Thoughts on Krakoa….. “The era of Fanfiction”

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14 күн бұрын

In this video, I dive deep into the KRAKOA era of X-Men, an ambitious and initially groundbreaking chapter in the X-Men saga. I explore how the era started with immense promise, capturing the imaginations of fans with its innovative storytelling and bold new direction. However, as the era progressed, enthusiasm turned to disillusionment for many.
Join us as I dissect the key elements that defined this period, including the portrayal of iconic characters like Mystique and Destiny, and the evolving perceptions of Charles Xavier and Magneto. We’ll discuss how social media reactions influenced the narrative and the balance-or imbalance-between political themes and classic superhero action.
My analysis will reflect on the highs and lows of this era, offering a balanced critique that addresses both the groundbreaking aspects and the elements that led to its perceived downfall. If you’re a fan of the X-Men and interested in thoughtful, nuanced discussions about your favorite mutants, this is a video you won’t want to miss.
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@joeparrigen4982 5 күн бұрын

I think a big problem Marvel and DC have is a lack of good editors and corporate oversite (Disney and WB)

@spinningtornado4543 12 күн бұрын

My main issue with this era has been both in the setting, plot and characterization. The setting got broken apart during Krakoa with how many retcons it randomly chose to have. The timeline barely makes any sense to me now. As for the plot, you said it yourself, there were many elements set up only to be dropped completely like they were never there. And opposing that, there were moments where we had payoffs to no setups, making it all so underwhelming. Plenty of characters during Krakoa were rewritten from the ground up to fit the plot (as opposed to the plot being written for the characters), many acted out of character for no reason other than to go to the next plotpoint on a checklist and many were flanderized/reduced to one trait or motivation or thought process. Reading these characters during Krakoa and comparing them to who they were before this era is like night and day. Let's not talk bout the fandom, it's more split apart now than it's ever been and was the leading cause to many writing changes during the era from the backlash it kept generating when things didn't go its way. Social platforms during Krakoa really revealed how immature some at the X-Office could be and how easy fans could be manipulated by empty words of less than mid writers.

@Livingmemoryofthexmen 12 күн бұрын

You’re absolutely right the fandom is completely divided and it’s bad on both sides. I just wished we stopped seeing the X-Men being used as an allegory for people who have a different lifestyle choice. I wish we got some characters being called out in story, but you know that’s just me

@aaronchandler8569 11 күн бұрын

There were so many parts of this that I agreed with, but it's not popular to say, saying some of these things that you canceled if you're a certain type of person. I'm glad you said it

@CinemaKingTheaters 12 күн бұрын

This next era needs to have better writing. It is especially true since the x-men are coming to cinema.

@Livingmemoryofthexmen 12 күн бұрын

I’m telling you this era if it doesn’t do well it’s gonna get revamped by early spring to make away for the movie… They did the same thing for the first X-Men movie I remember that summer Claremont had just returned and we were on issue 102 when rogue and Wolverine had that fight over who was gonna leave the X-Men and the entire time I was watching the scene from that I kept thinking about that part. Sorry for the ramble there, but they either have a banger or they’re going to revamp it next year.

@romy_edits 12 күн бұрын

Terrible. Full of mischaracterizations, inconsistencies and characters swapping personalities. Also resurrecting Destiny for Nightcrawler and quickly realizing she is still useless

@Livingmemoryofthexmen 12 күн бұрын

If it were me, I would keep KRAKOA around, but put in a governing party that you can have do stuff in the background. I would’ve had some of the X-Men try to talk to beast because they dropped him so fast. Also, I would not have any writer on the X staff have a social media, social media is very toxic and finally I would start something from Marvel, where I would have the editor do a weekly Hour Q&A, where they give you hard answers to everything. People are not gonna like some of the answers, but they may love some of them. But also, I would have the X-Men leave the island.

@romy_edits 12 күн бұрын

@@Livingmemoryofthexmen It seems like a very limited concept if the main theme is a veil between the living and dead. It also feels like if Krakoa exists there's no stakes. I'm just not sure how much can come of this going forward. But I'm sure either way that there was a way this could have been excuted well but we didnt see that.