An important bit of context to remember is that the era was a different time. Monthly books weren’t the standard and delays were a constant concern. That all added to the era being and being perceived as longer than the trades would have you believe.
In part because it was released at the height of the collectors bubble which went bust around a year later in 1993 though. Millions of copies were apparently never sold to customers but kept in their boxes by retailers and shops to be auctioned or sold later once "collectors interest" were expected to have risen.
Which explains how there were apparently 17 copies sold for every estimated regular comic reader in the USA at the time.
So it's sales do not necessarily reflect how much impact it had on both the fans and the wider pop culture. The cartoon on the other hand...
The major influence of Toy Biz at the time.
The behind the scenes changes and decisions going on at Marvel at the time are both fascinating and sombering, especially when one can still notice the lasting negative effect on the company and american comic industry at large.
Pulled some hearstrings.
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
She appeared in one Marvel vs. Capcom game, which was the 2nd*. Though to be fair that's arguably the most important title of the series, given it's still held on a pedestal in the fighting game circles today, far above 3 and especially Infinite.
*(Most of the groundwork came from X-men: Children of the Atom from 1994).
But yes that means the overall design and associated name are quite recognized even to many who never read the comics.
even myself as a X-MEN lover i still consider that era of X-MEN + all the side teams as my X-MEN. still really excited whenever a new team or project is announced though
i think it’s more important she’s the only female character chosen to be in Marvel Superheroes and that game only featured A Listers
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The agreement also provides Disney with the opportunity to reunite the X-MEN with the Marvel family under one roof and create richer, more complex worlds of inter-related characters and stories that audiences have shown they love. It only makes sense for Marvel to be supervised by one entity. There shouldn't be two Marvels.
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It’s not exactly an era of iconic stories. Bear in mind I came to all of this years after publication, so I wasn’t there for the hype, and the Blue/Gold era seemed to fizzle out quite quickly with little impact. Felt like the new creative teams were still trying to find a way forward after Claremont’s eternal run.
Last edited by ChildOfTheAtom; 03-31-2024 at 07:53 PM.
The agreement also provides Disney with the opportunity to reunite the X-MEN with the Marvel family under one roof and create richer, more complex worlds of inter-related characters and stories that audiences have shown they love. It only makes sense for Marvel to be supervised by one entity. There shouldn't be two Marvels.