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"To the X-men then, who don´t die the old fashioned way and no matter how hard we try, none of us die forever" Uncanny X-Men #270, Jean and Ororo
Magneto: The master of magnetism Appreciation 2022
Polaris: The Mistress of Magnetism Appreciation 2022
House of M Appreciation 2022
While there might be an explanation based on recent X-Men stories, my advice is to be open to another explanation. For example, there was an older story where Xavier revealed he had built a suit to let him walk that was powered by his psionic energy and here we have a Xavier who is always wearing this interesting combination of a black suit and Cerebro helmet. There are other characters who are not as they last appeared either.
Indeed, I read that interview too. I actually found it a little depressing because I remember him as much more open and I think he has closed himself off a bit from fandom as a result of this kind of thing.
The lesson he took was let readers come to their own conclusions, which is fine, but to then decide not to openly discuss his own interpretations for fear of upsetting people is a little naive. People are much more resilient than that generally. Even the guy he thought was crushed probably had a nice day really. His own interpretation is just the impetus. Once he has written and published something we all own it.
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.” ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
That’s what I thought. In 150, Magneto on the island has an epiphany when he’s about to strike down Kitty. After that comes x-ally Magneto in God Loves Man Kills, Secret Wars, his trial, and New Mutants. If that’s true and you follow the timeline in HOX2, Proteus died when he was 12 or 13 (UXM128) a bit before Xavier and Moira recruit Magneto (post-UXM150), then the schism is “four years” and 130 issues later in ‘91 X-Men 1-3.
So good, but the end on this one was kind of anticlimactic.
The clarification on "Year One" actually being UXM 150 or so here helps tremendously for me, but I still am not clear on why they're using that era designation when they know a lot of people will take it very literally and get super-confused. I'm still not clear myself on how the Xavier at the fair doesn't know Moira, since Life 10 indicates they met in school as per usual. Maybe I'm very dense.
Do we all assume the schism came about in or around adjectiveless 1-3? Or could it be later? Fatal Attractions?
I keep thinking the tree guy is linked to Doug/Cypher.
The Phalanx retcon is interesting. I just have no clue where it leads. I assume Green Magneto is also a chimera now, not just the Wolverine clone. Xorn, I suspect, is the real deal.
I wonder if they'll tie Ultron in with the Phalanx or if the avatar to represent the machines will just be Nimrod.