X-Men

I just read the second issue of X-Men Forever... it's still a little lame.

Was it good?
is it the best version of this game?
was it worthwhile buyng it to play as cannonball, x-man, cable, and phoenix?

YOUR OPINION

Hello Comic Viners...
I would like to ask a question to all fans of Marvel Games such as...
X-Men Legends, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
what console is best to play them on...

OK so heres the story

• I have X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse on PS2 and was wondering if it is worth buying it on PSP just to play as characters like Cable, Cannonball, Dark Phoenix and X-Man?

• Also I am getting Marel: Ultimate Alliance and Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects and would like to know what platform is best (I have PC, PSP, PS2, and Wii, DS)

With everything that has happened in the past five or seven years, I couldn't tell you when the X-Men had a set squadron.  Sure, there's your breakdowns before the issues.  Y'know, showing you the players, and for short periods of time a regular team is established.  But the last time that I can recall an actual team, I would say it was the Storm led the team consisting of Wolvie, X-23, Psylocke, Bishop, Rachel Summers and Nightcrawler.  That was right before "The Rise and Fall of The Shi'ar Empire" -- Claremont's last run on Uncanny.  It didn't really do anything but bring Psylocke back again around the time of "House of M" and axe the Grey family(Ray's Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparents). 

Since then, you tell me.  I was thinking around issue 500 that there would be a set squad established.  But I can't really say Fraction has made a solid team due to all of the remaining M-Day fallout bulls#!t.  New/old teammates show back up(i.e. Dazzler and Northstar) but they're staying put as a race more or less.  You got all these fools in San Fran trying to still figure everything out between homo-sapien and homo-superior with the whole "Utopia" storyline on the horizon.  So, hold your breath.  Could Cyke put together a set team of X-Men - the "A" squad?  I hope so.  Look at it this way, there's a set group in X-FACTOR, and X-FORCE.  But there's not a set team of X-MEN.  It doesn't make sense.

But let's get the question at hand: WHAT IS [MY] FAVORITE X-MEN TEAM AND WHY?

I wish there could be a random 12 of us that could just sit and rap about this for an hour.  It's a great question.  I pretty sure that your old-school X-heads would no doubt say that the best team ever was -- either/or -- the first team(Cyke, Beast, Angel, Iceman, and Marvel Girl) or the "Giant-Size #1" crew(Cyke, Storm, Banshee, Colossus, Wolverine, Sunfire, T-Bird and Nightcrawler[KItty too]).  Then when you get to fans my age and you simply as, "Gold Team?  Or Blue Team?"

With me, it's tough, I can't say just one.

TEAM LEADER: Storm/Wolverine
Rogue
Colossus
Dazzler
Psylocke
Longshot
Havok

I love "Fall of the Mutants".  Its awesome.  And so is the team that defended Dallas, Texas...and "died".  Okay, so they didn't actually bite it, but because of Roma, on Earth -- to their friends and families -- they were dead(crazy, right?).  Colossus couldn't revert back to his human form, and got stronger because of it.  Longshot was never bummed out, even when he had to get caught up in a magical hurricane while carrying the team(using a rope that streched miles long btw) up Eagle Plaza to take on The Adversary.  Storm was in another reality of Earth with Forge, both whom were trying to figure if they wanted to just say, "screw 'em we're in love" or "let's go back and fight for our planet and people".  Dazzler had Destiny's mask put on her face with a magical knife that "tacked" or stabbed it in place via Spiral.  And while Storm has briefly left the reality, Wolverine was basically cornered into leading the team, with Rogue being his right hand wo-man.  Psylocke was fresh and was the X-Men's resident telepath at the time(Xavier was presumed dead or close -- but was really in Shi'ar space).  And Havok was there because Polaris had been turned into a Marauder by Malice.  As he stay with the team he also was there to to ruffle Wolverine's feathers mainly, a Summers boy.  Wolvie and Summers don't mix.  So this is my favorite combonation.  Plus, with X-Factor being the original X-Men at the time, I think a lot of new readers came aboard, but a lot of old readers didn't like the new characters.  I love it.  Love the early 200s of Uncanny X-Men.


TEAM LEADER: Cyclops
Beast
Wolverine
Rogue
Gambit
Psylocke
Jubilee

But yeah, if I'm asked, "Gold or Blue?"  It's Blue Team, dun, all the way.  I still think they should've just left Psylocke on the team and not replaced her with Jeanie for the 90s cartoon series.  Still, when they split the X-Men into two teams, the originals had come back.  They split them up as well.  They split Jean and Scott team-wise in the books.  It was awesome.  Gambit and Rogue, Wolvie and his new "Kitty", Jubilee, and of course the weirdness between Psylocke and Cyclops(that went nowhere).  Anyway, had Claremont stayed on, it may have gotten ever better and better.  Unfortunately, I think any X-Men storylines since then(other than "AoA") can be considered "classics".  Which is why this team is so dear to me.

The X-Men rock.  Pick up the "Essential" volumes.  Black and white knowledge, straight up.

