Mr Marvel82

What's all this about Beast getting an Optic Blast to the face?

Young Scott was off to a rough start, but how else could Bendis gather simpathy for our young hero? He's going to finish on top for sure.

He had a great interaction with Cap, in the most recent All New X-men. I can't wait to see how this all plays out.

@Avenger85 said:

@boob: lol He was telepathically manipulated into falling in love with Maddie, by Sinister. And he rejected Psylocke's advances, telling her that he loved Jean. Then Emma's affair was alot more complicated than it looked, as Scott was mentally tortured by Apocallypse and developed a darker personality, while not being given the help he needed from Jean or Xavier. His own wife left him for dead after the apocallypse thing.

Say what now? By "wife" do you mean Jean? Or Maddie? Jean was his wife at the time of the Apocalypse event. She was the ONLY one who believed he was still alive. Even Xavier thought he was dead. She got Cable to help her find him, and she freed him from Apocalypse's possession. (X-Men: Search for Cyclops Mini)

@Darksider555: I don't think is a "new power" at all. In New X-men No: 3 Cyclops said it was a lack of control of his powers similar to when he first learned to use his powers. This was supposedly due to his interaction with the Phoenix Force. Whereas a "new power" would be a win, this seems more like a "failure."

This was explained about 2 months ago. Has there been an update in Uncanny?

@kangaroochip: That Jean is dead. And the Marvel U is so much different than it was when she was last alive, there's not much more for her to come back to.

The X-men have changed. Her family is all dead. (except Rachel and Cable and Nate Grey and possibly Maddie)

Hope Summers has become the most recent White Phoenix avatar.

If she were to return, she could never pick up where she left off in New X-men. She would have to be a completely different character, much like the teen jean is being written. She's getting new relationships, and a new motivation for being a hero. This Jean is as good as any other as far as I''m concerned.

White Phoenix of the crown... I say, let her stay dead. (And yes, I'm a fan of the character and it's partially heartbreaking to type this, but true nonetheless.)

@Mutant God:

Wow. I didn't imagine my comment would get so many responses.. Sorry. It's not been confirmed that she will rock the mohawk. I was just talking out of my butt.

Ironically enough, the mohawk is my least fav look for Storm. XD But I actually think it would give Halle some of the edge needed for the part. That, and blue contacts. Her appearance has been... rather vanilla... in the last 3 films. Kinda sad to know she will reprise the role, but meh.

Dye that mohawk in the pic pink, and you've got Quentin Quire's look. Storm's would have to be a lot longer. haha.

@Mutant God:

She's gonna rock the mohawk this time around

O.O I hope not. All 3 were alive at the end of AvsX. And they were taking up residence at the Jean Grey school.

@Blood1991: LOL.

It's not Angel, it's that part of Psylocke she placed in his head so that they would always have a psychic rapport... Wait. That was another mutant telepath. never mind.

I wouldn't mind if older Angel came out. I mean look at that hair, and this pose. lol

Bachalo + These New Costumes = Pass on this.

(I hope Jean doesn't appear in this at all.)

@chasereis said:

@dangallant984: Hells Yea. Lockheed ftw, pimpin. Actually I love how it tends to connect Magik, Cypher, Shadowcat and Lockheed together. Oh btw. Since you seem tenured like myself, I would like your impression on the "Asgard Vs X-men" sagas...Personally I LOVED them. Seeing Rogue kiss Jean Paul was worth the 1.50 cover.

@Mr Marvel82: This seemed a more appropriate venue to discuss my favorite stories. I love the more classic story lines in the eighties the best and I recommend reading the entire 1-64 run of X-Factor if you want a glimpse at the REAL O5 written by a real writer. Sure they were some filler issues to be certain but overall...wow. Oh and don't forget to read Avengers 263 then Fantastic Four 286 before that if you choose to do it. I basically enjoy the vast majority of the X-Titles during Bob Harras tenure but to be specific...

Uncanny X-Men: one the big three. Was my second favorite book, never missed an issue. I used to love reading Annuals in the 80's.

New Mutants: second of the big three. Was third favorite mostly because it was inconsistently written and drawn. Great cast, great concept that was often poor executed. And they fucking killed Cypher. Died before the fucking internet came around. WTF.

X-Factor: third of the three and my personal favorite. Louise Simonson and Walt Simonson made some of the most memorable stories.

One of the top ones in my book was the Advent of Apocalypse in Fall Of The Mutants (issues 24-26). X-Factor Vs The Horsemen at the battle of Manhattan was freaking Epic. It also made Archangel from Angel's remnants. While I had no real issue with Angel himself, I actually liked him. He was never really notable even in Uncanny or the Defenders until he was given his "upgrade", and he needed an "edge" that was made painfully apparent in his battle with Blockbuster. Anyway this series was so well written and dynamic, but there had been a huge back story building since issue 6 really. Beast was a particularly good character in this one. Due to his "incident" in Amazing Adventures 11 and the events of X-Factor Issues 2-3, 19 he was TRULY a hero through and through in this. Iceman was a particularly important piece. Scott really shined brightly here as the leader he was meant to be. Jean was the anchor / center of the team and you had the sense she brought a sensitivity that was able to help Warren in this troubling time. Finally Warren, the star of the show almost, really broke out of the doldrums of bad writing stigma here. (This is a good example of what SHOULD have happened with Jean). Warren so angry at the world for the loss he experienced in Issue 16, and changed by Apocalypse was such a "good" villain. Wow and it took 24-25 to wrap and even had a exposition issue in 26 with humans praising them for saving them! Forward momentum with Scott and Jean! The sad lamentation of Beast's loss!

Anyway how I judge a book is one two things 1. did I get emotionally involved / invested? 2. Am I going to actually re-read it? If it passes my two point inspection then its a good story.

I'll admit, I have very few issues of X-Factor. I've only read synopses online... I'll have to see if the graphic novels are available on amazon! Otherwise, I'll take a visit to my local shop and see what's in stock in the back issues section. Thanks for the recommendation.

I'm most likely not going to check out New Mutants... I never gave this cast, nor Generation X's cast, a shot. I'm not sure why really, but Skids, Boom Boom, Canonball and the like, never got my attention.

I have, however, become partial of some of the newer class of X-Students though, like the Stepford Cuckoos, Quentin Quire, Edie, Broo, Julian "Hellion" Keller... I'd like to see them get a little more shine. Wolverine and the X-men doesn't seem to do it for me.