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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...
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  12. 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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    That feeling is certainly understandable. ...

    That feeling is certainly understandable.

    Though if memory serves many X-men fans at the time felt the same way about the Morlocks, since there wasn't a lot of attachment to them either and most...
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    It's perhaps too late for an effective adaptation...

    It's perhaps too late for an effective adaptation of that storyline now.

    At least in regard to expecting a reaction and reception comparable to the one the comic readership had at the time.
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    Of course. But it was fun to overanalyze the...

    Of course.

    But it was fun to overanalyze the whole thing a bit.
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    Thinking about differences to the comics. ...

    Thinking about differences to the comics.

    Something about Marrow's cameo in episode 5 bothered me and it wasn't getting vaporized, but rather that the way she appears even so briefly in this...
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    Regular Beast with dark lighting effect which all...

    Regular Beast with dark lighting effect which all characters on the cover have to set the mood for the series.
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    Does it still work if most of the people who...

    Does it still work if most of the people who know/remember these characters enough to care are comic fans/readers who have long ago become desensitized to their death?
  21. To be fair, most characters and teams have lost...

    To be fair, most characters and teams have lost their continuities and contexts decade(s) ago.

    And the Krakoa era made things even worse by essentialy throwing everyone in a big bucket, where...
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    It's somewhat amusing to look back and notice how...

    It's somewhat amusing to look back and notice how until the 2000's the Avengers were often treated as a secondary property by Marvel when it came to adaptations and wider marketing.
  23. Is this refering to the situation at Marvel in...

    Is this refering to the situation at Marvel in the early to mid 90's, when the company went into a buying spree under Perelman, until having to file for bankruptcy because overexpanding and...
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    If memory serves, his appearance in the...

    If memory serves, his appearance in the interconnected 90's Marvel cartoons was in Spiderman, where he ended up being trapped in some teleportation device together with Electro, because the later was...
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    It's impact on the rest of the Marvel universe...

    It's impact on the rest of the Marvel universe was also close to nothing in the comics.

    A whole nation of 16 million people gets wiped out by a giant killer robot in less than a day, which someone...
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