tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917870048446264335.post4495410995626389434..comments2024-03-14T03:35:39.631-04:00Comments on X-men Supreme: Uncanny X-men #534 - Matt Fraction's Swan SongJack Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929572842990203873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917870048446264335.post-40748819224182619622011-03-31T15:43:21.241-04:002011-03-31T15:43:21.241-04:00He has talent. That much I'll say. Matt Fracti...He has talent. That much I'll say. Matt Fraction wouldn't be in the position he's in if he wasn't competent on some levels. However, Uncanny X-men is just not the type of book that meshes well with his style. He can make it work to some extent. Utopia was awesome and so was the Sisterhood arc. However, as a whole it doesn't work on a broad level. He could definitely make it as an editor one day if that's what he wanted, but for now he seems content with writing other books. So long as Uncanny isn't one of them, I say more power to him!Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929572842990203873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917870048446264335.post-27482377243796998142011-03-28T22:21:21.643-04:002011-03-28T22:21:21.643-04:00Hmm, sounds like Fraction would be a much better e...Hmm, sounds like Fraction would be a much better editor than writer. Perhaps.<br /><br />Rothstein-SmashAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917870048446264335.post-83116771160261131732011-03-28T13:20:30.021-04:002011-03-28T13:20:30.021-04:00The consensus seems to be that Matt Fraction is go...The consensus seems to be that Matt Fraction is good on a large scale, but not on a small scale. he can tell big stories, but small details like characterization is a problem. It may very well be the case that the Shaw/Emma plot was rushed and it was never meant to go anywhere. But still, that didn't mean it had to pan out in a way that was so painfully bland. He did a lot of things different without taking it a step further for the characters. His bias towards Emma Frost is a problem. She was basically a completely different character compared to what Morrison and Whedon wrote. She's completely without the appeal that made her such an entertaining character. Now she's basically Cyclops's personal barbie doll and that's quite a downgrade. That and some of his dialog was just childish, especially with characters like Pixie.<br /><br />Overall, I think it's a good time for Fraction to go. I hope Kieron Gillen improves on the foundation Fraction built. There's a lot to work with. It's just the little things that need tweaking.Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929572842990203873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917870048446264335.post-57471881175831241872011-03-27T23:13:11.767-04:002011-03-27T23:13:11.767-04:00Fraction seems to do quite well with big, broad st...Fraction seems to do quite well with big, broad strokes. He fails in the details.<br /><br />Of course, the new big broad strokes are done, and now it's time for a new writer who is able to handle the characterization better.<br /><br />Here's to hoping the next writer can keep the good while fixing the bad.<br /><br />Rothstein-SmashAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917870048446264335.post-82808128485645384392011-03-27T15:44:40.158-04:002011-03-27T15:44:40.158-04:00I can't blame Fraction for the Emma story. It ...I can't blame Fraction for the Emma story. It was his last issue and after reading marvel for over a decade I've come to learn that there's a lot more "corporate" input than "creative" input especially at the end of a writer's run. I think they wanted the Emma/Shaw story finished quickly and without any hanging threads. Shaw isn't Apocalypse or Sinister or Bastion. He isn't so much a threat that killing him would be the best option. And a "what we did in the desert" secret with Emma, kitty & Fantomex would be too big of a story. What Emma did to Shaw was personal and simple. There's a lot of "when he remembers" on forums. NO. He won't remember that was the point. There is no more Sebastion Shaw. <br /><br />As for Fractions run. I think it was great. The details, not so much, but the fact that you can look at his work and say "that's fraction" rather than some rehashed Claremont/Morrison/Byrne stories is wonderful. The Xmen have a new identity, new location, they're far more integrated into the MU. He brought Psylocke back withOUT her baggage!! He isn't the best at characterization, but there have been plenty of other people that have given good characterization in an era where there are too many Xbooks. Under Fraction the Xmen really were, for once, All New and All Different.Ice_Cold_Emma_Frostnoreply@blogger.com