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    To be fair, it was never "really" explained why...

    To be fair, it was never "really" explained why he ordered the Mutant Massacre in the comics either.

    Most sources one will find online state that there was an official explanation via the reveal...
  2. It's kind of amusing to look back at how...

    It's kind of amusing to look back at how Sabertooth became Wolverine's arch nemesis in comparison.

    He started out as secondary Iron Fist villain, before being added to the Marauders for the...
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    Even a memorable villain role can allready be a...

    Even a memorable villain role can allready be a boon to B- and C-listers.
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    Talking about Evolution. One has to wonder how...

    Talking about Evolution.

    One has to wonder how many viewers back then actualy did like Spyke, but just didn't signal it and were disapointed to see him go?

    Like if Evolution would get the same...
  5. That's true. Storytelling always requires arche-...

    That's true. Storytelling always requires arche- and stereotypes to some degree. Familarity tends to make things easier and comfortable for the audience. Even trying to be different or subvertive...
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    Yes. The best anyone can hope for in the short...

    Yes.

    The best anyone can hope for in the short times most Marvel comics last, especially solos for characters who had not maintained a series for decades at this point, is that they will be...
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    Had. Their own series don't seem to last...

    Had.

    Their own series don't seem to last particular long anymore either. The market simply does not support them anymore.

    Kamala in particular can also feel like a sunken cost fallacy for...
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    Doesn't that depend on which interpretation of...

    Doesn't that depend on which interpretation of Lex Luthor on has to consider?

    Specifically the mad scientist and the shrewd businessman versions.

    Though in either case the likely answer would...
  9. A new character with no personality, no identity,...

    A new character with no personality, no identity, no relevant backstory, no agency and just one single line of dialoge for the entire movie.

    She is essentialy just Striker's human attack drone.
    ...
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    Baseless speculation time: Turns out this...

    Baseless speculation time:
    Turns out this version was created by Mister Sinister.

    He got wind of how Scott's parents didn't die in a plane crash but were taken by the Shi'ar. So he got in contact...
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    Indeed. The show allready had to be much more...

    Indeed.

    The show allready had to be much more "economic" with it's main cast than the comics, to the point where even many characters who are/were normaly part of the "core team" had to be...
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    Ay there is the rub, because it can be one, the...

    Ay there is the rub, because it can be one, the other or both in different measures.
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    Adaptation of the super hero comics by Marvel and...

    Adaptation of the super hero comics by Marvel and DC have by now a long tradition of being very lose with adhering or following the source material.

    Sticking to the basic and essential only...
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    Isn't this kind of a nice setup for a discussion...

    Isn't this kind of a nice setup for a discussion thread about "which X-men is likely to know sewing?".

    Maybe even expand it and consider what other textile based skills certain X-men might have...
  15. Also the characters who didn't die stupid deaths,...

    Also the characters who didn't die stupid deaths, while the writers got trigger happy thanks to the X-men suddently having their own Pair Dadeni.
  16. Pixie is the only one of the 3 to have her own...

    Pixie is the only one of the 3 to have her own series though, albeit short lived.

    Between 2008 and 2010 the X-office really tried to push her it seems.
  17. True. Those are valid points and concerns. ...

    True. Those are valid points and concerns.

    Still at this point one has to wonder how long this continuity can keep on going with, metaphorical speaking, so many open wounds and never enough time...
  18. As mentioned in the past, given the obvious and...

    As mentioned in the past, given the obvious and easy to apply reset button that Hickman put in place when he created this whole Krakoa era state of things, they actualy had the golden opportunity to...
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    Would Rachels costume look better if the jacket...

    Would Rachels costume look better if the jacket was all red, to contrast the black body suit, with the gloves also black to in turn contrast the jacket and match the suit?
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    Poll: The problem with Hope is that she was entirely...

    The problem with Hope is that she was entirely created for one specific plot and that plot is long over now.

    She is a classic "chosen one" but without the benefit of the story ending with her...
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    Everything is duplicated or inspired in some way...

    Everything is duplicated or inspired in some way by other works and stories, directly or indirectly. That's the nature of story telling.

    What has been will be again, what has been done will be...
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    Poll: Is it a solo book which is expected to last...

    Is it a solo book which is expected to last longer than a year or a solo mini?

    Because the former is basicly an impossibility for anyone not Wolverine (Logan) these days, so it could be considered...
  23. Come to think of it. How many mysteries were that...

    Come to think of it. How many mysteries were that again?

    The X-office and writing staff at the time, including Claremont himself, seem to quickly disregard it when Revolution failed as a direction...
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    Sounds like it's refering to the idea of a pitch...

    Sounds like it's refering to the idea of a pitch that does not require particular status quo or era to work, but can be inserted into any such, by drawing from the general quality and strength of the...
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    Indeed. Becomming a new reader of the comics...

    Indeed.

    Becomming a new reader of the comics back then also often required the mindset of being willing to just go with the flow and a piece together what happend in the past via snippets of...
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