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The Weapon XII arc was one, yep, but it wasn't the only one. The two that really got on my nips were Bishop and Sage suddenly appearing in Murder at the Mansion and the Genosha issue, with Polaris, Quicksilver and others. Why do we need to see any of them? They don't seem to serve any purpose other than being a sop to the people who were longing for the days of crossovers and multicoloured spandex. Like Asteroid M, there's no explanation as to who they are - Morrison's relying on the reader having a knowledge of previous storylines.
I don't have a problem with him giving subtle nods to long-time fans - the panel with the ruby in #154 when we're in the white hot room makes absolutely no sense to me as someone who doesn't know the ins and outs of X history, but it doesn't need to because it's so small. And yeah, I know you don't need to know everything about, say, Polaris to get those bits that include her, but her inclusion feels unnecessary, lumpy and ugly and, well, like a throwback to the days of overly confused decades-long continuity. They don't fit at all with the idea of Morrison's run being a jumping-on point for new readers brought in by the films.
It also doesn't help that those issues are largely bereft of life - there's no spark to them, they drag. |
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