X-POSITION: Lapham Survives the "Age of Apocalypse"

[CBR News]

"Age of Apocalypse" ongoing series writer David Lapham answers all of your burning questions about the flipside of the Marvel Universe. Plus, exclusive art!


Full article here.

[Likewater]

Talk about milking an idea to death.

I dont recall Star Trek milking the Mirror Universe this hard.

[Sabrewulf]

I really wanted to like this book and although there was nothing bad about it nothing got me excited either.

I'm also a bit confused about the timeline of some of these characters. Considering they are meant to be 10 years older than their 616 counterparts they look surprisingly spry.

If I hear it improves I'll probably pick it up in trade. Right now I just have no interest in the characters. I'm not sure if it's the art but I feel like I'm reading Brubaker and I was looking more of a Remender feel to this. I know that appeals to some people but it just seems a bit dry.

[Sunbird]

Talk about milking an idea to death.

I dont recall Star Trek milking the Mirror Universe this hard.

I've never seen the point of revisiting the AoA Universe. The whole point of the story was a done in one where everyone worked to reset the universe the way it was supposed to be (a great story that I read every issue of when it originally came out). But if the universe continued on after the story, what was the point of the story?

[blanchett]

I've never seen the point of revisiting the AoA Universe. The whole point of the story was a done in one where everyone worked to reset the universe the way it was supposed to be (a great story that I read every issue of when it originally came out). But if the universe continued on after the story, what was the point of the story?

Well I think it's a mistake to think that any timeline can be reset. It goes against the established rules of the marvel multiverse. All going back in time and altering the past does is create a divergent timeline, that's what happened in Age of Apocalypse.

[Spidey Sense]

Thanks for the interview. I might have asked a wider range of questions, but it still was interesting.

[Rheged]

Nicely direct. I wasn't interested in this series, but I do love the 30s and 40s screwball romantic comedies. May have to check this out and see how he uses that sort of structure in something so NOT an old romantic comedy.

[Sundowhn]

I'm also a bit confused about the timeline of some of these characters. Considering they are meant to be 10 years older than their 616 counterparts they look surprisingly spry.

Ok, this I find interesting. I know it is 10 years on from what happened in the original AoA story, but are these characters really 10 years older than their counterparts? (Mind you, I like that idea.)

[Sabrewulf]

Ok, this I find interesting. I know it is 10 years on from what happened in the original AoA story, but are these characters really 10 years older than their counterparts? (Mind you, I like that idea.)

Remender said that the AOA in X-Force ten years have gone by since the events of the last mini.

[Kurolegacy]

When I first heard about this book I wanted to like it but the more that's revealed about it, the less this interests me. Now it's really been confirmed that there's no looking for any mutants to help or anything like that, it's just basically humans=good, mutants=bad. Even 616 isn't that black and white about things, even in the X-Books. It just doesn't interest me knowing that this is an X-Book yet the whole cast of heroes is always just gonna be completely normal humans with any mutants popping up being villains.

[bjmorga]

I'm a huge fan of Lapham and the X-men, but this book just didn't work for me. I'll stay on for the first arc, but I don't think I'll be sticking around. It seemed muddled.

[TheUltimates09]

Well Im a sucker for alternate timeline stories, while it wasnt the best first issue in the world, Im digging the art and i think Strykers a badass character. I hope he pokes cyclops other eye out.

[blanchett]

Well Im a sucker for alternate timeline stories, while it wasnt the best first issue in the world, Im digging the art and i think Strykers a badass character. I hope he pokes cyclops other eye out.

Since he projects his powers from his eyes, I wonder if he didn't have eyes would he just detonate. His body would presumably still absorb the energies they already do, there just wouldn't be an outlet.

[TheUltimates09]

Since he projects his powers from his eyes, I wonder if he didn't have eyes would he just detonate. His body would presumably still absorb the energies they already do, there just wouldn't be an outlet.

I don't know, I think if he didn't have his eyes he would learn to release his powers through his hands or chest like his brother. The guys a dick but he comes up with smart-ass ways to use his powers.

[CounterBalancec]

I don't know, I think if he didn't have his eyes he would learn to release his powers through his hands or chest like his brother. The guys a dick but he comes up with smart-ass ways to use his powers.

I hate to be the one to state the obvious but with no eyes he could always ace ventura his power out his butt or better yet switch to the front side and "pee" his enemies to death.