tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post6276627085532328447..comments2024-01-27T03:35:50.487-05:00Comments on X-Man's Comic Blog: Fear Itself #7.1x-man75http://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-2673811795352562972011-11-15T20:58:14.000-05:002011-11-15T20:58:14.000-05:00Yep, if nothing else, I'll be able to read my ...Yep, if nothing else, I'll be able to read my Fear Itself back issues without flying into a rage when I get up to FI #3! :D <br /><br />I didn't get the impression that the Infinity Formula was going to make Bucky go crazy or anything, but yeah, I definitely hope that doesn't happen... I can't see Brubaker pulling that, we've already had crazy/brainwashed Bucky, we really don't need crazy Bucky to return in the pages of Winter Soldier. Feb can't get here soon enough if you ask me!x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-63266011162211179772011-11-15T19:57:33.705-05:002011-11-15T19:57:33.705-05:00Interesting stuff about Brubaker, thanks for shari...Interesting stuff about Brubaker, thanks for sharing. I just remember thinking at the end of "Gulag," "OMG, the 'Winter Soldier' series they're clearly establishing here is going to be SO COOL." Hence, my rage over "Fear Itself" #3. I'm glad we now all get to forget about that debacle and find ourselves where we should've been all along!<br /><br />I'm also hoping they don't make the whole "How long will Bucky survive on the Infinity Formula?" question part of the series. I've found the "How long will it be before Flash goes crazy?" schtick in "Venom" got old really, really fast, and I hope Brubaker avoids that trap entirely. Fingers crossed. I cannot WAIT for this series.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384937330661711685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-56555075184237576072011-11-14T15:27:31.939-05:002011-11-14T15:27:31.939-05:00I'm so glad you finally got your hands on this...I'm so glad you finally got your hands on this one, JW. You were one of the few big Bucky fans who I hadn't heard from either on this post, my e-mail or some other post. When this issue dropped, and I read it, I was SO excited I had to post something about it BEFORE I even posted the review for this comic. In over three years of doing this blog, that's like the first time I did that... THAT'S how excited I was by this comic! <br /><br />Same. From what I read from Brubaker(in some interview) first off, he seemed so happy that he didn't have to keep this a secret any longer, which made me chuckle a bit, and like you said, he seemed to have planned this all along to get to a Winter Soldier series. Bucky was going to "die" at the end of the Gulag, but he simply shifted it to Fear Itself to add some extra drama to Marvel's "big" event, which was pretty cool of him to do.<br /><br />And you KNOW that when I stepped in the comic shop last Wednesday, the FIRST thing I did after picking up my new books was to add Winter Soldier! Seriously, out of the two characters who died in the Fear Itself event, Bucky was the one who I could see drifting off to Limbo for some time to come. So him coming back already? That made my month!x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-20977171544642479272011-11-14T15:10:38.235-05:002011-11-14T15:10:38.235-05:00OMG, I immediately went to Midtown Comics' web...OMG, I immediately went to Midtown Comics' website to put this subscription on my list. SO FREAKIN' EXCITED. I can't believe how great of an issue it was. I had guessed from Internet chatter that Bucky returned, but I'm so impressed with the way Brubaker makes it happen. He really made me belive that they killed Bucky on purpose to set up the "Winter Soldier" series that we all knew was coming at the end of "Gulag." If "Fear Itself" was what Marvel needed to bring us the "Winter Soldier" series, than I can live with it! Thank God we don't have to wait until "Captain America" #700 for him to return, which is what I was expecting!JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384937330661711685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-25123748220258799832011-11-03T19:34:31.239-04:002011-11-03T19:34:31.239-04:00Going into this issue, Cap, I figured THIS was goi...Going into this issue, Cap, I figured THIS was going to be the send off! You know, Brubaker saying good-bye to Bucky and firmly re-establishing Steve as Cap. I don't know if you saw it, but Movieartman sent me a link in the Avengers Academy post that has an interview with Brubaker where he talks about Bucky and the upcoming Winter Soldier series(which is set for FEB!!!). Yes, come Wednesday, the first words out of my mouth upon entering the comic shop will be: "I have a new series I need to add to my pull list..." :Dx-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-87624457686392456542011-11-03T14:07:00.126-04:002011-11-03T14:07:00.126-04:00YES