@therealsilvermane Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Over in Marvel Comics, I noticed there are like a dozen X-titles out now or out soon and only one of them uses the title "X-Men." I wonder if Marvel is subliminally trying to prime the public for the X-movie to be titled anything other than "X-Men"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, @therealsilvermane said: Over in Marvel Comics, I noticed there are like a dozen X-titles out now or out soon and only one of them uses the title "X-Men." I wonder if Marvel is subliminally trying to prime the public for the X-movie to be titled anything other than "X-Men"? What’s the point? The vast majority of people that see these movies don’t even read comics. Bosco685, media_junkie and theCapraAegagrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, bentbryan said: What’s the point? The vast majority of people that see these movies don’t even read comics. When I say public I mean comic book readers. General audiences aren't so tied to the name the way older comic book readers are. Kevin Feige is in charge of Marvel Comics now, so my guess is he may have something to do with this if "this" is indeed a thing. But there are literally 12 X-titles in publication including Wolverine and only one uses the name "X-Men." Add that Kevin Feige referred to them as "the mutants" at Comic Con and I think the writing is on the wall: the MCU X-movie will be titled something other than "X-Men." People like to blame Victoria Alonso but it's Feige who's the true progressive over there. I think we're going to see the slow disappearance of that name and by the time the movie comes around it'll be more like a World of X with Professor Xavier obviously at the helm and maybe a woman for balance, like Moira McTaggert or something, since she's a mutant now. And technically, if Professor X's mutants aren't an official government entity, do they realistically need a team name out of the gate? I don't think so. But come to think of it, maybe the traditional name won't disappear in the comics. That might be too much. "Mutants" is not a great title, though, and Stan Lee is lucky the powers that be made him change it. It conjures up images of monsters and deformities, I think. Whatever the future name will be, it should still have 'X' in it. I think it'll be something like World of X or Dawn of X or something. Edited March 26, 2021 by @therealsilvermane theCapraAegagrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezmtghut Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, @therealsilvermane said: When I say public I mean comic book readers. General audiences aren't so tied to the name the way older comic book readers are. Kevin Feige is in charge of Marvel Comics now, so my guess is he may have something to do with this if "this" is indeed a thing. But there are literally 12 X-titles in publication including Wolverine and only one uses the name "X-Men." Add that Kevin Feige referred to them as "the mutants" at Comic Con and I think the writing is on the wall: the MCU X-movie will be titled something other than "X-Men." People like to blame Victoria Alonso but it's Feige who's the true progressive over there. I think we're going to see the slow disappearance of that name and by the time the movie comes around it'll be more like a World of X with Professor Xavier obviously at the helm and maybe a woman for balance, like Moira McTaggert or something, since she's a mutant now. And technically, if Professor X's mutants aren't an official government entity, do they realistically need a team name out of the gate? I don't think so. But come to think of it, maybe the traditional name won't disappear in the comics. That might be too much. "Mutants" is not a great title, though, and Stan Lee is lucky the powers that be made him change it. It conjures up images of monsters and deformities, I think. Whatever the future name will be, it should still have 'X' in it. I think it'll be something like World of X or Dawn of X or something. Would it be progressive to call women wo-sapiens, since men is incorporated into the word? What about human, female, etc...? Where do we draw the line? Should sexes be referred to as completely different species? This isn't progressive at all, it's regressive. I think this is just a new way to confuse & divide people through modern fundamentalism. Another argument I can put forward is that since women have the extra X chromosome, the X added to the title could also be appreciated as a feminine aspect, rather than simply a mutation. Edited March 26, 2021 by chezmtghut Bosco685, ▫️ and theCapraAegagrus 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bosco685 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, @therealsilvermane said: When I say public I mean comic book readers. General audiences aren't so tied to the name the way older comic book readers are. Kevin Feige is in charge of Marvel Comics now, so my guess is he may have something to do with this if "this" is indeed a thing. But there are literally 12 X-titles in publication including Wolverine and only one uses the name "X-Men." Add that Kevin Feige referred to them as "the mutants" at Comic Con and I think the writing is on the wall: the MCU X-movie will be titled something other than "X-Men." People like to blame Victoria Alonso but it's Feige who's the true progressive over there. I think we're going to see the slow disappearance of that name and by the time the movie comes around it'll be more like a World of X with Professor Xavier obviously at the helm and maybe a woman for balance, like Moira McTaggert or something, since she's a mutant now. And technically, if Professor X's mutants aren't an official government entity, do they realistically need a team name out of the gate? I don't think so. But come to think of it, maybe the traditional name won't disappear in the comics. That might be too much. "Mutants" is not a great title, though, and Stan Lee is lucky the powers that be made him change it. It conjures up images of monsters and deformities, I think. Whatever the future name will be, it should still have 'X' in it. I think it'll be something like World of X or Dawn of X or something. 