It's the suit I debuted at FCBD but I had the chance to work with a great photographer so I jumped at donning the spandex (not like I need to be talked into it ever)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/harmonyphoto/sets/72157618878630534/
and others on myspace.com/zrook_amber

I'm stoked about DARK AVENGERS/UNCANNY X-MEN: UTOPIA.  It's Marvel's ORIGINAL outlaws taking on the newest and craziest bunch.  The only thing different is that the X-Men were feared and hated by Marvel's general public upon their inception.  Norman's Avengers are viewed as, well, The Avengers led by Osborn.  Despite Clint Barton's attempted "reveal" of Osborn's true past, I think the general public in the Marvel U are still looking at Norman as a hero of sorts.  Making the "Dark Avengers" outlaws in the reader's minds only.  The roles have been reversed in a sense.

Now, there's been so much leading into this from both fronts.  Emma Frost is a member of Norman's Cabal, and back in the day had a hankering for making young mutants' lives a living hell.  A buddy and I were totally down with GENERATION-X.  The only thing that tweaked me was Frost's involvement.  She used to attack young mutants on the reg.  Then years and years later she's a part of ASTONISHING X-MEN and from then on, she's wearing on my nerves.  I want the EVIL Emma Frost.  I was Cyke to do something that hurts her and makes her realize that she's no X-Man, she's a sworn enemy, for life.  And the true, reformed Emma would psy-rock the X-Men's lives.  Worse than she already has.  Will that happen, who knows? 

Another interesting character is Daken.  I wish his name was DOKKEN, for reasons view can understand.  I am not exactly hip on the run of WOLVERINE ORIGINS.  I got a homie that is totally on it and is giving me updates.  I know about Romulus and all of that.  But I also know that Daken is on a collision course with his father, Wolverine.  And "Utopia" is going to be their battleground.  Norman knew what he was doing when brought Daken's crazy ass on.  The thing is, Wolvie's just as nuts and I don't care that Daken is his son or not, if he's got to kill him, he will.  He's let too many crazy people go.  I but wonder if this a kill or no kill -- "no brainer-he's my son-I can't kill him" or a "You've gone too far and I'm here to give you the beating I should've already given you, bub" -- scenario?

And what the heck is Professor X doing?  Does he really think that Norman's got a good thing going?  I know Prof is an a-hole, he is, it's proven.  I just can't see Prof's ideas meshing well with Norman's.  Does the Prof even believe in peaceful coexistance between homo-sapien and homo-superior anymore?  So much has happened to him and to everyone involved in the X-Men universe in the past 3-4 years.  I question where a lot of individuals stand.  Why ask what Professor X's thinking?

And Magneto.  Wheeeere's ol' Mags going to come into play?  Will he?  I want to see it.

Another thing that's got me pumped is the art of Marc Silvestri.  He was the artist -- along with Jim Lee -- that made the X-Men awesome for me as a 8-9 year old kid that really was flipping the pages for the next badass shots.  Remember when Callisto was made "beautiful"?  And Colossus was an artist, suffering from amnesia.  That's the first thing that pops into my head when I think of Marc Silvestri and the X-Men.  I don't know, random.  Anyway, Marvel released a preview today of some pages and from what I've seen, it's going to rock it well. 

I can't friggin' wait.

So folks, what are some movies you think should NOT come out for whatever reason you can come up with, or you think shouldn't have been made in the first place?

So there was just a news post quoting Ryan Reynolds and producing the DEADPOOL MOVIE that, let's face it, we all need in our lives.  Reynolds mentioned figuring out who the villain should be and the "break in the story" that "they" were looking for.  Now, this is going to really be the first movie to where our main lead actor knows and has embraced the character of the "said Marvel film".  And unlike any other "spin-off" we've seen from Marvel, this spin will probably make the film the character that came from "null and void" -- just a day in the life of Wade Wilson.

As far as the story for the film, I am hoping that they really do some extensive research.  You know, read everything. 

Now they can be successful by taking bits and pieces from different stories over the years, but in lies my question: Who's badass enough to be the villain?  DP's is one of Marvel's toughest customers because he can simply kill you, and talk your head off before, while, and after doing so.  One guy that I can remember that would make for a great baddie would be GIDEON.  For one, he looks ridiculous, think of the jokes.  But tie Gideon in to Wade Wilson's past to where Wade has him drown a boat that DP had been paid to destroy or something.  Gideon is an EXTERNAL, one of his mutant abilities is that he's immortal.  Like a Highlander.  You'll need to cut his head off in order to kill him, or have a dose of the Legacy Virus laying around somewhere.  DP likes the blades, him cutting off Gideon's head off at the end of the film would be cool. 





Gideon can also "copy" genetic power signatures.  Meaning -- despite him being immortal, he could copy DP's healing factor to where DP wouldn't succeed in chopping off the head of Gideon for the death blow.  If DP can reattach his head, don't you think Gideon could as well?  Plus, Gideon is a highly successful businessman.  He could maybe hire Wilson to do some work for him, and if they have a past, that would make it even better.

I'm just looking at this in the aspect of developing a story and villain for the film.  Most of us are familiar with the last few issues of New Mutants in the beginning of X-Force vol. 1.  Let's face it, comic book films are just like films based on novels.  It will never translate.  At least with the Deadpool movie that's in the works can at least give us a character to which we don't give a shit what he's doing, just as long as Deadpool knows that he's become a star in his own comic book, and film.