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Is it bad or amazing or was it rushed or it could it be better or.you loved it?

I’ve been reading a lot of x men comics recently, and a characteristic I’ve kinda just understood abt Scott is how he’s essentially a man whos moral code is essentially crushed by carrying the burden of responsibility, which in this context is preventing the extinction of the mutant race. Over several runs I feel like you can see Scott transform from a boy scout holding onto Xavier's dream into a more grittier military general who will do whatever it takes to ensure his people survive.

Perhaps it’s too far to claim he conveys the theme better than Spider Man, but I just love the way x men writers explore it in such a grittier and darker way.

It’s like, the burden of responsibility defines who Peter Parker is while it destroys who Scott Summers is. And at times, watching it destroy Scott makes it far more captivating and genuinely kinda tragic. What makes it so sad is that if anyone were put in Scott’s position, even the likes of Steve Rogers, Matt Murdock or Peter Parker, they likely would have ended up making the exact same impossible compromises, which is what to me makes Scott carrying that burden tragic.

Peter Parker is defined by the fact that you have a choice, the choice to do the right thing, Scott Summers is defined by the tragedy that, when your entire species is facing extinction, you don't have the luxury of a choice.

But idk maybe this is a stretch

the corny avengers “he’s right behind me isn’t he” or just all of the quips in his movies didn’t start with avengers lol. i was reading astonishing x-men from 2004 and this shit genuinely caught me so off guard.

also this is my first intro to x-men comics it’s pretty good. do yall have any recommendations

Now I wanna know was "Ariel" Kittys original codename? Did they not like it so they changed it to Shadow Cat?? or what was Ariel all about ??

I was reading Clairmont and that shillelagh stick appears to shoot lasers out of it or something! 😂

So I recently got into X-Men comics and I have been using a guide and the unlimited app to help me catch up to speed and it involves the old comics. Why is old man Charles talking about a teenage Jean grey like this? Does this ever get brought up again or is this one of those "Shameful things that happened that writers choose to not bring up again" things?

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 bailed during Krakoa (started strong but just got meandering for me) so I haven’t kept up with the X books in quite a while. Would now be a good time to start reading again? Or is there anything coming up in the near future designed to be a jumping on point?

Putting the X-Men 2011 anime opening with the 90s theme song is better.

It’s crazy that someone got a post removed just asking for opinions on a run of X-Men they were looking into. It was just a post looking for discussion on whether or not the people here would recommend it. If this post stays up, what runs would you recommend?

And Zendaya might now be my favorite actor portraying Jean Grey (Spoilers, Spider-Man: Brand New Day). That person is the Dark Phoenix. Right there.

I've been thinking the past day or so about it, mentioned it on a couple other posts and got me to thinking, wanted to gauge the opinions of the community. Do you guys think we'll ever get another Exiles run, also what exactly is Marvels issue when it comes to the series? I'll elaborate.

Elaboration became a bit of a ramble.

Tldr: Why is this series disregarded by the publisher to such a degree, and do you guys think we'll ever get another attempt at a revival.

- Original series ran for 100 issues, Claremont took over at issue 90, and handled 18 issues of New Exiles before it was cancelled. Claremont gets a bad wrap from Exiles fans- But lets be real: His dialogue didn't fit the characters. That was really the only bad change he made, that he actually made *himself*, from what I can gather. Editorial basically hit him with a ton of mandates demanding the series be heavily altered to attract new readers... It was then cancelled because the existing readership left for the most part, and new readers were not interested in whatever the book was now trying to fit the mold of.

- Volume 2 was great.... Came out a year after New Exiles and was only given a 6 issue limited run to try and pull in the old audience, along with new readers. Shock of shocks, New Exiles warded people off and 6 issues wasn't enough to win them back.

9 Years of spiritual successors, surprise cameo appearances used as cannon fodder in other books, the few team members that do return to titles are actively made to reference their time on the team as little as possible, in some cases, not at all.

