New X-Men Appreciation 2020

[Kingdom X]

When do y’all think we’ll get some follow-up with what’s going on with Rockslide?

[Beetle]

Wither joined cradle per champions.

I thought they were just using him as a legal precedent of a superpowered teenager who had killed his father

They specified that Justice was a CRADLE agent

[Tycon]

When do y’all think we’ll get some follow-up with what’s going on with Rockslide?

I think it’ll be part of the XOS fallout that X-Factor #5 is wrapped up in.

[Sutekh]

Love them all, but mostly.

Anole
Rockslide
Dust
Mercury
Loa
Bling!

In no particular order.

Three out of six of my faves! Loa, Bling! and Dust. Just add Hellion, Wind-Dancer, Elixir and maybe Indra for a seventh.

But, unlike some groups, who have the occasional member I can't stand, I'd willingly buy a New X-Men book about Surge, Prodigy, Mercury, Rockslide, Anole, Tag, Wolf Cub, Match, etc.

[Digifiend]

I thought they were just using him as a legal precedent of a superpowered teenager who had killed his father

They specified that Justice was a CRADLE agent

Yeah, they said that Justice, a CRADLE agent, had killed his father accidentally (he went to jail for manslaughter, which led to him rebranding from Marvel Boy when he was released), and then mentioned that Wither had also unintentionally killed his father. They never said Wither was a CRADLE agent. In fact, last we heard, he's dead. And he's probably banned from being resurrected because his powers can harm Krakoa.

[Havok83]

TONS of New X-men in New Mutants

[mugiwara]

The art is nice. I'd be excited about that if Rockslide was alive and the X-Men didn't spend the first part of an event chilling over his dead body.

[Master of Sound]

Is that Rainboy...?

[mugiwara]

In fact, last we heard, he's dead. And he's probably banned from being resurrected because his powers can harm Krakoa.

I believe he appeared in New Mutants #1. I mean, there was a panel with 5 people wearing Academy X Hellions suits, so one of them had to be Wither.
Don't know how if they fixed his powers or his awful personnality. We'll probably never know.

[The Big G]

Emma come pick up your fashion disaster son....

[Hellion]

Emma come pick up your fashion disaster son....

Oh my. So many thoughts...

Blimey, is that freakin' Jay Guthrie in the New Mutants preview pages??? Now I can start my vigil for an Icarus/Dust reunion. Hopefully it won't take as long as the HeliX reunion we're all still waiting on.

[Husk]

Is that Rainboy...?

That was my thought too. What a throwback!

[Sutekh]

Blimey, is that freakin' Jay Guthrie in the New Mutants preview pages???

Jay being back definitely should bring up some questions. The dude mutilated himself to get away from his mutation, and sold out his classmates (many to their deaths, and some of whom, like Melody, were *his siblings*) in the process. He *hated* being a mutant (and wasn't fond of mutants in general). And now he's back, surrounded by mutants in a mutant paradise. If this new Jay *doesn't* hate himself (and isn't resented by many other Krakoans, who either died or lost friends because of him) it pretty much guarantees that something is wonky in Krakoa...

[nandes]

He was being emotionally manipulated by a genocidal maniac during that whole period also. Surely living in a culture that embraces his mutation instead of influencing him to be ashamed of it is already a much healthier configuration, not just for Jay, but for any mutant that comes to the island facing similar issues

[TooFlyToFail]

He was being emotionally manipulated by a genocidal maniac during that whole period also. Surely living in a culture that embraces his mutation instead of influencing him to be ashamed of it is already a much healthier configuration, not just for Jay, but for any mutant that comes to the island facing similar issues

Yeah, how about see the character growth rather than assuming it happened and that the writers just don't care to acknowledge the previous characterization.

And the comic industry wonders why it's nothing compared to the manga industry.