Vulcan was a horrific waste of character, mutant power, and overall potential. His character could have been so much more - good guy or bad. He's the reason I was scarred, and stopped reading X-Men shortly after War of Kings. His was a whiny little emo kid in a grown man's body (instant fail), he was a dumb@ss, his "insanity" was poorly done (he just came off as being outstandingly stupid), his history could have been worse, but Vulcan's terrible execution made the very creation of him a mistake.

"Vulcan was a horrific waste of character, mutant power, and overall potential. His character could have been so much more - good guy or bad. He's the reason I was scarred, and stopped reading X-Men shortly after War of Kings. "

Fraction

" @Reactor said:

"Vulcan was a horrific waste of character, mutant power, and overall potential. His character could have been so much more - good guy or bad. He's the reason I was scarred, and stopped reading X-Men shortly after War of Kings. "

I like(d) Vulcan, I'm suprised that he's so totally despised. "

" Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Jean and wolverine relationship was bad. Why would jean betray scott after all they went thru, it would just backfire everthing they stand for intergity and character. Its a bizzare action they would have been better off putting Wolverine with Rogue or another x team related  character, why not. Another barely adding new long lasting characters that made an impact, they did add some characters but they stunk. 

Killing Magik was the stupidest move the writing team ever made.

the entire treatment/writing (or lack thereof) of the character Penance (now Hollow). read the bio.
this was by far the worst mess ever, even the retcon couldnt save it and the Handbook
writers were boggled. see M Twins for more details. great idea for a character here
absolutely nuked.

•  What powers? When did he get them? 
• It makes sense given his powers (well, his previous power levels and skill level)....

" Killing Magik was the stupidest move the writing team ever made. "

Deadpool, Namor, Magneto, and Necrosha for recent mistakes

" @Illyana Rasputin said:

" Killing Magik was the stupidest move the writing team ever made. "

Far from it. "

" @John Valentine said:

" @Illyana Rasputin said:

" Killing Magik was the stupidest move the writing team ever made. "

Far from it. "

That, sir, is a matter of opinion. "

in noticing a Shadowcat bullet thread, the Shadowcat bullet thing is on my list as well.
not out of being a hardcore fan either, but out of how stupid the idea that she couldnt be
retrieved from the bullet traveling in a straight path, considering who was present at
the time, nor after considering them and who the X-Men have for friends. even after
there is a mention by Colossus and Scotts like " Later man, we have other things to
worry about. " Huh? thats bad writing. basically writing around it so the whole thing
seems more eventful. seriously if you doubt that take a look at who was present at the time
of incident and think of not only what these individuals are capable but who theyre friends
are as well. 
http://www.comicvine.com/giant-size-astonishing-x-men-gone/37-130969/

" @Illyana Rasputin said:

" @John Valentine said:

" @Illyana Rasputin said:

" Killing Magik was the stupidest move the writing team ever made. "

Far from it. "

That, sir, is a matter of opinion. "

So, the death of a single character only to have her later resurrected, and featured in the meanwhile, is a bigger mistake, than say, giving the main title of a series to someone who can't write (Chuck Austen, Fraction etc), Nurse Annie, killing an X-Character like Bansee/Jean (yes, they had a more important role than Magik)... etc... etc. "

I see a couple of guys here aren't Vulcan fans :P

Many mistakes... so little time. 
 
I wish newer writers will read what the characters are supposed to be so if ever they hype up the character, it will not just be shoved in ones face and take it as it is. 
 
As for me. the Scott Summers and Jean Grey story is an epic fail and the trying to imitate previous story lines like the Dark Phoenix Saga, just to make a plot story. 
 
I hate what they did to Rachel Summers though...

I really hate alternate reality/time travel stories and the products of alternate reality/time travel stories. Most of them, at least. And if anyone's overdone the alternate reality/time travel crap more than anyone, it's the X-Men.

They should have stopped with Rachel Summers but no! they have to have Cable, Bishop, now there is Ruby Summers... oooh, well!  
Told you some writers keep on repeating the same formula.

" Fraction "

The Jean/Logan Relationship
 
The Phoenix 

The Onslaught Saga 
 
Wolverine (I like him don't get me wrong but he is way overused and I think they need to take away some of his mutant abilities)
 
Magneto/Xorn Saga (....I just have to say WTF? oh and kill it with fire.)

Bah! People going on about the Phoenix, a story that surfaces maybe twice a decade. It really is no big deal. Now Storm on the other hand, that is a character that might as well be Phoenix, yet she gets to hang around being damn near omnipotent on a constant basis. At least Phoenix leaves whenever she gets too powerful. 

