# Weekly Comic Book Discussion 1/24/2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comic-book-discussion-1-24-2008/434821 "2008-01-24T15:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comic-book-discussion-1-24-2008/434821/21 "2008-01-28T08:02:30Z")
Supergirl was personally invited, true, but there were other candidates as well, which (unless they too were by invitation only, and I see no reason to assume it) makes it an open tryout. This would be in contrast to Superboy’s invitation in Adventure # 247, where it seems to be a special Superboy tryout session, as no other candidates are in evidence. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comic-book-discussion-1-24-2008/434821/22 "2008-01-28T08:43:02Z")
**Messiah Complex** has probably been the true, final nail in the coffin for me as an X-books reader. I’m a hardcore X-fan going back to the original Claremont days, but this is just an embarrassment at this point. Every person acting completely, ridiculously out of character and out of 20+ years of continuity in order to serve the plot, comically one-dimensional sub-fanfic level creations (Predator X - “uhh…he’s like, a big monster that like, eats mutants and uhh, only lives to eat mutants and stuff.” X-23 - “She’s like chick Wolverine, man.” etc.), and _of course_ Professor X is dead **again**. This is truly the lowest point that I’ve seen in these books in at least 30 years, and that’s really saying something given the mid-nineties. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comic-book-discussion-1-24-2008/434821/23 "2008-01-28T14:22:01Z")
I’ll probably regret asking this (since I ran screaming from most X- and Marvel-related stuff once Clairemont took over _Exiles_), but… Aren’t there, like, only 200 mutants left? How could Mr. “Predator X” get along if he/it only exists to eat mutants? Or maybe he/it is living off the “and stuff”… _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comic-book-discussion-1-24-2008/434821/24 "2008-01-28T23:33:21Z")
[QUOTE=Lightray] Aren’t there, like, only 200 mutants left? How could Mr. “Predator X” get along if he/it only exists to eat mutants? Or maybe he/it is living off the “and stuff”… _sigh_ [/QUOTE] DOESNT MATTER STUPID ONE-DIMENSIONAL CREATION MEANT TO BE “EDGY” AND “COOL” WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT OR CREATIVITY ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comic-book-discussion-1-24-2008/434821/25 "2008-01-29T00:41:23Z")
Ah, yes, of course. :smack: Don’t know what came over me for a bit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-comic-book-discussion-1-24-2008/434821.md?page=1)