Matt Fraction Appreciation

[Pixie_Solanas]

What are you thankful for with Matt Fraction's run on Uncanny?

1. Successful jettisoning of Beast onto the Avengers franchise.

2. Fraction has explicitly inferred that he has no interest in writing Jean Grey.

3. Pixie.

4. The thug crew of Lobot, Verre and Bouncing Betty was one of the greatest foe teams since the Marauders' heyday.

5. Crisp endpoint to Brubaker's run of non-cosmic tedium.

Add your favorites:

[KusaSan]

Fraction has good idea :

- Utopia
- Dark Reign
- Messiah Complex

Especially with Utopia. It's a good change for the X-Men. And I agree with the fisrt, second and third point.

[LordAllMighty]

This should be interesting....:biggrin:

He brought Dazzler from limbo, I think.

[Seresecros]

What are you thankful for with Matt Fraction's run on Uncanny?

1. Successful jettisoning of Beast onto the Avengers franchise.

2. Fraction has explicitly inferred that he has no interest in writing Jean Grey.

3. Pixie.

4. The thug crew of Lobot, Verre and Bouncing Betty was one of the greatest foe teams since the Marauders' heyday.

5. Crisp endpoint to Brubaker's run of non-cosmic tedium.

Add your favorites:

Yes, those things.

[Slant]

His greatly executed plan to rid us of Beast. Also, Magneto bowing to Cyclops.

[CmX]

I like the idea of Utopia and the change to San Francisco.

I like the inclusion of a bunch of characters that were surprisingly never X-Men until now.

Just wish both were executed better. Oh and of course I appreciate that he likes Psylocke and brought her back to proper 616. Even if he does write Cyclops as Betsy's pig master.

[lockerogue]

5. Crisp endpoint to Brubaker's run of non-cosmic tedium.

FALSE!!!! Brubaker's run ended on high note with a 6 month stroll down the streets of SF. That arc was so real, so glorious, and full of strolling.

[Justin K.]

Merge?
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=277613

[MartinRedmond]

-Verre
-"Let's get ****** extreme!"

[Washout]

I like how he made Rogue win in a fight.

[peopleofpaper]

the only thing i'm thankful to fraction for is seeing an updated british betsy with beautiful trendy and styled new millennium hair

[MartinRedmond]

The bit were Emma brags about wasting resources on a lone international flight for 200k pair of panties was kinda cool. And Scott's like all mm mmm Im gonna go build some Ikea. (I don't remember the scene too well)

[doctormistermaster]

I don't read Uncanny but Iron Fist and Cassanova are the awesome! :cool:

[Quinnhop]

- Saving me countless $$ each month by forcing me off the X-Books' teat harder and faster than jealous father.

[Filthy Mutie]

He brought Adam-X, the X-Treme out of the shadows amongst the shadows and into the spotlight.

Mountain Dew sales in San Francisco alone have tripled.

[Count Yoda]

His Iron Man and Iron Fist were very nice, and I do enjoy his use of Pixie, so I will appreciate those aspects of him.

[Perfection/Emma 2]

Pixie. That's ALL he did right.

[Havok83]

Not a damn thing

[DevilishRogue]

I appreciate the fact that I found out I was right in dropping the X-men almost 4 years ago. Though I regret the 16 dollars I wasted in the 4 months I returned. I will be dropping them again, therefore, saving money again. Also sharing in the pain with other disgruntled fans brought me back to CBR.

Feel the love.

[Slant]

I suppose we should just get the butthurt out of the way.

[fortyseven]

I do not think Agent_Torpor would appreciate people coming into his Matt Fraction appreciation thread and saying things that aren't appreciative.

It would be like me going into, say, a Jean Grey or Nightcrawler appreciation thread, and saying what useless characters they are and how happy I am to see them dead.

[DevilishRogue]

I do not think Agent_Torpor would appreciate people coming into his Matt Fraction appreciation thread and saying things that aren't appreciative.

It would be like me going into, say, a Jean Grey or Nightcrawler appreciation thread, and saying what useless characters they are and how happy I am to see them dead.

What if I were to say I'm happy you are happy? I'm not selfish that way...

[fortyseven]

What if I were to say I'm happy you are happy? I'm not selfish that way...

I didn't say I was happy.
I'm not unhappy however.

I just don't think it's necessairy to come into an appreciation thread and do the exact oposite of what the title and opening post says.

(I miss Nightcrawler btw. He's one of my favs. :smile:)

[DevilishRogue]

I didn't say I was happy.
I'm not unhappy however.

I just don't think it's necessairy to come into an appreciation thread and do the exact oposite of what the title and opening post says.

(I miss Nightcrawler btw. He's one of my favs. :smile:)

Well, then... I like what Logan said about Kurt at his funeral.

[fortyseven]

Well, then... I like what Logan said about Kurt at his funeral.

There ya go! :biggrin:
And I agree.

