Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"I have the same feelings about 67.
I came across a conversation on Reddit asking historians "how did people navigate before GPS?" As one who remembers I must be the ancient of days."
Jun 8
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Given that Bobby was almost killed by a lynch mob, the Drakes would probably have been open to a "I will teach him to use his powers, to reduce the risk of that happening again" pitch. But as you say, he didn't.
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May 28
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Slightly OT, I really liked that Xavier's stepfather wasn't behind Charles' father's death, he simply stood back and let it happen — a flawed, weak man, but not a murderer. A nice character detail.
Reading Silver Age X-Men now, I'm struck by the…"
May 28
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Which is why Claremont saw him as equally ruthless as Magneto. Though somehow, possibly because I was way young when I first encountered them, I've never thought of him that way. Insanely risky stuff like that is just what people did in comics, or…"
May 27
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Given how routinely superheroes erased inconvenient memories back in the 1960s, I don't think that can be held up as proof of disdain for humans. You have a point bout his curtness to Iron Man."
May 27
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"And it makes her crushing on Cap reasonable too — he was probably early to mid-twenties when he went into the ice.
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May 27
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"One of Marvel's more annoying ideas (to me) is that in recent years everything has been extended back into history. The Avengers, SHIELD, Hydra, they all stretch back centuries or they had predecessors who did (though I admit I enjoyed Roy Thomas'…"
May 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"I think you did as good a job as feasible given the material you were working with. It is indeed obvious Lee and Kirby weren't thinking long range, not that I blame them for that. As a friend of mine pointed out a while back, Ben's a WW II legend…"
May 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"John Byrne offered a solution along those lines: a 12-year-old Sue staring up at grad-student Reed with an Oh He's So Handsome crush written on her face, Reed looking acutely embarrassed.
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May 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"That occurred to me too — there'd have to be some really good reason they didn't marry."
May 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"According to X-Men #1, Xavier's mutation stemmed from his parents' work on the Manhattan Project. That indicates he's much younger than I (and most people assume) — young enough an interest in Jean wouldn't be out of line (teacher/student issues…"
May 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 255 The Romance of Susan Storm
"I don't think that's a deal-breaker. Namor could battle Destine, discover the serpent crown inside the helmet and after the battle with Naga a few issues later, lose it at sea. Krang then uncovers it as part of Madame Hydra's Serpent Squad decades…"
Feb 21
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 255 The Romance of Susan Storm
"I have a very vague memory that he went prematurely grey in WW II. But I might be imagining it (someone in this group will know, I'm sure).
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Feb 21
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 255 The Romance of Susan Storm
"That's a weird one. Nick's WW II service is still canon so what would relocating the Howlers in time do? Plus yeah, Grenada's not much of a substitute for the Big One or time enough to fit dozens of Sgt. Fury issues into.
Wikipedia says the…"
Feb 21
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 255 The Romance of Susan Storm
"Yes, that seems overly cautious on the editors' part. It's obvious Reed is more self-conscous than anything else.
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Feb 21
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 255 The Romance of Susan Storm
"Oh lord, Dorma. "I'll let you conquer Atlantis if you pinky-swear not to hurt my sweetie" — she's a traitor and acts almost as foolishly when Namor gets his own series.
Reed has a statement in one issue that he's loved Sue ever since she was the…"
Feb 20
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