Oh and I didn't like how they replaced Nightcrawler with a boring character like Pixie.

" Oh and I didn't like how they replaced Nightcrawler with a boring character like Pixie. "

"1. Cyclops' Betrayal Of Jean Grey"

" @iBot said:

" Oh and I didn't like how they replaced Nightcrawler with a boring character like Pixie. "

They didn't. "

" @pixelized:@pixelized said:

" @iBot said:

" Oh and I didn't like how they replaced Nightcrawler with a boring character like Pixie. "

They didn't. "

They didn't? that's a relief I thought they would make Pixie the "better" teleporter *shudders* I'm sorry but I don't like Pixie at all. "

"@loganreme   

"Wolverines new powers (if he wasn't hyped up enough) .... Magneto being able to fight  off Xaviour and JG WITHOUT HIS HELMET...pah :P Don't get me wrong I like Mags and he is a powerful character, but that was taking things a little too far in my IMHO :) "

•  What powers? When did he get them? 
• It makes sense given his powers (well, his previous power levels and skill level)....

"

I still wish Namor stayed away it upsets me as both a Namor fan and a X-Men fan. Namor on a "Team" never works he has physically fought everyone he has ever been on a team with literally. Atlantis being destroyed in the first place was dumb they blew it up and went nowhere with it what was the point? Marvel writers are just Dicks to Namor.

" I still wish Namor stayed away it upsets me as both a Namor fan and a X-Men fan. Namor on a "Team" never works he has physically fought everyone he has ever been on a team with literally. Atlantis being destroyed in the first place was dumb they blew it up and went nowhere with it what was the point? Marvel writers are just Dicks to Namor. "

*Fraction.

" @John Valentine said:

"@loganreme   

"Wolverines new powers (if he wasn't hyped up enough) .... Magneto being able to fight  off Xaviour and JG WITHOUT HIS HELMET...pah :P Don't get me wrong I like Mags and he is a powerful character, but that was taking things a little too far in my IMHO :) "

•  What powers? When did he get them? 
• It makes sense given his powers (well, his previous power levels and skill level)....

"

Well before Logan could only regenerate tissue (and possibly bone), not organ's......so how come he healed himself when he was only a skeleton  O-O "

House of M and its fallout. It just got rid of lots of new characters with potential.

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

"@inferiorego said:

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Morrison's run even starting. lol "

" @ahumancartoon said:

"@inferiorego said:

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Morrison's run even starting. lol "

Agreed.  He's not done that well with Batman either :P "

" House of M and its fallout. It just got rid of lots of new characters with potential. "

" @loganreme said:

" @ahumancartoon said:

"@inferiorego said:

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Morrison's run even starting. lol "

Agreed.  He's not done that well with Batman either :P "

Liars. Morrison's X-Men was the best the franchise has ever been - nothing has surpassed it yet.  As for his Batman, it's pretty damn good also.... "

" @John Valentine said:

" @loganreme said:

" @ahumancartoon said:

"@inferiorego said:

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Morrison's run even starting. lol "

Agreed.  He's not done that well with Batman either :P "

Liars. Morrison's X-Men was the best the franchise has ever been - nothing has surpassed it yet.  As for his Batman, it's pretty damn good also.... "

That's your opinion......I've got mine  "

" @loganreme said:

" @John Valentine said:

" @loganreme said:

" @ahumancartoon said:

"@inferiorego said:

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Morrison's run even starting. lol "

Agreed.  He's not done that well with Batman either :P "

Liars. Morrison's X-Men was the best the franchise has ever been - nothing has surpassed it yet.  As for his Batman, it's pretty damn good also.... "

That's your opinion......I've got mine  "

Please explain why you dislike the run. "

"@John Valentine said:

" @loganreme said:

" @John Valentine said:

" @loganreme said:

" @ahumancartoon said:

"@inferiorego said:

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Morrison's run even starting. lol "

Agreed.  He's not done that well with Batman either :P "

Liars. Morrison's X-Men was the best the franchise has ever been - nothing has surpassed it yet.  As for his Batman, it's pretty damn good also.... "

That's your opinion......I've got mine  "

Please explain why you dislike the run. "