1963: Stan Lee gives into concerns 'Mutants' may not connect with readers so he ended up calling them 'X-Men' to account for X-gene making women and men mutants 1963-1969: X-Men 1970's: X-Men 1980's: X-Men 1990's: X-Men 2000s: X-Men 2010's: X-Men 2019: Victoria Alonso declares 'X-Men' is outdated as it doesn't account for female members 2020: Was she serious with that comment without reflecting on the decades of female members? Hope they see through the noise how wrong this is. 2021: MCU zombies declare "Well Stan originally wanted it to be 'The Mutants' so let's honor his original desires and ignore 58 years of lore and publicity including in comic books and films!" Edited March 26, 2021 by Bosco685 bentbryan, theCapraAegagrus, media_junkie and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: 1963: Stan Lee gives into concerns 'Mutants' may not connect with readers so he ended up calling them 'X-Men' to account for X-gene making women and men mutants 1963-1969: X-Men 1970's: X-Men 1980's: X-Men 1990's: X-Men 2000s: X-Men 2010's: X-Men 2019: Victoria Alonso declares 'X-Men' is outdated as it doesn't account for female members 2020: Was she serious with that comment without reflecting on the decades of female members? Hope they see through the noise how wrong this is. 2021: MCU zombies declare "Well Stan originally wanted it to be 'The Mutants' so let's honor his original desires and ignore 58 years of lore and publicity including in comic books and films!" “It’s good to have an open mind. Just don’t be so open-minded that your brain falls out.” Larryw7, theCapraAegagrus, Bosco685 and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 minute ago, bentbryan said: “It’s good to have an open mind. Just don’t be so open-minded that your brain falls out.” It's only been 58 years. Plenty of room for change there. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 2:14 PM, Bosco685 said: 1963: Stan Lee gives into concerns 'Mutants' may not connect with readers so he ended up calling them 'X-Men' to account for X-gene making women and men mutants 1963-1969: X-Men 1970's: X-Men 1980's: X-Men 1990's: X-Men 2000s: X-Men 2010's: X-Men 2019: Victoria Alonso declares 'X-Men' is outdated as it doesn't account for female members 2020: Was she serious with that comment without reflecting on the decades of female members? Hope they see through the noise how wrong this is. 2021: MCU zombies declare "Well Stan originally wanted it to be 'The Mutants' so let's honor his original desires and ignore 58 years of lore and publicity including in comic books and films!" She needs to go away and let the Mandalorian duo take over..... Larryw7, Bosco685 and theCapraAegagrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bosco685 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 That was an interesting response to a Wolverine mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Bosco685 said: That was an interesting response to a Wolverine mention. agreed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Bosco685 said: That was an interesting response to a Wolverine mention. I just can’t see Anthony Starr as Wolvie but I would be excited either way to have him in the MCU! Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Just now, bentbryan said: I just can’t see Anthony Starr as Wolvie but I would be excited either way to have him in the MCU! For him to take time out of his day to respond that thought was interesting. Like 'let me see if anyone guessed some pending news' interesting. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 #NotMyWolverine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezmtghut Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 5:24 PM, Bosco685 said: That was an interesting response to a Wolverine mention. Seriously, this is what passes for news? I wonder if there's any headlines on the tweet about his interest in serial killers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 7 hours ago, chezmtghut said: Seriously, this is what passes for news? I wonder if there's any headlines on the tweet about his interest in serial killers. Uhm. Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 9:14 PM, Bosco685 said: 1963: Stan Lee gives into concerns 'Mutants' may not connect with readers so he ended up calling them 'X-Men' to account for X-gene making women and men mutants 1963-1969: X-Men 1970's: X-Men 1980's: X-Men 1990's: X-Men 2000s: X-Men 2010's: X-Men 2019: Victoria Alonso declares 'X-Men' is outdated as it doesn't account for female members 2020: Was she serious with that comment without reflecting on the decades of female members? Hope they see through the noise how wrong this is. 2021: MCU zombies declare "Well Stan originally wanted it to be 'The Mutants' so let's honor his original desires and ignore 58 years of lore and publicity including in comic books and films!" It should always be The X-Men. But if the woke decide to change it, whatever, my X-Men #1 doesn’t need films to raise its value. This is my last major Marvel key after selling my 8.5 Hulk 1 years ago. (Big mistake). Bosco685 and bentbryan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 45 minutes ago, Oddball said: It should always be The X-Men. But if the woke decide to change it, whatever, my X-Men #1 doesn’t need films to raise its value. This is my last major Marvel key after selling my 8.5 Hulk 1 years ago. (Big mistake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezmtghut Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 13 hours ago, Bosco685 said: Uhm. Okay. Here you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, chezmtghut said: Here you go. Sorry. If you are going to belittle a post so ignorantly (I'm surprised), I'll play along. What you just posted DIRECTLY TIES to the show Antony Starr has gained brand new attention over. So of course he is going to react at times to The Boys post. Wolverine - he has nothing to do with the X-Men or the character at all. So with Twitter having 192 million active users and someone randomly mentioning 'Wolverine' and Antony Starr shows up to comment on this out of the blue - yeah. That is going to gain attention. Think more. Be a jerk less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...