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Dazzler
Jul 20, 2013 19:10:00 GMT -5
Post by Stephen Crosby on Jul 20, 2013 19:10:00 GMT -5
I was recently reminded that Dazzler had once been pregnant, then it was agreed by characters on panel that she no longer was and it shouldn't be talked about.
So, has it been talked about at M2K? And if so where?
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Dazzler
Sept 28, 2013 17:01:14 GMT -5
Post by brylocke on Sept 28, 2013 17:01:14 GMT -5
Why, yes.
It was mentioned in my UXM series here at M2K. One of the more recent issues, in a flashback between Ali and Xavier.
In a nutshell, I didn't explain everything but....the baby was NOT Longshot's. Something happened to it, I didn't explain that either. But Longshot forgave Ali cuz he didn't think she did anything wrong. Longshot is kind of eccentric like that if you remember his appearances in the 80s before he was turned into He-Man in the 90s.
So really, you could pick it up from there.
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Dino Pollard
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Dazzler
Oct 5, 2013 21:38:53 GMT -5
Post by Dino Pollard on Oct 5, 2013 21:38:53 GMT -5
Way back in the mid to late 90s (post-Onslaught if I recall, prior to MO's cut-off), there was a two-part story with the X-Babies. Dazzler appeared at the end of that arc and it was stated that Longshot was now ruling the Mojoverse and Iceman was about to ask her how the baby was doing, but Jean stopped him. After Dazzler left, Jean said that she picked up a sense of loss or something, so it was implied that she had a miscarriage.
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Dazzler
Nov 10, 2013 12:02:36 GMT -5
Post by brylocke on Nov 10, 2013 12:02:36 GMT -5
Very true, wikipedia's profile of Dazzler of course mentions that, but Steve was asking if it had been referenced at M2K, which it has.
The implied miscarriage in that issue of X-Men in the 90s was there to get rid of the baby sub-plot. It was lazy and boring to do it that way, but I can understand why Lobdell (or Nicieza? Or Waid? Harras? LOL) wanted to move past it.
But, understanding or no, it was still lazy and boring. So I added a bit more detail in my UXM and hopefully added a bit more mystery, and treated the characters with a bit more respect.
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Dazzler
Nov 10, 2013 12:09:22 GMT -5
Post by brylocke on Nov 10, 2013 12:09:22 GMT -5
Hey! Wasn't the baby gonna turn out to be Shatterstar or something? I can't help but think the lazy way this sub-plot was shelved was a very purposeful slap in Liefeld's face.
Not that I mind of course. I have often dreamt of doing that very thing.
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Dazzler
Dec 4, 2013 21:28:51 GMT -5
Post by Stephen Crosby on Dec 4, 2013 21:28:51 GMT -5
Ah yes, I do remember that story. Thanks Brian, and Dino too, but the quick rehash.
And yeah, I recall the baby was (kind of) intended to be Shatterstar. At least, when Professor X announced Dazzler was pregnant (because he can sense microscopic fetus minds), where was a speech balloon of Dazzler say "no" to Longshot's suggest of Shatterstar as a name. A lazy resolution for a lazy introduction, I'd say.
Nice that Longshot's established as not the father, as I do have someone else in mind. Needless to say, I will not be using the resolution done in a recent X-Factor issue. My idea is much creepier.
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