When One Panel Brings You Down
Travis Hedge Coke
“Africa. She brought crop-bearing rains to her neighbors. They worship her like a god.”
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Africa is not a country. |
“Russia. The immense strength of his metallic form is a big help on the family farm,” and there’s Colossus, painting a picture and filling out a t-shirt. Cool. I know this guy now.
I read Storm’s, okeh, things she did. His, things he’s done. She looks cool in hers. He’s actively doing something in his.
And, there’s Thunderbird. Thunderbird is the one who’s going to die. And, stay dead.
So, do we presage that with coded prose? Is the focus on his military career? What he does for a living?
Fingers crossed. Don’t be wrestling a buffalo. Fingers crossed. Don’t be wrestling a buffalo.
He’s not wrestling a buffalo!
He’s standing with his brother in some very green, green place with mountains. And, above him, the text reads: “USA. Strong as an ox. Fast as a horse. Stubborn as a mule.”
Wolverine is a “crown jewel.” Colossus is a “big help.” Storm is worshiped as a goddess.
Thunderbird is a handful of generic animal comparisons.
And, be real, in the comic, in Grand Design, Thunderbird has a minimal presence in a handful of pages, then he dies and is never brought up again.
1 comment:
It’s not like Thunderbird had a big impact in the stories Piskor is using as a base, either.
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