[Smoothesuede]

I like his vision.
He's very Big-Picture. He makes large, obvious, noteworthy moves on the X-chessboard.
All the mutant race on one rock?
Check.
Sovereign nation?
Check.
Allied with Atlantis?
Check.
Magneto bows to Scott?
Check.
Bastion destroys the entire present?
Soon-to-be-checked.

His dialogue and use of a diverse cast could use some touch-ups, but on the whole neither of those detract from the epic he brings to the table.

[NickFury90]

I appreciate his work on Casanova, Immortal Iron Fist, and that new Iron Man annual, that was AWESOME. Looking forward to his Thor run too.

Oh, I guess I should say something positive about his Uncanny run. Uh....uh...uhhhey can you believe Casanova #1 comes out in full-color this week? Its gonna be awesome!

[Belgium]

Personnaly, he helped me to stop reading X-Men, and soon, he'll help me to stop Thor. My wallet is grateful.

[Seresecros]

Something else I appreciate is when he used Nekra in a storyline. And he's been good for Scalphunter, of all people.
And Dani Moonstar humiliating Ares.

[The Sword Is Drawn]

I really quite enjoyed The Order. And Casanova, for that matter.

But I really have not one positive thing to say about Fraction's run on Uncannny, to date. So I doubt I will be posting very much here.

[Optic Rage!]

I appreciate the fact that I found out I was right in dropping the X-men almost 4 years ago. Though I regret the 16 dollars I wasted in the 4 months I returned. I will be dropping them again, therefore, saving money again. Also sharing in the pain with other disgruntled fans brought me back to CBR.

Feel the love.

You moan too much. Stop moaning.

[Seresecros]

Irma was funny, and it's nice that at least one writer is willing to cement Grant Morrison's run as actually having happened.

[yanapryde]

In all seriousness:

~Utopia was a really fun storyline and direction for me. It was great seeing them face off against Norman Osborn and his ilk.

~Though I can't say that they've done MUCH, its been great seeing a variety of X-Men in each book. Though there is a clear focus on a chosen few, naturally, its nice to see cameo appearances and the occassional wall paper being given a moment or two to shine, however briefly -- [ Karma, Dazzler, Northstar, Psyclocke, etc]

~Cyclops has been written as a capable and competant leader (imo) and accomplished some amazing things for his people (even if through unconventional means)

~He wrote a really bad ass scene for Rogue during the Predator invasion, allowing readers/viewers to enjoy a stunning display of her newly attained control over her siphoning abilities. It is one of my favorite Rogue moments.

~He gave Danger a purpose among the X-Men, beyond just being the resident Robot or security guard. Even Danger likes her job.

[witness]

He freed up a space on my comic buying list, I've read some great comics that I would otherwise have missed thanks to him.

[Havok83]

Irma was funny, and it's nice that at least one writer is willing to cement Grant Morrison's run as actually having happened.
considering she was never named in Morrison's run, that didnt do anything to cement it.

[Seresecros]

considering she was never named in Morrison's run, that didnt do anything to cement it.

Two separate statements. He called her Irma. And he also cemented parts of Morrison's run as having happened, such as Sublime, the U-Men, etc.

[yanapryde]

considering she was never named in Morrison's run, that didnt do anything to cement it.

But wasn't Morrison's intent to have the Cuckoos initials spell out S.P.I.C.E. or something?
So wouldn't Fraction's appointing the name Irma have cemented that intent?

What were they all named again?
Sophie.
Phoebe.
Irma (Mindee). -I thought it was funny.
Celeste.
Esme.

I think that's what they mean about the Morrison comment.:smile:

[Seresecros]

But wasn't Morrison's intent to have the Cuckoos initials spell out S.P.I.C.E. or something?
So wouldn't Fraction's appointing the name Irma have cemented that intent?

What were they all named again?
Sophie.
Phoebe.
Irma (Mindee). -I thought it was funny.
Celeste.
Esme.

I think that's what they mean about the Morrison comment.:smile:

Yes, this also, but I'm tired and couldn't remember all the names. Austen named Mindee, not knowing about SPICE, so the Irma thing returns them to an acronym.

[kaktusic]

For making Logan's reaction on Kurt's funeral in-character enough.

[fortyseven]

Things I am thankful for:

- The move to San Fran, then ultimately Utopia. I love this. It's different and it's fun. I love that the X-Men have a city to call their own and post-Second Coming, still using Utopia as a homebase.

- Dazzler's return and her show of power during the Sisterhood.

- Psylocke's return.

- Northstar's return.

- The X-Club.

- Fixing Mindee Cuckoo to Irma Cuckoo.

- The New Mutants going out for drinks at a bar.

- Dani Moonstar vs Ares.

- The riots in San Fran.

- Emma and Storm's discussion about leadership.

- Nightcrawler and Logan moments during SFX, then ultimately Logan's speech at Kurt's funeral.

- I hate Namor with a passion. And yet.... (uggh.. I hate to say it but) he's kind of growing on me.

- I don't dislike Magneto's current role either... which is weird for me.

