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Apart from p9, which I presume they'll fix in reasonably short order, MileHigh has the whole issue up now here - http://www.milehighcomics.com/firstlook/marvel/madrox1/

Looks decent (despite Guido's painfully stupid glasses), although I'm not sure if I'll buy it. What do the rest of you think?

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I preordered it on the strength of PD's X-Factor run. I'm going to avoid the previews, but (or because) I'm really looking forward to it.

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Looked pretty strong.

If I had the cash...I'd get it.

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I found it very enjoyable. Jamie is a interesting character with a lot of story potential. Not to mention the fact it has Rahne & Guido is a huge plus. I really want one of those Multiple Man t-shirts now.

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Looks pretty good. I'm glad it's not just being played for laughs (no mayo jars yet). PAD made me a Madrox fan despite the fact that he spent so many years in that wacky costume and is named after an Oreo clone (or is that "dupe"?). He really found an interesting angle on the character and his powers. I also really like Rahne as a supporting character - much better than if he'd hired a new character as his secretary.

The art's also really impressive for what we've seen so far (urban drama). Hopefully he can handle action and more exotic locales as well.

I hope we find out what Madrox learned from his "Kane" dupe - it'd be nice if little quirks or bits of knowledge show up from one of his absorbed dupe's experiences around the world (I can imagine it almost being a bit like "the Pretender" except that rather than being a genius, he has all that knowledge from various dupes who'd lived the life).

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On to issue 2...

Nice issue.

I like that Madrox's dupes are showing differing personalities now, but I'd like to start seeing a pattern in the dupes' variant personalities soon, rather than completely random elements of Jamie's psyche.

Oh, and I want to lay money on "Kim" actually being a cocker spaniel :-)

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I'm actually liking Madrox quite a lot. If PAD could sustain this level of quality (and if the fantastic Pablo Raimondi stayed on the art), I'd love to see it as an ongoing. Unfortunately, PAD tends to stay a little too long on his books. Example: Supergirl started out _very_ strong but eventually moved too far away from his original concept to the point that I wasn't all that interested.

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PAD does meander after a while... but in the case of Supergirl he sure got the title back on the track just before its cancellation.

I thought the concluding storyline was terrific... I don't know why DC didn't capitalize on *that* momentum.

Madrox has been fun. Love the dupes... I sort of wish Luornu could be taken somewhat in this direction. Though without the 'disposability' of Madroxxi (sp?).

I wish Quicksilver and Lorna would show up... just for a panel or two.

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This is a really good series and I hope it gets its due. David had totally found a great milieu for Madrox in the detective world. he functions much better here than in mutant slugfests. The infidelity case that comes in through the door (cheating via astral projection) reminds me of the kind of inventive melding of genres that "She-Hulk" is doing with law.

The art's also very good, although the Steve Buscemi look alike was a tad distracting. From the solits it sounds like Rahne will have more to do later and that's a good thing. I'd rather see him interact with her and Guido than his other selves.

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quote:
Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
Madrox has been fun. Love the dupes... I sort of wish Luornu could be taken somewhat in this direction. Though without the 'disposability' of Madroxxi (sp?).

The plural is "Madri" - buy the AoA TPB when it comes out [Razz]

And what did you mean about Lu? Turn her into Myriad?

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Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
I wish Quicksilver and Lorna would show up... just for a panel or two.

You seen Lorna lately?

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Considering Alex and Lorna are still in full-costumed X-Men superheroics, it'd be a fun contrast to see Jamie work a case in those surroundings. Or better yet, have him investigate some of the other high powered super tights in Manhattan (kinda like "Powers" or "Alias").
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Mystery Lad, I'd definitely like to see Lorna in the pages of Madrox. Then he could work to undo all the horrors inflicted on her by Austen. Hell, he's done wonders for Rahne Sinclair in just the first issue!

I heard a rumor that if this book was successful that it might lead into a new X-Factor book.

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Hell, he's done wonders for Rahne Sinclair in just the first issue!

Actually, reverting her "voice," and going against what's happening in NXM is something I don't like about this. I know he had an "acknowledge and ignore" caption or two to explain it. But it plain does not fit...

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What's been happening in "NXM"??
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To answer Drake's question (Hey, I'm a New Mutant nut):

Rahne returned to the mansion after taking some time off from the mutant life with Moira's death and the loss of her powers. She's left behind some of her timid roots and has become more outgoing and more partial to leather and tank tops than plaid skirts and sweaters, all as her way of trying to find the "lost wolf" inside. Even with her powers back, she's kept with the more outgoing person she's become.

The biggest change though (the one SoM is noting) was that she lost her accent, explaining she had been in the States far too long. This was all followed up on in at the end of the New Mutants v2 series (#9 - on) and continues in New X-Men. It's a little jolting to have it back in MadroX, but I'm just glad to see Rahne get some use.

Loved the first issue, but haven't seen the second one anywhere yet. Glad to see Guido out and about too, even if he has been thrown into every part of the galaxy the past seven years as writers bring him in as a supporting cast member. Nice that they at least mentioned he left Lila, who I can only presume is doing the small-time club touring we saw in X-Treme X-Men.

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