I love these milestone moments because writers are always obliged to do "something". Like kill off someone. Or revamp someone etc.
I have heard nothing, read nothing and am really looking forward to this issue! Mainly because I have loved the last year of X-men but also because I think Uncanny has been really poo for ages since Brubaker took over. And I'm led to believe he's actually quite good?
So let me know. Which milestone comics have you got exited about?
I loved Wolverine 50. Great artwork, and his claws actually came through the cover. Bring back comedy covers, y'hear me marvel.... "BRING BACK COMEDY COVERS!!!"
I'm guessing that #200 kicks off a storyline that will last up until around #500 of UXM, which is around a year away, THAT's what I'm looking forward to. And I want a hologram foil embossed chromium cover with a trading card insert and poster. IN A BAG!
I think my favorite Comedy Cover was the issue of ShadowHawk that had to be torn to see it properly. Awesome. I'm loking forward to issue 200 of X-Men. I've been thurougly enjoying the series for quite a while now. Somebody's going to die pretty soon, it looks like it's going to be Rogue, but I think it's an obvious red herring.
Maybe the icicle will die. In the arms of Mystique. Its an obvious Neighbours plot: character is really happy, falls in love then dies. PLus they can't kill off rogue, she's just got interesting!
It has taken me two freakin' days to think of a Milestone issue that was indeed such a thing. Two days! But, Damn you, Clark I did it.
Superman #400 (Oct 84 Cover Date) Terry Austin, Brian Bolland, Ray Bradbury, John Byrne, Howard Chaykin, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Mike Grell, Klaus Janson, Michael Wm Kaluta, Jack Kirby, Elliot S! Maggin, Frank Miller, Moebius, Joe Orlando, Wendy Pini, Jerry Robinson, Marshall Rogers, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walter Simonson, Leonard Stark, Steranko!, Al Williamson and Berni Wrightson all contributed either pin-ups or(very) short tales of The Man of Steel.
Read that list of talent again - That may actually be the best line-up in a single comic ever. You can buy this for under a tenner easily, and if I said it was worth it I'd not be lying. That's a milestone comic. Right there. Actually Batman #400 was nearly as good, but someone else can type the talent on that one in. Me fingers bleed, sir! Bleeds so thy do.
