Cypocalypse
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I think the reason why Magneto has endured being the X-Men's only A-list villain is his ideology which is a perfect anti-thesis to Xavier's.
The only villain who got close to Magneto's A-list status is Apocalypse but his persona is more defined by his imposing physiology than his ideological perspective. Sure, he does look a lot more imposing than an old guy wearing a bucket on his head but that's still not enough to dethrone Mags.
I've always wondered whether Marvel can produce a villain that can match Magneto's character depth, or whether they can push a B or C-list villain to Magneto's level.
Right now, with Magneto and Xavier no longer being the key players to the X-books, these books are starting to look like popcorn flicks with modern-day sensibility, but with less literary merits. Sure, we no longer see spandex, we now see larger panels with prettier artwork but I think a lot of things only have superficial value.
I'm starting to look at how Miller changed Batman, or how Bendis changed Daredevil, or how Gaiman introduced a totally new perspective in comic book writing. I think, if the x-books were to mature, without going back to the Xavier-Magneto relationship, they need to introduce something, maybe another social issue, that's different to Magneto's perpective. I mean, he (and Charles) probably represents the socio-political framework of the x-books, but those social undertones (e.g., gay undertones) have been used to death already.
What if, for a change, Marvel disregards the socio-political undertones, and change it to something religious. That's something that Marvel hasn't exploited that much, yet.
They tried that once in God Loves Man Kills but it was just a one-shot that never got tackled again. Sure, Stryker returned but that's just because Marvel is riding on the X2 bandwagon.
I'm thinking that Stryker can provide a more realistic, mature approach (the fact that he isn't a mutant adds to that) to the x-books. Kinda like how Ras Al Gul of Batman Begins added a new breath of life in a Batman film.
The idea of a noir style of writing in an x-book appeals to me.
The only villain who got close to Magneto's A-list status is Apocalypse but his persona is more defined by his imposing physiology than his ideological perspective. Sure, he does look a lot more imposing than an old guy wearing a bucket on his head but that's still not enough to dethrone Mags.
I've always wondered whether Marvel can produce a villain that can match Magneto's character depth, or whether they can push a B or C-list villain to Magneto's level.
Right now, with Magneto and Xavier no longer being the key players to the X-books, these books are starting to look like popcorn flicks with modern-day sensibility, but with less literary merits. Sure, we no longer see spandex, we now see larger panels with prettier artwork but I think a lot of things only have superficial value.
I'm starting to look at how Miller changed Batman, or how Bendis changed Daredevil, or how Gaiman introduced a totally new perspective in comic book writing. I think, if the x-books were to mature, without going back to the Xavier-Magneto relationship, they need to introduce something, maybe another social issue, that's different to Magneto's perpective. I mean, he (and Charles) probably represents the socio-political framework of the x-books, but those social undertones (e.g., gay undertones) have been used to death already.
What if, for a change, Marvel disregards the socio-political undertones, and change it to something religious. That's something that Marvel hasn't exploited that much, yet.
They tried that once in God Loves Man Kills but it was just a one-shot that never got tackled again. Sure, Stryker returned but that's just because Marvel is riding on the X2 bandwagon.
I'm thinking that Stryker can provide a more realistic, mature approach (the fact that he isn't a mutant adds to that) to the x-books. Kinda like how Ras Al Gul of Batman Begins added a new breath of life in a Batman film.
The idea of a noir style of writing in an x-book appeals to me.
. Maybe they could make Stryker's position like DCs Brother Blood which is constantly being inherited. This allows them to play with a lot of different personalities on one character (essentially)