YES YES! I hope he wears the winter soldier un...YES YES YES! I hope he wears the winter soldier unifrom with some slight modifications. Will be pulling this immediately! Buck is so cool! Rumor has it that the cap and bucky series is supposed to tie-in to present day too!?! who knows?! hopefully some sweet background stuff. Also, I told you brubaker would NOT let bucky die wihout even so much as a send off!cap von trappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-73544320321400593452011-11-03T01:17:37.211-04:002011-11-03T01:17:37.211-04:00I don't think I could have put it better mysel...I don't think I could have put it better myself, JK. This here was the Ed Brubaker I can't get enough of. I mean when I first got into the Captain America comics, naturally Steve was the Cap I read about. I hated when Steve died, and was lukewarm about Bucky taking over the Cap mantle, because really, how could anybody replace Steve? As the months rolled on and Bucky continued as Cap, he just seemed to fit the role... So much so I was glad to see Steve leave the Cap mantle with Bucky upon his return(I'd have been fine with a Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier ongoing and a Bucky Cap series). And then Bucky died... In a terribly inglorious fashion... And all of the Avengers kind of shrugged their shoulders and were like, "Meh, Bucky's dead, but at least Steve's Cap again!" That's why I loved this issue so much, it undid that horrid death... If I had one complaint though, it's that Bucky is going to use the Winter Soldier name, which is pretty tarnished... I'd have gone with something like Nomad, but hey, so long as Bucky's back I don't care WHAT he calls himself!x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-45539046057059199872011-11-03T00:39:33.245-04:002011-11-03T00:39:33.245-04:00One of the best comics I have read in a long time....One of the best comics I have read in a long time. I can't say that I was in love with Bucky being Cap at first, as I am a big Steve Rogers fan. But he really grew on me, so much that I didn't even realize how much I liked Bucky until he was killed in Fear Itself. This was a fantastic issue and a great direction for the character.JK Inc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05532136623159300466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-67890610866751697312011-11-02T23:55:57.448-04:002011-11-02T23:55:57.448-04:00Agreed all the way, Godwell. I know a lot of Marv...Agreed all the way, Godwell. I know a lot of Marvel fans were angry about Bucky's death when it went down(myself included), so now is a time for all of us fans to breathe a sigh of relief.<br /><br />Oookay then my anonymous friend... It's kind of understood that any character in any company(let's not just paint Marvel into THAT boat, they ALL do it) is not really dead, since any fictional character can always come back. But until THIS issue came out, Bucky was indeed dead(or as dead as a fictional character could get). This issue just fixed that little misstep. So for fans of Bucky, this was a good comic.x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-7646207483602940882011-11-02T23:15:50.048-04:002011-11-02T23:15:50.048-04:00How could you not know Bucky was not dead? Serious...How could you not know Bucky was not dead? Seriously. It is Marvel. I knew from the time he was 'killed' that he wasn't dead. It is Marvel Comics. Common guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-26586667105975271622011-11-02T23:09:09.893-04:002011-11-02T23:09:09.893-04:00This made my day. He has risen to be one of my fav...This made my day. He has risen to be one of my favorite characters ever.GODWELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535972584463946339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-5846148433288201952011-11-02T21:48:52.595-04:002011-11-02T21:48:52.595-04:00Totally agreed with BW. I really like their relat...Totally agreed with BW. I really like their relationahip. They fit together so damn well. As for Bucky on the Secret Avengers, I seriously wish it would happen, but with Bucky now being in the background and with only three people knowing he was alive, idk if it'll happen... But man, Remender writing Bucky in SA would be sweet.x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-4666466148785336092011-11-02T19:47:26.980-04:002011-11-02T19:47:26.980-04:00hope black widow stays a consistant presence in bu...hope black widow stays a consistant presence in buckys life in the coming series<br /><br />OMG what if down the road bucky/winter solider becomes a member of the secret avengers<br />and with remmnider gonna be writing it i can say without chuckling that that is a good thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com