View Full Version : Sentry #2 *Spoilers*
TheSentryLives
10-26-2005, 03:14 PM
Sentry and his wife are having dinner....you soon find out watchdog also has powers enough to be able to tackle the thing and take on wendigo. It also appears his wife lindy is so enamored with Sentry alter-ego that she wants to have sex with him as the sentry personality. When he changes back into regular robert he has coffee stains on his jeans. Looks sloppy
FF and Sentry having a get together. Lindy complains about being the wife of a superhero to invisible woman. Reed goes to talk to Sentry....Sentry tells him that sometimes his wife forgets that he can hear a butterfly sneeze in south america. basically he has super senses. Reed and he discuss some issues he and his wife have while he thinks over his weekly heroic exploits.
He fought some creature named xeniac of the factitious five. Big creature. He basically knocked it out with one punch to the gut and was dispersing his energies onto him. Xeniac threatened the sentry's wife saying he know's about her. Sentry told xeniac "you don't know what pain is,you have nerve clusters you didn't even know existed. I've never demonstrated my full power. Try and harm my wife and I just might show you what I can really do".
The void meeting occurs again and claims that sentry comes to visit him to fill in missing memory gaps. Void said he steals his memories sometimes. He also claims to know that the general is in another country last he checked.
found out that cloc traced the general to the negative zone where sentry's powers don't work but the void does and his powers in there is more powerful. Lindy also appears to be cheating on the sentry with another man when she talks to someone else on the phone sounding devious
Xceller
10-26-2005, 06:38 PM
good issue. I love the Sentry!!!11
Jagernaut
10-26-2005, 06:46 PM
So, not only is it a different Watchdog then the one we all know and love, but it's also a robot?
TheSentryLives
10-26-2005, 07:33 PM
uhhh no,this is the same watchdog from the mini as it has always been. He just has superpowers...guessing robert gave him the formula
pesmerga316
10-26-2005, 09:46 PM
eh I doubt she is cheating on Robert, I mean Cloc would KNOW she could never cheet and not get caught and Im pretty sure she knows this, something else Im sure
StoneGold
10-26-2005, 10:27 PM
This was a good issue. The first one was a little too MiracleMan/Samaritan at times, but this one really separated Sentry as being less about constantly traveling to save the world, and more about being completly off his rocker.
Hell, now I'm starting to think that the General is like the Void.
Of course, I also think CLOC is like the Void.
And the psychiatrist for that matter. I mean, come on, his name is Worth? As in Self?
Jagernaut
10-27-2005, 01:36 PM
uhhh no,this is the same watchdog from the mini as it has always been. He just has superpowers...guessing robert gave him the formula
That's completely different type of dog then the one seen in the original mini and in New Avengers.
Excellent issue. I'm really enjoying this series. Anyone who thinks this guy is just a Superman-clone has not been reading this mini. He's certifiable! What I don't understand is where the Void fits into all of this. Why is he still around after New Avengers 10?
jadegiant77
10-27-2005, 02:21 PM
that sounds interesting. I dug the original series cuz it handled the more human side of being a superhero, and left his powers more nebulous. I'll probly pick this one up friday.
StoneGold
10-27-2005, 02:26 PM
Excellent issue. I'm really enjoying this series. Anyone who thinks this guy is just a Superman-clone has not been reading this mini. He's certifiable! What I don't understand is where the Void fits into all of this. Why is he still around after New Avengers 10?
Because New Avengers didn't cure him of the Void. It just let him understand what the Void was. Let him control him better. That said, the control seems tenuous at best. From the first issue, he seemed to be forgetting a bit that the Void is him.
Of course, I still think that Worth, Cloc, and now maybe even the General are manifestations of him as well.
Hell, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Linday ended up being a hard light hologram animated by Bob's twisted psyche as well.
Kevinroc
10-27-2005, 02:30 PM
Sentry said "Central Africa", not "South America".
Anyways, I thought this was quite a nice issue. We're just cementing Sentry's place as a crazy bastard. But powerless in the negative zone. Interesting...
Titan Slade
10-27-2005, 02:48 PM
Excellent issue. I'm really enjoying this series. Anyone who thinks this guy is just a Superman-clone has not been reading this mini. He's certifiable!
I agree. The Sentry is no more like Superman, than Spider-Man is.
You could almost feel his frustration with not being able to live up to his wife's expectations...or even his own expectations. Very good issue, very good character.
Crimson
10-28-2005, 02:12 PM
You could almost feel his frustration with not being able to live up to his wife's expectations...or even his own expectations. Very good issue, very good character.
It sounds good... finally Jenkins is exploring some of the stuff he talked about (His wife being more in love with Sentry) for so long!
I can't wait to get this issue.
Doom Hammer
10-28-2005, 02:14 PM
uhhh no,this is the same watchdog from the mini as it has always been. He just has superpowers...guessing robert gave him the formula
Well, he talked about reprogramming his scrounging activities, or something...that sounded kinda robot-like.
