Uncanny X-Force #1-4
Written by The Last Angry Geek Tuesday, 08 March 2011 22:54
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03.09.2011 - 00:04 | KrisKnives
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03.09.2011 - 00:23 | Apac
Good episod LAG. Uncanny X Force is currently the only X series I read (the Dracula saga was just plain ridiculous to me.
What do you think of the #5 of X Force? It seems Fantomex it's going to save the situation even more than in the first issues.
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03.09.2011 - 00:25 | Zombifaction
I'd say the term is Deus Ex Machina.
Did they finally cancel Deadpool Corps? Becasue that would be fantastic!
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03.09.2011 - 00:32 | ApacAt first I thought the same, but for that it should be something unexpected and not being explained before in the story. The power of Fantomex is well established in continuity I think.
Is something more like when writers abuse of the regenerative power of Deadpool and Wolverine to do "cliffhangers" or show more gore. But I don't know the term either.
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03.09.2011 - 01:21 | TragicGuineaPig
Chekhov's Gun. It's just like a Deus Ex, but it is established early on so as not to be a complete surprise.
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03.11.2011 - 21:53 | SmugLeafplz
probably that or god mode sue
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03.09.2011 - 00:32 | ZoltonI thought it was a pretty good story arc too, despite previously never caring for any of those characters outside of Wolverine (yes, not even Deadpool.)
Keep it up, Geek.
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03.09.2011 - 00:41 | Robert the Kid
Nice Cameo
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03.09.2011 - 00:42 | morningmooGood job LAG. You continue to improve with each episode and I really look forward to your show.
I really do hope Apocholypse is dead. Just a stupid lazy villain, conceptually i mean. As the first mutant shouldnt he be the least powerful?? HIs powers and goals seem to fluctuate with every appearance. Him and Mr Sinister are the two worst villains ever.
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03.09.2011 - 02:44 | themrginger
I don't read any X men books (sorry it's just not my cup of tea) but if I were I think I would pick this up along maybe with x23 and wolverines comic.
I am really looking forward to Ricks new Venom series. I hope you give it a look on the show :)
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03.09.2011 - 03:10 | Shinigami
Uncanny X-Force review and at same week as X-Force Archangel and X-Force Deadpool for new Heroclix set were revealed. Althought I'm sure that Last Angry Geek didn't know about that.
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03.09.2011 - 03:41 | TBTabbyThis may seem pedantic, but it's pronounces GAY-sha, not GUY-sha.
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I don't think there is a trope name for this one particular device of awesomeness. If it were an actual team member, it would be a Mary Sue or Gary Stu or whatever, but it's not. I guess it fits Chekhov's Gun (or Chekhov's Boomerang) in a way, but not if it's used this many times, and it always saves the team from catastrophic failure.
I think it's time for a new term. I suggest that it's a "PLOT DEVICE DEVICE". It could cover every "saving the plot on a regular basis machine", like K.I.T.T. or a sonic screwdriver. Or EVA.
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03.09.2011 - 08:22 | Cferra
I'm still trying to figure out why Warren can suddenly change back to Archangel when he was supposedly cured. Ah well. I guess they needed a plot device or something. Great review, LAG!
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03.09.2011 - 08:59 | LastAngryGeek
In the previous X-Force series, Warren got his wings ripped off and this triggered a Hulk-esque change into Archangel. When he calmed he transformed back into normal Angel: Wings and all.
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03.09.2011 - 08:24 | BrunoDeLaBomba
the trope should be called "the sonic screwdriver"
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03.09.2011 - 09:43 | ThatGuyWithTheSaxophoneMy compliments, that opening joke was great!
Soooooooooooo.... how much were the shoulder pads? *gets bill handed*
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WTF, you could restore Greece's AAA rating with that!!!!!!!!!
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03.09.2011 - 10:43 | Zion Prowler Kraze
Wouldn't it be more of a "Cop Out"?
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03.09.2011 - 10:51 | Doresh
They break into the TOWER OF LONDON just for the fun of it? No wonder humans don't trust them!
Seems like Fantomax is a mixture of plot device, plot convenience and "A wizard did it" (although I'm not to sure on the last one, though). Whenever a writer doesn't know how to solve a situation, Fantomax is there to save the day!
And Marvel wants to kill a major villain PERMANENTLY? That's a good one XD !!
(Oh, and it's really smart for Wolverine to give ever member of his secret team matching uniforms...)
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03.09.2011 - 13:41 | ghazzterThaOG
I really enjoyed this video. I've been really curious about this series, I've always thought the idea of a team lead by Wolverine and has deadpool in its ranks makes is seem a worth while read. Althought, at the end of the comic were they travel back to earth in silance is a sort of a write off, now its good that it ads dramatic tention to the end of it, but it seems that it would be out of character for Wade Wilson not to say anything at the end. He would have at least made a very dark joke or reference a family guy skit where it was the after math of the man from the bible that takes his son up to the mountain to try to kill him, to show god that he only loyal to god and at the end while their walking down the mountain and the son says to the father; "Ok what the hell was That!!!!!!" "Could you explain, what the hell that was." I believe that would have been a mood breaker that Wade is know for, but it works out very well in a way, and shows how troubled phantom x is and showcases his sort of dark turmoil an internal conflict to a less then know character harly used a in continuity. I look forward to seeing more of the series and I hope that it gets the recognition it deserves.
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03.09.2011 - 14:25 | Carteeg_Struve
I think the trope is just: repetitive.
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03.09.2011 - 16:43 | FunkyM
Great vid LAG.
I'll prod the folks at Panini UK to run X-force in their collector's edition.
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03.09.2011 - 19:53 | ObsidianActually, blue/gray is more logical for a stealth-based, night operating team than black. One would think that black makes more sense, but black at night would stick out as a silhouette. Dark blue and gray blend in to the night far better than black does.
Good review, though.
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Magnificent review LAG!!
Also the shoulder pad company skit at the start made me spill all my hot cocoa on my keyboard.. now how am I going to be able to search for banned cartoons every day to laugh at?? :(
So no Lord Macguffin??
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03.09.2011 - 21:48 | brick mooncode
In my opinion as a recovering troper, that is Applied Phlebotinum.
By the way: in any story where a specific character has an established and frequently used ability to solve any problem, which is still passed off as a big reveal every time, the writer probably has zero respect for your intelligence.
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If Pestilence is the one Death actually impaled, how would Death be able to use his powers? He said he was going to use Wolverine's metal bones to do it, but does Pestilence have any metal in her bones?
I'm probably not the only one, but I agree with Fantomex. WE, the reader, (possibly)know Apocalypse was a child, but I don't think they knew. Also, it's like Damien from "Omen" it may LOOK like a kid, but it's really the Antichrist. Same with Apocalypse. They said it could be a trick to make sure they don't kill him, and it looks like it was working, and in the X-Men (and Marvel in general) you sometimes have to do things like that.
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03.10.2011 - 08:56 | DoreshFantomax can do everything - even letting anthropomorphic personifications of one aspect of the Armageddon use metal that isn't actually there XD !
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03.14.2011 - 02:44 | malhex
Yaknow, i honestly haven't followed any of remender's stuff on marvel aside from a few bits and pieces here and there (like the new venom stuff) but i like his stuff from image and some of his other indies. seems like he's really blowing up in the marvel world. may have to check this book out.
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03.16.2011 - 16:53 | Phantom 1
LAG is in trouble, LAG is in trouble.
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04.12.2011 - 01:23 | Jez
Yeah, you're definitely looking for the term Deus Ex Machina. Good review.
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