Re: - Bendis finally explains Logan's motives for joining the New Avengers...


Ethan Hoddes wrote:
> I never got the impression Tony was self made, didn't he inherit the company
> from his father? Granted he invented a lot of their stuff himself, but when
> you start of owning a major corporation, that's not self-made. Regarding
> Logan agreeing to take Cyclops orders in Astonishing X-Men: A) he didn't
> 'join' the new X-Men, he was already a member, the AXM team is just a slight
> reshuffle of the NXM team, B) he's been taking Cyclops' orders for 15 years,
> nothing that's happened recently gives him a reason to stop.
>
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> "Saints should always be judged guilty until proven innocent."-George Orwell
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> > Robert Wiacek wrote:
> >> "Robert Wiacek" <rwiacek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> >
> >> >> Since when does Logan give a flying *** what his public image is?
> >> >> He's
> >> >> supposed to be the loner rebel that would sooner laugh and blow cigar
> >> >> smoke in Stark's face than be swayed by that "people look really good
> >> >> standing next to Cap" line.
> >> >
> >> > Tony didn't say to joining the Avengers would improve Logan's public
> >> > image, but rather it would clear his name. After the events in "Enemy
> >> > of
> >> > the State," Wolverine needs atonement. And he needs to make up for in
> >> > deed, his samurai code sort fo demands it. But if Tony had come out and
> >> > told Logan that he has to join the Avengers to make up for his crimes,
> >> > Wolverine would have laughed at him.
> >>
> >> OK, so on second reading you were right, Tony did say "standing next to
> >> Captain America to help the public image." That was kind of lame. But he
> >> does go on with stuff like "remind you to live up to your potential" and
> >> "Avengers can put it all on perspective," ideals which would appeal to
> >> Wolverine. It's why he stayed an X-man for so long.
> >
> > I like how Tony felt that Logan would help them be a little less Naive
> > -because, ya know, Self-made Billionares tend to be dreamy people
> > unaware of the realities of a harsh world.


Yes - he did inherit his companies from his father but I consider him
self-made as he managed to come back from sleeping in the gutters with
a bottle of whiskey for company. any-ho I think the general point
stands :)

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