I had some issues with Hypervelocity. I thought the technobabble got out of control, to the point where it was colonizing every other part of the story - so instead of plot we got AMRAMS, and instead of characterization we got AMRAMS. But overall it was great and it showed what you could do with IM if you pushed the concept a bit further than most writers are comfortable with.
I still hate the way Tony's written by now
I'm not going to lie. I love Director of SHIELD. The next time that Fannish Unpopular Opinions goes around, mine will be "the Knaufs are great!" ;)
I also think that Bendis kind of gets the character, but that he would do better with Tony, and with the rest of the Avengers, if he didn't have such unlimited control over creative decisions. If he was forced to tighten up his scripts, and take himself out of the story, I think he'd be a much better writer. He's done some good work, but he's also done some really horrible work, and I don't think it's a coincidence that the bad stuff came after he became a 'superstar'.
the patronizing and horrific way he treated Jen
God, that was really terrible. It was also out of character even for the new eviler Tony. I'm still uncomfortable that Marvel thought this story was a good idea - it's got the same kind of nasty, sexual connotations that make the Tigra debacle so repellent, but it was played so lightly. I think they'll have an easier time of absolving Tony of all his other crimes, because this one can't be justified on the basis of the greater good. (Not that I'm saying he actually acted for the greater good, but that's his justification). There's really no way to spin shooting the Hulk into space, sleeping with his cousin, injecting her with experimental technology when she confronts you, and then publicly humiliating her.
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I still hate the way Tony's written by now
I'm not going to lie. I love Director of SHIELD. The next time that Fannish Unpopular Opinions goes around, mine will be "the Knaufs are great!" ;)
I also think that Bendis kind of gets the character, but that he would do better with Tony, and with the rest of the Avengers, if he didn't have such unlimited control over creative decisions. If he was forced to tighten up his scripts, and take himself out of the story, I think he'd be a much better writer. He's done some good work, but he's also done some really horrible work, and I don't think it's a coincidence that the bad stuff came after he became a 'superstar'.
the patronizing and horrific way he treated Jen
God, that was really terrible. It was also out of character even for the new eviler Tony. I'm still uncomfortable that Marvel thought this story was a good idea - it's got the same kind of nasty, sexual connotations that make the Tigra debacle so repellent, but it was played so lightly. I think they'll have an easier time of absolving Tony of all his other crimes, because this one can't be justified on the basis of the greater good. (Not that I'm saying he actually acted for the greater good, but that's his justification). There's really no way to spin shooting the Hulk into space, sleeping with his cousin, injecting her with experimental technology when she confronts you, and then publicly humiliating her.