Strange Adventures and Apparitions #159
The Uncanny X-Men #159
“Night Screams!”
Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz
Plot Synopsis
Two words: Vampire. Storm.
Rolling Commentary
Bill Sienkiewicz? Goody, goody gum drops!
Page 2. Ummm… what’s going on?
Page 4. Why is Corsair still wearing his goddamn space pirate outfit?!?!?!?
Page 5. That’s a nasty cut, Storm….
Page 8. Yay for creepy cool vampire changing scenes.
Page 10. I like how Kitty is the only one to figure out what’s going on.
Page 11. Ah, good times. Maybe I should review the old Tomb of Dracula books sometime….
Page 12. Kitty Pryde, Vampire Hunter! Huh. Maybe she should have talked to her teammates first…
Page 16. It’s official. Wolverine doesn’t believe in Jesus. For the record.
Page 17. Wow. Kitty is really… gung-ho about this whole killing vampires thing, isn’t she?
Page 20. I guess Storm's better. Yay! This certainly won’t be a factor in an annual that will come out three months after this issue, no sir-ree.
Page 21. Dracula really is a sexist twit, isn’t he?
Post Mortem
I really shouldn’t like this issue. Dracula comes out of nowhere, apparently is in love with Storm, and kicks some ass. Kitty suddenly knows all about vampires and how to kill them. Storm gets magically cured at the end. Really, this issue is anything but a masterpiece.
But for some reason, I really think it works. Not in a serious way, more in a fun-filled adventure way. It’s ridiculous and over the top, but you know, so’s having Dracula being in the Marvel Universe. No, it doesn’t make all that much sense, but if it’s cool, who cares?
I really wish Kitty would find an outfit and stick with it, though. Does she just have these costumes hanging in her closet or something? Where do you find an Indiana Jones costume in under five minutes? Minor curiosity, is all.
The big, BIG plot hole in this episode is the actual biting itself. It happens off panel, and seemingly for no reason. Where and when did Dracula’s lust for Storm come from? It seems she wasn’t just picked at random, but you never see anything regarding his feelings for her earlier. It’s kind of peculiar.
I do enjoy that Claremont refuses to give the X-Men time to breathe, what with Charlie getting worse at the end…
“Night Screams!”
Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz
Plot Synopsis
Two words: Vampire. Storm.
Rolling Commentary
Bill Sienkiewicz? Goody, goody gum drops!
Page 2. Ummm… what’s going on?
Page 4. Why is Corsair still wearing his goddamn space pirate outfit?!?!?!?
Page 5. That’s a nasty cut, Storm….
Page 8. Yay for creepy cool vampire changing scenes.
Page 10. I like how Kitty is the only one to figure out what’s going on.
Page 11. Ah, good times. Maybe I should review the old Tomb of Dracula books sometime….
Page 12. Kitty Pryde, Vampire Hunter! Huh. Maybe she should have talked to her teammates first…
Page 16. It’s official. Wolverine doesn’t believe in Jesus. For the record.
Page 17. Wow. Kitty is really… gung-ho about this whole killing vampires thing, isn’t she?
Page 20. I guess Storm's better. Yay! This certainly won’t be a factor in an annual that will come out three months after this issue, no sir-ree.
Page 21. Dracula really is a sexist twit, isn’t he?
Post Mortem
I really shouldn’t like this issue. Dracula comes out of nowhere, apparently is in love with Storm, and kicks some ass. Kitty suddenly knows all about vampires and how to kill them. Storm gets magically cured at the end. Really, this issue is anything but a masterpiece.
But for some reason, I really think it works. Not in a serious way, more in a fun-filled adventure way. It’s ridiculous and over the top, but you know, so’s having Dracula being in the Marvel Universe. No, it doesn’t make all that much sense, but if it’s cool, who cares?
I really wish Kitty would find an outfit and stick with it, though. Does she just have these costumes hanging in her closet or something? Where do you find an Indiana Jones costume in under five minutes? Minor curiosity, is all.
The big, BIG plot hole in this episode is the actual biting itself. It happens off panel, and seemingly for no reason. Where and when did Dracula’s lust for Storm come from? It seems she wasn’t just picked at random, but you never see anything regarding his feelings for her earlier. It’s kind of peculiar.
I do enjoy that Claremont refuses to give the X-Men time to breathe, what with Charlie getting worse at the end…
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