Anyway, good issue. There was some cool stuff, but Lindy is not being shown in a positive light here...she may or may not be cheating on Bob, and she practically shunned him because he wouldn't turn into one of his multiple personalities and screw her. Wow. That's good for his mental health and self-esteem.
Anyway, cool art, cool developments, cool story. I wish there was a reason we should be intimidated by the General, but whateva'. I'm sure he'll be a badass in the next issue.
I loved the twist of this issue, too. The last line is brilliant. He may be the Sentry, with the power of a million exploding suns, but he's far more human than he lets on, and he would fall apart without his wife.
Well, he talked about reprogramming his scrounging activities, or something...that sounded kinda robot-like.
Anyway, good issue. There was some cool stuff, but Lindy is not being shown in a positive light here...she may or may not be cheating on Bob, and she practically shunned him because he wouldn't turn into one of his multiple personalities and screw her. Wow. That's good for his mental health and self-esteem.
Anyway, cool art, cool developments, cool story. I wish there was a reason we should be intimidated by the General, but whateva'. I'm sure he'll be a badass in the next issue.
I loved the twist of this issue, too. The last line is brilliant. He may be the Sentry, with the power of a million exploding suns, but he's far more human than he lets on, and he would fall apart without his wife.
Yeah, that bugs me a bit. Lindy seems to have fallen for Bob when he was doing the secret ID bit, but now she only wants the Sentry?
Although, given how her personality seemed to be different when talking to Sue, I wonder if Bob is unconsciously making her act in accordance with his fears (he does have psychic powers...)
And the reprogramming could be via some behaviourial control gadget, reprogramming the mutt's brain.
Ken Ashcroft
10-28-2005, 05:43 PM
I might be the only one but I have to say I really don't like the artwork.
Young Avenger
10-28-2005, 09:50 PM
Great issue. Since I didn't read the original mini can somebody tell me who "The General" is? I also wanna know if Sentry has any Rogues other than The Void. The Hippie looks like a cool campy villain.
Doom Hammer
10-28-2005, 09:54 PM
Great issue. Since I didn't read the original mini can somebody tell me who "The General" is? I also wanna know if Sentry has any Rogues other than The Void. The Hippie looks like a cool campy villain.
The General's depth is pretty much explained in the book...crazt old Military-themed villain who hates France.
The Sentry has an adventure with the X-Men where the General tries to nuke France. While Sentry deactivates the bombs, the X-Men are captured, and Archangel saves the day by falling from a a second-story ledge right onto the General's head. Fun little story.
Izzat how the General died?
lboinyamouf4sho
10-29-2005, 05:54 AM
my favorite part is when he turns back into robert and his wife looks so disapointed, and i'm very interested in the hippie. how could he force the sentry to drink a lake full of LSD is what i want to know. i never read the 1st mini but i sure as hell plan to know. i'm in for the long run on this series.
The General's depth is pretty much explained in the book...crazt old Military-themed villain who hates France.
The Sentry has an adventure with the X-Men where the General tries to nuke France. While Sentry deactivates the bombs, the X-Men are captured, and Archangel saves the day by falling from a a second-story ledge right onto the General's head. Fun little story.
Izzat how the General died?
Nope, he gets carted away after that. I think he was SUPPOSED to have been killed by the Void, but given the relationship between the two, that was likely a ruse.
Doom Hammer
10-29-2005, 07:40 AM
my favorite part is when he turns back into robert and his wife looks so disapointed, and i'm very interested in the hippie. how could he force the sentry to drink a lake full of LSD is what i want to know. i never read the 1st mini but i sure as hell plan to know. i'm in for the long run on this series.
Just so you know, "The Hippie" was not in the first mini. You should still read it, though. It's excellent.
Nope, he gets carted away after that. I think he was SUPPOSED to have been killed by the Void, but given the relationship between the two, that was likely a ruse.
Okay, thanks. I just remember big splatters of blood all over the ground. :D
Just so you know, "The Hippie" was not in the first mini. You should still read it, though. It's excellent.
Okay, thanks. I just remember big splatters of blood all over the ground. :D
Some of that was Warren's, he tore a wing and busted his head.
Doom Hammer
10-29-2005, 07:45 AM
Some of that was Warren's, he tore a wing and busted his head.
Well, when you're learning how to fall, sometimes you bust your head open and tear your wing...if you have a pair. Of wings, that is.
I'm really enjoying JRJr's pencil work quite a bit more under Morales' inks than I did under Janson's ink job in BLACK PANTHER. Don't get me wrong--love Janson as an inker, but I think Morales has a better style for Romita Jr., one that brings out the motion of the art rather than leaving it feeling stiff and blocky.
StoneGold
10-30-2005, 03:46 PM
I'm really enjoying JRJr's pencil work quite a bit more under Morales' inks than I did under Janson's ink job in BLACK PANTHER. Don't get me wrong--love Janson as an inker, but I think Morales has a better style for Romita Jr., one that brings out the motion of the art rather than leaving it feeling stiff and blocky.
