Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxk.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxk!cd55611 From: cd55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Chuck Dobrovolny) Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: Re: (spoiler) a few nice words about SW-II (for a change) Message-ID: <989@ihuxk.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 11:55:20 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxk.989 Posted: Mon Jul 8 11:55:20 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Jul-85 06:15:13 EDT References: <1903GMS@psuvm> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 42 > Everyone on the net is probably gonna think that I'm crazy, but I actually > am somewhat enjoying Secret Wars II. I like it a whole lot better than > SW-I. The whole concept of an ultra-powerful but childishly niave being > coming to Earth for enlightenment is (i think) treated not too badly. > > I'll admit that I have mixed feelings about the way that the story line is > continued in 3 other titles each month. I don't like it because it forces me > to buy titles that I otherwise don't like. I like it because it is a lot > cleaner than the treatment in SW-I where we all knew the outcome (somewhat) > before it ended. I really hope there is not a schlock ending to this one > like in SW-I. > > I particularly liked issue #3, where the beyonder took everything over. I > really like scenes such as the one where Toots thanked 'Frank' for regarding > her as 'just another human' and giving her the self-respect to get off the > streets. Maybe I'm old-fashoned, but sometimes I like good old niceness to > win. > > Fell free to flame me if you wish, but any major commentary should come to me > directly rather than to the net. > > Gerry Santoro > Penn State University > . . . !psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!gms > . . . !psuvax1!santoro > > "I know what I like (in your wardrobe)" > Gee Gerry, I think you're right! I like SW2, too! (Uh, I mean I like it better than SW1). I especially liked when the Beyonder had to use Peter Parker's bathroom. Shooter seems to have risen slightly above garbage level on this one.... Hmmm. I think I may have reprinted the whole original article--the newsnet seems to have changed since I last did much posting. Critics and flamers-- please bear with me...... ...it's one-o-clock and time for lunch. Chuck