All in all: I appreciate Matt Fraction for doing something different for a change! It's not my favorite run by a long shot. People may not like it, but they can't deny that he's done new things with the X-Men and helped change up the status quo a bit.

[Mind_Witch]

I can appreciate Matt Fraction's ideas rather than the execution itself, which is often lacking somewhat. From his run, I like the idea of the x-club, utopia as the base for the x-men, and the idea of a revolving cast (even if it has not really worked out that way). I also enjoy the new/returning members of the x-men, such as the return of Psylocke and Fantomex, and the addition of Dr Nemesis and the x-club.

[Chase_Stein]

I'm not a big fan of his Uncanny X-men. But Fraction made this possible:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h104/Chase_Stein/ScottAerobics.jpg

So, I'm not really much of a hater. In fact, I'm actually a big fan. :))

How can I hate him after what he did for Daniel Rand and after writing a flawless comic book called Casanova? He might not have succeeded in Uncanny X-men but he has written works that I believe would qualify as "genius

[Filthy Mutie]

He gave us this gem.

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/11768/577380-prv1202_pg2.jpg

[Paj Meen Ah]

I love the change in status quo, and as people say, his ideas, if not the execution.

[Chase_Stein]

He looks older than 21.

[yanapryde]

He looks older than 21.

I like to believe that Sam is more in the 24-26 age range.:smile:

[Chase_Stein]

I like to believe that Sam is more in the 24-26 age range.:smile:

He should be. :)) He's probably faking his ID to. But what for?

[Filthy Mutie]

I like to believe that Sam is more in the 24-26 age range.:smile:

Well, he's 21.

[MartinRedmond]

-He is good at causing crying and moaning among the more delicate readers(Keeping Clarem♥nt's legacy alive)
-That bit where Emma is teaching her Helions values was quite good.

[Nite-Wing]

His run is pretty much what the X-men would be like if Claremont's run never happened.
Good ideas hes had since taking over are few and far between.
Hes ruined Sublime already
Hes ruined Iceman
Hes ruined Beast and forced him out of the X-men although this good because now hes written by Bru but character derailment still stands.
Hes ruined Emma
Hes ruined Psylocke
Hes ruined Fantomex
Hes ruined Pixie.....turning her into the next Jubilee???

His whole run is pretty much character derailment with power feats to keep the fans salivating while nothing continues to happen.

I remember someone asked the writers why the X-men have strayed so far away from their civil rights motif and they were stunned because they felt Fraction's run still showed that.............

Uncanny 500 was the biggest letdown ever no celebration of how far the X-men have come its just another Magneto attacks one and done.

I like Matt on books that he gets and actually cares about. His X-men is pretty much why I never liked the Order. good ideas surrounded by bad storytelling.

[Ben Charles]

He gave us this gem.

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/11768/577380-prv1202_pg2.jpg

Apparently in Kentucky they make licenses the size of cue cards.

[darknessatnoon]

His X-Men is ATROCIOUS beyond my belief (and I'm a very open-minded person). I loved his Casanova, though. He's clearly wanting to use his Zephyr Quinn archetype somewhere, and it somewhat fits what he's been trying to do with Dani Moonstar (not that you'd notice her stand out among the millions of other characters).

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wZxyC3BZI4s/S8rkHmQxU9I/AAAAAAAAA4U/dtx2VnHmTcc/s1600/IMG_0005.jpg

[Pixie_Solanas]

My favorite character in Casanova was the space cowgirl whose name I can't recall. I'd love to see her archetype exported to Uncanny. Perhaps that "Outlaw" character on Utopia, god knows she's got no pre-existing characterization.

[MartinRedmond]

Some more good things:
-Saddie Sinclair.
-Beast was awesome.
-Scott repressing all of his feelings into a box.

Sisterhood was really the only arc I truly disliked. It could've easily been the best one and his Emma's just too soccermom, but not soccermomish enough to be interesting.


My favorite character in Casanova was the space cowgirl whose name I can't recall. I'd love to see her archetype exported to Uncanny. Perhaps that "Outlaw" character on Utopia, god knows she's got no pre-existing characterization.

Outlaw is from Gail Simone's Deadpool run and subsequent Agent X series.

[Pixie_Solanas]

Scott's psyche is full of Emma (in full Patty Hearst SLA gear - kinky) and minimalist white space. Fitting. Jean Grey gets barely any mention, if at all.

[DevilishRogue]

You moan too much. Stop moaning.

You appeared to have missed the bottom post... Peace dude. :wink:


Well, then... I like what Logan said about Kurt at his funeral.

[Pixie_Solanas]

Godspeed, Messr. Fraction. I will miss him on Uncanny.

[Prodigy55]

can't believe u made this thread.

[Pixie_Solanas]

can't believe u made this thread.

http://oi56.tinypic.com/xksnwx.jpg

[Filthy Mutie]

The backgrounds on the promo art must be green because of Fraction's love of Mountain Dew.

[Gene M.]

I appreciate that he wasn't the worst thing about the issues he did with Greg Land.