I don't think it's so much Morrison's 'take' on Magneto to have him confused, petty, and woefully insecure. I think it's more his idea of how Magneto would be at the end of it all - What would this over-the-top, super-powerful, charismatic, bitter and bi-polar man end up like by the time his Last Battle rolled around?
Sorry, I wasn’t clear enough. I understand this, but it doesn’t answer my charge. Imo, the story lacks drama – not because nothing dramatic is taking place, but because when the shit goes down the central baddie is revealed to be little more than a prat with a silly helmet.
The thing is, Magneto could be presented a bi-polar, megalomaniacal fool with little or no plan and a scary guy simultaneously. Morrison seems to have gone for this, but to my mind, ultimately fails. There’s too much comedy for my liking, too much evidence that Mags is just a laughable silly billy.
Somehow, incredibly, after all the cataclysmic events, the arc hasn’t managed to feel… I dunno… threatening. I humbly suggest that Morrison’s flailing, end-of-days Magneto is the problem.
That is, if you feel there is a problem in the first place. |
