I liked it a lot. But I kept thinking,’ ya know, I really wouldn’t want my mom, telling me she shagged some random guy.’ Good stand-alone story though.
I really liked the story. I don’t know who’s story version of the story I believe. I suppose it doesn’t matter which I believe. I guess part of me wants to think Lee is capable of that much compassion. Another part of me completely agrees with Mariah. A third part even things she wove the tale entirely from cloth. I just don’t know.
Fallen Angel, as always, is the slam dunk of the comics bag for the week. This week though it had some stiff competition from some holdovers from the previous week and from Soulsearchers.
It was good, Peter. I really enjoyed reading it. But why was Terry naked and in the snow when he died?
Easily one of the most reliable, consistent reads in my pull. Always goes on the bottom of my stack (I save the best for last). This week was no exception. Loved the ambiguity. Avoiding subjects in my sentences tonight for no good reason.
Fire BAD!
Oh wait, that’s missing a predicate, and not a subject.
Whatever. 🙂
“It was good, Peter. I really enjoyed reading it. But why was Terry naked and in the snow when he died?”
Because, knowing that he only had a few months to live–and unpleasant ones at that–he chose to go out into the snow, lay down, and allow himself quickly to freeze to death while the memories of his time with the Angel were still fresh, or even there.
PAD
I didn’t see the issue at my store, and _Fallen Angel_ is on my pull list. I’m going to have to look into this. I doubt IDW would ship _Fallen Angel_ to different stores at different times. So, it would seem my store either didn’t order it this month; or inadvertantly gave the copy meant for me to someone else.
Rick
I miss the painterly style that J.K. Woodward had during the first storyline. Other than that, I’m thoroughly enjoying the characters. I love Black Mariah and would like to see more of Benny.
Can’t wait for the new issue of X-Factor! The new/old artist oughtta pull that series together and make it a must read for the masses!
I thought this was a great issue! I particularly liked the reference to Asia Minor and other calamities occurring on the way to Tibet. I liked Benny weeping, and Mariah’s cynicism. We did not get anything regarding Ernie, although his condition was referenced in the inside front cover. A tale for later, I’m sure.
That said, I believe Lee’s story. Why not? Stranger things have probably happened in Bete Noire.
It almost made me cry. What a beautiful story.
thank you.
Very nice isue, PAD! Nice insight was provided by having the tale told through the pov of Lee’s recounting of it, and by Mariah’s cynical dissection. Good stuff.
I have a problem. Lee is almost as full of self-hatred as I am. She has told her son nothing but ugly truths. She has dissuaded and disparaged him all along the line. Why would she even allow a story about her seeming to be attractive? And why would she tell a story about someone who saw her as attractive, unless she was trying to illustrate how stupid and suicidal the guy was for liking her? The only thing I can suppose is that she was warning her son not to love her.
1You’ve convinced me of something: I used to beileve in God, thne I stopped because I didn’t want to beileve that the bad things that happened in the world were part of a divine plan. Because if it is part of a plan, it must be a pretty screwed up plan.
Now I agree with you: God is out to get us! I like Lee’s approch.
I loved the story because it was sad and sweet and even a little funny in parts. I almost wish you would have made a longer story arch out of it.
“Why would she even allow a story about her seeming to be attractive? And why would she tell a story about someone who saw her as attractive, unless she was trying to illustrate how stupid and suicidal the guy was for liking her? The only thing I can suppose is that she was warning her son not to love her.”
No, it wasn’t that. Her focus in this instance was upon giving Jude, who still believes in the notion of a just God, a first-hand account of just how unjust God can be, and for no dámņëd good reason. The notion that Terry found her beautiful was incidental to her. Of course, if she’d been stone-cold sober, she’d never have talked about it at all.
Part of my inspiration for the notion was that great scene in “The Four Musketeers” where Athos, in his cups and atypically chatty, tells D’Artagnan “a story of love to cure you of love” so unguardedly that D’Artagnan is subsequently able to figure out pretty easily that Athos was talking about himself and Milady.
God, that was a terrific film. Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway. “Have you ever seen a woman…shot in the stomach? Give me the papers. No? Very well. (arms his gun, points) One…two…three…f–”
Great movie.