Honestly, depends on the book. I'd still kill to see again (and they keep saying they will, but still haven't seen it) JRJR and Jansen on Punisher again. Their work together on War Zone in the early 90s was nothing short of amazing.
thik_3rd
10-30-2005, 05:57 PM
Honestly, depends on the book. I'd still kill to see again (and they keep saying they will, but still haven't seen it) JRJR and Jansen on Punisher again. Their work together on War Zone in the early 90s was nothing short of amazing.
in general, i think jrjr has fallen off from his early 90's form regardless of inker.
MrBeebs37
10-31-2005, 08:55 AM
Really surprised with how engaged I am by this book. I really liked the original mini but by the end of it I was getting pretty bored with the character. The Avengers storyline wasn't terribly interesting to me either as it seemed like a whole lot of set up/clean up.
But this mini is actually making a pretty good case for giving Sentry a regular book as the exploration of a characters complex internal world hasn't been done so well in a long time. And the leisurely pace of the story, something that annoyed me in the original mini, is really, for lack of a better word, pleasant and suits the psychological bent that marvel has wisely decided on.
I'm a little worried that with the end of the 2nd issue the book may be headed more down the path of an action/plot heavy path, but I'm definitely hooked enough to at least see it through the end.
G. Wayne
10-31-2005, 09:37 AM
*Possible Spoiler*
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And the psychiatrist for that matter. I mean, come on, his name is Worth? As in Self?
I read a preview somewhere about a future issue with the psychiatrist, essentially referring to something like " you're the shrink to the world's most powerul super-hero. how do you handle the most important job in the world that no ones knows about?"
It's Marvel, but methinks he's an entity unto himself.
Will.S
10-31-2005, 01:45 PM
I don't see how anyone could still find Sentry to be a "boring Superman clone" after these first two issues. There's alot of interesting stuff going on with Robert and his life with the superheroes, his wife, and his villains. He's actually not too far off from what Thor goes through with dual identities and having other obligations.
Linda Reynolds (now with blonde hair?) seems like a not so perfect character in that she's only attracted to Robert's alter ego. It is understandable in a way though since the transformation back to Robert had a less than impressive dude standing there with coffee stains on his crotch. Nice to see the dog back in action although wether it's a different dog is a good question since he's rendered complete different here than he looked in the original mini.
I think we have a new villain here by the name of Xeniac. Now I've never heard of this character before but this could very well be another Sentry exclusive villain that can be made future use of. I also enjoyed seeing the Android Pirates of Dimension 9 (of the Sentry/FF book) getting their cans kicked again even if briefly. The whole General situation is very interesting since in the mini he seemed to have died but after Sentry's new Avengers re-introduction and this issue's developments he seems to indeed be around so I can't wait for this future confrontation especially with Sentry being powerless in the Negative Zone :eek:
The General seems to be becoming, aside from the Void, Sentry's other arch enemy. The Void as a villain is just fun to see, he's just so damn entertaining when he has his talks with Sentry and Sentry himself almost looks more evil than the Void. While the New Avengers were shown only briefly its good to see them be acknowledged in his series so it wouldn't feel like such an isolated book from the MU.
I wonder is Linda and Robert are really going to break up, it would actually be a more realistic take on a relationship than a couple sticking around forever.
The art is superb, I almost didn't notice Mark Morales was inking until I saw the credits of the last issue. The art looks a bit cleaner than usual but still retaining a bit of grit neccessary for the character and the surroundings. I even got a kick out of seeing John's rendition of the Watchtower since it's all curved and shadowed in a unique way in with Jae Lee and David Finch drew it. Dean White's painted look of colors are amazing and complement the art perfectly the same way Jose's was with Jae.
Great mini so far and it shows that Paul Jenkins still has an enjoyable, strong grasp of the character he created years ago as well as giving the character new direction and character development.
Great issue, i'm digginf this series.
2 questions though..
1) With the Sentry being so incredibly powerful, how can a normal army person The General have any powers to rival the Sentry. I mean the guy took out Terrax like nothing, and he's a pretty powerful cosmic being.
2) The Sentry doesn't go to the bathroom?
Expletive Deleted
11-05-2005, 01:13 PM
With the Sentry being so incredibly powerful, how can a normal army person The General have any powers to rival the Sentry. I mean the guy took out Terrax like nothing, and he's a pretty powerful cosmic being.It's not always a slugfest. Intelligence, cunning, and preparation count for a lot, especially against a character with flaws like The Sentry's.
I hate to invoke this comparison, but how does Lex Luthor contend with Superman?
What about when Sentry says he doesn't go to the bathroom?
Kevinroc
11-05-2005, 02:58 PM
What about when Sentry says he doesn't go to the bathroom?
Just don't think about it.
Does he have tubes so he can just go in them and not even think twice about it in case he's busy or something?
Kevinroc
11-05-2005, 03:11 PM
Does he have tubes so he can just go in them and not even think twice about it in case he's busy or something?
Just don't think about it. Or just assume his body works very differently and all food he eats is transformed into energy for that glow or whatever.
I just don't care. And I don't think this is the least bit important.
Bearpod91
11-05-2005, 04:04 PM
I didn't pick this up because I really didn't feel it was going anywhere but, man, was I wrong.
I will think about it and that's why I asked..
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