Originally Posted by
Saithor
Okay, I'm just going to ask this once: Does this forum want every X-man problem solved by the Avengers? Because there is this constant discourse that they need to do more for mutantkind and that they never help out (They did help out against Bastion iirc, Thor helped during the Mutant Massacre, etc.), yet I get the feeling if every time the X-men faced a front it ended with Thor punching it in the face we'd get new complaints that the mutant characters are getting sidelined for the X-books to feature non-mutant heroes as the expense of the X-men.
Never mind these books already have way too many mutant characters that could use some attention and have fans, and adding in what is the FF/Doctor Strange/Avengers/Defenders/Metal Men/Challengers of the Unknown/Justice League/Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew/Scooby doo and the Gang/Invincible/The Umbrella Academy are doing for each and every one of these events is going to end up being not needed. Unless the author plans for them to actually contribute, then there inclusion is a waste. If Doctor Strange shows up for a few panels only for whatever he attempts to not work, you aren't getting much out of it. The Bastion example actually did work out because it was to build up just how bad of a threat Bastion was, but even there I would have preferred more focus on you know, the actual mutant characters who the books focuses on and regularly stars?
And lets be clear, one of the seven or eight times that Krakoa sent X-force to give the daily gift of adamantium to Orchis, the writers could have chosen to have that be some allies. They did in fact have it be allies twice when they sent the Brood and Technet, so that could have been one of the non-mutant hero times. But the writers chose not to do that.
This isn't even getting into the editorial issues.