“Messiah Complex” Steals from “Ult. X-Men”
Let me preface this post by saying that I didn’t read Messiah Complex. I’m a trade guy and will read it once it’s been collected. How
So “Messiah Complex” ends with Xavier dying or “presumed dead” and then Scott Summers (Cyclops) disbanding the X-men. Since I’ve not read it, I’m not about to judge the book for its storytelling abilities. How
In “Ultimate X-men” Xavier is presumed dead so Cyclops takes over the “X-men” and the first thing he does is disband them!
Do the editorial offices at Marvel not communicate with each other? Mike Carey is the supposed mastermind behind “Messiah Complex” and he writes a book set in the Ultimate Universe. How did he not know that this was already being done? Are writers having such a hard time thinking of x-men ideas that they are now stealing “616” stories from the “ultimate” universe?
February 1st, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Actually, I’d say they were stealing from their own “616″ as this was not the first time Xavier has “died”, Cyclops assumes command, and the X-Men are disbanded. It happens about once every 10-15 years.
I still enjoyed MC alot! While not perfect by any means, its the best the X-Men have been in 15+years.
Oh, and Ultimate X-Men is poop.
February 1st, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I checked Marvel’s x-men history page:
http://www.marvel.com/universe/X-Men
I checked wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men
Then I just kept googling for a good 20 minutes. The only time I could find that they officially disbanded was back in the day when some guy named “Duncan” was in charge.
February 2nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
It’s not just about the disbanding though. It all revolves around the baby and the potential loss of the X gene.
February 3rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I said I wasn’t commenting about the actual plot of “Messiah Complex” because I haven’t read it yet. But no matter how they got to the end of the story… the story still ends with the Xavier dead, Scott in charge, and Scott disbanding the X-men. Exactly what has been going on in with the “Ultimate X-men.”
February 5th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
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February 5th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
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