My hatred of Movie!Storm mainly comes from my hatred of Halle Berry, who bitched about taking this lowly role as a black woman. Had she bothered to read any of the comics (she didn't have to read all 500 million out there), she would have seen just how incredible this woman is.
Aaah, yeah, this I didn't know. That's a bit daft, I thought actors were supposed to research roles. Unless she just mean Storm's bit-part status in the first film? Hmm. I mean, even I know Storm kicks ass, and like I said, my knowledge of non-film X-Men is cursory - built from reading half a dozen comics and watching the cartoon as a kid.
If you ever do want to read about the X-Men, I would highly recommend starting with Classic X-Men. It reprints Uncanny, starting where Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Banshee and Nightcrawler join and have to rescue the original team. The Phoenix saga begins shortly thereafter. Lots of 70s/80s cheese involved, but still some powerful storytelling. ANd more importantly, the Classics also include these incredible character back stories that really bring the characters to life and make you just want to hug them. Seriously. Some of the stories are just wow.
Cool - perhaps I will. I've always wanted to check out the comics but have never really been able to find a good jumping-in point. I can handle 70s & 80s cheesiness. The 80s had a wonderful lack of self-consciousness with regards to what was "cool". People decided things were cool and then because that person believed it so absolutely it was cool! Or perhaps this is just my rose-tinted view through the eyes of childhood. Eh, whatever. I like my imaginary 80s. :)
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Date: 2007-04-07 07:16 am (UTC)Aaah, yeah, this I didn't know. That's a bit daft, I thought actors were supposed to research roles. Unless she just mean Storm's bit-part status in the first film? Hmm. I mean, even I know Storm kicks ass, and like I said, my knowledge of non-film X-Men is cursory - built from reading half a dozen comics and watching the cartoon as a kid.
If you ever do want to read about the X-Men, I would highly recommend starting with Classic X-Men. It reprints Uncanny, starting where Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Banshee and Nightcrawler join and have to rescue the original team. The Phoenix saga begins shortly thereafter. Lots of 70s/80s cheese involved, but still some powerful storytelling. ANd more importantly, the Classics also include these incredible character back stories that really bring the characters to life and make you just want to hug them. Seriously. Some of the stories are just wow.
Cool - perhaps I will. I've always wanted to check out the comics but have never really been able to find a good jumping-in point. I can handle 70s & 80s cheesiness. The 80s had a wonderful lack of self-consciousness with regards to what was "cool". People decided things were cool and then because that person believed it so absolutely it was cool! Or perhaps this is just my rose-tinted view through the eyes of childhood. Eh, whatever. I like my imaginary 80s. :)