tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post6071706001827033349..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: X-Men ReGenesisRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-84241523268687247162011-06-18T06:42:33.613+10:002011-06-18T06:42:33.613+10:00Wolverine and the X-Men is the cartoon title which...Wolverine and the X-Men is the cartoon title which puts him as the leader over all the (teenaged) mutants, so there is precedent. I wonder how they will get him to be the leader of his own band of x-men, be in the avengers, be all over the world in his own book(s), and make guest appearances as often as they can whore him out. They've turned wolverine into a marketing gimmick, and frankly they can keep him.Badger3khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008838430274720250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-86758706805361048692011-06-17T19:17:29.034+10:002011-06-17T19:17:29.034+10:00I agree that the choice of Wolverine to lead the d...I agree that the choice of Wolverine to lead the dissident X-Men isn't an obvious one (except from a marketing perspective). The character, as you say, hasn't really been written for a leadership role of this kind - certainly he's not the type to break away from the Summers regime on moral grounds, in the same way that Beast was made to, last year. But perhaps Wolverine's unauthorised and increasingly dangerous X-Force will serve as source of conflict between Logan and Summers?<br /><br />I've really enjoyed the first two instalments of "Prelude to Schism". Both were well-written, sensitive explorations of character. With any luck, the "ReGenesis" story will exhibit the same level of craftsmanship, because the thing that will make this schism compelling and convincing will be the way the characters are made to deal with the choices with which they are presented.godsbelownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-61395661278923379832011-06-17T17:59:16.659+10:002011-06-17T17:59:16.659+10:00Russell,
I caught up with X-Men: First Class last...Russell,<br /><br />I caught up with X-Men: First Class last night and I agree with your assessment entirely. It's a fantastic film, and a rare beast that works as both a superhero action movie and an affecting drama about a schism developing between friends over a matter of principle.<br /><br />I don't know how I feel about this new story arc in the comics, but damn that's a bad cover illo of Wolverine. He looks like a plastic He-Man action figure from the 80s that has been steeped in a bucket of steroids.Chris Lawsonhttp://www.talkingsquid.netnoreply@blogger.com