Which X-men do you like as an Avenger?

[Sundowhn]

Jason Aaron could've given Wolverine's side a direction. He chose to make WatXM a slapstick comedy. He chose to make the main enemies humans. If that side of the Schism isn't doing ****-all in regards to coexistence, it's because Aaron decided to treat it as a buzzword rather than something requiring actual frigging effort.

That side's direction was clearly "straight-up superheroics." UXM is the political book, the rest are all superhero books. Amazing's the "fun" book, X-Men's the more serious book, WatXM had been the slapstick book (and is now the bland, boring book). And then ANXM is the character drama book.

And again, considering UXM is the only book that actually still talks about Scott's revolution, it's just factually wrong to claim that it's actually setting the direction for the franchise. If it was, then the other books would actually have some political **** pop up once in a while. But they don't, because they're all doing their own things, and UXM has basically no bearing on them.

And I still say it was editorial direction that turned WatXM into a joke, but even if you want to fully hate on Aaron, why hasn't Wood stepped up, or Latour? Why did Kyost just announce they wouldn't be hitting that premise in Amazing? Why didn't they let Claremont write the team book he was hired to write? All those writers and none of them have an idea for how to give that side of Schism a voice? I find that difficult to swallow. It seems a choice in either believing that Bendis is the only writer with ideas for the meta-story of the franchise or in believing that editorial has made the call that only one side of the coin gets a real premise to work with(or one writer). It's frankly easier to believe the latter.

If UXM doesn't impact other books, why is the "game changing" event for the franchise being set in it with Xavier's will and testament? Why is Bendis going around saying the franchise will be entirely different by next summer, if he has nothing to do with it? If UXM has no impact, why are characters like Beast, Storm, Wolverine and pretty much all the others on the JGS being written as reactionary props? Why does Cyclops and his crew matter to the school one way or the other? The other books don't have relevant/political themes pop up because Marvel has decided they won't.

Anyway, glad you like the direction, but I don't, which brings us back to this forum topic -- who would we like to see join the Avengers.

[MyriVerse]

Bendis hasn't really been filling his books with ideas either. He's only writing about Cyclops' non-existent revolution and the purposeless gimmick of time-traveling X-Men.

[Sundowhn]

Bendis hasn't really been filling his books with ideas either. He's only writing about Cyclops' non-existent revolution and the purposeless gimmick of time-traveling X-Men.

But it's a lot of purposeless stuff that seems to be setting the meandering direction of the X-Men

[Darthfury78]

Scott Summers and Ice Man..

[dantefrizzoli]

X-man buut itll prob be deadppol

[stingnewell]

X-man buut itll prob be deadppol

If thats the case I'll take him over the Superman knockoff who's bound to be either mind controlled or turned evil.

Scott Summers and Ice Man..

I can see the latter but Scotts better off continuing the X-men as a band of rebels.

[Mari]

Emma Frost... because she would be a real threat to turn against them. Like she was hinted/teased at turning against the X-Men several times.

[MyriVerse]

But it's a lot of purposeless stuff that seems to be setting the meandering direction of the X-Men

Meh. It's all only obfuscation to cover up there not being anything of substance to it.

[ChildOfTheAtom]

Got excited for X-MEN in the MCU