Fred Van Lente creates a New Power Man

[Dread]

It was implied in the previous issue that he was touched by a very powerful magical force (Agmotto) and it left an impression... namely his costume. It's a crappy reasoning but it's the best we're left with.

Right. But it's still mind boggling to me that Bendis is a writer who can, and has, literally wasted about 20 pages having a scene in which a character talks to a wall or to a buddy on a couch watching TV and discussing stuff that has nothing whatsoever to do with the plot or anything remotely interesting. But when it comes time for a massive infodump of complicated exposition, the type that Steve Gerber was a master at delivering, suddenly Bendis gets more mum. Suddenly he leaves implications. Why can't he focus on getting the core mechanics of his stories down and leave those useless conversations about pastries, juvenile humor and Yiddish phrases to implications?

I think I know why. He intentionally leaves stuff vague so if he has to fix it later because it doesn't work or he changes his mind, it can be tweaked and seem to have been planned all along. It's a writer's parlor trick, and I've pulled it off while running internet message board role-playing games, so I have no doubt that a professional writer like Bendis does do that a lot. He may tell me that in 2004 he always planned that Spider-Woman was a Skrull, but the stories suggest that's hokum.

 

[Varient]

Right. But it's still mind boggling to me that Bendis is a writer who can, and has, literally wasted about 20 pages having a scene in which a character talks to a wall or to a buddy on a couch watching TV and discussing stuff that has nothing whatsoever to do with the plot or anything remotely interesting. But when it comes time for a massive infodump of complicated exposition, the type that Steve Gerber was a master at delivering, suddenly Bendis gets more mum. Suddenly he leaves implications. Why can't he focus on getting the core mechanics of his stories down and leave those useless conversations about pastries, juvenile humor and Yiddish phrases to implications?

I think I know why. He intentionally leaves stuff vague so if he has to fix it later because it doesn't work or he changes his mind, it can be tweaked and seem to have been planned all along. It's a writer's parlor trick, and I've pulled it off while running internet message board role-playing games, so I have no doubt that a professional writer like Bendis does do that a lot. He may tell me that in 2004 he always planned that Spider-Woman was a Skrull, but the stories suggest that's hokum.

Hmmmn.
And here I thought the white costume indicated the mystical aura that Iron Fist had developed after years of use - that upon being yanked into a mystical plane that would've killed the average person, his training, Chi-use and the ability given by the heart of that dragon protected him from that realm and the sideeffect was the costume color change.

It was all inferred in the New Avengers book.

Peace.

 

[JewishHobbit]

All those details happened yes, but I don't think it ever linked to the costume. I could be remembering it wrong though but I think that's just fan speculation. Makes sense, but I don't think anything about it was actually discussed in the issue in regards to his costume change.

 

[Varient]

Preview: Shadowland Power Man #1

I'd say the Kid has a good start.
I guess I need to go track down what he's been doing,.. Scuttlebutt at the comic store is that Luke and Danny will be leaving the Avengers soon and Luke may want his name back,...

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Really? You think Luke will want to be called "Power Man" again?

 

[KingMob]

Power Man is a pretty bad name. I totally get why he'd just be like, "eh, just call me Luke Cage."

 

[Varient]

Really? You think Luke will want to be called "Power Man" again?

Power Man is a pretty bad name. I totally get why he'd just be like, "eh, just call me Luke Cage."

The Main reason he would in my opinion is his wife grudgingly considering being called "PowerWoman"

He has a name/image of just being called "Cage", But like I said before, the subdued convo was that he and Danny were leaving,.. and that he was going to be Powerman again.

I've been out of touch for almost a year so I don't even know why they are leaving or what's going to happen.