Jiberty Maniac

Betsy was with Beast? If not, I always felt like Beastneeded some real love. Though I did always wonder what happened in the bedroom with him, because he had SOOOO much hair. lol

wanderer78

Beast is my favorite character. He's awesome. And so funny. I think he's pretty underused. So I'm glad Joss and Grant Morrison have been writing him.

For awhile I thought he'd get with Emma, but that didn't happen.

Cruel Irony

Hey, I just found out that they cast Beast for X-Men 3.

Kelsey Grammer.

No joke. No quite sure how I feel.

Also, Maggie Grace (from "Lost") is in talks to play Shadowcat, and Angel is going to be in the movie too.

wanderer78

I can see Kelsey Grammar as Beast. Especially with the voice. Are they going to do CGI?

Cruel Irony

Matthew Vaughn said in the interview that they were "building the suit".

So I think it's going to look spectacular.

wanderer78

Interesting.

Do you still read Exiles?

Cruel Irony

Yeah, but I don't think it has the heart it used to.

And it's also a lot less exciting. Though this AoA thing seems like it's gonna get cool.

wanderer78

That's why I asked. I gave it up months ago, b/c it just wasn't the same for me. But I'll try to catch up sometime.

Random Thoughts:

I loved the last issue of Astonishing (#10). I thought it was amazing. I've been enjoying the X-23 and Phoenix minis. And god help me Excalibur, Chris Claremont has been focused and is making sense. I love that he's reaffirming Archangel as a strong X-Man.

The Crow

I just finished reading the new Astonishing too, and I thought it was great. Another strong issue that delivers what is promised: a good time.

X-23 and Phoenix are pretty good as well. I'm definitely seeing them through to the end.

Cruel Irony

I've really liked X-Men: The End. Though sometimes it gets really crazy, I'm always dying to see who dies next.

The Crow

I've never read any of the X-Men: The End series. I've only read the first couple of issues of the Wolverine one.

wanderer78

I have the first issue of Wolverine: The End, but never read it.

I read the first few X-Men: The End, but haven't really kept up with it.

My favorite "The End" book is the Punisher one, it was so good.

goodbreakingbad

Hey guys, ok, I got into X-Men with the movies, and have read a few of the comics but not many...so I was wondering if someone could fill me in on something:

What exactly is Wolverine/Logan's story...what happened to him....

wanderer78

Hi Anji!

Wolverine was originally a person names James Howlett. He discovered he was a mutant at puberty, his claws were bones then. He was taken in by a program called Weapon X, which was run by the Canadian government. His skeleton was laced with a (fictional) metal called adamantium. He was trained as a killer for Canada. He's lost almost all of his memory, so he's constantly searching his past. And of course he joined the X-Men.

That's pretty much a capsule review. Wolvie's past is really complicated and convoluted. Let me know if that's helpful at all.

goodbreakingbad

Aww, thank you for filling me in...I also heard he killed his love or something like that...