Advance Preview: X-Men/Spider-Man #2

[Keith Dallas]

I thought the first issue of the X-Men/Spider-Man mini-series was a lot of fun. As expected, Christos Gage has a great handle on all the characters, but unexpectedly, I was absolutely hooked by the art of Mario Alberti.

Anyone else enjoy the 1st issue? Or not enjoy it?

Anyway, for anyone who is interested, here is an advance preview of the 2nd issue, which comes out next week: http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/122839456530288.htm

[Prodigy55]

Mohawk Storm is hot :P

[timbox]

It's nice to see Storm crawling into the sewers again.

Some nice shots of white trash Rogue in her wife-beater. I'm sure maigen will be pleased.

[rwsmith]

Looks good. I skipped the first one due to zero interest in the Original 5, but this takes place during the Mutant Massacre, which is still the best X-crossover ever IMO. Count me in.

[jarrod]

Ugh, continuity flubs ALL AROUND. :/

C'mon, doesn't Marvel have a copy of the Mutant Massacre tpb lying around for the editors to reference? Has Gage never read the story?

[AcesX1X]

LOL spider-man is begging for a mutant claw through his forehead in this preview.

[jarrod]

My biggest continuity niggle (beyond the LOL doesn't work X-cast) would be Spider-man floating that Sinister carrot... the X-Men didn't even know who Sinister was at this point (LOL).

Ugh, Gage fails hard. :/

[The Cool Thatguy]

My biggest continuity niggle (beyond the LOL doesn't work X-cast) would be Spider-man floating that Sinister carrot... the X-Men didn't even know who Sinister was at this point (LOL).

Ugh, Gage fails hard. :/

Oh no, they know Mr. Sinsiter's name and nothing else!

Hell, they should already know that. When Sabretooth attacked the mansion, Psylocke picked his brain while he was fighting Wolverine. They didn't get much but could have easily gotten his name.

[jarrod]

Oh no, they know Mr. Sinsiter's name and nothing else!

Hell, they should already know that. When Sabretooth attacked the mansion, Psylocke picked his brain while he was fighting Wolverine. They didn't get much but could have easily gotten his name.
They specifically DIDN'T get a name actually, or even a face. They knew there was a shadowy puppet master behind the Marauders, but that's ALL they knew post-MM. That was their problem, and partially why they split up ranks soon.

Speaking of which, Dazzler wasn't at the mansion yet even and where's Betsy and Magnus?

FAIL.

[tetragene]

Looks interesting but where's Psylocke? It's sad that Dazzler has more lines in that preview of a mini-series than she has had in UXM so far :mad:

I'm a bit confused as to when exactly this takes place. If Nightcrawler, Kitty & Colossus are already out of the picture then its post-Massacre. And judging by Dazzler's outfit the beginning scene w/ the X-Men & Spider-Man is right after UXM #214. In that regard there's no continuity problems with the team line-up (save for Psylocke's absence). The only hiccup I'm seeing is the Mr. Sinister thing.

[b4ustandsi]

^ well if this series takes after #214 then they could have gotten siniter's name from sabretooth as it was explained. besides, the original story had its own flubs. longshot joined before the mutant massacre but was no where to be seen

[jarrod]

Looks interesting but where's Psylocke? It's sad that Dazzler has more lines in that preview of a mini-series than she has had in UXM so far :mad:

I'm a bit confused as to when exactly this takes place. If Nightcrawler, Kitty & Colossus are already out of the picture then its post-Massacre. And judging by Dazzler's outfit the beginning scene w/ the X-Men & Spider-Man is right after UXM #214. In that regard there's no continuity problems with the team line-up (save for Psylocke's absence). The only hiccup I'm seeing is the Mr. Sinister thing.
Dazzler being there *could* work, but it'd be tight as she left with Longshot, Rogue, Betsy, Moira, Callisto, Sharon and the injured X-Men/Morlocks for Muir almost immediately after she arrived at the mansion. She even said as much to Storm iirc, that she felt like she was being "gotten rid of" as soon as she got there or something.

The Sinister thing flat out conflicts with the actual Mutant Massacre though. Really, really lazy on Gage and editorial's part, it's a "Kwannon" level fuckup.

[jarrod]

^ well if this series takes after #214 then they could have gotten siniter's name from sabretooth as it was explained. besides, the original story had its own flubs. longshot joined before the mutant massacre but was no where to be seen
They did NOT get Sinister's name from Sabretooth. That was shown on panel, there's no "could have", we saw ALL Betsy got on panel.