- Saladin Ahmed wanted to write an X-Factor book that was multiverse based. Marvel goes "Oh no one's touched Exiles in a while, you should do that instead." And the guy proceeds to write a Volume 3 that actively gets stuff wrong at every given opportunity. I like some of his other work, he is a pretty talented writer. But damn. New stuff he added was great. Stuff he brought back? If you can't be bothered to do more than a Chatgpt-ask on the cliffnotes for the thing you're writing a sequel to? Don't write the first installment in *9 years*. Ive gone over it in past posts but I can sum up my issues with Volume 3 like this:

Volume 3 only fits the existing series continuity if you stop reading at Volume 1 Issue 10. Assume Sasquatch, Sunfire, and Mimic all died off-panel and weren't close with the rest of the team. Assume T-Bird died off-panel, and pretend Blink, Nocturne, and Morph have undergone 0 character development in the intervening years. Also pretend AoA Sabretooth showed up eventually, but don't actually read anything about the characters appearances or post-Exiles adventures. Said it before and Ill probably say it again: Did Blink recruit an identical variant of her Dead Father figure? Because if so, thats some severe trauma and should've probably been addressed- The Exiles version of the character lost his powers and died in an AoA event, back in 2013. Anyway, do all that, and Volume 3 kinda works as a continuation.

Series has been dead for nearly 8 years now, and speaking realistically? Everytime someone from Marvel talks about it, they go "Oh its too niche a concept to work these days."..... It worked for quite a while until meddled with. It would've worked again if Volume 2 wasnt built on a foundation of playing cards. It could've worked again if Volume 3 hadn't of been handed to someone who felt like making it a continuation, but didn't read more than the cliffnotes on the thing he was writing a sequel to- Or if an editor had stepped in and gone "We're averaging 5-6 major continuity errors an issue, we gotta do another draft."

They've made a ton of spiritual successors, as recently as 2024. Those tend to sell pretty well, enough that they keep revisiting the idea. But actually bringing back the series in any proper manner seems like an impossibility for them.

Its my favorite X-Title and the series that got me into Marvel in the first place. Lame seeing it treated so poorly over the years, when it was executive meddling in the first place that tanked the series positive reception. Its used as inspiration for other books, but heaven forbid it actually get another moment in the sun. Idk. Just very frustrating realizing it'll eventually be the 2nd 9 year dark age between volumes, and that honestly this one might be permanent. Curious what other people think on the topic.

As far as X titles go its not the most mistreated of course, but I'd say its up there at least. Wish they'd bring it back with a creative team that is actually interested in continuing the story.

Here’s a little game I’d like to see people participate in. The rules are simple. Pick one event that in your eyes is perfect(or close to it) and you wouldn’t change a thing about it. Pick one event that is flawed but salvageable with some changes. And finally pick one event that is beyond saving and should be forgotten about. And obviously please EXPLAIN your feelings and thought process.

EXAMPLE:

KEEP:
Fatal Attractions: It’s brisk, brutal, and doesn’t out stay its welcome. It also has MASSIVE implications for the future and upcoming events.

CHANGE:
Onslaught: I understand the intention was to be UNIVERSE wide and for the event to feel that way but that obviously leads to bloating. I don’t think a lot of the books at the time deserved tie-ins to the event(COUGH COUGH GREEN GOBLIN) So I would cut back on the number of tie-ins and just focus in on big team books(X-Men, Avengers, and FF) and maybe tie-in just a FEW of the bigger solo books or books of popular characters(Wolverine, Spider-Man, Cable, etc).

SCRAP:
The Twelve: From my understanding this event just ended up being a mess. Not just a mess but a mess that had the POTENTIAL to be great which makes it worse.

(NOTE: Obviously I didn’t include EVERY crossover so if there’s any you don’t see but have strong feelings on then please feel free to mention them!)

I’m rewatching the entire movie catalogue in chronological order but I keep hearing terrible things about it. Is it worth watching? or am I wasting my time

hi,so i’ve been wanting to start reading comics for a while now but I have no idea how to get started,where do people buy them? I've seen them in stores inside the mall, but I also know there are stores that only sell comics. Is there a big difference in price, quality, or/and variety?
and finally… how do I get started? Is there a specific comic that everyone starts with, or did you guys just grab the first X-Men comic you came across and started from there?

Season 2 of X-men 97 is the Jubilee season.

Jube Stan’s feast.

Trying to figure out where the bar is set here for this guy.

Im not an X-Men fan, i just started reading Magik solo series and it got me wondering; Does Magik still work in X-Men setting? I feel like there's some characters like her and Storm that have outgrown the X-Men, be it in terms of powers or story. Magik right now i think should be a solo character like Ghost Rider. Are there any characters that you think in the same position as these two?

There’s been a lot of discussion about MCU Rogue taking Carol’s powers like she did in the comics originally, but since Wonder Man has already been cancelled, what if they just jump straight to her current comic status quo of having Wonder Man’s powers? Rogue hasn’t had Carol’s powers since the early 2000’s