We already know that X-Men # 1 starts with a flashback in with young Cyclops and Charles. Not everything has to be in HOX / POX, it can be explored later. https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-cont...8/img_0503.jpg
I do think people familiar with Hickman pointed out he was no good at developing personal relationships. He focuses on plot & events, and the characters' personal relationships aren't a focus.
I think Cannonball was married in Avengers, but it was stated that it was an off-panel relationship that was introduced as is & not much time spent on build-up.
That being the case, it's not shock we just skipped ahead with all characters being ok with each other (except Creed) and nobody having any problems. May have to wait until Dawn of X before any relationships get proper focus.
BUT like Omega said, Hickman has had his stuff in place for over a year, and the X-Office knew this but decided to waste 6 months on filler and Rosenberg rather than letting legit X-titles continue, tie up lose ends, and address or give closure to relationships proper, so that things wouldn't have seemed like such a leap going into Hickman's era.
Last edited by Silver Fang; 10-04-2019 at 03:27 PM.
Ultimately, with a 12-issue mini that has the intention of creating a whole new status quo and direction, things are going to have to be skipped over. But as Silver Fang said, we'll have to see what goes on in Dawn of X.
And for what it's worth, I found the scenes of Charles and Erik bringing Emma into the fold some of the best the characters have ever sounded.
Last edited by JB; 10-04-2019 at 03:41 PM.
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I liked Hickman's character work in both FF and Avengers.
Last edited by phoenixzero23; 10-04-2019 at 04:18 PM.
Don't worry. I'm happy to blame both parties for poor planning.
Do we know where that flashback is set in continuity? If could just be any of the million times Scott and Charles talked over the years.
I agree that some things can be explored later sure. Charles death at Scott's hands, and the associated fallout, has had a far reaching impact on the X-men for a number of years. It seems like a little too big of a deal to shuffle off months or years down the road. Perhaps the answer would reveal more than Hickman is willing to at this point. The net result is that coming out of the last decade of story lines, culminating with Rosencanny then going straight into this book is putting readers in the hospital with whiplash.
But how would these writers know what Hickman would do? He was preparing these books for over a year, but they were written recently, that is why the covers doesn't match much of the content.
The reason of the filler is probably to not crash with Hickman plans.
Creed is the coco glenn of x-men hahahah.
If already solved on hoxpox why would he return to these on dawn of X?
I blame more the several past editors for avoiding solving the problem and postponing
What tension would Cyclops and Xavier even have? I wouldn’t expect Xavier to be the type to hold a serious grudge against Scott for killing him while possessed by the Phoenix. He’s already known that a similar scenario/confrontation with the Phoenix Five was gonna happen via Moira revealing Life 4 to him. And as long as Xavier was completely transparent in his plans along with taking a more radical stance on mutant rights (especially after Age of X-Man/Rosencanny), his appeal to Scott would’ve been more than enough.
Xavier probably let himself be killed by Scott because he knew events needed to happen that led to Tempus and Goldballs activating their mutant gene.
If that’s how it played out fine. Hickman didn’t bother to show us that, or anything else related to setting the current status quo. Evidently he thought we’d prefer mutant symbology, or everything being explained twice, to actual character interaction.
Don’t get me wrong. I think he’s done some interesting things with the X-Men. That said, if he thinks he can write the X-men successfully over the long term without dialing in the character elements, he’s going to get a rude awakening.