The X-Men find themselves, perhaps almost always, on the precipice of great change.But now they do Do It felt like they were on the edge of something new again.In the comics, after years of rejuvenation The Age of Krakothey are ready rise from ashes Tragedy happened again.On the big screen, we prepare to say goodbye to the fox X-Men He was at that time Deadpool and Wolverine this summer.On TV, mutants stand tall X-Men ’97reimagining A classic animation.
If anything, 2024 has a lot in common with the turn of the 21st century, when Grant Morrison is preparing to begin writing a new generation of X-Men comics, which will eventually become New X-Men Summer 2001. New X-Men Boldly redefining the modern X-Men story, the X-Men find themselves further emboldened by the cultural moment in which they find themselves.And of course you have ancillary support in the broader culture, the explosive growth of things like that X-Men: The Animated Series and the iconic Jim Lee trading cards – mutants hit the mainstream even harder with the release of first X-Men Movie 2000.
Pioneer of a new era of superhero filmmaking, X-Men From Morrison’s perspective, it was equally a shot in the arm and a warning of where changes had to be made in the comics so they could try to match the audience the movies were attracting again. “Let’s target a broad audience. Let’s put out books that we’re proud of on every level. Books that kids will love for sheer awesomeness, that college students will buy for their rebellious irony, and that adults will buy Will enjoy these books as a distraction, like movies and TV shows – like Stan [Lee] Doing it! !Morrisons writes in their sales bible New X-Men——This sentence has been circulating on the Internet for a long time how many years, but the book becomes especially powerful at the crossroads Marvel’s mutants find themselves in in 2024, with a comic book reset looming and the future of Marvel’s vaunted cinematic universe looming. “I believe that if we relax a little bit and work towards a media-literate, mainstream audience with disposable income (i.e. children, teens and adults with disposable income), we have a unique opportunity to break some of the assumptions obstacles, running through the streets screaming.
In this portion of the pitch bible – which includes some early descriptions of storylines and characters that would go on to appear in the books, such as “Charlie X,” the early identity of Cassandra Nova – Part manifesto, Morrison charmingly weaves an argument for the true 21st century. “because X-Men To feel fresh again, we need to take a closer, harder look at what isn’t working in this book and in comics as a whole,” they wrote in part. “recent X-Men The content was written in an old-fashioned, overly dense style and we needed to significantly update, simplify and demystify the storytelling techniques to appeal to modern sensibilities.
It’s full of ideas that Morrison thinks are valid and worth revisiting X-Men—Pointing to Chris Claremont John Byrne’s legendary journey continues giant finally Uncanny X-Men While the late ’70s and early ’80s served as a touchstone (“They were free to create new material, re-conceptualize old stuff that still worked, and ignore outdated elements that diluted the vitality of the original series”) the ’90s were left behind. “Marvel has tended to be very conservative over the past decade or so; comics like X-Men From freewheeling, overdriven pop to careful, sly retro,” Morrison said. “… comics have turned inward and rotted like toenails… X-MenWhile it’s still a best-seller for Marvel, it had become a slogan for pure geeks before the movie gave us another electric shock.
For Morrison, the film represents a lot of what they want to bring to people New X-Mencultural and aesthetic existence.Beyond the contemporary coolness of Claremont’s era that defined the series, mutant stories still reflect less on the heart of these heroes as superheroes, but are also important to those in the modern world. X-Men It feels less like a superhero comic and more like a sci-fi epic that resonates New X-MenThe ultimate way to deal with things like a sentinel Or its mastery of the Shia Empire, and how it divided mutant cultures into something different from humans on a social and evolutionary level. the most important is?Morrison worshipful idea Behind those movie sets.
“This movie is almost right: I think we should go with a hardcore biker style outer rubber uniform, maybe military pants and wrestling style boots… The look is brutal and military, and I think the X-Men Should reflect this to continue, Morrison wrote, then added, not cutting edge cool everything The design of the film really works for them. “I would have liked to see some yellow in the paneling or details of the costume – if only to avoid the dull black leather look of every movie superhero – but it should be a pop art day-glow yellow, that biker kind of thing. and clothing worn by cyclists. X-Men is a soap opera about super people, like dallas is a soap opera about oilmen. Oil just provides window dressing and an excuse to look good.
In hindsight, Morrison’s bold bet paid off.Although every aspect of their running is not New X-Men Despite avoiding controversy, the book still endures as one of the definitive X-Men texts of the 21st century, and the influence can still be felt in comics today, as well as elsewhere, e.g. Deadpool and Wolverineof Use of Cassandra Novaor X-Men ’97inspection Keno Mountain Genocide. As the X-Men once again find themselves facing the potential for a mainstream embrace not seen since their early days, Morrison’s words resonate and may make for a good set of slogans as we see Marvel Studios and Marvel Comics’ attitude toward mutants continues to evolve.
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