Comments on: Marvel Movie Mags: X-Men First Class and Thor Movie Special

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:04:54 +0000

I always enjoy movie magazines. I still have some from the 70s and 80s.

@Richard

One thing that marvel is pretty good about is releasing lots of “one shots” with the movies release. So if you’re interested in the characters in the movies and want to read a comic without having to get entangled in 60 years of continuity, the “self contained” one shot is the way to go. There have been some really good Captain America one shots released in the last few months.

By: Ralf Haring

Ralf Haring — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:04:29 +0000

I’d go for an Young Magneto, Nazi Hunter series. That was the best part of the movie.

By: Richard J. Marcej

Richard J. Marcej — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:42:26 +0000

I really enjoyed the film (especially when it centered on Charles and Erik) and about half way through the movie thought “you know, I’d like to read a book about these characters.”

I quickly came to my senses and laughed to myself. There’s no way in hell that could pick up an X-men comic and know what was going on! I haven’t read an X-Men comic since the 1990′s, dropping it after enduring what a horrible mess the books, characters and stories had become.

I shudder to think how hard it would be to slog my way through any book today. And I’m a person who’s been reading comics for nearly 40 years. I couldn’t imagine how a newbie could not be turned off by the convoluted books after seeing the film.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:05:15 +0000

The image of Darwin in the magazine looked to me like he was either an alien or wearing a full-body costume. I agree with you about hoping he’s brought back — he was a good character, with an intriguing set of powers.

Which reminds me, one thing I found weird about the movie was that Magneto’s team was mostly attack powers, while Xavier’s (with the exception of Havok) was about defensive or neutral abilities. Maybe that was a factor in how mutants felt about the two “sides”.

By: Hal Shipman

Hal Shipman — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:38:10 +0000

Actually, I think Darwin is black. Possibly Hispanic, though. There was a recent X-Factor where his father showed up, but I don’t remember if ended up even really being his dad. And the coloring in that book is so inconsistant (Monet was white for a few years) and muddy, it’s hard to tell.

Regarding the movie – I hope they bring him back for the next. The actor was good, they need the diversity and his powers give him an out clause.