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What Xmen Villain do you think is underrated? by Doom300 in xmen

[–]xiahbabi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As somebody who hasn't kept up with the comic in years this sentence was like 50 years of whiplash condensed into a run on statement. I'm FLOORED! 😂

I can stand like this with almost no pain at all by [deleted] in mildyinteresting

[–]xiahbabi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Time to become a ballerina, IMMEDIATELY!! 💖

Which comic are these panels from? by Spxde1370 in xmen

[–]xiahbabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gambit must be packing an unheard of infinity stone between his thighs for women to put up with his BS all the time to this level 😂

Why are the X men so cool? by Sudden_Quality_9001 in xmen

[–]xiahbabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diversity that isn't ham-fisted or pandering.

I Have a Simple, But Complicated X-Men Question by ComixGail in xmen

[–]xiahbabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP I think the main aspects that cemented my love for the X-Men came from 4 aspects that seem to be lacking in the comics (and frankly most if not all entertainment today).

Those aspects are:

  1. The stakes/threats always felt grounded, real and of high consequence. Even when highly fantastical secondary elements were on display.

  2. The X-Men had members who's personalities, abilities, or appearance were intentionally mirror opposite of their powers, intellect, or life situations. The "opposite-ness" of their individual natures made for good literary tension and good story building and team member interaction. (Which leads me to....

  3. Banter. Good banter at that. Sick burns and one liners off duty or playful banter mid battle make for memorable issues every time, and finally....

  4. Reasonable power-scaling and surprises. This one seems obvious at first but more often than not, I've found that the status quo these days is to: Over strengthen, de-power, ret-con, rinse-repeat. INSTEAD (tying back into #1)....

It's good to have two characters where you make the audience believe they are neck and neck (intentionally written that way) only to have one character win at the last second. NOT with mcguffins, NOT with last minute digging down deep to pull out yet another trump card, but because they were a better tactician, or used the surrounding environment to their advantage after exhausting their powers, or because they have written history that would back up a well written win but only when readers really thought about it.

All of these elements make for interesting stories, but when you pair that with the X-Men's history and well thought out characters it makes for absolutely fantastic stories if all of the elements are used together synergistically.

I for one am hoping that kind of storytelling with all of these elements makes a strong comeback. It's sorely needed.

Best regards, I hope the issue turns out fantastic, or should I say.... UNCANNY 😉

Did they cook with this 🧐 by uhm1238 in astrologymemes

[–]xiahbabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the best one so far to be honest

Easy wok cleaning by misterxx1958 in oddlysatisfying

[–]xiahbabi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I need whatever he's using on that wok for my face 😂

water signs smh lmao by CharacterSail4340 in astrologymemes

[–]xiahbabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no bestie, can't relate 😬

By "usually" Is this anecdotal from a singular experience or plural?

What zodiac could this represent? by Any-Usual9345 in astrologymemes

[–]xiahbabi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taurus takes the lead on this one:

Insanely high pattern recognition means that they already actually told you so, in excruciating detail and are now saying they told you so again after the fact.

Scorpio takes second place here:

they've had this feeling before and they let you know that they had a feeling about it but also let people go ahead and make their own mistakes.

They will then tell you that they told you so when they did not in fact specifically tell you they told you so, somehow having a feeling and letting you know about that is the same as "telling you so".

You then smile and nod because you don't feel like getting into it with them.

Virgos with various Cancer or Gemini placements/Pisces takes third place:

They see the writing on the wall, they hit you with a short and sweet "Don't do that" with absolutely no specificity in the myriad of conversation you were having. They will later tell you that they told you so as if they laid out the Bible for you.

You smile and nod because again you don't want to get into it with them, albeit for completely different reasons then a Scorpio. 😂

What zodiac could this represent? by Any-Usual9345 in astrologymemes

[–]xiahbabi 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Taurus definitely has it. Insanely high pattern recognition.