[streator]

looks good. i wish spider-man would have kept his black costume longer.

[b4ustandsi]

if gambit could lead the marauders into the alley then psylocke could read sinisters name off creed. bad retcons and all

[jarrod]

if gambit could lead the marauders into the alley then psylocke could read sinisters name off creed. bad retcons and all
Okay, but I'm not sure that "90s style continuity shredding retcon" was really what they were going for in this mini. :/

Literally all Betsy got off Sabes was that he'd fought Logan before and "shadow above the Marauders".

[darknessatnoon]

They did NOT get Sinister's name from Sabretooth. That was shown on panel, there's no "could have", we saw ALL Betsy got on panel.

You need to chill out. She got the name and told them off panel. "Sinister." Now go back to sexually harassing other posters and let the rest of us look forward to the comic.

[jarrod]

You need to chill out. She got the name and told them off panel. "Sinister." Now go back to sexually harassing other posters and let the rest of us look forward to the comic.
Tessa as secret sixth spy works better than this. SRSLY.

[darknessatnoon]

Tessa as secret sixth spy works better than this. SRSLY.

Cut back on your morning caffeine, j'rod.

[jarrod]

Cut back on your morning caffeine, j'rod.
Don't make me pull out the homo Wolverine porn. At least it fits with established continuity.

[AcesX1X]

SIT DOWN, jarrod.

psylocke is there. she's just in the powder room freshening up. spiders creep her out, and she saw spider-man coming a mile away.

[jarrod]

SIT DOWN, jarrod.

psylocke is there. she's just in the powder room freshening up. spiders creep her out, and she saw spider-man coming a mile away.
Okay, where is Magneto, co-leader of the X-Men, headmaster of the New Mutants and co-White King of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle?

[darknessatnoon]

Okay, where is Magneto, co-leader of the X-Men, headmaster of the New Mutants and co-White King of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle?

Folding laundry for the New Mutants. Anything else?

[AcesX1X]

Folding laundry for the New Mutants. Anything else?

LOL either that, or he's slapping little bobby dacosta around again.

[jarrod]

Folding laundry for the New Mutants. Anything else?
He never should've let Shan move out. :/

Okay, where is Callisto?

[darknessatnoon]

He never should've let Shan move out. :/

Okay, where is Callisto?

Probably with Moira, inserting catheters into some of her half-dead Morlocks.

[jarrod]

Probably with Moira, inserting catheters into some of her half-dead Morlocks.
You are good at this... if Ben Morse is reading maybe TPTB should tap you to co-write with Gage and keep him in line.

Okay, final one, where is Longshot? This should be tough, even CC couldn't answer this one.

[darknessatnoon]

You are good at this... if Ben Morse is reading maybe TPTB should tap you to co-write with Gage and keep him in line.

Okay, final one, where is Longshot? This should be tough, even CC couldn't answer this one.

Off banging Psylocke in the bathroom.

[AcesX1X]

You are good at this... if Ben Morse is reading maybe TPTB should tap you to co-write with Gage and keep him in line.

Okay, final one, where is Longshot? This should be tough, even CC couldn't answer this one.

obviously, he's picking flowers out in the yard.

http://www.thefifthbranch.com/images/longs.jpg

[jarrod]

Off banging Psylocke in the bathroom.
Poor Dazzler, she's always relegated to sloppy seconds. Even Kitty got to make out with him first. :/

[Shyft]

You are good at this... if Ben Morse is reading maybe TPTB should tap you to co-write with Gage and keep him in line.

Okay, final one, where is Longshot? This should be tough, even CC couldn't answer this one.

Out buying groseries? on a date? watching a movie?

The X-Men dont have to constantly move in a pack. They have been known to venture into the big bad world alone.

[Novaya Havoc]

Yay! Dazzler! Look at her reading that book! She analyzed it and found key information!

Gage has already done more with Dazzler than Matt Fraction!

[jarrod]

obviously, he's picking flowers out in the yard.
Is that a euphemism?

I think dn@n got it right... I mean Longshot is underage, right?

[AcesX1X]

Is that a euphemism?

I think dn@n got it right... I mean Longshot is underage, right?

LOL of course it is. PAD has been pushing longshot's extra abilities lately. i know you read x-factor.

