Cyclops/Rogue Shipper Community

This week marks the release of Marvel's "X-Men '92" digital comic series. For those who enjoyed the 92 series (myself included), it's certainly worth a look. The first link below contains an interview with co-writers, Chad Bowers and Chris Sims, detailing their plans with the new series. The second one is your obligatory preview.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/x-position-x-men-92-writers-rap-about-mutants-mall-babes

http://www.galacticnewsone.com/2015/05/marvel-comics-x-men-92-1-preview.html

If nothing else, it may be the only current source of potential Comic Cyclops/Rogue interaction until Marvel's Secret Wars 2015 is sorted out. Beggars can't be choosers, at least for the time being.

Update: Series will be re-launched as a full ongoing, next Spring:

http://www.newsarama.com/26038-x-men-92-return-as-ongoing-series-in-2016.html

A few weeks ago, Marvel editor Tom Brevoort stated on his Formspring page that Marvel will be producing fewer mini-series (or limited series, to use the official term) in the near future:

We’ve been saying for months now that we’re going to be putting out fewer limited series, and instead focusing on our core monthly titles in response to where the marketplace seems to be right now. That’s what we’re doing. And that means that some projects that were initiated earlier are going to fall by the wayside. But at least among the best of those in terms of ideas, there’s nothing saying that we can’t revisit them later if conditions change.

Link: http://www.formspring.me/TomBrevoort/q/258240797843915047

All of which will directly impact the X-Men, including our favorite pair, Cyclops and Rogue. Both characters have been featured prominently in respective mini-series throughout the past two decades.* The new direction is understandable, per the company's current troubles (e.g., multiple layoffs in October). Of course, as Brevoort had said, it can always revive the concept, once "conditions change."

The entry is to serve as an Open Discussion. While I do have my opinion and will chime in, I am curious to what the other members think. Feel free to discuss the subject matter, the lack of proper Cyclops/Rogue mini-series team-ups, etc. As always, time will tell if Marvel's latest edict becomes permanent or not.

*Personally speaking, I discovered belatedly that Cyclops has a new one for 2011. I'll post on such, along with a spotlight of his previous limited series fare, in a future entry. The same will be applied to Rogue and her batch, as well. However, I have no idea when either entry will be posted, for I need to do considerable research beforehand -- I haven't been paying attention to modern-day Marvel until recently. Once I do, I'll inform and update accordingly.

Nota bene/Update: It is necessary to point out that the entry was supposed to be posted some time ago. Unfortunately, I kept receiving a "Client error: Maximum queued posts for this community+poster combination reached" message. I later deduced that the issue might be the link itself, given past experiences on other comms. In which case, I took a chance by spacing it out when I first posted. (I then was able to revise it to its original form afterwards.)

This Nota bene is for future reference, in case anyone else has had similar problems. Naturally, any umbrage should be directed at Livejournal's current coding practices, and not the comm's. (The error also depends on the link as presented -- some work perfectly, while some simply do not.) To be on the safe side, expect similar link re-edits from my future entries until Livejournal ultimately corrects the matter.

Apparently, Marvel's long-running "Uncanny X-Men" title is now canceled, the final issue being # 544. The Associated Press, via USA Today, explores the matter and Cyclops' rather expansive role in recent story arcs within. (For obvious reasons, beware comic spoilers.) Time will tell if Marvel will end up rebooting and re-numbering the series, as it was done with Spider-Man, Thor and others. (Ironically or not, they were eventually returned to their original series numbers in the past several years.)

I'll leave the matter open for everyone else to figure, while I go and form my own thoughts. Nevertheless, it is a regrettable loss. Special thanks to the Four Color Media Monitor blog.

Link: http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-06-09-x-men-comics_n.htm

The trailer for "X-Men: First Class" has now surfaced online, so here it is:

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The Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog goes into further detail. Enjoy.

Link: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/04/26/x-men-first-class-star-the-history-of-mlk-and-malcolm-x-influenced-our-story/

Exit question: Is anyone else looking forward to the movie, if only to see Kevin Bacon and January Jones as Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost, respectively?

An update involving "X-Men 4" is on the way.

Update: For comm space issues, I placed the video behind a cut.