New Mutants #12 Recap and Review, Spoilers

[The Cool Thatguy]

Next time you're trying to disguise yourself in a local population in a life-or-death situation, I'm sure your first thought will go to whether twitter will consider it cultural appropriation.

"I could live, but damn it, what will future generations think of me?"

[Glio]

If I'm honest, this whole discussion seems a bit silly to me because the idea of "Blond Romans with blue eyes in the Amazon" is already silly in itself.

[marhawkman]

The thing is, theoretically they did. Nova Roma is always described as founded by exiled romans and then as the haven where the last of the incans fled. But neither the city nor its denizens have ever been actually depicted that way. It is a pity, because a mixed roman-incan civilization that evolved isolated into something unique would have been far more interesting than what we got. A civilization that has not evolved at all in over two thousand years is neither interesting nor beliveable. I think that is why Nicieza tried to do away with it.

Plus I dare say Magma as a mixed roman-incan sort of latina would be more popular than what she is right now. At least the character would make some sort of sense.

Yeah but also it is/was run by Selene who has... interesting ideas.

Of course being the descendant of a union between Selene(one of the whitest people ever) and a Roman kinda means Amara would need a LOT of Incan ancestry to balance it out. But the Xmen-Evolution version actually does look Incan.

[Devaishwarya]

If I'm honest, this whole discussion seems a bit silly to me because the idea of "Blond Romans with blue eyes in the Amazon" is already silly in itself.

Silly beyond all sensibilities. It's as though wokeness leaves absolutely no room for imagination and originality of ideas.

[Beetle]

Silly beyond all sensibilities. It's as though wokeness leaves absolutely no room for imagination and originality of ideas.

How is ancient Rome but in Brazil an original idea?

[BroHomo]

Yeah but also it is/was run by Selene who has... interesting ideas.

Of course being the descendant of a union between Selene(one of the whitest people ever) and a Roman kinda means Amara would need a LOT of Incan ancestry to balance it out. But the Xmen-Evolution version actually does look Incan.

Not really just one or two hits off..

How is ancient Rome but in Brazil an original idea?

This time they're all White people who speak English!!!
Sooooo There.

[Rev9]

This book is just going down the pecking order, a waste of an issue.

[Frobisher]

This time they're all White people who speak English!!!
Sooooo There.

So? Maybe they learned English from TV.

[norj]

So? Maybe they learned English from TV.

They learned it and other modern languages from explorers they captured and enslaved.

[Frobisher]

They learned it and other modern languages from explorers they captured and enslaved.

Can't figure out if it's technically anti-colonialism if you're a lost outpost of the OG honky empire.

[Mirai]

Another issue ruined by Glob. Wake me up when Brisson is out of the title.

[marhawkman]

Not really just one or two hits off..

Do we have confirmation of how many generations back Selene is? If she's an actual Grandmother then the only way would be for one parent to be Incan. If Great-grandmother or further back you have more wiggle room.

[Devaishwarya]

She's supposed to be great-great-great-many-many times removed grandmother.

[Havok83]

I dont consider that canon as thats something Claremont confirmed in New Mutants Forever. To me knowledge its not something thats been followed up on or confirmed in 616 since he left in the mid 80s

[Master of Sound]

Ehhh, did I get this right, this issue was all about Nova Roma, but Magma was not in it at all, really?