Artists: Phil Jimenez (Penciller) , Andy Lanning (Inker) , Grant Morrison (Writer)
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Description11x17.25 bristol board, inks over pencilsGrant Morrison's New X-Men is my favourite X-run and New X-Men #139 is one of my all-time favourite single issues. This page might be lacking in costumes and action but it makes up for it with some of the messiest X-Men drama ever. Jean finds out about Cyclops and Emma Frost's psychic affair, everyone in the mansion feels the bomb go off, and the Stepford Cuckoos are packed and out the door before any of the chaos they've just unleashed can blow back on them. Scott, the fantastic trainwreck he is in this run, finally realizes he has fucked up big time. I was initially aghast at the psychic affair storyline but as this run went on I found myself doing a super guilty 180 and I wanted to see where it would go. It's both a lurid plotline and a surprisingly humanizing one for the characters involved. It's also one of the most enduring parts of Morrison's run. Who would've thought, right? Phil Jimenez once described the X-Men as “incredible underground drag queens and kings, who wore thigh highs and space bikinis to fight crime” which is such an astute description of this found family of comic book weirdos (there's a lot of wonderfully thoughtful answers in that linked interview, by the way). In an issue with zero superheroics, just messy interpersonal drama, he really knew how to bring their over-the-top, soap opera theatrics to life. Andy Lanning also delivered some really beautiful inks on all of Jimenez's issues in this run. Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/12/2023
Can't say anything bad about Cyclops. He's the leader.
S. H!!
Member Since 2023
1 - Posted on 9/12/2023
Marcus Wai wrote:
Can't say anything bad about Cyclops. He's the leader.
oh heck what's going on here, did you hit your head on a rock like Cyclops did when he got thrown out of plane as a kid
are you a skrull
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 9/12/2023
Fantastic piece of X-Men Soap-Opera!!! Love the drama, it's what keeps them alive and me coming back for more.
Fuzzy Dunlop
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 4/17/2024
Cyclops rules, and so does Grant Morrison's X-Men. Morrison really got to the heart of what makes Scott tick, and that messy affair, as this page shows, was a big key to unlocking that. Congrats on the page! Would one day love a Jimenez example as good as this one.
S. H!!
Member Since 2023
Posted on 4/17/2024
Fuzzy Dunlop wrote:
Cyclops rules, and so does Grant Morrison's X-Men. Morrison really got to the heart of what makes Scott tick, and that messy affair, as this page shows, was a big key to unlocking that. Congrats on the page! Would one day love a Jimenez example as good as this one.
Claremont is obviously the GOAT when it comes to X-Men but Morrison is always going to be my favourite. I read New X-Men as monthlies during my formative high school years and it had a big impact on me. I love watching Morrison play with comic book tropes and they really brought out that while Cyclops might seem like a shining paragon he ultimately, though he tries to be, isn't one. It's a character archetype that was dropped on him as a kid and perhaps he's a little resentful of how his life has had to revolve around that definition.
In the 20ish years since (oh no, am I old??) Scott's been the rigid killjoy leader guy that people expect while also subverting that and changing into more of a radical civil rights activist than a typical superhero. It's an arc that I think rules and a lot of it is thanks to Morrison, who clearly loves Scott's character, then went and wrecked the everloving shit out of the poor dude's life like any great comic writer should.
Since you've already got an amazing Quitely page in your collection, I imagine finding a Jimenez one is going to be less of a mountain to climb haha!
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