Bishop: The Last X-Man Appreciation 2020

[Marvell2100]

Well that would be difficult her being dead and all lol. And she's not getting a respawn without the Professors approval...

As we all know, dead doesn't mean anything in comics. Moira's smart enough to know how to clone herself.

[spirit2011]

As we all know, dead doesn't mean anything in comics. Moira's smart enough to know how to clone herself.

If she dies, the universe is reset. Clones won't work if she dies before the ressurrection proccess

[BishopsJuice91]

As we all know, dead doesn't mean anything in comics. Moira's smart enough to know how to clone herself.

I was referring to Destiny, how can Bishop find her if she’s dead...

[Marvell2100]

I was referring to Destiny, how can Bishop find her if she’s dead...

You don't need to be dead to have clones of yourself.

As far as Destiny goes, like I said, death doesn't mean much in comics and soap operas.

[BishopsJuice91]

Lol we're done here...

[Bunch of Coconuts]

Name one writer you think could make a good attempt to elevate Bishop’s status in the X-verse. Someone you think could come up with a good hook for a series (team, solo, mini, or otherwise), and have Bishop be the undisputed star.

[CRaymond]

Name one writer you think could make a good attempt to elevate Bishop’s status in the X-verse. Someone you think could come up with a good hook for a series (team, solo, mini, or otherwise), and have Bishop be the undisputed star.

Honestly? Claremont + Davis. Claremont is quintessential X-Men, and he’s always respected and utilized Bishop as a significant member of the teams he wrote. Davis... because he and Claremont are great collaborators and when he draws faces, everyone looks unique and accurate.

Barring that, then Christopher Priest + Larry Stroman, team book.

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[BishopsJuice91]

Name one writer you think could make a good attempt to elevate Bishop’s status in the X-verse. Someone you think could come up with a good hook for a series (team, solo, mini, or otherwise), and have Bishop be the undisputed star.

Rick Remender...

[Marvell2100]

Lol we're done here...

Same here, no need to go any further.

[Bunch of Coconuts]

Honestly? Claremont + Davis. Claremont is quintessential X-Men, and he’s always respected and utilized Bishop as a significant member of the teams he wrote. Davis... because he and Claremont are great collaborators and when he draws faces, everyone looks unique and accurate.

Barring that, then Christopher Priest + Larry Stroman, team book.

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Interesting. I haven’t liked anything Claremont’s done since his initial run, so I kinda figured he was just out of ideas.

I had thought about Priest. Has he ever written anything X-Men centric, or expressed a desire to?

Rick Remender...

Pretty sure Remender should learn a good deal of tact before coming back to the X-Men. Lol

[CRaymond]

Interesting. I haven’t liked anything Claremont’s done since his initial run, so I kinda figured he was just out of ideas.

He may BE out of ideas! I’m no Claremont stan, but I DID enjoy the Bishop he wrote in X-treme and Reload. There’s a big challenge in writing X-Men books that don’t achieve the prestige of its past, so I figured why not just grab a pair of quintessential “X-Men Creators” and hand them the pieces?

Claremont was the one responsible for turning a team book into the Ororo show, and we loved him for it, heightening Storm while simultaneously growing Logan, Piotr, Kurt, Kitty... I say, present him the same deal with Bishop’s late 80s/early 90s peers: Gambit, Kwannon and Jubilee. Toss in Wolverine for sales and Rogue for chemistries, and it’s a quintessential roster too. It’s a cast that lets Bishop take the lead, as well.

Guys like Gambit, Iceman, and Jubilee can weave in an out, letting Claremont bring back Neal Shaara, Shola Inkose, and others for stints.

[Marvell2100]

Name one writer you think could make a good attempt to elevate Bishop’s status in the X-verse. Someone you think could come up with a good hook for a series (team, solo, mini, or otherwise), and have Bishop be the undisputed star.

Al Ewing
Saladin Ahmed

I would give either one of them a shot.

[gambitxremy]

Is bishop really the last x-man hmmmm....

[CRaymond]

Given that he was the last original adult hero character brought to the brand before full maturation, deconstruction, and recapitulation... maybe?

[gambitxremy]

Given that he was the last original adult hero character brought to the brand before full maturation, deconstruction, and recapitulation... maybe?

I think it’s actually Kwannon