Have you tried the current run of New X-Men with Grant Morrison writing? Great stuff, even if you think comics are dumb and retarded. Grant takes the mutant outcast theme to a new level with the Riot at Xavier's storyline. The Frank Quitely art helps, too.
I'm afraid X2 will be dumb, though I hope I'm wrong. I don't have any desire to go see the film, but if the reviews come back relatively positive, then I might go see it. I read "God Loves, Man Kills," back when I was a teen-ager, and I thought it was an okay story. Sort of preachy, like typical Chris Claremont writing, but still pretty good. I don't need to see this comic on the big screen.
Speaking of which, what do you all think of the deluge of Marvel Comics films hitting the big screen? Spider-Man, X-Men, Daredevil, Hulk... and there are more planned for the coming 24 months. I hope you are enjoying them - I know I enjoyed Spider-Man last year, but that may have been due to the fact that I was drunk when I saw it. Marvel Comics is trying to break free from bankruptcy, they have a debt of over $200 million, and to get out of that whole as soon as possible, Marvel is producing as many movies as it can. With successes like Blade, X-Men, and Spider-Man (was Daredevil a hit?), Marvel is banking its life on the success of these films and others.
I am waiting for the day when Marvel drops its effects-laden films for something more tolerable, something like Ghost World, which was a fine film. However, since Marvel's staple crops of comics is dependent on the whole tights and underwear super hero genre, I doubt we'll get anything as good as Ghost World.
donk said:
I have never been a fan of Xmen comics, seem to flaky and moralistic, without having an underlying bit of filth involved.
For a really good comic movie adaptation see ghost world.