tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post7794888079824856681..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: X-FACTOR #80 – July 1992G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-71880860214309196902007-10-03T05:17:00.000-04:002007-10-03T05:17:00.000-04:00Cyber is kinda a poor man's Sabretooth, isn't he? ...Cyber is kinda a poor man's Sabretooth, isn't he? He's one of those "angry, brutish killers" that were popping up everywhere in the '90s.<BR/><BR/>While I think the X-Men have a healthly number of villains (especially if you toss in supernatural and cosmic foes), has anyone ever noticed how little the spin-off villains cross over into other titles, especially XM and UXM? Cyber's a good example: a pretty major foe in WOLVERINE -- a series that has lasted more than 200 issues, remember -- yet he's rarely seen anywhere else.<BR/><BR/>Look at the JLA: Lex Luthor is a Superman villain, Joker is a Batman villain, Giganta is a WW villain, Zoom is a Flash villain (you get the point), and all routinely join forces to their JLA counterparts. Bishop, Gambit, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Cable, X-Man, Havok (as Mutant X), Mystique, Deadpool, and Wolverine have all had solo titles (CABLE (AND DEADPOOL), X-MAN, and WOLVERINE were quite enduring). <I>Name someone who has emerged as an X-Men (not just solo) villain from any of them.</I> Even the spin-off TEAM books aren't doing too hot; besides Stryfe and Selene from NEW MUTANTS and Apocalypse from X-FACTOR, no one else has made a mark. Other than UXM, none of the other X-titles are pulling their weight, villain-wise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-11242015704914482302007-10-03T00:39:00.000-04:002007-10-03T00:39:00.000-04:00The Belles I could see being developed more, the N...The Belles I could see being developed more, the Nasty Boys, no. Of course I hate everything to do with Sinister and Apocalypse (and Cyber) so a bit biased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com