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All right. This may just be me, but is anyone else peeved that characters in the comics have started using the term "Team Up" when more than one of them work together?
For example, in a recent issue of Marvel Divas (#2, I think), Dr. Voodooo asks Photon if she'd like to "have a team up." And this isn't an isolated incident. The use of the term by characters in the book pops up quite a bit in both DC and Marvel books.
To me, this smells of lazy writing. Honestly, what happened to a simple request for help? "Monica, I'm having trouble on this case I'm working on. Do you have some time to help me out?" sure sounds more like a real conversation than "Want to have a team up?".
The whole team up thing seems like (to apply a gaming term to comics) "Meta-Gaming." Sure, it's a term comic fans use to describe guest appearances, but shouldn't that be where it stays - outside of the comic book?
Not sure why it bothers me, but it really does. Does anyone else feel the same way, or is it just me?
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I haven't noticed, but I only read Moon Knight and he doesn't really do the team thing very well. What you're describing does sound pretty stupid. It reminds of all those comics where the hero has to describe how their powers work every time they use them. I think the X-Men are probably the worst offenders.
Wolverine: My adamantium bones should absorb Juggernaut's blows while my healing factor takes care of the bruises.
Cyclops: I'll channel a full-force blast from my optic beam through my ruby visor to blind him!
Gambit: I'll use my powers of being totally lame to completely ruin this comic book.
I mean, who talks like that?