That’s… That’s a Lot of X-Men. No, Seriously
With all the hubbub about DC and Crisis on Infinite Reboots, I haven’t been paying much attention to all the X-Men comics I haven’t been buying. Apparently, there was an event called “Schism” which has or is about to wrap, beginning the “Re:Genesis” event, and splitting Marvel’s Merry Mutants into Team Wolverine and Team Cyclops in true Twilight-style (god, I hope they get t-shirts with their faces on them). While that’s not a big deal — the X-Men have split into two or more groups more than Jean Grey dies, and she can’t eat breakfast with keeling over — presumably who made whom’s roster might be noteworthy.
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?First of all, yes, the top banner is Team Wolverine, and the bottom banner is Team Cyclops. Second, yes, that is Strong Guy apparently on X-Factor with Team Wolverine, which invalidates the entire credibility of “Re:Genesis” as far as I’m concerned. Now, I’m not even going to pretend to recognize all these guys, but X-fans can feel free to elucidate others in the comments. But what I really can’t believe, as a card-carrying nerd, is what I’m about to type:
That many X-Men comics? Seriously?!
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