Comparing Revolutionary Cyclops with HydraCap is like comparing fascists with antifa.
Comparing Revolutionary Cyclops with HydraCap is like comparing fascists with antifa.
Sure, the Scarlet Witch almost erased a minority, but she didn't make the establishment look bad. EvilCommieClops unwittingly made moderate liberals and conservatives look like, well, pure evil in one fell swoop. Which is a big no-no in the Western world.
Rather simple, really.
I will say this, if Wanda after House of M had been the star of a story arc about how everyone hated her, I'd have been overjoyed as a Wanda fan. Instead she wasn't in anything for years.
That explains why I think Cyclops was treated well until the Inhumans push started. Yes, he was hated by a lot of people in-universe, but 1) We, the reader, knew they were wrong, and 2) He was actually in those stories and playing a major role.
Very true. I was simply trying to point out why Cyclops got more hate in-universe than Wanda did, despite the greater scope of the damage caused by Wanda's actions. Most of the Avengers that died were considered second-stringers or otherwise not really important by the editorial regime that was in charge at the time, and most of the (named) mutants that were depowered were also second-stringers or otherwise less important in the eyes of said editorial regime. Xavier, on the other hand? His death was a big freaking deal, even if his name was dragged through the mud over the last decade by retcons/"revelations" of his own past sins and misdeeds, since without him, there wouldn't even be X-Men in the first place. And to be killed by the man he trained and trusted to lead the X-Men in battle? Yeah, that was really what it amounted to --- Xavier was a big name, so his death mattered more, at least within the context of the setting, than all the deaths Wanda had caused, directly or indirectly.
As for Bendis insinuating that the Avengers were so gung ho against the X-Men in AvX because they "needed a big win" to regain the trust and respect of the general public, keep in mind that was right after Norman Osborn had been broken out of prison and proceeded to stir up the public against the Avengers while creating a new Dark Avengers team through an alliance between H.A.M.M.E.R., HYDRA, and AIM. Oh, and let's not forget Wonder Man assembling the Revengers, made of superhumans who'd become just as disgruntled and disillusioned with the Avengers as himself, to force the Avengers to disassemble while threatening to reveal some very unpleasant truths to the public about how the Avengers operated even before Osborn tried to capitalize on the wave of growing resentment and distrust of the Avengers. Hell, Reed Richards, of all people, called them out during AvX itself, asking Captain America and Iron Man if constantly hounding the Phoenix-powered X-Men until they snapped was really out of reasonable expectation that the power would be too much for them to control, or more out of fear that they would create a world that no longer needed the Avengers.
The spider is always on the hunt.
People routinely compare fascists with Antifa.
Antifa members routinely break out store windows, set cars on fire and beat reporters and innocent bystanders with bicycle locks in the name of fighting fascism. They generally behave like violent anarchists who use their stance against fascists and those they falsely accuse of fascism to try and paint themselves as a force for good.
I see little difference between Antifa and fascists groups like the Proud Boys other than the phony excuses they use to justify their evil behavior.