I'm not saying fuck diversity. I'm saying it's fucking comic book. Why don't you people learn to enjoy it for entertainment instead of turning it into some sort of racial soapbox.
Well to be real and non Republican about it...the Lily white thing is offensive to everyday life. The World is diverse and when the X men got hot, they were diverse under Claremont with Storm in the lead and a Holocaust survivor having all the motivation in the world to justify his actions.
That was in reference to him and various others I've seen in the other Blue threads.
That's true of the O5, but when a writer adds up to four additional characters to the line-up and it's still mostly white and male, then that's a choice. Again, not a great one.
The entire status quo of the X-Men, from the beginning, has heavily co-opted the struggles of marginalized peoples but featuring straight, white, cis characters. It's distasteful and disrespectful to actual marginalized identities, in addition to being a poor reflection of the diversity of reality in the US.
Part of me really hopes this book just crashes and burns so that would make Marvel consider getting rid of he O5, even though I would feel bad for Bunn. I still feel it is a waste to put Bunn on their book and he could be better served elsewhere. I mean it has been several years now and I still don't think the O5 have been worth all the time and effort Marvel has pumped into them. Maybe there could have been some truly great stories told with them, but they have just failed to do anything interesting.
So much more could have been done. Having Emma train Jean could have been great, but it went nowhere and was done way too late. Now Emma is some crazy villain. Jean/Cyclops/X-23 could have been an interesting twist on an old love triangle, but nothing happened with it after some setup and will probably do a less interesting Scott/Jean/Jimmy Hudson triangle. Teen Beast really interacting with Adult Beast and seeing just how much of a monster and tortured person he has become after all this mistakes could have been great, but they have barely had any screen time together. Beast is the reason they are there in the first place and that feels like a dead plotline now. The few instances Jean interacted with Adult Scott was really powerful, but that also barely happened. Taking so long for Jean to finally interact with Rachel. Teen Scott interacting with his adult self, learning about Havoc, Cable and his whole past including all the problems with Sinister.
Sure, teen Angel and Iceman have been completely worthless, but with the others there could have been some really interesting things done. Instead we got shit like Battle of the Atom, the O5 and Kitty joining Cyclops X-Men only to barely interact with them just because Bendis didn't want his characters around characters he wasn't writing, Hopeless' awful O5 road trip series, Jean being worthless in EXM outside some moments with OML, Cyclops getting a solo that was a waste in the end, and so on. It is just so frustrating. /end rant
If we're getting time/dimension-displaced successors in this book, I'd much rather have Nocturne than characters like Kymera.
I'd really like to see Kymera added to the group. I think her and Jean could develop a friendship akin to what older Jean and Storm had. I'd really like to see that if Kymera joined the O5.
Your favorite superhero- the one you visit these forums to talk about. Would they talk to others the way you do on this message board?
Well originally the 05 had top sales until Gillen overtook it. So the push worked at first.
Emma training Jean? Horrible idea. It would be like kissing on Jean fans. The stuck up blonde who Scott had a psychic affair with is the key to helping teen Jean? Nah..that should be Rachel, Storm, or Magneto, who can teach any mutant how to control their powers better than anyone.
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Where are people getting this that Kymera is joining? I looked at that interview and didnt even see her mentioned
I think it's all still speculation based on the fact that Bunn mentioned 2( or 3 depending on how you look at it) members would to joining Blue. So people thought of Kymera and her cat. Someone asked about her on his twitter and he said there's a good chance she would show up.
Not so enthused about Kymera or Jimmy Hudson if the speculation is to believed. Blink, Husk, Daken etc would be better