tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post7284248057600784413..comments2018-08-18T16:46:56.943-04:00Comments on Two Girls, A Guy, and Some Comics: Celestial Madonna - Avengers 134Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-70490224264492271792008-06-23T12:23:00.000-04:002008-06-23T12:23:00.000-04:00I think Englehart is criticized on Mantis much the...I think Englehart is criticized on Mantis much the same way Bendis is harangued for all of his pet characters. It's understood that Englehart left the Avengers shortly after the CM arc, but the proof in the pudding is that no subsequent writer chose to use Mantis during his run on the book. Hence, she fades away pretty easily in Avengers' memory.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-25222387882422746832008-06-20T11:48:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:48:00.000-04:00Yeah, I understand what Englehart was going for, I...Yeah, I understand what Englehart was going for, I mean, the whole idea of the character IS sort of interesting, but I just don't care for Mantis at all. Had no idea that he tried the same character (with a different name) in the JLA, but I don't read DC as much as Marvel, so I'm always in the dust there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-62853627143411297482008-06-19T20:53:00.000-04:002008-06-19T20:53:00.000-04:00Welcome to the blog Doc, and thanks for your comme...Welcome to the blog Doc, and thanks for your comments. You know, I think I have yet to hear from a fan who actually liked Mantis! Of course, Englehart was obsessed with her, so we got this loooong storyline. And then he kept bringing her back in different ways in other Marvel books - and even over at DC, when he inserted her into a JLA story as a character called "Willow"! Appparently he thought he was really on to something.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555137520611020235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-86990189123322270202008-06-18T21:00:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:00:00.000-04:00Thanks for the feedback, Doc- -it's good to know I...Thanks for the feedback, Doc- -it's good to know I wasn't the only one who felt a lot of this issue was filled with--well, filler! It's like Englehart was mixing up a big ol' Bronze Age stew...some ingredients worked, others didn't. <BR/><BR/>And welcome to our blog!Sharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-18001812409600058272008-06-16T10:29:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:29:00.000-04:00This one was hit or miss to me. It felt like a lam...This one was hit or miss to me. It felt like a lame filler comic more than anyone else. Even the section on the Vision (Which was the reason I bought this,) felt lame and forced, and simply reminded me that other people do a better job explaining his origin in other issues of The Avengers. I don't care much for Mantis at all, so her story did nothing for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com