Originally Posted by
Kisinith
I think its worth noting for those complaining about too many books, that with with the exception of characters in solo's and X-Men (as its a giant team up book) and the odd guest appearance there isn't much character overlap in the ongoings. Also each of the books seems to have an actual unique purpose in the line (each is doing something different).
X-Men - Cyclops + guest stars
X-Force - Jean, Wolverine, Beast, Domino, QQ, Black Tom, Sage
Marauders - Kate, Storm, Ice Man, Pyro, Bishop, Emma
Excalibur - Betsy, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Apocalypse, Richtor
New Mutants - Magik, Sunspot, Cannonball, Cypher, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Mondo, Chamber
-New Mutants B Team - Glob, Armor, Boom Boom, Maxime, Manon
Wolverine - Wolverine, supporting cast tbd
Hellions - Sinister, Kwannon, Havok, Empath, Nanny, Orphan-Maker, Scalphunter, and Wild Child
Cable - Wifi, Pixie, Armor, Celeste, Esme, Mindee, Phoebe, and Sophie
X-Factor - Northstar, Polaris, Prodigy, Eye-Boy, Daken, and Prestige
Children of the Atom - unknown
Unless I'm missing something the only overlap is Wolverine and Armor and we don't know how significantly Armor will feature. Meanwhile the bolded are characters that haven't featured or have seen significant use in an X-Men book in a while (or ever). 10 ongoings with little to no characters overlapping with each book using at least one underused, unused character, each book with a unique identity and mission sounds like something the board has been clamoring for forever.