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rgj · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:

I will admit that she looked cool bald headed (looks better than when she's a Skrull, that's for sure). And, I'll even acknowledge that her motives to come down her mountain (or, wherever she was) made sense. To help Matt.

But, the inevitable happened. It turned to crap. Marvel wanted her to be a anti-hero. So they made up this "infection" crap. And, here we are about a decade and a half later and we get the Skrulektra story.

You've said before that the Elektra Saga isn't the end all of storytelling. Maybe not. But, it was a heck of a ride and it gave the DD mythos a much needed kick in the butt. And, guess what, to THIS day, it's still the best Elektra story ever. I have not read a "good" Elektra story since she (or the Skrull) came back.

The Elektra Saga was Elektra's "Born Again." It was about her redemption, her making it through to the other side, thanks to her one true love. Her final ascent to the mountain top was her knocking the heavy bag off it's chain.

What Marvel and, sadly, dear ol' D.G. Chichester (and any other writer who wrote "Elektra") did was gut that story. It made her resurection worthless.

But, whatever.

Long live, Skrulektra.

rgj

james castle · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:55 am Post subject:

I secretly hope that it turns out that Elektra was always a Skrull just so rgj and Miller get super pissed off.
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Jim B. · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject:

So is Elektra supposed to be a Skrull since the time of her return in Fall From Grace or is she just been replaced by a Skrull in the very recent present? If so where is the real Elektra now? Is she still dead or hanging around in the snowy north with the Chaste unaware that her doppleganger is running around in the world?

Actually ignore those above questions as I could care less anymore. It's stuff like this that makes me wonder why I even bother to read comics anymore at my age. At least why I bother to read mainstream superhero stuff anymore. Rolling Eyes

Wow this is just beyond bad storytelling. I know it's a comic book and it's not real and comics are for kids and blah blah blah but this is embarressing. I thought it was bad when over at DC you found out the reason Jason Todd (Robin 2) is alive was because Superboy Prime punched a dimensional wall a few times because it would make things "right" again, and the shock waves went out and brought him back from the grave but this may be even worse than that! That's a hard thing to top I have to say! Shocked

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Dave Wallace · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:26 am Post subject:

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Dave Wallace · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:47 am Post subject:

Oh, I don't know. I think this story still has the potential to be fairly interesting. Whether it'll live up to that potential is another story...

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harryhausen · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:38 am Post subject:

I’ve warmed up to this whole New Avengers thing since my initial fears about pulling DD into have been somewhat quelled.

As goofy as it all seems at times, I have to say that I like that fact that Bendis is running amok in the Marvel U. Using all sorts of things from the past in new(ish) ways – Skrulls, a relatively wide pantheon of sometimes-forgotten heroes, lots of Silver Age creations – is interesting. Even – dare I say it? – fun.

Also, I recently read all the NA books straight through and have to say that (silly as this is) I found it heartwarming to read the early stuff with Cap. Now that he’s “dead,” I appreciate him in a new way. It’s cool to see him and Tony be close – way back when heroes fought villains. Like watching an old Bulls game and seeing Pippen and Jordan on the court together. Satisfying.

Sure, he writes characters with some annoying tics, but I can forgive that, for the most part. [Man, I wish he would let Spidey be a little tougher, though – even JMS lets Spidey be scary sometimes.] It’s talky, but I’m down with that. I’m also amazed at how much people on other message boards can’t seem to follow the events in these comics. It’s pretty clear, most of the time - I mean, it’s not Thomas Pynchon. I should stop looking at solicits and reading the posts about books I’m buying, I guess.

Point is, if I approach this in a different way from, say, the way I think about Daredevil, I can get into it. I’ll allow, though, that I’m relatively new to Bendis. Maybe he’ll start to grate on me soon.

Oh, and my last bit of blasphemy – I think he does a better job with some of these characters and this large-scale plotting than he did with DD. I got pretty tired of some of his DD stuff. Plus, talk about issues feeling slight – you can read whole Bendis DD arcs in under an hour sometimes.

Even if the comics left something to be desired, my Anarchist heart gives props to someone who would Disassemble and depower so many folks in one bold Scarlet stroke, too.

Skrulls, man, can you dig it?

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