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Apr 28 11 9:11 PM
David P Lyons wrote:Grabrich wrote: < Grabrich, I don't get why you're so very very leery of the possibility of reading something that you might disagree with... >Hi Jeph, I'm merely "leery", not "very very leery". But seriously, I just wanted clarification of this particular "act" that Reed 616 may have done. This would help me to guage whether or not I think Hickman has a proper (IMHO) understanding of the character. Which in turn would help me determine if I should invest the time & $ for these TPBs (since time & $ are fairly limited for me currently). Also, a possible mischaracterization of Reed could also mean that Hickman might mischaracterize other characters (which would be disappointing, and possibly irritating to me). Even though they are fictional, I still have a type of affection for the characters that I grew up with (again, I have no problem with "alternate" versions of said characters behaving differently than the "616" versions).< It's as if you're asking everyone to pre-screen your comics for you. >1) I hadn't thought about it that way, but I guess that's true to a certain extent. If I can avoid these things by inquiring of the posters here, so much the better for me. I suppose it's no different than reading movie reviews, to determine if a movie would be worthwhile checking out. I don't want to waste my time & $ on something that I wouldn't like. 2) Additionally, it leads to discussion. I find the differing views interesting. I'm curious as to why some people feel almost 180 degrees opposite on this. They have reasons, and if they care to, I'd be interested in hearing about them (& seeing if I agree or not).Richard G.Richard, some posters' clumsy efforts at mischaracterizing your position notwithstanding, your concerns are legit. Reed Richards is someone who does not kill. Period. "Our" Reed, however, is shown in Hickman's first arc as participating in the killing of Galactus of Earth-2012. The mere fact that Reed participates with such an enterprise is out of character for Reed, and I think it does demonstrate a failure on Hickman's part to really understand the characters he's working with. Don't get me wrong: I like Hickman as a writer, but at the end of the day I think he's not really suited to working with characters with an already well-defined personality, because he's willing to make the character do things that are just flat-out out of character, if it will allow him to tell the story he wants to tell.Also, these remarks about Reed's "decision" utterly miss the point of your question. Reed does not end up staying with the Council of Reeds, but that doesn't alter the fact that he participated in a murder. That is grossly out of character with Reed as we have known him, and it was not even treated by Hickman as being out of character.
Grabrich wrote: < Grabrich, I don't get why you're so very very leery of the possibility of reading something that you might disagree with... >Hi Jeph, I'm merely "leery", not "very very leery". But seriously, I just wanted clarification of this particular "act" that Reed 616 may have done. This would help me to guage whether or not I think Hickman has a proper (IMHO) understanding of the character. Which in turn would help me determine if I should invest the time & $ for these TPBs (since time & $ are fairly limited for me currently). Also, a possible mischaracterization of Reed could also mean that Hickman might mischaracterize other characters (which would be disappointing, and possibly irritating to me). Even though they are fictional, I still have a type of affection for the characters that I grew up with (again, I have no problem with "alternate" versions of said characters behaving differently than the "616" versions).< It's as if you're asking everyone to pre-screen your comics for you. >1) I hadn't thought about it that way, but I guess that's true to a certain extent. If I can avoid these things by inquiring of the posters here, so much the better for me. I suppose it's no different than reading movie reviews, to determine if a movie would be worthwhile checking out. I don't want to waste my time & $ on something that I wouldn't like. 2) Additionally, it leads to discussion. I find the differing views interesting. I'm curious as to why some people feel almost 180 degrees opposite on this. They have reasons, and if they care to, I'd be interested in hearing about them (& seeing if I agree or not).Richard G.
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