Navigating the space between acceptable and unacceptable continuity changes can quickly turn dicey, as many comic fans are predisposed toward territoriality at all costs.
During one idle afternoon at the comic book store I worked for long ago, I got into a heated argument with a co-worker over whether it was okay for Scott Summers to date Emma Frost in the absence of a Jean. I was for; he was against. Picture this sad, lonely sight: two supposedly grown adults, yelling at each other with the type of boiled-over invective reserved for Gaza Strip negotiations, not the love lives of fictional characters.
Another point of contention from another co-worker: whether or not the reimagining of Commissioner Gordon’s backstory in "Batman Begins" to make him a Gotham native was "ruining the character," as she asserted. And she really believed it! In her head, Gordon’s character was irrevocably changed because he was an insider rather than outsider, and without a proper Gordon, the entire movie may as well have been a reel of white noise.
All that said, I can only imagine how such a conversation about "X-Men: First Class" would’ve gone, were we still co-workers in 2011.
THIS MUTANT LIFE #8: Should Patrick Stewart Return As Charles Xavier?
Posted 9/20/12 1:12 pm EST by Jeremy Gordon in Commentary, Marvel
It's been slow-going on the X-Men movie news front lately, largely because "X-Men: Days of Future Past" is still another two years from coming out.
But there may be an interesting nugget that comes courtesy of Bleeding Cool: According to a chance encounter at an Apple store, none other than Patrick Stewart might be returning to the "X-Universe as Professor Xavier.
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