So, I'm going to be honest, when I came into comics, Jean had already been dead for several years. She's been dead most of the time I've been into comics. Frankly, I have no real emotional connection to her personally the same way I do other characters. She's been more like an object and concept than a real character.
And having her back, I still don't get what the fuss is about. She's not that great. She's just too perfect. And at least young Jean was angry and petty and had a chip on her shoulder. I could appreciate that.
This adult Jean? She just feels too perfect.
JDW heads the X-books now, not Cebulski. Cebulski doesnt seem to be involved much if at all in the creativity of the X-line. Taylor is the only one that wrote Jean as near perfect. She's had quite a few blunders outside of his pen. She barely uses her TK offensively and her TP is nerfed in most appearances. I think Extermination was probably her best showing, but like Uncanny, she wasnt written as the best leader, instead coming across incompetent by ignoring the obvious.
except Uncanny hasnt portrayed her as perfect. She's been quite flawed and the writing for her hasnt been great
And yet all of my point was about Quesada, who was the top dog and actually responsible for keeping her dead, so I don't know why you guys are bringing up the editors below him, unless you think anything happen without the EiC's say-so. So whatever direction they take, there is literally no indication that Jean will be anything less because of Cyclops. They already paired her with Lucas to keep them as distant as they can and, God being merciful, Scott and Jean will share minimal panel time.
You have to be careful about showing one character as being too capable or being always right or things get corny fast. I'm sure there will be moments where Redhead is competent and strong soon. Can't demean the Jean.
It's a never ending battle. Right from the dead and back to where he started.
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I also seem to be having trouble with this gif. Oh well.
Last edited by TheDeadSpace; 01-17-2019 at 06:04 PM.
"This is starting to sound like a bad comic book plot"
-Spider-man
“Evil is evil...lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same."
-Geralt of Rivia
My original point was about how Marvel was under different management and when I said it wasn't the same year, I think it was clear I was referring to the fact that what happened to Jean was acceptable for them in 2004 and isn't in 2019. I guess I have to write it in a more obvious way next time, since I'm not using my native language.
But whatever, I guess. You guys can take whatever you want from my posts.
Gabby's older than that. She's meant to be at least 12. You said primary instead of elementary, are you British? She'd be at high school in the UK. And in the US, junior high, I think?
Red is NOT part of Fresh Start. Fresh Start only started in May. Red never adopted the new trade dress.
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