mm. well, I don't really see it that way.

But what one takes away from dialogue can come down to preferences in style on some levels, so I can see how you would see it that way. Then again some people think that Cyclops and Emma have been written largely out of character for years, while I don't see it that way at all..

@oldnightcrawler: It is just so plastic, if you can excuse the term. However the industry is drowning with plotters and thirsty for writers, so I guess it is what it is. Not every English major can write English dialogue convincingly, lol.

yeah. Even Claremont, who was great at making each character really feel like they had their own voice, didn't really write characters who spoke like any actual person I've ever met. I suppose it's for that sort of reason that I don't ever really expect characters in superhero comics especially to speak like actual people. I mean, I appreciate it when they do, but I think of Marvel characters as having their own linguistic peculiarities, fraught with awkward jargon, seemingly redundant explanations, and slang that is only ever used in the context of their genre.

@oldnightcrawler: Indeed. However I must confess I was fond of those who ACTUALLY spoke similar to those from different of the US or World. It inversely bothers me when they don't or saying something that a person from that locale would not say. Example Wolverine using british slang bothers me greatly, however Rahne speaking normally like an (average?) American does the same. Remy should be spouting french (cajun dialect) and Rogue and Sam need to say "Ah" instead of "I". We can't "hear" them so these things enhance my reading experience. Good post DG.

I think Scott should only make up for his mistake when people start to praise him form bringing mutants back. I mean, He did more good than bad, the same can't be said about Scarlet witch...

Oh wait, I forgot, neither wanda or the avengers really wanted the mutants to came back. My bad I forgot.

You also forgot that Cyclops didn't bring the mutants back, he just took credit for it.

It was Scott who sheepherded the mutants during those dark days post-House of M. It was Scott's determination and tenacity that saw the mutant species survive. It was Scott who believed - without a shadow of a doubt - that Hope would undue what the Scarlet Witch had wrought. It was Scott who fought against all odds and all opposition to see his dream come to fruition.

If not for Scott, the re-birth of mutant kind would never have happened.

Wanda didn't destroy the Phoenix either that was Hope. Yes they said the words together but in the next panel the power leaves Hope and only Hope we don't see any chaos magic mixing with it. The Avengers planned to kill the Phoenix, Hope wanted Wolverine to kill her. If Cyclops didn't intervene then the mutant race would still be on the verge of extinction.

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You don't "kill the Phoenix" and you don't "destroy" it, either. :s :s :s