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I have to say that the X Men franchise has been going on for decades. Maybe not as many as the Superman franchise has, but it still has quite a number to it.
One thing I am certain of is that the franchise seems to be subverting Status Quo Is God in recent years. Magneto and Professor Xavier seem to be fading into the background, with Cyclops and Wolverine taking their places. A lot of villains associated to the X-Men have been killed off and have actually stayed dead so far.
All this gives me the general impression that the franchise is trying to reinvent itself. Do you think that's what's going on here?
Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 29th 2023 at 10:02:23 AM
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Aren't mutants random mutations? The whole idea of a culture feels odd to me honestly.
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That's the thing. Mutants are a bunch of random, scattered people who suddenly developed powers. They don't have their own country (or not for long, at least), their own history, traditions, language or anything that constitutes their own culture.
Wake me up at your own risk.
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Hey man the sarcasm is uncalled for.
I'll say what I always say, it's a metaphor.
I mean, queer folks are basically just guys, gals, and those of an intermediate gender waking up one day and realizing they're something different.
What is "culture" anyway?
edited 20th Oct '17 11:11:09 AM by Mr.Badguy
'Culture' is a way of life and forms of art created by a large group of people that are associated with one another due to sharing at least one common element. In this case, it's being mutants, and it's been pointed out on more than one occasion that mutants do have their own culture. It was at the forefront of Morrison's run, and I'm sure other writers have at least alluded to it since. (We hope.)
While I'm not a fan of the Morrison run his introduction of Mutant bands, Mutant fashion and altogether Mutant Culture was a great idea.
edited 20th Oct '17 11:25:42 AM by Mr.Badguy
X-Men Red has been announced, with adult Jean as team leader. Tom Taylor is writing.
edited 9th Nov '17 3:59:44 PM by comicwriter
Some Red details. Sounds like there will be new characters.
Tom Taylor is a perfect comic book name.
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Can Jean get a decent costume for once? Nothing has topped the Phoenix costume and that was in the 70’s.
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Still better than her movie outfits.
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Huh X-23 is finally gonna be on a team book looks like.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
What about New X-Men? And All New X-Men? And X-Force? And...
Just saying, but she's got a fair few team books under her belt already.
edited 13th Nov '17 9:22:18 AM by kkhohoho
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I meant recently cause Old Logan keeps appearing in all the teams despite X-23 actually being Wolverine.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Looks like she's keeping the Wolverine costume too.
This is seeming like a really esoteric cast.
So with Laura obviously being Laura, that just leaves the chick with the ponytail. Any guesses? (Or maybe it's a new character?)
Remarkable amount of restraint keeping Laura as Wolverine even with Logan back.
Ta-Nehisi Coates should be the next writer of Uncanny X-Men. Then we might get some interesting political content.
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