Cullen Bunn's Exclusive Interview on X-Men Blue, Much lighter on the dark/Grit

[Dante Milton]

So, over in ANXM it has been teased that Beast has figured out why they can't go home/ what's going on in the O5's past, I wonder if that will be incorporated into this series.

Also Bunn kinda accidentally spoiled the ANXM IvX tie-in wrt Bobby and Romeo.

[Narasinha]

So, over in ANXM it has been teased that Beast has figured out why they can't go home(...)

Sure, it is easy: There is no way they can give-up social networks!

[Neocide]

Only reason I mentioned my race was in irony that Race plays no part in why I like and relate to some of the o5. Would I like it more if Scott was black? Certainly,it'd let me relate more to him, but I don't need it. I don't look at race as something that should be overly characterized to make a character appealing.

I look at how a character deals with their relationships their struggles their morality etc things that create a compelling story.

Having more minorities as these characters would be great and way more realistic to the world today,but it shouldn't be the driving force, key word being force.

[Gray Lensman]

Only reason I mentioned my race was in irony that Race plays no part in why I like and relate to some of the o5. Would I like it more if Scott was black? Certainly,it'd let me relate more to him, but I don't need it. I don't look at race as something that should be overly characterized to make a character appealing.

I look at how a character deals with their relationships their struggles their morality etc things that create a compelling story.

Having more minorities as these characters would be great and way more realistic to the world today,but it shouldn't be the driving force, key word being force.

My take is that Blue is just one book out of a relaunch for one line of comics for an entire company. If the relaunch was mostly straight white men I'd be concerned, but one book doesn't make for regression by itself.

This isn't OscarSoWhite - where there were multiple films with mostly black casts that found ways to honor the only white people involved, and only those white people.

[Hariel0079]

No, i dont care about if there should be diversity or not in a book; but it's Tumblr's fault that you have to say your race before you say something in these discussions.

Point in case, if you "don't care" you don't need to post nor say it. Announcing it gives away an inkling that you do period.

Notice for me on X-men blue I didn't mention anything about the diversity of the book? The only thing that's putting me off is magneto but at the same time it's the interest in HOPES that Cullen Bunn doesn't write magneto in this "new" position in a cliche manner

[vasir12]

Sure, it is easy: There is no way they can give-up social networks!

Honestly, though, who would WANT to go back after everything. I know I would never give up the internet.