X-Men [05] : Spoilers and stuff

[TheDeadSpace]

Damn...lol

Exactly what I was thinking, lol.

[spirit2011]

Laura's acting out because of the new parental relationships. She'll hopefully come around and get a small room in the Summer House. Gabby can sleep in the garage.

Maybe Gabby will go with the FF after this desrespect

[xiyon]

This doesn't look like a setup for anew book, but for a new arc going on in x-men book.

I'd happily welcome if this was going to be an arc, rather than another one-and-done / world-building thing. As it stands, to me, this still reads as filler, even if it's not supposed to. The next issue could prove me wrong, of course.

After having a second read-through, I suppose Hickman was trying to backtrack a bit on the whole "no-stakes resurrection" card he has. From what I gather, the X-Men don't want to play the card unless there's a confirmed kill. Which still makes one wonder what happens to the bodies after death. Granted, while here it was initially framed as "we need you to get out so that Cerebro can copy your intel before you die", there also seemed, to me, that Darwin / Synch / X-23 were not resurrected in the 3 month gap.

[JB]

After having a second read-through, I suppose Hickman was trying to backtrack a bit on the whole "no-stakes resurrection" card he has. From what I gather, the X-Men don't want to play the card unless there's a confirmed kill. Which still makes one wonder what happens to the bodies after death. Granted, while here it was initially framed as "we need you to get out so that Cerebro can copy your intel before you die", there also seemed, to me, that Darwin / Synch / X-23 were not resurrected in the 3 month gap.

I'm hoping we get some of this info during X-Factor. It's such a meaty subject, the resurrection protocols.

[spirit2011]

I'd happily welcome if this was going to be an arc, rather than another one-and-done / world-building thing. As it stands, to me, this still reads as filler, even if it's not supposed to. The next issue could prove me wrong, of course.

After having a second read-through, I suppose Hickman was trying to backtrack a bit on the whole "no-stakes resurrection" card he has. From what I gather, the X-Men don't want to play the card unless there's a confirmed kill. Which still makes one wonder what happens to the bodies after death. Granted, while here it was initially framed as "we need you to get out so that Cerebro can copy your intel before you die", there also seemed, to me, that Darwin / Synch / X-23 were not resurrected in the 3 month gap.

Hickman avengers 12 first issues were basically setup that then became arcs as it went on.
But I'm also frustrated by these one and done issues, they are very anti-climatic.

They can't be ressurrect if they aren't confirmed death. The risk is that they are ressurrected and then after some time they come out alive and well of the vault. It would create duplicates and screw up the ressurrection system.
it's a big risk, no wonder Scott is regretting
SO no ressurrection while on the 3 months on the vault.

[Leirus]

I'd happily welcome if this was going to be an arc, rather than another one-and-done / world-building thing. As it stands, to me, this still reads as filler, even if it's not supposed to. The next issue could prove me wrong, of course.

After having a second read-through, I suppose Hickman was trying to backtrack a bit on the whole "no-stakes resurrection" card he has. From what I gather, the X-Men don't want to play the card unless there's a confirmed kill. Which still makes one wonder what happens to the bodies after death. Granted, while here it was initially framed as "we need you to get out so that Cerebro can copy your intel before you die", there also seemed, to me, that Darwin / Synch / X-23 were not resurrected in the 3 month gap.

I do not think this is filler at all. The Children are at level two and they need to become level three to take over the world. And they are upgrading.

[JB]

Stunning. They outdid themselves.

[Dthirds3]

Laura's acting out because of the new parental relationships. She'll hopefully come around and get a small room in the Summer House. Gabby can sleep in the garage.

So are the summers taking care of gabby now ? I gurentree she could break Logan when left alone with him for too long

[Wiccan]

So are the summers taking care of gabby now ? I gurentree she could break Logan when left alone with him for too long

I'd love if they were! Jean and Gabby had a super cute relationship on Red.

[numberthirty]

Thought that it was interesting that this issue took out two of The Five's "Failsafes..." in one fell swoop.

[Ferro]

YES. If this is the best you can do-a filler issue that didn't really do them justice-Yes.

You know what this issue says to me-

wait to check out the trade at the library.
Wait till it hit 25 cent bins.
Drop from pull list.

Why would I care what Cyclops thinks? This could have been an issue focusing on each one that show clips of Storm and the others being the decoy and them going in.
That would have been better.



Synch was a lead for a book for 5 years. He has a history with a TON of folks.

I get what you are saying. However history has shown that is not the result.

Who is going to approve those stories? If Storm & Bishop can't get solos or lead stories-what chance does those two have? There are some bigger names folks have been fighting to get books and they have been rejected.

bro this isnt filler, its set up, it was the same with fantastic 4 and avengers, all these threads will comeback in the future and actually give these 2 characthers a story to be attached to, but I guess limbo is better.

and its literaly one final page that scott shows regret, it isnt half the issue dedicated to a monologue, had he not shown any worry it would be dehumanizing, had they sent someone else it would be unfair not to give darwin and synch a chance.

[xiyon]

Hickman avengers 12 first issues were basically setup that then became arcs as it went on.

That... is a very interesting point. Maybe I should just save up for the eventual TPB if it'll take at least 12 issues before X-Men gets the ball rolling.

But I'm also frustrated by these one and done issues, they are very anti-climatic.

Agreed. It's almost a cycle of abuse for me. I get my hopes up every month thinking "hey, this is gonna be THAT issue", only to get disappointed all over again.

Edit:
On a random note, typing "cycle of abuse" suddenly gave me horrible flashbacks to the in-progress BMB-era of X-Men stories, which caused me to drop the line out of frustration. Huh...I suddenly have life choices to think about, again :x

[nx01a]

Thought that it was interesting that this issue took out two of The Five's "Failsafes..." in one fell swoop.

Two? Synch and who else? Darwin wasn't a replacement.

[Vegan Daddy]

I’d be so pissed if I was resurrected and then a month later Cyclops asked me to enter a neon techno horror house that might trap me for 50+ years.

[numberthirty]

Two? Synch and who else? Darwin wasn't a replacement.

Doh!

Make that "One".

That said, maybe I got to thinking about Darwin. Has he ever had "Active..." control over his mutation?