(Also, what *is* the best sludgy alt-rock act of the late '90s? I know, I know, that gets into "what's the best nu-metal group" / "Deftones, obviously" / "no no Deftones are ALTERNATIVE metal" / "that's not a thing" / "yes it is" / "no it isn't, Deftones are nu-metal, admit you like a nu-metal band, you fucking coward" territory...)
Good lord, I have no idea. I haven't listened to any of that stuff since Creed was on heavy radio rotation (I *hate* that I've heard "My Own Prison" so many times that I know the fucking lyrics without ever trying to learn them) and made electronic music that much more appealing.
(I didn't have strong feelings about the Deftones one way or the other, but I really liked that song where the guy from Tool sang the chorus. My vote for best nu-metal act goes to System of a Down—though I'm not entirely sure they actually qualify as nu-metal.)
LMAO at the specific choice of Rob Liefeld panel in the footnotes... one might almost sense a little glimmer of self-awareness there! (One of the few actually funny gags in "Deadpool & Wolverine" is the sight gag of the title pair outside the storefront for a podiatrist's place named "Liefeld's.")
Here is my important question: didn't one of these X-Comix have a mutant who was very, very explicitly an undead Princess Diana? Am I just making that up?
Ahh, so you've heard of Pete Milligan's X-Statix (which began as his All-New All-Different X-Force). That one is completely worth checking out. Premise: mutant super-team as reality TV stars. They're not related to the X-Men, but they use the "X" for its name-recognition value. (There's one issue, I think, where they point out that the original iteration of X-Force never copyrighted its team name.) Whenever someone gets killed on a mission, they just recruit someone else who has superpowers and wants to be rich and famous. It's very weird and very dark.
(Also, what *is* the best sludgy alt-rock act of the late '90s? I know, I know, that gets into "what's the best nu-metal group" / "Deftones, obviously" / "no no Deftones are ALTERNATIVE metal" / "that's not a thing" / "yes it is" / "no it isn't, Deftones are nu-metal, admit you like a nu-metal band, you fucking coward" territory...)
Good lord, I have no idea. I haven't listened to any of that stuff since Creed was on heavy radio rotation (I *hate* that I've heard "My Own Prison" so many times that I know the fucking lyrics without ever trying to learn them) and made electronic music that much more appealing.
(I didn't have strong feelings about the Deftones one way or the other, but I really liked that song where the guy from Tool sang the chorus. My vote for best nu-metal act goes to System of a Down—though I'm not entirely sure they actually qualify as nu-metal.)
LMAO at the specific choice of Rob Liefeld panel in the footnotes... one might almost sense a little glimmer of self-awareness there! (One of the few actually funny gags in "Deadpool & Wolverine" is the sight gag of the title pair outside the storefront for a podiatrist's place named "Liefeld's.")
Here is my important question: didn't one of these X-Comix have a mutant who was very, very explicitly an undead Princess Diana? Am I just making that up?
YOU PUT "XMEN" IN A SLATE CROSSWORD
Yes!! Haha. I tried to work some of the fun facts I've learned from this series into the clue and but couldn't find a natural enough wording.
Although if you like grids by me that reference the X-MEN, you'd enjoy reading about this one: https://crosswordfiend.com/2023/06/13/mgwcc-784/
Ahh, so you've heard of Pete Milligan's X-Statix (which began as his All-New All-Different X-Force). That one is completely worth checking out. Premise: mutant super-team as reality TV stars. They're not related to the X-Men, but they use the "X" for its name-recognition value. (There's one issue, I think, where they point out that the original iteration of X-Force never copyrighted its team name.) Whenever someone gets killed on a mission, they just recruit someone else who has superpowers and wants to be rich and famous. It's very weird and very dark.
Im really enjoying this series and have looked forward to each installment.
Hey, thanks! Sorry in advance for keeping you waiting for the next one; I've got a couple of other projects I need to obsess over for a while.