tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post4491508554845761689..comments2023-09-09T04:03:00.560-05:00Comments on The Fortress of Soliloquy: Black Comics Month: Day 14Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-47341054999455889382007-05-14T14:32:00.000-05:002007-05-14T14:32:00.000-05:00I agree with you on all your points; I too always ...I agree with you on all your points; I too always liked Black Panther but never actively followed the comic. I was, however, a big fan of Storm due to the animated TV series, (I also liked the 'naturalness' of the Wolverine/Storm relationship in it!) ...which bade me to seek out Uncanny which I read religiously for a couple of years. <BR/><BR/>I no longer read X-men, so this was news to me, and I was slightly suprised. To me, it's not the ethnicity of the characters, but the way they seem pushed together. I call it 'deus ex' writing-- especially the retconning of relationships as a means to quickly justify a planned outcome by the writers. <BR/><BR/>You're right, the best relationships always develop slowly, naturally, almost teasingly. Also, romance is one thing, but marraige? I wonder about the motivations of the writers. Why BP? Even though it makes sense because they are both African leaders and might have met, is that also the reason why they did put them together? I'd be less skeptical if it had been alluded to in the past issues, not just in a newly written flashback. <BR/><BR/>I always thought she'd get back together with Forge sometime. Ah well.Dunnehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239762010556605520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-64085975946756543392007-02-22T10:20:00.000-06:002007-02-22T10:20:00.000-06:00Well, I for one am glad they put two black charact...Well, I for one am glad they put two black characters together, inter etnic dating is o.k., but I do like finally seeing a black couple. Heck, Luke Cage, John Stewart, Cloak, etc., etc. all with white ladies.<BR/><BR/>Second, they retconed Black Adam knowing Nabu in JSA because it made sense. Two African characters knowing each other, especially if one is the King of an African country, makes sense to me.<BR/><BR/>IMHOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-32343116424416714622007-02-18T20:01:00.000-06:002007-02-18T20:01:00.000-06:00Very nice.I especially like your suggestions about...Very nice.<BR/><BR/>I especially like your suggestions about how to make a relationship seem more reasonable. I haven't followed either Storm or the Black Panther lately, so the marriage seemed very thrown together to me.<BR/><BR/>This can backfire on writers, though. Like how "everyone" was expecting Batman to be the father of Catwoman's baby because they have a history together. When Pfeifer threw them a curve ball, the fans were outraged. (Not all of us, but you get my point.) No matter how much the explanation makes sense, it still seems thrown together in comparison to the relationship with a lot of history backing it.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326906935557548236noreply@blogger.com