I thought this was an awesome concept, and I was extremely interested at first. Of course, I figured they'd also only be around for 1 to 4 arcs, so like two years at the most and was thinking probably just 2 arcs and one year. The concept dragged on WAY too long.
I liked this version I feel it focused too much on Jean & Scott though the other 3 didn't really have shit going on throughout the 6 years, Bobby, came out sure but that was towards the end, Warren just got the Laura romance, & Hank when not thirsting for Jean just had a magic arc that's all I can remember.
I was never fond of the concept, and as most others have said, it never should have been more than a mini-series. I don't generally enjoy Bendis' work with established characters, but I do appreciate that his Jeen was allowed to be flawed in ways original Jean never was, and that he used his sway to let Iceman finally come out. He worked a lot with Cyclops as well, but that didn't work as well for me because the attempt to contrast between adult Scott and the teen version was shallow and ultimately they were on the same team and behaving pretty much the same. That focus would have been better spent on teen Hank being appalled at the sociopath the adult Beast had become. Angel was a non-entity.
The Hallum (Hopeless) run was fine, kind of boring and meandering, the post SW status quo with the Inhuman death fog and Eeeeevil Cyclops didn't help at all. I did like the sub clique of Iceman, Idie, and Evan, they were fun. Everything else was just kind of nothing.
X-Men Blue was bad. Bunn was very open about not wanting to write the O5, and it showed in the writing. No redeeming qualities that I can think of, just a terrible book.
I went on Hiatus when this started. Glad I did
Stuart Immonen, Jorge Molina, R.B. Silva, Pepe Larraz, Mahmud Asrar, Russell Dauterman... Yup. The art really was the best thing.
Originally Posted by The General, JLA #38
Does it need doing?
Yes.
Then it will be done.
I always look at it this way, The Jean fan in me loved it, the Scott fan of me didn't take too kindly too it. Also side note Mercury, I wanna say your demeanor in general is very warming and extremely Jean like. Keep the vibe :3
I was always disappointed that this era didn't involve Lorna spending just about any time at all with teen Jean or teen Iceman.
Lorna was the second woman to join the team, meaning she was Jean's first female friendship before Storm. Lorna was also Iceman's first "love interest." Lorna joined the team from just shortly after the time period the teen O5 was pulled from, so she knows more about who they were and what they were like than most characters. It would've been a golden opportunity to establish that past for all three and go forward in a new setting.
Unfortunately, Marvel decided to generally keep Lorna away from the O5. And when she did interact with them, the most she did was training with Angel, nothing with Jean or Iceman.
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