The Sentry's stupid anyway.

I haven't really blogged anything about the whole Sentry thing. Mostly because Ragnell said it better.

I've always been mixed about the Sentry personally, because I actually tend to like when people look back at previous eras of comics and even slot new folk in to fill gaps. But it always seemed a bit much the way they did the Sentry. He couldn't just have quietly fulfilled some role in the past, maybe had a team up with Spider-Man, maybe went drinking a few times with the Silver Surfer, he had to be all these BIG things and be so very important.

Isn't it a more interesting story to have had a hero be consistently and quietly heroic in the background all that time with no one really noticing? Or maybe it's just me and my fondness for the little guys.

I really like Erich's fix it theory though. It's a really cool thought and works with the little I actually understand of his powers. Moreover, it means the annoying stuff like Rogue losing her virginity's all in his head.

He probably cried during, anyway.

Though, it is kind of fun to think of more ways he could be important to the Marvel Universe. You know, ways that actually fit the fuck-up he seems to be:

He taught Magneto to be a good father.
He taught Scott Summers to not bottle up his emotions.
He taught Steve Rogers that he shouldn't feel guilty for Bucky's death.
He taught Ororo Munroe how to deal with her claustrophobia.
He taught Janet Van Dyne tasteful fashion design.
He taught Reed Richards to take time to stop and smell the roses.

And so on and so forth. I'm sure you can think of some yourself. :-)