[jarrod]

LOL of course it is. PAD has been pushing longshot's extra abilities lately. i know you read x-factor.
He's "reading" Betsy then? Is he using all three fingers?

[Home made ectoplasm]

He's "reading" Betsy then? Is he using all three fingers?

That post is a shocker, Jarrod.

[Leirus]

If we want to be nice, we can think betsy is in the infirmary... Colossus and Sabrethoot did broke tree of her ribs, after all... and injured her a bit...

But I somehow feelt that the time frame would be clearer if we had her instead of Betsy.

Of course, maybe the writer prefered to use Dazzler because he likes her more, and he wants to reserve betsy until he gets to use the ninja chick... for Dazzler it was now or never

I will wait until read the whole history, and try not to judge it by minor continuty setbacks...

[.LuckyStar.]

The artist told us Psylocke is not in this story. Marvel avoid British Betsy as the plague! lol

[darknessatnoon]

The artist told us Psylocke is not in this story. Marvel avoid British Betsy as the plague! lol

It's a little annoying, I agree. They also left Tessa out of the first issue for no good reason. But the art did make up for it.

[tetragene]

Dazzler being there *could* work, but it'd be tight as she left with Longshot, Rogue, Betsy, Moira, Callisto, Sharon and the injured X-Men/Morlocks for Muir almost immediately after she arrived at the mansion. She even said as much to Storm iirc, that she felt like she was being "gotten rid of" as soon as she got there or something.

The Sinister thing flat out conflicts with the actual Mutant Massacre though. Really, really lazy on Gage and editorial's part, it's a "Kwannon" level fuckup.

well, if that's the case even CC later contradicted that when he wrote that Dazzler/Wolverine flashback tale. Dazzler was living in the mansion & training in the Danger Room before she & Wolverine were fighting that Russian mutant. And there was no Longshot in that story either IIRC.

[jarrod]

well, if that's the case even CC later contradicted that when he wrote that Dazzler/Wolverine flashback tale. Dazzler was living in the mansion & training in the Danger Room before she & Wolverine were fighting that Russian mutant. And there was no Longshot in that story either IIRC.
I think that took place a bit after all all the MM stuff? The "Aussie" team was living at the mansion briefly for awhile, Uncanny Annual 11 (the Davis one where they fought Horde with CB & Meggan) happened then too.

Immediately after the MM was pretty quick though, unless this actually takes place after the other X-Men got back from Muir. That might work... it'd be after Dazzler faced off against Juggernaut in the UK but before Havok joins. But then, that's a bit after the MM too...

[ExodusCloak]

Yay! Dazzler! Look at her reading that book! She analyzed it and found key information!

Gage has already done more with Dazzler than Matt Fraction!

Current Dazzler is the result of years and years of coke abuse can't fault Fraction for that.

[jarrod]

Current Dazzler is the result of years and years of coke abuse can't fault Fraction for that.
No, it's all thanks to literary masters like Chris Claremont and Mark Millar. <3 <3

[tetragene]

I think that took place a bit after all all the MM stuff? The "Aussie" team was living at the mansion briefly for awhile, Uncanny Annual 11 (the Davis one where they fought Horde with CB & Meggan) happened then too.

Immediately after the MM was pretty quick though, unless this actually takes place after the other X-Men got back from Muir. That might work... it'd be after Dazzler faced off against Juggernaut in the UK but before Havok joins. But then, that's a bit after the MM too...

I think UXM #228 took place before UXM Annual #11 and UXM #217-18 though. The team in 228 was just Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Dazzler & Psylocke. So I always took it to mean it took place after 214 but before 215-218. They way CC wrote Dazz thats story she was still on her "solo" kick but 217-218 was about her "learning" about teamwork.

in any case, still looks like a fun story regardless of any continuity hiccups, lol

[.LuckyStar.]

It's a little annoying, I agree. They also left Tessa out of the first issue for no good reason. But the art did make up for it.

Do you believe Tessa and Betsy are suffering backlash because of their current CC fame? It's the only answer!

[darknessatnoon]

Do you believe Tessa and Betsy are suffering backlash because of their current CC fame? It's the only answer!

I do. Writers are afraid of marring their current perfection.

[christosgage]

My biggest continuity niggle (beyond the LOL doesn't work X-cast) would be Spider-man floating that Sinister carrot... the X-Men didn't even know who Sinister was at this point (LOL).

