Comments on: The Loners #3 (of 5)

By: Salieri

Salieri — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:58:47 +0000

Not about what you write, but how you write it. Brubaker is doing pretty fine writing Captain America with no Captain…

By: Maximus Rift

Maximus Rift — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:23:45 +0000

Matthew Peterson: It bothers me too. It’s one of those stupid stereotype associated with someone’s race that doesn’t make sense. However, if her parents are yakuza, then the scene makes sense.

BTW, the writer is C. B. CEBULSKI which disappointed me since I like his work in the fairy tales series.
It seems to me that he’s still writing Runaways without the actual runaways. Did I mention that I’m not a fan for Runaways?

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:05:17 +0000

BTW (Sorry to play Devil�s advocate again), but how much do we know about Turbo? I know the stereotype is hitting me in the face, but can we say for sure that she doesn�t have any ties to the Yakuza?

If I recall correctly, she’s referred to her “traditional” parents a time or two, but she’s American-born and has always been pretty much the seemingly-normal American type… But, I also seem to recall her being a first generation American, as well. I’m just bothered by the assertion that all Japanese people do some strange pseudo-Klingon Yakuza schtick.

By: Maximus Rift

Maximus Rift — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:35:02 +0000

When I first heard of this series, I was happy to see characters I liked back (besides GG #4). Now I see that they’re just been used to tell the dumbest story every and that characterization counts for nothing anymore in Marvel. Who wrote this anyways? I wanna avoid anything he does for the rest of my life…

I was hoping that by the end of this they’d realize that the problem isn’t the costume, it’s them. They’re the Runaways All Grown Up. They used the costume to run from their problems and now they’re doing it again by putting the blame where it doesn’t belong. One of the reasons I don’t like Runaways (solving your problem by running from it? ), but at least they have a valid excuse. They’re kids and that is a mistake kids make. I’m not as hopeful anymore.

BTW (Sorry to play Devil’s advocate again), but how much do we know about Turbo? I know the stereotype is hitting me in the face, but can we say for sure that she doesn’t have any ties to the Yakuza?

By: nikolah breliere

nikolah breliere — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:53:34 +0000

i meant Lotus newmark of course not network !!

By: nikolah breliere

nikolah breliere — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:52:28 +0000

at first,i thought the big “N” would point for Lotus Network (being a crimelord/lady!!) ,but the lady seems japanese and Lotus ,as far as i know,is chinese so like you,got nothing!!
Otherwise,still really diggin’the art ,good rendition of Hollow (pff,Penance suits her better,especially after the way she transformed julie into a kebab ,dawn you,baldwin=go back to being speedball …)
as for Turbo,she was born in the States and i vaguely remenber her in an old New Warriors issue that she was not big on japanese tradition which put her in conflict with her parents so the last few pages felt off…
but overall,this is a good limited series (there is far worse,hehe!!)

By: Salieri

Salieri — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:56:35 +0000

1) I’m just glad she’s back. That girl always had an interesting style…she was in fact so otugh that a Supervillan once carved his signature in a wall with her neck.

2) Funnily enough, the ‘Green Goblin/Norman Osborn’ mirror scenes were lifted straight from the 90s TV series. Ah, well I remember Osborn looking at a BATHROOM Mirror, with the Green creature cackling, ‘let me out, Norman…let me out!’. Good times. Check out the reference here: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_War)

There’s also a Spider-Man 3 shot lifted from the cartoon as well, you know.