The problem is simply this: we, as X-men fans, want X-men merchandise and for them to appear in other forms of media besides just the movies and comics. I don't think anyone doesn't understand why Marvel is doing it. It makes business sense. Of course. But as an X-men fan it sucks.
That's all. I'm kind of over it at this point, though. Once they kill Wolverine and finish milking his death for all it's worth with all these limited series, I'll be down to Uncanny X-men and X-Force as my only two Marvel purchases each month. So I'm almost out the door completely at this point anyway.
Agreed. I really hope they keep Spurrier on XF and that that Bleeding Cool rumor of a creative shuffle was wrong.
I hate the NuHumans. Anyone remember when CC had Medusa mind-controlled by Apocalypse? To me her becoming a horsewoman is the last time she counted.
They aren't going to get rid of the X-Men comics, as they still make money, but what seems to be happening is that they have turned the X-Men comics into a venue to help promote their other properties. Uncanny X-Men has basally been a showcase for Maria Hill and SHIELD, Uncanny Avengers was basically them taking Remender's big X-Men story and turning it into an Avengers story, and All New X-Men was used to promote Bendis' other titles. Guardians of the Galaxy during the Trial of Jean Grey and now he is going to use it to promote Ultimate Spider-man. The X-Men books that focus mainly on the X-Men on their own fighting their rogues has been pushed to the ancillary X-Men titles and the bigger X-Men books will probably continue to be used as a showcase for Marvel's other franchises and properties. This is what the status quo is going to be like for quite a while probably.
They bother me less, which I'd admit isn't a proper answer. They just feel deeper somehow.
For example I found Iron Man 3 painful to watch - and I actually liked the first Iron Man film - it's no masterpiece, but it was fun. The third one is a mess.
Also I found the objectification of the female characters in the Avengers really juvenile and sad.
Last edited by Beezzi; 08-02-2014 at 07:20 PM.