Official WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN Discussion Thread

[Generation Lee]

Eilxir disappeared because he knew who/what Hope was. Well considering AVX is in full swing I cannot see the point of using this as an excuse of not bringing him back.

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by Generation Lee

Eilxir disappeared because he knew who/what Hope was. Well considering AVX is in full swing I cannot see the point of using this as an excuse of not bringing him back.

that is not why he disappeared bc he found out in Messiah War and remained for 2 more arcs after that. We already found out who and what Hope is. Elixir is kinda irrelevant to that plot at this point

[Colossal Spoons]

Elixir disappeared b/c most writers don't like to handle healers

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by Colossal Spoons

Elixir disappeared b/c most writers don't like to handle healers

I dont get why they just dont give him limits. Actually the last thign done with him was just that when they had his powers go haywire and he had trouble controlling his death touch as well. That only made him a more viable character as he'd have to be more careful about healing for fear of hurting the person he was trying to help.

[Colossal Spoons]

Originally Posted by Havok83

I dont get why they just dont give him limits. Actually the last thign done with him was just that when they had his powers go haywire and he had trouble controlling his death touch as well. That only made him a more viable character as he'd have to be more careful about healing for fear of hurting the person he was trying to help.

I think he did a good job healing people during WWH. Nobody was back on their feet too quickly after getting slapped around by Hulk.

Man, I want an Academy X book back

[Generation Lee]

^
Me too.

[Colossal Spoons]

It's why I resent all the kids in Gen Hope; aside from the fact that I think Hope sucks. They pushed a lot of the Academy X kids into limbo, then gave us that horrible Guggenheim run but want me to read a book about some weird blue girl and a guy named "Velocidad". No sir!

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by Colossal Spoons

It's why I resent all the kids in Gen Hope; aside from the fact that I think Hope sucks. They pushed a lot of the Academy X kids into limbo, then gave us that horrible Guggenheim run but want me to read a book about some weird blue girl and a guy named "Velocidad". No sir!

I dont think thats really the case. Gen Hope didnt take away from them. The New X-men kids were without a book like 2 years before Gen Hope started when Young X-men was cancelled. Following that, the only time they were used was in the background of Uncanny and the occasional mini. Pixie, X-23, Elixir and Armor were the only ones that found a permanent home on an ongoing. The rest shuffled around making cameos. Gen Hope launched out of Second Coming but at the same time Legacy turned into a book about Rogue mentoring the younger X-men, effectively giving them a permanent ongoing. The arcs featured in that book revolved around a rotating cast of those characters. Indra never got focus before, but he did there. We saw Loa, Anole, Trance, Hellion, Blindfold, all were utilized and not just as background material. Gen Hope was independent from that and the New X-men were used more after that book launch than in the time frame before it. Outside of Legacy, they were still doing their Uncanny appearanes, starring in minis and making other X-cameos, just like they were doing before

[Hellion]

With all the New X-Men, Young X-Men talk,,,what happened to Ink, Graymalkin, Cipher?

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by Hellion

With all the New X-Men, Young X-Men talk,,,what happened to Ink, Graymalkin, Cipher?

Background material. Cipher and Graymalkin are currently at the JG school

[Specter313]

Yeah, they were even on the wraparound cover of the recent Astonishing wedding issue.

[Colossal Spoons]

Originally Posted by Havok83

I dont think thats really the case. Gen Hope didnt take away from them. The New X-men kids were without a book like 2 years before Gen Hope started when Young X-men was cancelled. Following that, the only time they were used was in the background of Uncanny and the occasional mini. Pixie, X-23, Elixir and Armor were the only ones that found a permanent home on an ongoing. The rest shuffled around making cameos. Gen Hope launched out of Second Coming but at the same time Legacy turned into a book about Rogue mentoring the younger X-men, effectively giving them a permanent ongoing. The arcs featured in that book revolved around a rotating cast of those characters. Indra never got focus before, but he did there. We saw Loa, Anole, Trance, Hellion, Blindfold, all were utilized and not just as background material. Gen Hope was independent from that and the New X-men were used more after that book launch than in the time frame before it. Outside of Legacy, they were still doing their Uncanny appearanes, starring in minis and making other X-cameos, just like they were doing before

Yeah that's the 1 good thing Carey's done IMO, using the X-kids in Legacy. My point was that I don't want any new kids, I want the old ones back.

[Colossal Spoons]

Just read last week's issue. Gladiator better be ok

[Specter313]

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #18 & 19
JASON AARON (W) • NICK BRADSHAW & STEVEN SANDERS (A&C)
Covers by NICK BRADSHAW
• The second year of the most talked-about new X-Book starts here!
• One of the students is on death’s door and the faculty must 1) try to keep them alive and 2) find who did it!
• With one of the teachers on the outs, a new one must be hired. Who will it be?
• Who is the new student at the school?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

[Specter313]

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #20 & 21
Issue 20 – Jason Aaron (w) • Steven Sanders (a)
Nick Bradshaw (c)
Issue 21 – Jason Aaron (w) • Nick Bradshaw (a & c)
• STORM joins the faculty of the Jean Grey School!
• Wolverine is a clown? Iceman is a fire swallower? Rachel Grey a fortune teller?
• Frankenstein’s Murder Circus comes to town!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

[Specter313]

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #15
JASON AARON (w) • JORGE MOLINA (a)
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
AVX TIE-IN!
• Logan leads his own team of classic X-Men into battle!
• The Jean Grey School sees its first graduate!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

[javi1024]

This issue was just great. Can Aaron take over and write the X-Men instead?

[Jake Cassidy]

I love this book. Gambit and X-Treme, too. X-books haven't been this much fun in a long time.

[Havok83]

Man loving the Bobby/Kitty stuff

[javi1024]

Did they ever show the mutants from Utopia coming back over to Westchester or do we just infer it from the events in AvX?

[Generation Lee]

I really like this book. Yes Wolverine overkill does my head in but this book is just what Uncanny should have been before the move to utopia.

[Specter313]

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #16
Jason Aaron (w) • Jorge Molina (a)
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
AVX TIE-IN!
• The Hellfire Club is on the run from Cyclops and rest of the Phoenix Five.
• How does an anti-mutant organization operate in a mutant-run world?
32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

[TheDarkKnight08]

Is this book getting cancelled in the aftermath of AvX? I'm still trying to decide whether or not I should stay with Uncanny only, or start up on this again. And is it an essential read for those currently reading AvX?

[javi1024]

Wolverine and the X-Men is sticking around after AvX, however Uncanny X-Men is ending in October and being replaced by All-New X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis. And I would call this book a necessary read for AvX only if you care about more characterization than what we got from the main series.

[TheDarkKnight08]

Originally Posted by javi1024

Wolverine and the X-Men is sticking around after AvX, however Uncanny X-Men is ending in October and being replaced by All-New X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis. And I would call this book a necessary read for AvX only if you care about more characterization than what we got from the main series.

Thanks for the answer, makes it a little easier now! I read this book up until issue 14 I think, but I had cool down due to money issues, so I stuck with UXM. Now, I might just switch back.