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For those not in the know 'Nardwaur the human serviette' is the professional alias of domestic Canadian celebrity, Vancouver based music journalist John Ruskin who's known for his eccentric, sunny demeanour and involved interviewing style. Here's him chatting it up w/Harry Styles at Coachella, some years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnGWa-kJaPw&pp=ygUVbmFyZHdhdXIgaGFycnkgc3R5bGVz

The following is from a dialogue btw an AI and I

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I've things on mind regarding stress but for now I've something I worry won't put you to utmost test for request. The Canadian music journalist 'Nardwaur the human serviette'..might you please as extensively, exhaustively or detailedly as you can write a fictional transcript [with notes as to non-dialogue or sound occurrences] of him interviewing the Marvel characters Dazzler (Alison Blaire) with cameos or 'interruptions' by Lila Cheney and Strong Guy (Guido Carosella), please and thank you ?.

[Scene: A lively backstage area after a concert, full of neon lights and bustling energy. The camera pans in on a small, eclectic set decorated with classic vinyl records, a neon sign reading “Keep on Rockin’,” and a vintage jukebox softly humming a disco track. Nardwaur, wearing his signature tartan tam o’ shanter and checkered suit, stands with a wide grin. Dazzler, known offstage as Alison Blaire, stands next to him in her iconic silver jumpsuit with holographic lights reflecting off her. To the side, Lila Cheney leans against an amp, playing with her electric guitar, and Strong Guy, aka Guido Carosella, stands with arms crossed, grinning behind tinted shades.]

Nardwaur: Doot doo da loot doo!

Dazzler [laughs, flipping her hair]: Doot doo!

Nardwaur: We have here today none other than the sensational, the resplendent, the intergalactic songstress herself — Dazzler! Welcome, Alison!

Dazzler: Thank you, Nardwaur! It’s a pleasure being here.

Nardwaur [pulls out a rare, vintage vinyl]: Now, Alison, I have this record for you—[holds up a limited-edition disco album from 1979, “Galactic Grooves,” featuring an album cover that looks oddly similar to her concert costumes]. What do you think of this?

Dazzler [eyes widen as she gasps]: No way! Where did you even find this? I used to have this on loop before performances when I first started—it’s part of what inspired my early look!

[Camera zooms in on Dazzler’s reaction, while Strong Guy chuckles and Lila raises an eyebrow, amused.]

Nardwaur: And speaking of early looks, is it true that in one of your first gigs you were mistaken for a light show technician and not the headliner?

Dazzler [laughs, nodding]: Oh, absolutely! It was this tiny underground venue in Manhattan, and I was setting up my own effects. I remember someone in the crowd shouting, “When’s the show starting?” and I was like, “Buddy, I am the show!”

[Cut to Lila smirking and giving a mock applause.]

Lila Cheney: And it was a show to remember—I heard about it even in the deep cosmos!

Nardwaur [turns to Lila]: Lila Cheney, the queen of cosmic punk herself! Lila, do you remember the first time you crossed paths with Alison?

Lila: Oh, how could I forget? She was blazing across the stage with so much energy that I thought for a moment she was auditioning for my band. And we all know there’s only room for one rock goddess on tour— [winks].

Strong Guy [interjects with a deep chuckle]: Yeah, and that’s when she almost teleported you halfway across the solar system for trying!

Nardwaur: Speaking of teleportation—Alison, have you ever thought of pairing your light shows with Lila’s cosmic portals? Imagine dazzling the audience and then poof, a sudden stage shift mid-song!

Dazzler: That’s brilliant! We’d call it the “Blink-and-Blaze Tour”—one moment we’re in New York, the next in some distant nebula with the most spectacular light show.

[Camera shifts to Strong Guy, who is nodding with a mock serious expression.]

Strong Guy: I’d come along as security, but only if I get to do a duet of “Eye of the Tiger” with Alison.

Nardwaur [holds up a vintage cassette]: Oh, speaking of duets, did you know that there’s a rare bootleg of you, Guido, singing backup vocals on a Lila Cheney track?

Strong Guy [jaw drops]: WHAT? No way! That’s from that one jam session when the power cut out and we improvised in candlelight!

[Cut to Lila, who bursts out laughing.]

Lila: It was technically never supposed to be recorded. We thought we were just having a moment!

Nardwaur: Doot doo da loot doo!

All: Doot doo!

[Notes: The camera pans out as the scene dissolves into laughter, with Dazzler giving Nardwaur a playful hug and Lila strumming an impromptu outro. Strong Guy flexes his biceps to an unseen cheer from the backstage crew, and Nardwaur winks to the camera, tapping the microphone lightly as the screen fades to black.]

