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"X-Men Disassembled" wraps up with a new status quo for the X-Men (spoilers)
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I mean that Marvel literally hates the X-Men/mutants, as in they intentionally wish to visit harm, pain, and suffering to these characters/race. It's hard not to think that after the nth fictional genocide.
This and Extermination was very weak. The entire Gold/Blue/Red era was underwhelming. Super annoying how often Marvel relaunches the X-Men.
Am I crazy in thinking this is where I'd like to jump back into reading xmen comics? The last time I was into buying and following comics was when the original Age of Apocalypse was a thing. When that final issue ended is when I stopped. I have however followed the stories through word of mouth and wikis. I'm oddly intrigued by this turn of events.
I can't believe they are STILL using "nigh-invulnerable" with Cannonball. That epithet has been used obsessively by them since the New Mutants graphic novel. Like it has to be in a caption once per issue.
Ah, Nate Grey. They should have brought Spidey to talk some sense into him. Or maybe they did, I don't know.
Once again, this last relaunch of Uncanny got me thinking that "hey, maybe this time they'll figure out how to make this book work". But I was hopelessly bored halfway through issue one so I dropped it instantly. Sigh, maybe next time.
Once again, this last relaunch of Uncanny got me thinking that "hey, maybe this time they'll figure out how to make this book work". But I was hopelessly bored halfway through issue one so I dropped it instantly. Sigh, maybe next time.
X-Men members voted most likely to die like punks for [checks notes] Wow! The 35th year running.
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No one is smart enough to realize Parker in a trained practitioner in talk no jutsu.
Although I am confident in Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler, I sure miss the Grant Morrison era. Back then, mutants were a more realistic and nuanced representation of outsiders and minorities, and the stories were a cool, weird sci-fi take on the classic X-Men tropes with some fantastic worldbuilding.
Even the side-books were more interesting than this rehash of Age of Apocalypse and old tropes. X-Statix? One of the greatest books of Quesada's Marvel. Uncanny X-Men? Jose Casey's run was messy but had more potential and good ideas than most recent books. Cable? An excellent, mature update of the character. Deadpool? Jimmy Palmiotti was trying a new approach to the character and later Gail Simone would prove herself as a rising star. Wolverine? Frank Tieri's run was a decent succession of blockbuster with no crossover bullshit. X-Treme X-Men? Claremont and Larroca (before he traced everything) creating conventional but solid stories that did not rely on nostalgia. The Hidden Years? One of the last decent comics Byrne made before his decline. And the list goes on.
Even the side-books were more interesting than this rehash of Age of Apocalypse and old tropes. X-Statix? One of the greatest books of Quesada's Marvel. Uncanny X-Men? Jose Casey's run was messy but had more potential and good ideas than most recent books. Cable? An excellent, mature update of the character. Deadpool? Jimmy Palmiotti was trying a new approach to the character and later Gail Simone would prove herself as a rising star. Wolverine? Frank Tieri's run was a decent succession of blockbuster with no crossover bullshit. X-Treme X-Men? Claremont and Larroca (before he traced everything) creating conventional but solid stories that did not rely on nostalgia. The Hidden Years? One of the last decent comics Byrne made before his decline. And the list goes on.
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Knowing our luck Scott is getting back together with the Sacred Cow
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The X-Men group of comics needs an editor and writer(s) with talent and razor sharp focus. Morrison, Whedon-those runs were legendary and since then it's been meandering. Bendis was big name, but it wasn't very good.
Tom Taylor was fucking awesome on All New Wolverine and X-Men Red. too bad they didn't give him the keys to the kingdom.
Personally I wish Marvel would just cut a check to Hickman and give him full reign over the X-Men corner of the Marvel U.
Wait when did OG Cyclops come back? I stopped reading after OG Jean came back(I liked her resurection, but knew they'd ruin her quickly).
I'm not so keen to spend $100+ on the Age of X-Man books, but I'm excited for the status quo this sets up for the Wolverine/Cyclops Uncanny on-going. The slate needed to be wiped clean after X-Men Blue/Gold really shit the bed, and the creative teams working on the X line now are really good, so I'm hopeful that with Extermination and Dissasembled out of the way (and really pretty good stories, despite typical uninformed Era "lol cape comix" reactions), this is gonna be great. Fingers crossed.
You knew that, did you? It's a shame, then, that Taylor's run on X-Men Red was probably Jean's most meaningful run since early Claremont. Don't put precognition on any of your resumés.
You knew that, did you? It's a shame, then, that Taylor's run on X-Men Red was probably Jean's most meaningful run since early Claremont. Don't put precognition on any of your resumés.
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The Morrison / X-Statix / District X era was the perfect evolution of the mutant concept for the 21st century. The books simply felt relevant at the time, as silly as that sounds. Then they sacrificed all that and the X-books have been a footnote ever since. It's not that there haven't been good stories of course, but it just seems like they don't matter, they have nothing to say and no direction.
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Sounds like they just took House of M & Age of Apocalypse and rolled into a storyline.
Its just too obvious how this'll go, but i'm hoping some interesting X-stories get told.
Its just too obvious how this'll go, but i'm hoping some interesting X-stories get told.
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Young Jean Grey trying her best to not turn into the Phoenix, and Young Cyclops trying not to go fascist was interesting, if not compelling.
