Meanwhile, on Twitter...

• 10:18 It's quiet in here today. Too quiet. :paranoia_at_11: #
• 10:22 Every time I see Tarantino I'm reminded why I'd take the cross channel ferry to France to escape the horrible little rodent man. Yes, France #
• 10:59 listening to "Honeycombs - Have I The Right (High Quality)" ♫ blip.fm/~c7uf0 #
• 12:52 Seems like a cull is occurring. First Runaways and now after my talk about how X-Factor sales as steady as a rock: tinyurl.com/m3o2ze #
• 12:59 And after reading the rest of BleedingCool this morning, what's going on between Gail Simone and Rich? Lots of oversensitivity, seemingly. #
• 14:20 Says a lot about the state of British comedy when the "Best Joke" at Edinburgh Festival was: Hedgehogs. Why can't they just share the hedge? #
• 16:17 Can any Thundercats fans spare a few bucks? Writer Steve Perry, suffering from terminal cancer needs support: srbissette.com/?p=5495 #
• 19:53 Just bought another Harry Potter book on ebay. "Other Items You Might Like:" Two electric pick corsets. What are you trying to say ebay? #

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The fandom meme - X-men

kirke_novak suggested the X-men for the fandom meme, so here goes...



1. The first character I fell in love with:
"Fell in love with" is probably a strong term, but I think Kitty Pryde probably. When I started reading X-men comics with any regularity, she was off with Excalibur and so I didn't really know much about her until I started reading the collected Essential collections. So I was able to read the character from her first appearances. I think falling in love is a gradual process and I think that's what I had with Kitty - warming to her and then finally something clicking completely when I read the way Warren Ellis handled her in Excalibur. I miss her.

2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now:
Scott Summers. When I first started reading the X-men, I bought into the reputation of Scott as uptight, jerky and otherwise bland. To be fair, the late 80s and 90s weren't the best time for Scott - after Claremont left the book. Again, it was reading the Essential collections that revealed there was more to the character than the reputation might suggest and also Grant Morrison's run where something really clicked and I started to be fascinated by his character - flawed, noble and often brutally hard on himself.

3. The character everyone else loves that I don't:
Jean Grey. I wouldn't say I dislike so much as find her uninteresting. I find her terribly bland and the epitome of the character that has it all - power, looks, not just one, but two men (or three, or four) chasing after her - and is just a little too perfect. The one skeleton she has in her closet - Dark Phoenix - wasn't her at all and what's left is a rather flawless individual. I find the f***-ups like Scott far more interesting than the characters who seem to know it all without actually learning anything. And for all the bad reputation Scott gets (deservedly) for his flakiness with women, somehow Jean always survives unsullied, despite making damn sure Logan remained obsessed with her for years. If she'd actually come out and admitted she was cockteasing him I might actually warm to her as interestingly flawed, but keeping Logan on a leash whilst also being portrayed as near being so damn goodie-two shoes. Few things are more irritating to me than perfect characters.

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I better not ask for any other fandom suggestions. That took me entirely too long.