What exactly was the context of him saying this? Does anyone have a full quote? I would like to read more about it.
I think they were just trying to find a way to call him her father while also acknowledging the retcon, but yeah, adoptive is absolutely not the right word here. Should've just said ''previously believed to be father''.
LOL. Was anyone expecting anything else? It's literally a story about Wanda being fridged. Magneto's man pain was always going to be the protagonist here. And Krakoa shenanigans too. So, at best... Wanda is the third priority in this book.
This idea that the X-side can elevate Wanda to some A-list status is nothing but a myth. The character existed as a mutant and daughter of Magneto for most of her publication life... and when exacly did the X-Men did that for her before? Her biggest mutant story is House Of M... and I think every Wanda fan has already explained how that story isn't really about Wanda. And now the X-office is doing it AGAIN: using her to advance the story of mutants while not actually giving her any agency.
It's a fact that Wanda is only a relevant character in the comics because of the Avengers. It was THE franchise that actually developed her into the character fans know and love today. Her relationship with Vision, her mentorship with Agatha Harkness, her children, her status as a magic user, her connection to Chaos Magic/Chthon/Nexus Being, her backstory... everything comes from Avengers-related books. Even her family connection to Magneto did not come from an X-book, and they basically surfed on that wave when it became a popular story without ever making Wanda a main character on the X-Men side. X-Men's original idea for Wanda was introducing her as a mutant henchman for Magneto to abuse... and then Avengers came and did all the heavy lifting for the character development. It's not hard to see why so many Wanda fans prefer her on that side of the fence.
Also, Wanda was at her most mainstream due to the MCU, and guess what? They built her entire character there using ONLY Avengers lore, without a single mention of mutants or X-Men. That alone is proof that Wanda doesn't need the X-Men or mutants to be popular. It's true that the current Avengers editorial team in the comics is not doing a very good job with Wanda, but that doesn't suddenly make the X-office her savior.