A few points-
*Dummy isn't listed in the special class on the introduction page, but the end of the introduction says something like "one student is dead- sophie", so I don't know what to think.
*The Cuckoos seem pretty calm about their sister dying, but maybe it's just a case of "don't get mad, get even".
*The times in NewXMen where Scott doesn't seem to be repressed and uptight are when he's being a superhero. He pretty much switches immediately into being confident, calm and in control. There's even the scene where Jean says "Scott, you're my favourite superhero". This doesn't seem to just be a coincidence, so I'm wondering how this will fit into the whole Scott/Emma/Jean thing.
*I don't think that, after Xavier retires, there will necessarily be a new headmaster at all. A strong underlying theme of Morrison's run so far has been about mutant culture being about fluidity (or chaos, or anarchy, whatever you want to call it), but this has been largely overshadowed by the ethics of telepathy, the strengths and/or failings of Xavier's "dream", and others of the many themes and plot strands running through NewXMen
We've seen the abandonment of timetables (on the suggestion of students) and Xavier not condemning drug use outright (he says something like "I'm not going to tell anyone what to do" and just warns the students of possible results of kick use based on actual research). We've also seen The Omega Gang rebelling against Xavier's authority, largely in an attempt to assert and define their own identities, but without considering Xavier's philosophies on much more than a surface level.
I think that the very idea of "authority" may well be removed from the school altogether, and the school will be run by the students and the teachers together. |
