@Twentyfive said:
Read other characters. I know you are anxiously awaiting Jean Grey's return, but the lack thereof does not really justify dropping an entire line of comics. Marvel, despite all these events that contribute nothing towards their characters, still has good stories featuring most of their characters.
And I do, I love the Scarlet Witch and would gladly pick up X-factor again or something. But it's a matter of principal for me, I don't like that Marvel is exploiting me as a Jean Grey fan over and over again for a buck. Once, twice, even three times was perhaps okay but this is just way over the top and it indicates to me that they don't actually value the fact that I'm a fan of and invested in their intellectual property. They just keep duping me along with many others into thinking Jean's coming back...not to mention, even if you don't want her to come back the misleads are still really tired.
It's sort of like how JJ Abrams convinced a bunch people there was some ultimate, brilliant answer resting within Lost's mythology. Everyone who watched was slapped in the face with one absurd revelation after another, soon enough the mislead of all the absurdities became the premise of the show rather any ultimate fulfillment. JJ Abrams eventually jumped ship and everyone was pissed with the finale. In essence, it's the same approach Marvel is taking with their fans, they're always promising the next arc, the next crossover, the next whatever is a game-changer that will explain everything. It never, ever does and the Phoenix force's inclusion really exposes it.
@Mercy_ said:
@HexThis said:
@Mercy_ said:
This is a point in their favor for me, although I absolutely agree with how you hate them cashing in on the suspense.
Somewhat like Gwen Stacy, some people believe in not resurrecting her because it would cheapen things. Yet, Bucky's been resurrected under somewhat questionable circumstances and nobody objects (in spite of it formally being a major part of Cap's storyline). Cable spent a couple months dead and now he's back, Nightcrawler died and he's been quickly revived in a sense through his AoA counterpart, Angel died too and came back almost instantly. But Jean, for some arbitrary reason, must remain dead or the foundation of the MU will unfold!
I'm sure even if Jean lives again, Scott and Wolvie will still be able to find things to cry, whine, and argue about.
Bucky - Was retconned as never actually being dead.
Nightcrawler - I don't like it. I think it's a cheap way to have your cake and eat it too and that having him around took away from the emphasis losing 616 had.
Cable - Retconned to never being dead? Still bothers me. He died sacrificing himself so that others can live. Bringing him back or having it be that he was never fully dead the whole time cheapens the sacrifice.
Gwen Stacy should darn well stay dead.
Oh I understand the circumstance, I just find it interesting that Gwen and Jean have to stay dead but people are willing to accept ridiculous resurrections otherwise. Does anyone really think someone putting a bullet in Cap's brain would create an intricate scenario wherein there is even the slightest chance he'll come back and avenge his own death? Which usually causes someone to say "But Cap must come back, he's a founding Avenger!" Well, Jean's a founding X-woman and they've used the Phoenix Force as an arc in just about every incarnation of the X-men franchise.
I also generously didn't include Aunt May's wacked out, fake death in Spiderman.
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