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For what it was the ChatGPT's output was `u` not bad...but considering the surprise which Nardwaur is known to give to irl celebrities (ex.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOZYl0aLxDY ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJmjnngkG8 ), I'm somewhat surprised by how ChatGPT refrained a mention of any surprise X-men related events or tussles like Dazzler's role in defeating Black Bolt during ~'X-men v. Inhumans' (sorry if not too accurate) or pre-2k11 X-factor antics from Strong Guy..cue a ~"..how did you know ??" and a "You're [..], we have to know !".

Maybe later, I'll get around to asking it to do the same but with a him focusing on interviewing Lila instead ? 'u' .

I remember typing this years ago, more or less around the time of 'Schism' or when 'X-men: first class' came out (notice the Michael Fassbender mention)

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/x-men/4060-3173/forums/imaginethe-comedy-central-roast-of-magneto-613069/

I say it might've 'aged like milk' in a few parts, since within the list of roasters is this "^_^ ._. =~= ...

16.Donald Trump (how it was bak when the X-men were near New York,the real estate damage,can he give him any tips on running 4 president,difference between what will happen when he’s president and when he ran Genosha)

Please note, I'm an Hispanic-Canadian who had a good meaningful in apartment life change last Monday but was dismayed but US political outcome the day after..

The From The Ashes era flaws in comparison of the krakoan era but still it’s giving us many different book with their own story meaning we can choose in our favorite characters.

Gail Simone is in charge of writing the current Uncanny X-Men with Rogue heading the team. The last number of the first arc (issue 5) came out today and with it could say that this X-Men run is the best one of the last few years, and maybe at the same level Hickman’s.

This run makes us fell in love with the characters, what they’re going through is well wrote, the art is beautiful and take aspects introduced at first sight as irrelevant moments and transform them into the main issue of the story.

Hickman’s run was incredible but the way the story went and how he wasn’t able to use and apply all the cards he presented, made it look like an incomplete run and that’s what this run have, continuity.

If the writing keeps as it is right now and the whole story ends without any rush as the last era, this could be way better than Hickman’s.

I think it’s pretty good

The "teenaged girl that wolverine mentors" who never was

Think the new X-Office to their credit are doing a fine job with fill-in artists.

Feel like there's been effort made to maintain some consistency as with Stegman and Diaz on Adjectiveless.

Plus assigning specific arcs to someone of Javier Garron's caliber for example who's up next on Uncanny is great.

Let's see how long it lasts of course.

I was reading the Dawn of X Vol. 1 tpb on hoopla and as I was looking at the cover gallery, I saw the "Every Mutant Ever" connecting covers and unless I am very much mistaken, Darkhawk is on the cover for either New Mutants 1 or Fallen Angels 1 (it's hard to tell, he's right on the divide between the two) right between Jay Guthrie and Scalphunter.

Now, granted, I haven't picked up an issue of Darkhawk since the 90's, but I was under the impression that his powers came from the amulet he found. When did he become a mutant?

Hey X-Friends

So I have been reading the X-Men again for about 2 years and I’ve just about covered the consensus best material. Everyone’s Top 3-5 looks about the same. Claremont (which has been my favorite so far), Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, Hickman era-Krakoa, and Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men.

So I have read all of Claremont, New and Astonishing, and all of Krakoa, not just the Hickman stuff.

The consensus on the worst run seems to be Chuck Austen, so I know to avoid that until I get morbidly curious. And Stan Lee’s run being very very different, the idea hadn’t formed into what we consider the X-Men generally.

So I’m just asking… what do yall recommend besides the consensus best stuff. Are there any runs you particularly like that aren’t loved? What’s the best of the “mid” level stuff?

Also I’m open to X-books that aren’t mainline books as well. The other teams, solo books, etc etc. I’ve read most of Claremont’s Wolverine stuff and will dive into his New Mutants run eventually.

Anyway, just wondering where else I can get some good X-Stories and hoping the more well-read and knowledgeable fan base will point me in the right direction. Also just hoping it sparks some discussion about under appreciated runs, or stuff that isn’t perfect but has a lot of good to go along with the mistakes.

Bonus points if it’s a specific story or run that’s collected in an Epic or Omni format cause I prefer physical media, but I can always renew my Marvel Unlimited account if it comes to it.

Thanks!

Yea I get that this was written way before the election but this unrealistic rosy ending just was not all that helpful.

Psylocke #1 Letting her be seperated with Betsy was one of the best things that happen pre krakoa launch. She always gets a baddass art and storyline. 💜