Cancelled and replaced with the same people telling similar stories about the same characters?
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§ ita § - Mar 11, 2004 11:49:40 am PST #1544 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
CaBil - Mar 11, 2004 11:53:02 am PST #1545 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Basically yeah. They are changing some of the background details of the school though.
Here is the solicitation copy...
New X-Men: Academy X #1 Written by NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & Christina Weir Pencils & Cover by RandY Green "CHOOSING SIDES" pt. 1 (of 5) For the young mutants at the Xavier Institute, life will never be the same! The children at the X-Mansion thought they had it tough when Professor X was running things - but now that X-Men Cyclops and Emma Frost have taken over the reins of the school, they're wishing for the simpler times of yesterday! Codenames, school-issued uniforms and mandatory training sessions in the Danger Room are just a few of the changes being implemented around the Institute - but when the entire student body is forced to divide itself up into small squads and "choose sides," Xavier's will never be the same again!
§ ita § - Mar 11, 2004 11:55:39 am PST #1546 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cyclops is running the school? Doesn't he have to have X-ier adventures?
Pfft.
Hmm. Well, I'd like them to keep the existing students and teachers and relationships. God, I missed Dani.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 11, 2004 1:22:36 pm PST #1547 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Does she still have the Valkyrie crap tacked on to her original character concept?
Whatever happened to Banshee?
§ ita § - Mar 11, 2004 1:30:19 pm PST #1548 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think they've mentioned it. She's barely even used her powers -- she's coming back to teach at the Academy, and dealing with being adult. Shan's back too.
If only they could resurrect Cypher. It wouldn't be cheap at all, I swear.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 11, 2004 1:47:39 pm PST #1549 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Cool. Xi'an was supposed to be potentially more psychically powerful than Xavier, wasn't she? (I know she once managed to break through Illyana's psychic defenses to possess her, something that Xavier wasn't a strong enough telepath to do.)
§ ita § - Mar 11, 2004 1:51:46 pm PST #1550 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think she was the sledgehammer to his scalpel.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 11, 2004 2:10:54 pm PST #1551 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah, she had the one thing she could do supremely well, and only the potential to expand her range of talents. But she was able to kick Amahl Farouk out of her mind in that New Mutants story, which is a not unimpressive feat in its own right.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 11, 2004 5:44:47 pm PST #1552 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've read that Astonishing (not Astounishing, I have to keep reminding myself) can be considered the replacement (not the right word, but continuance is probably wrong, too) for Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men. (To confuse matters further, Marvel will be coming out with a title called New X-Men: Academy X that is supposed to be a continuation of New Mutants. Gotta love Marvel).
OK - key question: how many titles does this mean I'm going to have to keep up with just to keep up with Joss' run? Is Joss on for X (heh) number of issues, or is it open-ended? If anyone knows. Including Joss.
Kalshane - Mar 11, 2004 6:58:48 pm PST #1553 of 10000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I believe it's a 12 issue run. (For Joss at least. Not sure about the title.)