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Why this Axis 7 development is so disappointing (Axis spoilers under the cut)

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still-luckier-than-bossuet:

fuckyeahwandamaximoff:

nerdcultureisover:

I’m fairly new to the Marvel universe, so I haven’t been keeping up with this “Axis” crossover storyline. From what I have gleaned from the brief explanations I got from a particularly chatty customer in a local comic shop, it’s a little hokey. Red Skull (a Literal Nazi) steals the brain of the recently deceased Charles Xavier (the most powerful telepathic mutant in this universe) and essentially performs brain surgery on himself to give himself  psychic powers and wage a psychic war on every mutant on earth. Being a Literal Nazi, this is ostensibly out of a need for racial and genetic purity, because when you’re a Nazi Eugenics NEVER go out of style.

That’s the storyline as far as I understand it. Then some other stuff happened? Magneto and his kids got involved? What happened next was, if I may speak frankly, a big ol’ bucket of horseshit.

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Excellent points. I would just like to add one “fun” detail: at least three of the Jewish Marvel characters on that list linked above are currently dead (or literally ceased to exist).

they did this for the copyright – which means, they’re probably never going to undo it like they did so much more stuff in the marvel universe. this is bullshit. i’m so fucking angry.

Hit them at their bottom line. That’s the only way they’ll see and feel it. They don’t care about dropped sales in the comics, so focus on the films and/or other Disney properties. Don’t limit just to Marvel if you feel up for it. No matter who made the decision, you can bet the suits at the top at the very least condone this behavior if they didn’t outright demand that it happen. Every little bit counts.

Maybe they’ll fix this idiocy. Maybe they won’t. But whether they do or don’t, they can still be made to suffer some consequences for showing such disrespect toward fans and the source material itself.

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pikminpicori:

This is not happening …
It’s just a bad dream.
Tomorrow I will wake up again and there will be a happy big Maximoff family…
This is just a nightmare …

Don’t worry, it’s not happening, because we won’t let it. 🙂 This is a corporate-forced retcon that does not actually represent the way things are. It doesn’t matter how hard they try to ram it down everyone’s throats, if we don’t accept it, then it’s not true. Better yet, as fans we can work with and build up the true, full Magnus family through fanart, fanfiction, fan comics, the works. Disney and Marvel can’t take that away from us, no matter how hard they try.

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peppermonster:

Erik and Lorna were removed from Pietro and Wanda’s family member lists on their Marvel Wiki pages Wednesday night. /We/ are not the ones jumping the gun here. They changed in the text of their entries that Magneto is their “rumored father” and Magda is still listed as their mother on their genealogy sidebar, but Erik and Lorna are out. Fans are upset. Yes. Very much so. Without reason, sir? No, not quite. This isn’t a matter of “give t time, there is a story” this is a matter of Marvel changing their very wiki entries to reflect the coming status quo. Those wikis are rarely current. To go so far out of the way to change it now is evidence of them trying to pull in movie viewers. Google Quicksilver and Matvel Wiki is in the top three results. Marvel wants movie fans to know the twins are NOT Magneto’s. It’s extremely transparent. So no, we are NOT jumping the gun. But thank you for being patronizing, sir, it’s lovely.
#pietromaximoff #wandamaximoff #magneto #quicksilver #scarletwitch #marvel #marvelusedtomatter #marvelusedtomeansomething #axis7

Sorry with my last reblog, just now seeing this post. I understand your sentiment now.

My personal opinion right this second is that Brevoort’s caught between a rock and a hard place. He knows how bad this is, and he knows a reckoning is on the way, so he’s pretty much saying anything and everything he can to get out of it as unscathed as possible.

None of this changes what’s really happening to these characters and the way to go about dealing with it. Empty promises of “let the story unfold first” are just that, empty. This retcon should’ve never been attempted in the first place, no matter where they intend to go with it.

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peppermonster:

Yes, let’s talk about the brief (ok, 20-ish years) history where Wanda and Pietro’s father was Whizzer and their mother was Miss America. Let’s talk about all the compelling stories and events that Marvel put out featuring that family dynamic and how it shaped the characters. Let’s talk about all the people who relate to that or are fascinated by that family dynamic. Let’s talk about how that family compelled the characters and their very identities. Go……..

Ok, now that we talked about how absolutely no one cares about the Whizzer or found that family dynamic compelling, let’s talk about the 30 years of Magneto being their father.

