Cyclops/Rogue Shipper Community

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.

In light of "Uncanny X-Men"'s impending cancellation, Marvel will soon be splitting the series into two new titles. The first title will be a "Uncanny" reboot/renumbering and the second title will be "Wolverine & The X-Men." (X-Men fans, of course, will recall the latter sharing the title with the long-canceled Nicktoons animated series.) For Cyclops' fans, he'll be in the "Uncanny" title, since Wolverine will obviously be in the other title. Time and future updates will tell on the rest. Details within link. Special thanks to the Four Color Media Monitor.

Link: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20110616/D9NT0EQG0.html

Apparently, Marvel is going to have Wolverine as a vampire for a new storyline, "Curse of the Mutants." Yup. The link has the essential analysis you need, so let's go with that. Special thanks to the Four Color Media Monitor.

Link: http://techland.com/2010/07/15/how-did-marvel-lose-control-of-wolverine/

As a far more amusing side topic for this comm, it would be quite easy to envision Cyclops and Rogue as vampire hunters, wouldn't it? With X-Men Evo Rogue, the look wouldn't be difficult to pull off, either. As always, you make the call.