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"To the X-men then, who donīt die the old fashioned way and no matter how hard we try, none of us die forever" Uncanny X-Men #270, Jean and Ororo
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"To the X-men then, who donīt die the old fashioned way and no matter how hard we try, none of us die forever" Uncanny X-Men #270, Jean and Ororo
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Actually, when you talk about Magneto, you talk about the Magneto that was enriched by Claremont: he gave him reasons for his actions, a believable background The very first Magneto wasnt sympathetic at all.
So, it makes sense that the actual Magneto is a mix between different versions made by different authors
But what I dont like is a simplistic Magneto after having had a complex and clever Magneto. I have the impression that authors use him now as a symbol, a scarecrow for humans that loves to go all mysterious and sentientious, the Old Mutant Glory that went through so many battles If so, hes good for the pension. The only Magneto I accept is the one who is looking for an equilibrium
Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time. Goethe
Yes I understand your point but even silver age Magneto wanted an island for mutants while being deeply mad and his first attack on the military involved him getting rid of weapons of mass destruction, not kill off every human on sight just because he could. So Claremont didnīt brought his version of the character out of nothing, he used what was already there and used it to enrich the story and in this way, also enrich the X-men mythos, because now they had a worthy opponent to fight, someone that challenged them not only physically but emotionally as well. So while I understand other writers having a different take from Claremontīs it actually feels like cheating when they also forget to give continuity to what was done before because itīs easier to write a purely evil character.
Agree with you I also definitely prefer clever and complex Magneto over a simplistic one and you are totally right that some takes on him in the Krakoa era had been simplistic even if they donīt go as far as previous stories, they do seem to focus too much on the "separatist view of Magneto" and in doing so justifying Krakoa main stance on humans while conveniently forgetting that even villain 90īs Magneto ruled an island that consisted in both human and mutants and he ruled for both groups of people.But what I don’t like is a simplistic Magneto after having had a complex and clever Magneto. I have the impression that authors use him now as a symbol, a scarecrow for humans that loves to go all mysterious and sentientious, the “Old Mutant Glory” that went through so many battles… If so, he’s good for the pension. The only Magneto I accept is the one who is looking for an equilibrium…
I loved what Duggan did with him on Planet Size because it makes sense for him to look to built a home for Arrako mutants and also to stop a future war between them and the rest of the world, heīs like, been there, done that, lest move on and do something different which is totally in character for complex and clever Magneto as well as him offering Islan M for refugee humans during the king in black crisis but yes, in other titles he has been more a symbol of the past, or someone who convenitently says yes to every suggestion of Charles and Moira and thatīs just not how the character is with Inferno being the sole exception.
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I would say he blankets human institutions more than humanity itself as he said on the scan from his trial and also his orgin story when he breaks links with "control" , the spy agency in which he was working as a nazi hunter, to begin his personal crusade for mutants. His problem is with the goverments of the world and their way of dealing with issues, not so much the individuals, the problem are the lengths to which heīs going to go on his personal crusade, his methods, which were the reason for his fight with Xavier and the X-men. His crusade has already cost him part of his links to his jewish heritage, there was an interesting story from the 90īs in which Sabra, a super hero from Israel, was send to assessinate him as punishment for his actions after part of his real name was discovered, so some stories have been done to addres this situation if briefly and not much has been done with it since then, certainly Claremont and Cullen Bunn tried but other than them, is just not explored. You make a good point that marvel could do more to address this with the character inside universe but besides the holocaust,marvel doesnīt really bother to explore his jewish identity further than that or ries to explore how being a german jewish from WWII colors his perception of the world and itīs a great shame because itīs a fascinating story still left to be told.
Also I donīt think any of the current writers, besides maybe Ewing or Duggan, would be willing to tell a story like this, I would love to read it and I have some ideas about Magnetoīs personal pov when it comes to his Jewish heritage but until marvel starts writting him as a jewish character outside his holocaust background, I donīt think we will see much material for him on this front.
In the mean time I will treasure small moments like this one, I didnīt always like Cullen Bunnīs take on Magneto but this one moment was so good
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Marvel Comics has revealed a new teaser for Immortal X-Men, one of the new series recently announced for March in the Destiny of X era of X-Men. The teaser features Magneto literally walking away from Xavier and Destiny. Immortal X-Men #1 is set to launch on March 30th, 2022 by Kieron Gillen and Lucas Werneck.
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"To the X-men then, who donīt die the old fashioned way and no matter how hard we try, none of us die forever" Uncanny X-Men #270, Jean and Ororo
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