PAD
Hmmm. First off, I loved the latest issue of FA. It was good to have a done-in-one issue and I hope that you have more of them in the future.
Second, I agree with you about THE FOUR MUSKETEERS. Of course, what do you expect when the film has input from the writer of the great Flashman novels?
Thanks for the clarification, Mr. D. I don’t think in terms of cosmic ideas – odd for a comic book fan, right? As The Monarch said, “I’ll leave that up to the evangelicals and the Republicans, thank you very much.”
For me, it’s always personal. A person’s politics is always a reflection of their life and self-concept. A mechanic I know is a good, honest man who has never cheated me, but he’s a diehard right winger who would probably shoot me on sight if he thought I didn’t worship Rush Limbaugh. That’s a reflection of the bad experience he went through in Vietnam, and thus his viewpoint on life. In this way a decent man falls to the forces of evil.
I think the same’s true of the Fallen Angel. She claims God is her enemy. I don’t think God’s involved at all; even though she may be immortal and have extra-human senses, she’s as blinkered as us mortals by her own life’s filters. Her perception of God is just as flawed and subject to interpretation as ours. In other words, she may have “seen” God, but what she really saw was her own scowling reflection.
God, that was a terrific film. Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway. “Have you ever seen a woman…shot in the stomach? Give me the papers. No? Very well. (arms his gun, points) One…two…three…f–”
Richard Lester at his best, and THE best interpretation of Dumas’ works to date.
Loved Michael York’s D’Artagnan.
– Travis
I believe Lee’s story, if only because I don’t see her admitting – in front of Mariah, yet – that she had cried. So it’s pretty doubtful she’d have made it up, which then lends credence to the rest of the story.
Good issue. I’m finally getting used to Woodward’s art. (I have to admit, I missed Lopez a lot…)
As for the Musketeers, I’m a fan of both parts (not too surprising, I suppose, since they were shot at the same time.)
Has anyone seen the sequel, “Return of the Musketeers”? If so, was it any good?
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I liked it a lot. But I kept thinking,’ ya know, I really wouldn’t want my mom, telling me she shagged some random guy.’ Good stand-alone story though.
I really liked the story. I don’t know who’s story version of the story I believe. I suppose it doesn’t matter which I believe. I guess part of me wants to think Lee is capable of that much compassion. Another part of me completely agrees with Mariah. A third part even things she wove the tale entirely from cloth. I just don’t know.
Fallen Angel, as always, is the slam dunk of the comics bag for the week. This week though it had some stiff competition from some holdovers from the previous week and from Soulsearchers.
It was good, Peter. I really enjoyed reading it. But why was Terry naked and in the snow when he died?
Easily one of the most reliable, consistent reads in my pull. Always goes on the bottom of my stack (I save the best for last). This week was no exception. Loved the ambiguity. Avoiding subjects in my sentences tonight for no good reason.
Fire BAD!
Oh wait, that’s missing a predicate, and not a subject.
Whatever. 🙂
“It was good, Peter. I really enjoyed reading it. But why was Terry naked and in the snow when he died?”
Because, knowing that he only had a few months to live–and unpleasant ones at that–he chose to go out into the snow, lay down, and allow himself quickly to freeze to death while the memories of his time with the Angel were still fresh, or even there.
PAD
I didn’t see the issue at my store, and _Fallen Angel_ is on my pull list. I’m going to have to look into this. I doubt IDW would ship _Fallen Angel_ to different stores at different times. So, it would seem my store either didn’t order it this month; or inadvertantly gave the copy meant for me to someone else.
Rick
I miss the painterly style that J.K. Woodward had during the first storyline. Other than that, I’m thoroughly enjoying the characters. I love Black Mariah and would like to see more of Benny.
Can’t wait for the new issue of X-Factor! The new/old artist oughtta pull that series together and make it a must read for the masses!
I thought this was a great issue! I particularly liked the reference to Asia Minor and other calamities occurring on the way to Tibet. I liked Benny weeping, and Mariah’s cynicism. We did not get anything regarding Ernie, although his condition was referenced in the inside front cover. A tale for later, I’m sure.
