You touch on something really interesting in the article. I hadn’t thought about it before when it comes to adaptations but the age of the cast and crew is probably a huge factor in getting adaptations right. Probably even the age of the execs in the various studios.

A lot of past adaptations would have been relying on…

With the comics, go back and check out New X-Men by Grant Morrison and various artists (three tps) or the run after, Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (4 tps, iirc), or a relatively recent run (that maybe requires a little more explanation), Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen, Carlos Pacheco & others…

I remember reading a rumor that Marvel decided not to use characters spinning out of Truth in their regular universe books. Possibly because of an arrangement with the writer of the original series. It’s why we don’t see the Eli Bradley Patriot or Josiah X anywhere, and there hasn’t been any mention of Isaiah Bradley…

“or an Apple fan as fannatic as a Taliban.”
Man. The Taliban? Remember those guys? References to their organization are so rare these days that this feels like even more of a time capsule than the anti-iPod comments imply.

I spend many an awkward moment at dinner in the presence of someone whose company I deeply enjoy, but who has a horrible habit of cutting off or criticizing the women at the table. It’s something we often try to address but I can tell he doesn’t quite register it as behavior worth altering because he doesn’t believe…

Exactly. I’d been playing for hours, gone way off trying to follow the game’s plot and become completely invested in exploring the Wasteland and dealing with the smaller quests. I hadn’t even been into the city or met Three Dog yet, so I had zero leads on Vaults or the dad... suddenly I find myself thrust into this…

The next panel clarifies that Wasp named them, but both still imply whoever’s in the Iron Man suit was either there at that moment or at least involved in their first adventure.