Let’s talk about all the stories, comics, and events that revolve around Magneto being the father of the twins. Let’s talk about how compelling and interesting that family’s disorder is. Let’s talk about how those character were shaped by their relationship. Let’s talk about every decision and alliance they have made in the last 30 years have revolved around their family. Let’s talk about House of M, Children’s Crusade, Magneto Not a Hero…let’s talk about how for as long as the target audience of 18-35 year old readers have been alive Magneto has been their father.

Yes, let’s bring up a retcon done 30+ years ago to clean up their convoluted backstory, to try and discredit our objections today. Let’s keep up these false comparisons. Because that is not patronizing and insulting to us.

Yes, let’s.
#pietromaximoff #wandamaximoff #quicksilver #scarletwitch #magneto #axis7 #marvel #marvelusedtomatter #marvelusedtomeansomething

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Someone brought this video to my attention earlier today. It’s awesome. Every second of it is awesome. All of it is a work of art. The costumes created by these fans, the special effects, the cinematography, the raw hardcore fan devotion they all exude.

Now as awesome as this video is, there’s a bigger reason why I decided to take the time to post this on my Tumblr and not just privately savor the moment: Axis #7.

Axis #7’s forced retcon that Wanda and Pietro suddenly aren’t Magneto’s kids anymore wasn’t just awful, it was a betrayal. I’ve been looking around at social media and various online fan forums, and I’ve seen all the strong, visceral reactions people have to the huge knife Disney and Marvel stuck in everyone’s backs.

I’m not a hardcore Marvel fan by any means. I don’t have decades of experience with the comics. I hardly know a thing about them outside of my favorite character. If you asked me for nitty gritty details about the Marvel universe, 9 times out of 10 I wouldn’t be able to tell you a thing about it. But I do know two things: what it feels like to be betrayed by a company you trusted, and how Disney and Marvel regard online fan activity. Since I started keeping my eye on Marvel, I’ve seen them repeatedly dismiss online complaints from fans as worthless, as irrelevant, as something that doesn’t need to be considered. There’s an overwhelming attitude that by and large, what the fans say and think doesn’t matter because the executives and editors are the people calling the shots.

Why am I posting this? Because this video is proof that any sentiment they may have in that vein is wrong. This video shows just how awesome and powerful the fans really are. Marvel wouldn’t be here without its fans. Marvel would not have found its way into popular culture without its fans. Disney would not have bought Marvel if the fans had not made the Marvel universe into a hot property. No matter what the suits at Disney or Marvel think, they are nothing without the fans.

So if you feel powerless and hurt because of Axis #7, or One More Day, or any other story turn that feels like a betrayal of everything you love, remember: they are nothing without you. And in the end, no matter what Disney and Marvel try to make you think, you ultimately decide what to support, not them. The things you love about Marvel cannot die as long as you keep them alive. They can’t stop you from doing cosplays, or writing fanfiction, or drawing fanart. All they can do is give you a product and hope you give them money for it.

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lorna-maximoff:

peppermonster:

I actually own this. The original pencils for this page. It’s by Clay Munn from Magneto Not a Hero, and @hopelessromanticgeek got it for me this past #NYCC as my Christmas present. So…this probably puts into perspective for you as to why I might be just a little bit upset over what @marvel and Rick Remender have done with Axis 7 and them retconing this family all because of their fucking shit movie.
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This family meant everything to me.
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#marvelusedtomeansomething
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#marvel #scarletwitch #quicksilver #pietromaximoff #wandamaximoff #magneto #axis7 #NeverForgiveNeverForget #maximoffs

so much love for peppermonster.

the only thing that bugs me about this scene is no Lorna! But why? She’s an X-men team member and this was when Magneto joined the X-men!

I agree that Lorna should’ve been in this, though that doesn’t change at all the spirit of Wanda and Pietro as Magneto’s children and how awful it is that Disney forced this change. Disney’s higher-ups didn’t think of anyone but themselves.

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Who wants to be a stupid company?

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Disney wants to be a stupid company! Yes you do, yes you do. *makes playful baby sounds*

Seriously though, fuck you Disney, you’re not getting my money anymore. I’ll make a sole exception for Polaris and things explicitly involving her, but other than that, you can fuck off with Star Wars and The Mouse. You’ve proven today that you don’t deserve to make money.

I’ll also be giving Fox the money I would’ve been giving you from here on out, for the record. Even if what Fox makes sucks. It’s still better than this.