I also don’t get how a mature-readers book is the flagship of a new publishing initiative that’s about getting new readers onboard. What if you’re a new reader but a teen? Marvel obviously only cares about one target market now. The opening and closing pages too – was there any need for any of that? Both served no point.

I found the last page distasteful. W/o spoiling it for anyone’s whose not read it – it made me feel sad that said character’s not coming back. Marvel have absolutely destroyed the X-Men concept and brand, for no reason than to make the Avengers be dominant.

I had high hopes too, because of the creative team. But their art and dialogue didn’t feel organic, didn’t gel for me. Both felt cold, detached; like they’d been stitched together – or belonged to two separate books.

It may be that I just need a break from this stuff. That’s kinda happening anyway. I’m barely reading any of these comics anymore. However, I always hold out hope….I downloaded Uncanny Avengers right away and read it. I wanted it to be good for me….but it just wasn’t.

I just think they’re making comics for other people now. I’m not going to bitch about it. I’m just going to spend my money on other things.

The way I look at it is that Cyclops’ not being jailed for his crimes would just be following a long line of illogical precedent. That doesn’t change the fact that it’d be in itself, well, illogical. Complaining about Cyclops’ being in jail not making sense is akin to complaining that you were imprisoned for murder because the last five guys who committed murder got off. Doesn’t change the fact that you killed someone and murder is against the law, prior miscarriages of justice notwithstanding. Accusing Marvel of inconsistency here is basically saying that they’re wrong just because they finally got it right instead of continuing on with their further path of wrongness.

As for Havok, he’s there because Remender wants him to be. In situations like this, I like to allow the creator that freedom – better he stretches credulity a little in order to get to write a character he really wants to right than have a character pushed on him by editorial just because that makes more sense.

With Wands, your comment is a little strange because you make it sound like she’s EVERYWHERE or there’s too much of her…when she’s been gone for years. Then again, I’m biased, what with Wanda basically being my favourite Avenger as a kid.

Plus, I just loathe the whole thing with Cyclops locked up. It’s dumb. Everyone else who gets possessed and screws things up just gets to wander around, but Cyclops has to be locked up? Cap just sounds like a prick, d-bag.

I don’t get Havok being the pick to lead the new wave. I mean….the guy has always been a B-list X-Men and was in space for years. Makes no sense that he’d be “the guy”. It’s the kinda thing that makes me wonder how many other mutants turned down Cap off panel. Why not Storm or Iceman or Kitty or Beast if Wolverine is too icky?

And I’m sick of the Scarlet Witch thing…..Just make her go away.

I’m just coming to the conclusion that these comics aren’t for me anymore. I mean, there are a few that rise above (Batman, Wolverine and the X-Men and a few others), but this just told me that Marvel doesn’t want my money. They’re writing comics for someone else now…