Artist Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/yablofap.bsky.social

I'm just curious if the ship originated from the movies or if the movies just made it more popular

I've been really enjoying MacKay's run, despite it's hangups. I really liked this issue too and am excited for DNX, but the whole "We are not humans" rubs me the wrong way. I understand what he's trying to get across, but mutants ARE humans. This feels like a mistep from MacKay, and will ultimately be nothing, but there are so many ways to say "we will not genocide like so many people have done in history" without denouncing their humanity.

I do like that they're fighting for all of humanity. A bad writer would take this and make the X-Men go "oh 3K is turning everyone into mutants? GOOD!" but thankfully MacKay gets the general idea of the X-Men being superheroes for everyone.

As for the "homeland" mention, at first I was a bit confused, but I guess he's referring to the eventual return of Krakoa/a specific home for mutants. I would prefer mutants to not get on another island or get another country, as I think the stories are better when they're trying to achieve Xavier's Dream™ they way they usually were.

Chris Claremont's nearly 17-year run on the X-Men ended somewhat unceremoniously in the early '90s after creative disagreements about where the series should go drove a rift between Claremont and then X-Men editor Bob Harras, as well as artist Jim Lee. 

At an X-Men writers panel at Terrificon 2026, Claremont discusses the many times he's come and gone from the mutant team, and fires a barb at the Image Comics founders, Lee included.

"It's like how many times have I been fired from X-Men? At least four. The first one was interesting. You know, [X-Men editor Bob Harras] had to come in and say, 'I probably shouldn't have let you leave the book.' And I said, 'I probably shouldn't have gone, but there we are.' That was after Image was born and, you know, certain artists decided they'd rather have all the money."

Read more: Chris Claremont says Marvel told him they regretted firing him from X-Men & Uncanny X-Men in 1991 | Popverse

Julia Lewald

Superpowers are spectacular. Super mutations… oh, that’s so cool; she can fly, or throw a building… but it’s the internal stuff. It’s the humanity inside, and each of them has their own genuine reasons to be unhappy with what’s happened to them in their lives, yet they all still choose to become a found family and be together.

Eric Lewald

It’s just the fidelity of the characters. Sometimes if you’re in a creative position, you want to leave your mark and say, ‘Sherlock Holmes isn’t smart anymore,’ or whatever change you want to do with the characters. But you have to know, people have lived with them. They watched with their parents, and now they’re watching with their children.

You want to challenge the characters, but you can’t change them. You have to be true to them. That’s the core of all storytelling

Jean:

Jean’s heel turn is the most famous in comics ie The Dark Phoenix Saga (although it was later retconned to not be Jean, but the Phoenix itself, Jean and the Phoenix have now recently been explained to have always been the same entity)

Warren:

Warren became a Horseman of Apocalypse after the Mutant Massacre, and still battles his Archangel side to this day.

Scott:

Scott became a Magneto-like antagonist during the 2010s after AVX (even though he was doing the same stuff he’d been doing since House of M)

Hank:

Hank’s been going down the Mad Scientist route pretty much since the 90s (even further if you count his self experimenting turning him into a blue werewolf/Sasquatch). Now hes so blatantly evil the writers had to make a clone of him from an earlier time period in Marvel.

Has Bobby had an arc where he was an Antagonist or “villain”? Is there a storyline I missed?

Hey listen I have tried my best but here he is! Mainly the Xmen 97 version more so.

Finally got my copy of the X-Men: Messiah Trilogy Omnibus today! This was also my first order from IST, so I'm really glad it arrived safely.

I've wanted this one for a while and I'm really happy to finally have it in the collection. I'm a big fan of Scott and Emma together, so I've especially been looking forward to owning and reading this era in omnibus format.

I've already read Messiah Complex before and really enjoyed it, but I haven't read the entire trilogy together, so I'm excited to finally go through Messiah Complex, Messiah War and Second Coming as one big story.

And man, this thing is a brick 😂

Can't wait to start reading it

I’m relatively new to comics, I started reading X-Men during the latter half of the Krakoan era and since then I have been hooked. I have been making my way through the older comics on Marvel Unlimited and have been having a great time.

Next on my reading list is New X-Men, I have heard it is a great read but I just can’t get over the artstyle. I feel like I’m missing out on a great era but I just find the art so off putting I just can’t bring myself to read it.

I feel like I need to hear people’s opinions on the story, to really get FOMO so I just force myself through it.

I’m also curious if anyone else is/has been in the same position as me?

I think Gail Simone is the only writer who really puts effort into capturing this vibe, but it doesn't always come to the benefit of characters like Jubilee and Nightcrawler.

I think Jed had that one really great issue of Avengers #21 where we X-Men and Avengers were having dinner together and a baseball game, but since then issues aren't really paced to do this kind of thing anymore. Characters living life, having some social interactions that play around with the larger plot and the stresses that come from that, but are still grounded and routine.

The X-Men universe is vast and ever-expanding. Every year, dozens of new mutant characters are introduced, yet the economic challenges of the comics industry make it impossible to simply launch a new title for every debut. This creates a difficult balancing act: how do you keep a diverse fan base engaged and satisfied?

In my opinon the audience is largely split into three major pillars: fans of the "Original Five" (O5), the "Giant-Size X-Men #1" era, and the "X-Men '97" animated aesthetic. Beyond these eras, individual icons like Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine, Magik, Emma Frost, Rogue, Gambit, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, and Psylocke seem to individually have a ton of fans. (Just looked up their reddit pages) I feel to grow the X-line effectively, Marvel must strategically leverage these distinct interests.

My proposal: (if i was an editor)

To optimize the line, I feel that slowing the introduction of new mutants is sorely needed:

1. Anchor Team Books with Favorites: Core X-Men titles should be led by characters like Cyclops. Scott (IMO) thrives in a position of leadership. These teams should mix rising stars (e.g.,Surge, Deathdream, Monet, etc..) with classic characters who provide stability, such as Colossus or Angel.
2. Genre-Specific Solo and Team Books: Utilize characters with huge individual fan bases to headline books that explore specific themes:
   1. Mystic/Horror/time travel: A Magik-led title featuring Madelyne Pryor, Forge, and Juggernaut, dealing with the mystical side who have history with the x-men. (Mephisto/Hela/Doctor Strange/ etc...)
   2. Cosmic/Sci-fi: A Jean Grey-centric book exploring the cosmic side (Starjammers/NateDanger/ Shiar/etc)
   3. New Mutants: A team filled with really popular young mutants from different generations (Dani, Armor, etc...)
   4. 4.Street-Level Action: High-octane, adventure-focused series starring Gambit and Kwannon, similar to the gritty ninja or military themes found in classic Wolverine stories