Comments on: Northstar finally goes to Hell!

By: Leshia

Leshia — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:15:53 +0000

I’d say that’s more because Madison’s the character we need to care more about right now, since he’s the one actually appearing in things and it was a hell of a lot more than any other character he’s killed has gotten. I’m still not over Wallflower being shot in the freaking head, that was just gross.

By: rplass

rplass — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:13:15 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, glad you liked it!

By: Suzene

Suzene — Mon, 24 May 2010 10:18:04 +0000

Indeed. Though, the way things are looking, I’m starting to get most concerned for Dazzler and Trance.

By: Zoomy

Zoomy — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:30:22 +0000

Nice Northstar scene, very in-character, but it’s always worrying when Chris Yost gets to write a story like this – he just loves to kill minor characters…

By: Suzene

Suzene — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:18:50 +0000

Very nice review. Yost is still on my list of writers who badly need to learn the difference between emotional resonance in storytelling and cheap shock value, but he’s doing pretty good on this one so far. Another point in Yost’s favor so far as characterization goes is how Northstar continues to be unimpressed with Sam’s leadership throughout the book. Can’t really fault the resident speedster on that because if you’re heading into — or, in Sam’s case, back into — Limbo and you’re not giving your team the worst-case scenario, you’re probably not all that invested in your whole crew coming back alive.

By: Suzene

Suzene — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:13:53 +0000

You’re kinder than I. What I came away with from that story was less about what a great character Lil was and why we should feel bad that she dies, and more why we should feel bad for Madison because Lil died. As I’ve said, it’s smacks of a ‘fridging.

By: Leshia

Leshia — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:05:57 +0000

Re: Lil

To be fair, he’s also the one who (quite ceremoniously considering he kills off characters all the time without bothering to bring it up again) wrote Boxes which, while cold comfort considering the circumstances, was (IMO) a great, tragic little story that wouldn’t have been nearly as heartbreaking if she hadn’t died. One of my favourite Madison/Lil stories ever, and the first story to use her in any meaningful way in almost 20 years!

Loving this mini. I’m liking Second Coming in general, but the up-and-down quality of all the different writers and artists make me pretty sure that’s it’s going to be the outside tie-ins (Hellbound, Blind Science, X-Factor) that I remember the most fondly.