follow the story from month to month?

the occasional crossover is inevitable, and I understand that. I just don't want to be forced to (regularly have to) pick up other titles that I normally wouldn't in order to enjoy the one title that I do want.

CJG

CJG --Its a 5 issue mini series..there's not time for crossovers.

Charile: ("Charlie?") Don't worry about the crossovers. Marvel hasn't done one of those in the X-Men comics in quite sometime. Since this book is a mini-series, I'd bet good money that it will stand completely alone, apart from whatever continuity issues need to be sorted out inside the book, itself.

Robert:

>I can't believe I'm the first to dig up this old chestnut:

>Multiple Man,
Multiple Man.
Doing the things a multiple can...

Speaking of which, he certainly would be capable of keeping up wit de ladies.

The *less* he talks the better? The best feature of having multiples is having someone to bounce multiple viewpoints around with -- the arguments could be terrific. Anytime you think, "I'm of half a mind to..." wouldn't it be nice to talk to another half?

bah...spelled my own name wrong :)

cool..i didn't realize this was a mini-series. so no, my multiple-title-spanning-storyline concern is put to rest.

thanks all :)

CJG

Charlie Griefer,
There hasn't been a massive X-crossover like the one you suggest for at least six years. Are there plenty of X-titles? Sure, because people buy them and like them. Same with cop/investigation shows. But you can enjoy both "C.S.I." and "Law and Order" without watching the other. In fact, you can watch the original "Law and Order" and NEVER ave to watch the spinoffs. hey are independently enjoyable.
Same with the X-books. You can enjoy Whedon on "Astonishing X-Men" without getting Austen's "Uncanny" and vice versa. You can get "Emma Frost" OR "Wolverine" or "Mystique". They all tell different kinds of stories that can be enjoyed on their own.
So relax, pick up PAD's "Madrox", and take comfort in the fact you don't have to buy another X-title (although some of them ARE really good).

Whooohooo! I love Rahne! Keep her in there!

Jerome:

Fair enough. As I said, I've been out of things for well...longer than the six years you reference. Just going by what I remembered.

Wasn't trying to point fingers at any one company either...glad to see that DC apparently has done away with the title-spanning continuity on the Superman and Batman titles.

I don't doubt that any # of the X-books are worth reading...just hadn't even considered it given my presumption that they were all still interconnected.

I do appreciate you (and others) letting me know that things have changed. I'll definitely keep that in mind when looking over the next Previews.

Thx :)
CJG

There hasn't been a massive X-crossover like the one you suggest for at least six years.

Of course, the deep irony is that PAD left X-Factor because of the X-cessive crossovers that thrashed his planned plotlines. Why couldn't this crossover-free edict come down while Pete was still on the title?

(Gotta dig up my copy of "Honey, I Shrunk the X-Factor" once again. Absolutely boffo stuff...)

Recently found out about your next project. I'll be on the lookout for Madrox. Sorry, about Captain Marvel coming to an end. I'm just glad that you were on the title for as long as you were.

Care take and stay well.

-Richard

glad to see that DC apparently has done away with the title-spanning continuity on the Superman and Batman titles.

Nah...I just don't have the heart to tell him about "Gang War." ;-)

"Care take and stay well."

When eight hundred years old you are, backward you will speak too, yes? Hmmm!

Whooohooo! I love Rahne! Keep her in there!

Speaking of which, there is something I've ALWAYS felt like asking. Do you guys remember in some point during Peter's run where they were on a plane and Rahne starting hitting on Jamie and he nervously said something like 'Umm... excuse me, but I have to go to the multiple men's room.'?

I don't think it was the Rahne looking like a half wolf that freaked Jamie out. Or an age thing. Rahne was about 17 or 18 and Jamie was in his early 20s. Now, at some point in time they both both legally adopted by Moira. I think he was nervous because Rahne is (legally) his sister, yet at least part of him was intrigued.

Peter, you feel like confirming or denying this theory?

Im going to CGC it.

I only hope he doesn't have a cliched cynical tough guy dialog style. He doesn't need to sound like Wolverine, the Terminator, the Punisher, Clint Eastwood or any of the standard-brand testosterone brigade.

I could actually see him doing this in a really fake funny way, like "Rar, I'm a noir detective now, I'm going to mentally narrate everything in toughguyspeke ::strikes pose::" - very self-referential. It sounds like the book won't take this direction, though, so I agree and hope that style of narration won't be used in a serious way.