There's so much I don't like about the run, too much to mention.  So i'll tell you the main one's that really had me cursing....The character Damien Wayne UGH! Why?....would be my question and Final Crisis #6 when Batman suddenly changes his mind about the 'no gun rule' and shoots darkseid.....WHAT? 0-0 Batman hates guns and does everything in his power to rid the world of them.  He saw his parents shot and killed right in front of him, that why he became who he is today, he wouldn't change his mind just like that...what a crock of SH##. Killing and using gun's goes against every fibre of his being and that is what he has stood for over that last 60 years and along comes Morrison who thinks he can do what the hell he likes with the characters and we have to swallow it and say thankyou, can I have somemore?...well not me babe, i've left the sinking ship, I've stopped reading Batman.  Did you honestly think that he pulled it off....or like most Batman fans...thought it was totally lame way to get rid of Bruce for a while?  "

"@loganreme said:

"@John Valentine said:

" @loganreme said:

" @John Valentine said:

" @loganreme said:

" @ahumancartoon said:

"@inferiorego said:

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

Morrison's run even starting. lol "

Agreed.  He's not done that well with Batman either :P "

Liars. Morrison's X-Men was the best the franchise has ever been - nothing has surpassed it yet.  As for his Batman, it's pretty damn good also.... "

That's your opinion......I've got mine  "

Please explain why you dislike the run. "

There's so much I don't like about the run, too much to mention.  So i'll tell you the main one's that really had me cursing....The character Damien Wayne UGH! Why?....would be my question and Final Crisis #6 when Batman suddenly changes his mind about the 'no gun rule' and shoots darkseid.....WHAT? 0-0 Batman hates guns and does everything in his power to rid the world of them.  He saw his parents shot and killed right in front of him, that why he became who he is today, he wouldn't change his mind just like that...what a crock of SH##. Killing and using gun's goes against every fibre of his being and that is what he has stood for over that last 60 years and along comes Morrison who thinks he can do what the hell he likes with the characters and we have to swallow it and say thankyou, can I have somemore?...well not me babe, i've left the sinking ship, I've stopped reading Batman.  Did you honestly think that he pulled it off....or like most Batman fans...thought it was totally lame way to get rid of Bruce for a while?  "

The funny thing is, Batman used a gun in his first few appearances. XD "

"Bah! People going on about the Phoenix, a story that surfaces maybe twice a decade. It really is no big deal. Now Storm on the other hand, that is a character that might as well be Phoenix, yet she gets to hang around being damn near omnipotent on a constant basis. At least Phoenix leaves whenever she gets too powerful.  "

first, i really love the X-Babies, and i really loved the new series. that out of the way.
in X-Babies #4, the X-babies are consistently in different standing positions without actually walking to them.

"Morrison's run being dismissed. "

I always wondered what woulda happened if the initial flirtations between Jean and Angel became more intense. Prolly woulda driven Scott to leave the team and maybe join Magneto as leader of the Brotherhood and cement him as a badass villain (maybe even hooking him up with Wanda). 
 
I definitely think the "connection" between Jean and Logan is much more powerful as long as nothing actually happens between them. I always wondered about his friendship with Betsy though...they really seem to have an understanding and mutual respect for each other w/o having any hint of romantic hubajoo. 
 
And as for the "runt" comments...its right on. Artists can sexify Logan-San all they want (Al-la Hugh Jackman), but the fact of the matter is, he's written to be a dirty, hairy, stumpy (5'2"), gruff-voiced, old man with cigar stank on his breath...not to say that still wouldn't whoo a lady or two, or the occasional fella ;) 
 
As for the mistakes: 
House of M was awesome (just my 2 cents) but the aftermath, the "No more mutants", while powerful in that single caption...wasn't in the follow-through. I watched the Wikipedia Decimation page in awe as characters flip-flopped between being depowered/repowered/redepowered/deredepowered/etc... what a mess. 
 
Psylocke's resurrection....what? the? hell? I was ecstatic when she came back, but the fact that this was Claremont's plan from the beginning (so he says) is just so totally lame. The Foursaken? Four-saken? yuck. She should have been resurrected by Roma from the beginning. There was no reason to create 3 more mutants, 3 more 2-bit mutants when all Marvel writers HAD to be aware that most of the ancillary ones were getting neutered. and THEN to make the whole thing involve an Anti-Phoenix!? yuck, yuck, yuck. and THEN to rip her away from Excalibur and have her own brother barely flinch and to sit her on the bench with the Exiles, of course, written by Claremont (@#$%) 
 
Before I continue...I gotta compose myself. I'm at work and I'm bored to tears and I hate Claremont. I'll leave it at that.