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I’ve seen bits and pieces of what’s coming out of SDCC. Yesterday, I learned the “Inhumans/X-Men” panel, which only added X-Men to its name later (likely due to complaints over how obvious Marvel’s attempts to undermine the X-Men  have become), had nearly all its questions focused on the X-Men.

However, I’m reading this article right now with a Secret Wars panel. Not thoroughly, just enough to get cliffnotes. But I wanted to highlight something that stood out for me as a fan.

Brevoort also spoke about “House of M,” noting
that this panel is turning into “all me, all the time.” “In this series,
humans are downtrodden and underfoot and we get to see the court and
family shenanigans between Magneto and his children Quicksilver, Scarlet
Witch and Polaris.”

This is meaningful to me for two reasons.

One, it’s the second place where I’ve seen actual confirmation in some form that Lorna will be present in Secret Wars House of M. The first place I saw it was comments from Cullen Bunn. Before Bunn, comments and information were vague enough that we didn’t know for sure whether Lorna would actually be in it, or merely mentioned in passing.

Two, it’s nice to see Brevoort acknowledging Polaris as part of the family and one of Magneto’s children. That’s a positive change from a few years back, when his actions and comments toward Lorna, her value as a character and her place in the family were all negative and dismissive. That doesn’t necessarily mean he likes Lorna now, but it does mean he maybe has more respect for her now, and at the very least means he’s willing to accept that she’s part of the family.

I feel safe saying that because if Brevoort really wanted, he could’ve talked about House of M without mentioning Lorna, whether by talking about only the twins or by not naming Magneto’s kids at all.

I appreciate Brevoort mentioning Lorna and acknowledging her as part of the family at this panel, in other words. 🙂