Ugh, Gage fails hard. :/

Uncanny X-Men #212, page 15, Sabretooth to Wolverine: "Mr. Sinister's dealin' a game that don't allow for wild cards..."

As Colbert would say, I accept your apology. ;)

CNG

[Home made ectoplasm]

Uncanny X-Men #212, page 15, Sabretooth to Wolverine: "Mr. Sinister's dealin' a game that don't allow for wild cards..."

As Colbert would say, I accept your apology. ;)

CNG

Suck it, Jarrod.

[tetragene]

Uncanny X-Men #212, page 15, Sabretooth to Wolverine: "Mr. Sinister's dealin' a game that don't allow for wild cards..."

As Colbert would say, I accept your apology. ;)

CNG

lol, faced...scratch-moded

does this book also take place shortly after UXM #214, since I noticed Dazzler wearing the same dress from that issue?

[darknessatnoon]

Uncanny X-Men #212, page 15, Sabretooth to Wolverine: "Mr. Sinister's dealin' a game that don't allow for wild cards..."

As Colbert would say, I accept your apology. ;)

CNG

This is just so beautiful.

[Novaya Havoc]

lol, faced...scratch-moded

does this book also take place shortly after UXM #214, since I noticed Dazzler wearing the same dress from that issue?

GOOD EYE! I noticed that, too, but didn't want to be ultra-nerdy. It is, in fact, the same dress (and earrings!) that she wore in #214 when possessed by Malice.

[q.u.e.e.n.]

I'm in love with this book and wish it would continue beyond however many issues it is (4, right?) I just love the concept of all generations of X-Men working with Spidey.

Plus, it's Storm with a mohawk. The art is fantastic.

[x_goalkeeper]

I liked the first issue, the previews got me interested. This issue, the preview doesn't seem as interesting. I may get it anyway to keep up with the story as it gets to present day.

[jarrod]

Uncanny X-Men #212, page 15, Sabretooth to Wolverine: "Mr. Sinister's dealin' a game that don't allow for wild cards..."

As Colbert would say, I accept your apology. ;)

CNG
OMG I am (LOL) shamed and embarrassed!

I sincerely apologize for comparing your work to Kwannon and as a sign of good faith promise to trade wait the mini. Despite The Dazzler.

yours,
J'rod Grey

[AcesX1X]

OMG I am (LOL) shamed and embarrassed!

I sincerely apologize for comparing your work to Kwannon and as a sign of good faith promise to trade wait the mini. Despite The Dazzler.

yours,
J'rod Gloriana Grey

get it right, j'rod.

[jarrod]

get it right, j'rod.
LOL. I am shamed and embarrassed TWICE!

yours,
j'rod GLORIANA grey

[christosgage]

OMG I am (LOL) shamed and embarrassed!

I sincerely apologize for comparing your work to Kwannon and as a sign of good faith promise to trade wait the mini. Despite The Dazzler.

yours,
J'rod Grey

No problem and I hope my reply was received in the jovial manner it was intended. I put in the winky emoticon but my internet vocabulary is sadly weak. I'm just glad you're interested in the book! Thanks and hope you all enjoy it,

CNG

[ExodusCloak]

I wonder if Claudine will appear in the 4th issue since it takes place in the present? Right?

[jarrod]

No problem and I hope my reply was received in the jovial manner it was intended. I put in the winky emoticon but my internet vocabulary is sadly weak. I'm just glad you're interested in the book! Thanks and hope you all enjoy it,

CNG
LOL. Don't worry, you were flawless. Even if you omitted Princess Elizabeth Gloriana Braddock. :frown:

[Novaya Havoc]

LOL. Don't worry, you were flawless. Even if you omitted Princess Elizabeth Gloriana Braddock. :frown:

SHUT YO MOUTH with your Psylocke whining!!!11! Gage knows how to repr'SENT and chose the flawless Alison Marie Veronica Blaire as the key player in this issue.

[ExodusCloak]

SHUT YO MOUTH with your Psylocke whining!!!11! Gage knows how to repr'SENT and chose the flawless Alison Marie Veronica Blaire as the key player in this issue.

If the 4th issue does take place in the present Dazzler could very well be involved.

[jarrod]

SHUT YO MOUTH with your Psylocke whining!!!11! Gage knows how to repr'SENT and chose the flawless Alison Marie Veronica Blaire as the key player in this issue.
LOL. I didn't know The Dazzler stole Rogue's middle name?

*hides*