Previous Post > > Has marriage made Ororo a stronger or weaker character? > > I appreciate the focus on her outside of the large team setting, and I like her character much more than I ever did in the X-books. Somehow, Hudlin makes her more of a human being in his writing than the X-writers (even Claremont) did for me. It has the potential to make her a stronger character. Storm's been around non stop since her introduction in largely the same role. No other character can really say that, and it's not a good thing. Characters need breaks from the spotlight, especially those with weaker dynamics than say, Panther or Cap. And while she may not be getting a break, she is at least in a new role. It makes little sense given the current direction of the X-verse, but that direction makes little sense itself, so hey! So I think it could be good for her, but I learned early on not to trust in Reggie's writing ability.

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> It has the potential to make her a stronger character. Storm's been around non stop since her introduction in largely the same role. No other character can really say that, and it's not a good thing. Characters need breaks from the spotlight, especially those with weaker dynamics than say, Panther or Cap.
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The more I look back at the de-powered Storm with a mohawk stories, the more I dislike them. Even the way she got her powers back seems distasteful to me, and I never liked the relationship with Forge -- though, oddly, the quickness of their break-up bothered me as well.

> And while she may not be getting a break, she is at least in a new role. It makes little sense given the current direction of the X-verse, but that direction makes little sense itself, so hey!
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> So I think it could be good for her, but I learned early on not to trust in Reggie's writing ability.
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I have enjoyed Reggie's writing more than most, overall. However, regarding Storm, it is becoming more and more apparent to me that I hated how she was written from 1985-2006 -- despite never noticing my distaste.

For that realization, I can only thank RegHud.