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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
There is also an option of having Magneto's parents being survivors of the Holocaust when they were young, and Magneto grew up knowing the horrors his parents endured but never knowing what it's really like to be in that position, and thus think they could have solved all their problems if they acted sooner. It's an idea that Roy Westerman
floated about, and I think it may offer a new, more relevant insight about the legacy that the Holocaust left behind.
When Erik learned he was different he became distrustful toward other humans and extremely paranoid that this would happen to him and people like him.
Edited by Shadao on Aug 26th 2019 at 2:16:30 AM
...well, you can't totally expect a kid to be rational about those kind of things.
Also....is it weird that despite being an Old Shame both in and out of universe, I actually like the fact that the classic champions was such a diverse group?
I feel like there was a real Ragtag Bunch of Misfits thing there.
But I'm insane so what do I know?
Edit: and while it was a few pages ago, I wanted to acknowledge this:
But that ball's been rolling just fine on its own for a long time, and Xavier often winds up estranged from the cause he founded. Usually he's either dead or everyone's pissed off at him about one flagrantly unethical use of his powers or another. Point is, the ever-present adaptation dynamic where Xavier is the Big Good shimmering leader that all the X-Men revere and worship for his undying wisdom and grace hasn't actually been a thing in the comics for a very long time either.
But while the comics have been doing it forever, the adaptations have basically never explored the idea of the X-Men without Xavier.
I've stated that I've never liked the numerous skeletons they've stuffed in Charles' closet. Him being imperfect is one thing; making mistakes is one thing, but some of the shit they have him do went way too far.
I actually have no issue with the cause moving on without him, but for the love of god, don't reveal he secretly kicked a baby in the face and hid it or some shit.
Comics have an issue with not knowing when to dial back the flaws, until the character becomes utterly tainted and radioactive.
Edited by HandsomeRob on Aug 26th 2019 at 8:25:39 AM
One Strip! One Strip!Has there been any official statements confirming this? The problem I have with this whole thing is how everything seems to be based on rumor and Word of Saint Paul.
Edited by megaeliz on Aug 26th 2019 at 11:55:33 AM
Apparently Spider-Man is now out of the MCU.
For now.
Not sure if you meant the nosy neighbor thing or the Spider-Man thing, but if it's the latter:
There have been no official statements.
("But but those statements Holland and Feige made on ET and/or EW!")
Those are just PR tricks people like them use to get people off their backs. Of course everyone would want to talk about the Spider-Split, but it’s way too early for Feige or Holland to really confirm or deny anything, so the best they can do are non-answers.
(Actually, some folks on Twitter noted that in a video he recently did regarding the situation, Holland's body language suggested he was uncomfortable about what he's saying, almost as if someone was feeding him what to say.)
Look, I know everyone is scared, and I'm scared AF too! But we have to be strong about this. Rome was not built overnight and James Gunn wasn't rehired overnight either.
Spider-Man is arguably THE face of Marvel and neither Disney nor Sony want to be the villains here. For all we know, negotiations are happening for a new deal that makes both sides happy.
Have faith.
Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Aug 26th 2019 at 12:25:46 PM
I suspect Disney wants to keep Spider-Man as well, too, because he's practically the face of their new ride in Disney's California Adventure.
Disney has no plans for the X-Men for at least four or five years. Hell, they haven't even released New Mutants yet.
Edited by alliterator on Aug 26th 2019 at 9:26:47 AM
Disney might want Feige to focus on making movies that make money for Disney instead of for Sony. That's really what it boils down to. Sony was basically being allowed to rent space in the MCU for pennies.
The Sony/Marvel deal was something you don't see very often in film, and the reason you don't see it very often is because it's a bad deal that fundamentally screws one of the parties involved. Sony was fine with the deal because the party getting screwed was Marvel, but now that Marvel doesn't want to get screwed by it, Sony has no incentive to continue.
If Sony has to split the profits that Marvel earned for them to the point that they might as well just make their own movies, then they might as well just make their own movies. At the end of the day, Spider-Man is their ball, and if they want to take him and go home, that decision rests with them.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Aug 26th 2019 at 10:45:01 AM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.We've hit point where the MCU is what determines the popularity of the character, not the other way around. Disney can afford to be without Spider-Man for a while.
This song needs more love.Meanwhile at disney
"Fine,we'll just make..Spider woman and add her to the Cinematic Universe,in your face Sony!"
"How are you going to explain her appearance and Peter's disappearance?
"Well you,Peter is in hiding and she's from another universe.."
have a listen and have a link to my discord server

Its what completely defines him as the ultimate revolutionary. He's so straight he's a point, with no crooks or anything.
Edited by slimcoder on Aug 25th 2019 at 10:09:08 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."