Is the problem that Resurxxion just too safe?

[Gray Lensman]

Adult Iceman at least is in the Iceman book.

[ExodusCloak]

Gold is basically Amazing X-Men again.

[AdamFTF]

Aren't the rights just film wise? The comics don't suffer the rights problem don't they?

Yes, but here's the thing. Comics don't make any money. The way Marvel is structured now, it's a movie studio and intellectual property farm. The comics division is essentially the Research and Development division and all of us comic book readers are beta testers. The comics are what they use to test out new characters and storylines so they can use them in movies. So, the question is why bother putting a lot of effort into testing out characters and stories for properties they can't make a lot of money on?

[Gray Lensman]

Yes, but here's the thing. Comics don't make any money. The way Marvel is structured now, it's a movie studio and intellectual property farm. The comics division is essentially the Research and Development division and all of us comic book readers are beta testers. The comics are what they use to test out new characters and storylines so they can use them in movies. So, the question is why bother putting a lot of effort into testing out characters and stories for properties they can't make a lot of money on?

I think they could make at least a little something off of the merchandising, so long as they don't cleave too close to any of the films. Or they could try to cut a deal with Fox where they share the costs and the profits from merchandise in exchange for having a lawsuit preventing contract.

[ohsnapulon5000]

anything not involving Dazzler is patently too safe

[All-New Valar Stercus NOW.1]

I'm generally still pretty happy that it is seems the perpetual end times are finished. And no sign of Inhumans. A low bar, I know.

The thing that strikes me the most is that it seems like the whole post SW era may as well have been some kind of bad dream. If you had told me when SW started that Jeen and Iceguy were getting solo books after it was over I would not have been surprised. Even the MagnetO5 book isn't too far off from the Xavier impression Kitty did when she ran off with her space boyfriend and left the brats with Magik. Plus the other X-Men book and a kid book. (which I will never read because QQ)

[MarvelMaster616]

I don't see how ResurrXion is too safe. I don't see what the problem is here either. By nearly every measure, the new slate of books is an improvement. The X-men aren't going extinct anymore. They're getting some new and untested solo books like Iceman and Jean Grey. Kitty Pryde is finally returning to the X-men after being held hostage in the Guardians of the Galaxy books. The Xavier Institute is back to being the Xavier Institute. I don't see that as too safe. I see that as a badly-needed breakthrough of sorts. Even before Secret Wars, the X-books were getting chaotic. The needed to be reorganized and streamlined. I think ResurrXion is doing just that and then some. That's not too safe. That's overdue in my opinion.

[Moondoggie]

Not so much safe as lacking imagination. The main X books are pretty much as they were with some new titles and the merging of a couple of books they wanted to drop but that's more or less it, Weapon X is about exactly as you'd expect not terrible but nothing mind blowing either, the solo titles just continue what they have been doing in the books and Generation X is telling the story nobody wanted to be told plus once again it's a teen book writer who wants to bring in their own made up character pet project and you can bet they will centre the book around them.

But for the most part there are no shake ups or anything they chose to stick with what they had instead of try something new.

[DurararaFTW]

The main problem with Resurrxion is the same one that the line had before it. Baby 05 taking up space forcing out other characters. I'm not going to care about the Cyclops that is not Cable's father, or Wolverine's rival or Jean's husband or Emma's boyfriend. He'll never be the main Cyclops. Same for no-Apocalypse connection Angel or not blue/Avenger liaison before that made you outright traitor Beast. They are a waste of time and space. The history that the X-Men have gone through should be what made them what they are today and these characters do not possess that.

[cc008]

The main problem with Resurrxion is the same one that the line had before it. Baby 05 taking up space forcing out other characters. I'm not going to care about the Cyclops that is not Cable's father, or Wolverine's rival or Jean's husband or Emma's boyfriend. He'll never be the main Cyclops. Same for no-Apocalypse connection Angel or not blue/Avenger liaison before that made you outright traitor Beast. They are a waste of time and space. The history that the X-Men have gone through should be what made them what they are today and these characters do not possess that.

Co.Freaking.Signed.