Date: 13 December 2011 08:03 am (UTC)
Haven't read the X-Men since 1999, but I'm peripherally aware of what's going on. I refuse to pick up another comic until Jean comes back, Scott acts like himself, and Emma is elsewhere--I never liked her character very much to begin with, as she hits all my pet peeves on female characters, but that they got rid of Jean and promoted her is enraging to me--let's get rid of the positive portrayal of a female character and replace her with every man's blonde dominatrix fantasy! Okay, rant over on that, sorry. I have Strong Feelings on this subject. I understand that some people (including you, judging by your icon) may view her more positively, but in all the comics I read, Emma was always designed for the male gaze, with little interest in writing (or drawing) her as real human being and not a manipulative sex toy. If they changed that since 1998 (Generation X had glimmers, but only glimmers), great, but I will always resent that they did that at Jean's and Scott's expenses, which will make me forever bitter to that character.

I read Inferno, and even have most of the comics from the series. It was quite fascinating, actually. I agree Madelyne's depiction was fascinating, despite its issues, but it felt cheap how they got rid of her. But I suppose with Jean back, they felt they needed to kill her somehow. I would have liked them to try something out of the box, but that won't happen. I always hated what they did to Magik, who I also loved. I kept hoping they'd bring her back and undo her youthening, but then they killed her with the Legacy Virus(or did they bring her back?). Poor Lorna was always depicted with issues, and I never cared for the Malice storyline. After the Dark Phoenix storyline, it felt like a pale shadow and a copy. And I always wanted Warren to fall apart more. It annoyed me that he comes out okay, but all the women are a mess. Especially because Warren has lots and lots of issues, especially over his wings.

I'll at least manage not rant about what they've done to another of my favorites, Jubilee. XD Sorry, I grew up with X-Men (Jubilee was my age when I started reading, and the main character of my introduction story, so there was instant bonding), so seeing how they keep fucking with my childhood only enrages me....
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