PREVIEW: Extermination #5

[angrt1]

Since when did this forum become Youtube’s comment section? I need to stop reading yall’s comments they be ruining my mood.

[Tycon]

Why isn't anyone shooting the obvious metal target again?

Same reason Domino just watches Warpath get Hounded and doesn't put a bullet hole in Maxime and Manon. A lot of stuff happening in Extermination just happens to move the plot along.

I assume that's Jean talking at the end there.

Domino doesn't realise Gabby has a healing factor, then? She CAN'T kill Honey Badger! All she can do is try to KO her.

The person says: "Sorry we're late" so I'd assume that's Kitty's team finally arriving:

[Havok83]

Since when did this forum become Youtube’s comment section? I need to stop reading yall’s comments they be ruining my mood.

Since before you joined

[WhiteQueenEmmaFrost]

Same reason Domino just watches Warpath get Hounded and doesn't put a bullet hole in Maxime and Manon. A lot of stuff happening in Extermination just happens to move the plot along.

It actually seems to be the opposite...it's not moving anywhere with the plot...the plot is to get them home and it's like they're throwing everything else around "oooo lets do this one last time before they go"

[nx01a]

Jean TK knocking Old Hound Logan into Trinary? Bye, Trinary.

[Abbz_A]

Since when did this forum become Youtube’s comment section? I need to stop reading yall’s comments they be ruining my mood.

Pessimism Is A Way Of Life.

[Tycon]

Why the [BLEEP] isn't Jean teaching Ahab about empathy???

It actually seems to be the opposite...it's not moving anywhere with the plot...the plot is to get them home and it's like they're throwing everything else around "oooo lets do this one last time before they go"

Fair. Instead, the X-Men are doing EVERYTHING in their power to leep this B-plot rolling. Maybe they secretly don't want the O5 to go.

Ahab said DPS is an overrated story.

Her teenage son bossing her around with no respect

Ahab told her that her outfit was tacky.

No, Exiles has one more issue after that.

OH you're right lmao! Even though this isn't a Saladin Ahmed thread, he's gonna be writing 'The Magnificent Ms Marvel' w/ art by Minkyu Jung and I'm PSYCHED!
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/sta...984147456?s=19

That...actually would have been MUCH better! And would’ve actually made Hope relevant again for the first time since Second Coming, while at the same time setting her up as Cable’s legacy character in a big way, by having her take the whole “the end justifies the means” approach that Cable was so known for back in the day. I actually LOVE that idea. Damn shame it didn’t play out that way.

And when X-Force busts in to stop her, as they did Kid Cable last issue, they end up freeing Nathan and they all team up to take on Ahab in issue #5. Wow. So much better this way! I’m now really pissed it didn’t go down like that. Instead we got a pointless death of an awesome character only to replace him with yet another lame teen version, just while we’re getting rid of a bunch of lame teen versions of other characters. *sigh*

They could've still had "The Exterminated" with the focus on Jean and Hope. This time the focus could be how Hope is growing increasingly independent and, in Jean/Kitty's opinion, maybe too dangerous for her own good. With her kicking Cable out to lead X-Force, the whole thing with MeMe, possibly becoming the future 'Stryfe', and now betraying Cable to take matters into her own hands. It could even end with an ideological divide with between Jean and Hope, comparing their VERY different experiences in the X-World and how that led to their different positions. Then, we get a Hope-led X-Force, maybe with some other X-Men who don't like the passive approach or babying from Kitty. It evokes the same 90s X-Force feel of militaristic rebellion without doing an ENTIRE nostalgic retread. Like you said, that would push her as Cable's legacy while he might get soft in his old age. Great character development for Hope, an ACTUAL criticism of Kitty and Jean's pacifism instead of whatever's happening in Uncanny, and same fallout titles.

[ClanAskani]

That doesnt explain why there was no interaction with Cable after Bendis left and he's been gone over 3 years now

It's the same mentality Bendis has. And it's not entirely "it will confuse new readers". IMO, writers spend a few minutes coming up with their plot and then avoid any characters who make it not make sense or any side tangents. But that makes it easier to write.

The first time Rachel interacted on panel with Nate Grey was in Dan Abnett's New Mutants. But the panel was insignificant and related to the plot of the issue. Dan was asked about it on Twitter and wasn't sure about if/when they had interacted before so he just avoided it. It takes extra effort to figure out how to put a cute panel in with that type of character interaction and there's no drawbacks to not doing it. Writers focus on their action-oriented plots and any character drama only serves the purpose of driving that plot.

[spirit2011]

Are you kidding?

Logan and Cyclops has much more chemistry

[LeonardEugenius]

I will never understand why people have a problem with others being upset by subpar work. This is trash and deserves to be called out as such

[WhiteQueenEmmaFrost]

I will never understand why people have a problem with people being upset by subpar work. This is trash and deserves to be called out as such

"give it a chance"

problem is we've keep on giving it a chance and it's still shit....after 10 years it isn't going to get better

[Tycon]

Jean TK knocking Old Hound Logan into Trinary? Bye, Trinary.

She just chucked a 300 lb geezer at her, full force. Jean's over this X-Men Red ish.

[FeniSam]

"give it a chance"

problem is we've keep on giving it a chance and it's still shit....after 10 years it isn't going to get better

The bi-weekly schedule on Gold and the weekly schedule in UXM just made it worse, because now it's not only consistently bad, but too frequently so.

[yogaflame]

"give it a chance"

problem is we've keep on giving it a chance and it's still shit....after 10 years it isn't going to get better

[WhiteQueenEmmaFrost]

The bi-weekly schedule on Gold and the weekly schedule in UXM just made it worse, because now it's not only consistently bad, but too frequently so.

The idea isn't bad. A Bi-weekly book would be good if they had an A story and a B story and give both enough space that they're elements of the same larger story, but focus on different characters....but that is NOT what we got...we got LESS material at a higher cost.

It used to be that the reader was given an omnipotent POV where we knew what was going on, but not where it was going.....now we dont know what's going on, neither do the characters, we don't know where it's going, and when it gets there it makes no sense.

If Storm & Emma were ever written by Ryan Murphy....<3