That said, I believe Lee’s story. Why not? Stranger things have probably happened in Bete Noire.
It almost made me cry. What a beautiful story.
thank you.
Very nice isue, PAD! Nice insight was provided by having the tale told through the pov of Lee’s recounting of it, and by Mariah’s cynical dissection. Good stuff.
I have a problem. Lee is almost as full of self-hatred as I am. She has told her son nothing but ugly truths. She has dissuaded and disparaged him all along the line. Why would she even allow a story about her seeming to be attractive? And why would she tell a story about someone who saw her as attractive, unless she was trying to illustrate how stupid and suicidal the guy was for liking her? The only thing I can suppose is that she was warning her son not to love her.
1You’ve convinced me of something: I used to beileve in God, thne I stopped because I didn’t want to beileve that the bad things that happened in the world were part of a divine plan. Because if it is part of a plan, it must be a pretty screwed up plan.
Now I agree with you: God is out to get us! I like Lee’s approch.
I loved the story because it was sad and sweet and even a little funny in parts. I almost wish you would have made a longer story arch out of it.
“Why would she even allow a story about her seeming to be attractive? And why would she tell a story about someone who saw her as attractive, unless she was trying to illustrate how stupid and suicidal the guy was for liking her? The only thing I can suppose is that she was warning her son not to love her.”
No, it wasn’t that. Her focus in this instance was upon giving Jude, who still believes in the notion of a just God, a first-hand account of just how unjust God can be, and for no dámņëd good reason. The notion that Terry found her beautiful was incidental to her. Of course, if she’d been stone-cold sober, she’d never have talked about it at all.
Part of my inspiration for the notion was that great scene in “The Four Musketeers” where Athos, in his cups and atypically chatty, tells D’Artagnan “a story of love to cure you of love” so unguardedly that D’Artagnan is subsequently able to figure out pretty easily that Athos was talking about himself and Milady.
God, that was a terrific film. Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway. “Have you ever seen a woman…shot in the stomach? Give me the papers. No? Very well. (arms his gun, points) One…two…three…f–”
Great movie.
PAD
Hmmm. First off, I loved the latest issue of FA. It was good to have a done-in-one issue and I hope that you have more of them in the future.
Second, I agree with you about THE FOUR MUSKETEERS. Of course, what do you expect when the film has input from the writer of the great Flashman novels?
Thanks for the clarification, Mr. D. I don’t think in terms of cosmic ideas – odd for a comic book fan, right? As The Monarch said, “I’ll leave that up to the evangelicals and the Republicans, thank you very much.”
For me, it’s always personal. A person’s politics is always a reflection of their life and self-concept. A mechanic I know is a good, honest man who has never cheated me, but he’s a diehard right winger who would probably shoot me on sight if he thought I didn’t worship Rush Limbaugh. That’s a reflection of the bad experience he went through in Vietnam, and thus his viewpoint on life. In this way a decent man falls to the forces of evil.
I think the same’s true of the Fallen Angel. She claims God is her enemy. I don’t think God’s involved at all; even though she may be immortal and have extra-human senses, she’s as blinkered as us mortals by her own life’s filters. Her perception of God is just as flawed and subject to interpretation as ours. In other words, she may have “seen” God, but what she really saw was her own scowling reflection.
God, that was a terrific film. Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway. “Have you ever seen a woman…shot in the stomach? Give me the papers. No? Very well. (arms his gun, points) One…two…three…f–”
Richard Lester at his best, and THE best interpretation of Dumas’ works to date.
Loved Michael York’s D’Artagnan.
– Travis
I believe Lee’s story, if only because I don’t see her admitting – in front of Mariah, yet – that she had cried. So it’s pretty doubtful she’d have made it up, which then lends credence to the rest of the story.
Good issue. I’m finally getting used to Woodward’s art. (I have to admit, I missed Lopez a lot…)
As for the Musketeers, I’m a fan of both parts (not too surprising, I suppose, since they were shot at the same time.)
Has anyone seen the sequel, “Return of the Musketeers”? If so, was it any good?