Killing Cyclops at that specific time in that specific way was moronic, but it actually was a coincidence that the franchise hit a nadir while three out of a million characters were dead at the same time.
Killing Cyclops at that specific time in that specific way was moronic, but it actually was a coincidence that the franchise hit a nadir while three out of a million characters were dead at the same time.
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The thing about removing characters like Magneto and Emma from the X-Men is that you end up with every character having the same moral alignment and agenda and as a result all of the tension in the team has to come from.... wait for it... romantic entanglements oh hey I just found out why the books have been so bad and intellectually demeaning over the last few years
This maybe a touchy subject and i hope it doesn derail into shipping drama.
I think much of her development and spotlight came on an era were Jean wasn't there. Yeah it started before Jean died but her true ascension on popularity and on the x-men came after Jean was gone.
But i'm not sure things could stay the same the moment Jean came back. Jean and Emma are very connected but sadly not in the right way. If one shines the other suffers.
A major problem is the editorial belief that the X-Men only need one telepath at a time. It makes it so Jean and Emma can't be in the same area for long. It makes it so Rachel gets shunted elsewhere whenever Jean is around. It makes it so writers forget Psylocke is a telepath in favor of her just being a telekinetic ninja.
Once that concept goes away, then things can improve.
Yep. Although similar tension can be achieved with Cyclops being more removed from Xavier's dream...no, wait, he was dead and now Rosenberg wants to make him more anti-killing than Spider-Man. There's also Wolverine..no, wait, he's dead and even when he was alive, characters were willing to worship and give him a pass for behaviors that they criticized in others, specially Cyclops. So, yeah, you're right.
I enjoy interviews with JDW. I think he is a fun person and I used to enjoy X-men Monday when it was on his twitter. I hate that he seems to have a negative view of this board. They casually mentioned a message board and pretty sure he means this one. I think the negativity towards us is because so many of us have expressed disdain for both Disassembled and Age of X-man.
I came back to the X-men after an absence for a few years, and I came back due to Teen Jean, the Jean Grey solo, and the Iceman solo. I enjoyed Blue and Gold though both had issues. I loved X-men Red. Right now I'm excited for Hickman but the current Uncanny run and Age of X-man has made it really tough to keep the excitement going. I do have faith that the X-men is about to get a lot better.
I wish creators didn't hate the fans (celebs hate their fans, teachers hate their students - it is so old and tired). I think creators take it personally when we vocalize how much we dislike their work. I get it. I feel guilty sometimes for expressing how much I dislike the X-books at the moment. I want to enjoy them.
I hope JDW doesn't become one of those editors that constantly feels the need to knock on the fans. I also hope he sees the support from those who are fans of the current X-books because we know they exist.
You're wrong. Her established backstory doesn't have her as a HFC member for that long before she meets the X-men.
Creators can't expect people to enjoy everything they put on, specially with characters that have such a following and aren't really their property, like the Marvel ones.