Comics we never read! The power of nostalgia!

[sincere]

Having just watched the X-men movie trilogy (verdict: good, good, what wait) my mind goes back to an inexplicable period of my childhood.

I don't know when I was into X-men. I'm sure I was never an avid fan of the comics. I feel like I may just have been a Gambit/Rogue fan. I have memories of searching for fanfiction about them. Why did I do this? What motivated me? How did I discover them? Was it the cartoon series?

I genuinely don't know. But it's so deeply ingrained as a piece of my history that I can't help shipping it, even when it's not relevant. It's just in the back of my head: I'm thinking about the X-men movies, and then I'm thinking about Gambit/Rogue. Kinda weird!

Comments

[mojojessjo.livejournal.com]

GAMBIT AND ROGUE SHIPPING?!?! GAH! I MUST SHUN YOU WOMAN, SHUN YOU!!!!

Erm...Yeah, I have a large hatred for Gambit and Rogue as a couple, but I will spare you the details.

I've been dipping my toe back into comics of late, mostly Iron Man and Avengers related, partly because of the Iron Man movie and partly because what I've been hearing about post-CW Marvel actually has me interested. It's weird the cycles people go through fannishly, or even non-fannishly but interest wise.

[kay-willow.livejournal.com]

Which is such a funny thing, after other people have been like, "Oh, the pairing is a cultural phenomenon, people just ship it UNCONSCIOUSLY, like they absorb it out of the air." XD I knew someone from my friends didn't like it, but I wasn't sure if it was you or not. X3

All refracting wants to talk about anymore is Tony Stark. He's her booooyfriend.