Poseur Alert
So some guy at The New Republic has an article dissecting the last thirty years of X-men comics. He sees a transition in the “history” (in parenthesis because it’s NOT REAL) of the mutant struggle from noble integration to savage isolationism. And he drops little nuggets throughout that only a true geek would know. I can’t believe that this article is being given any legitimacy. It’s no different from that Onion story on sociology papers about Emile Durkheim being stretched to incorporate the 1970s British punk-rock scene. Christ, the beginning of this thing even reads like an Onion article.
X2: X-Men United is not just any action-packed summer blockbuster–far from it. It represents a cultural moment, a brief opportunity to address crucial questions of difference and democracy, questions that have been with us since the founding, with new eyes.
Can’t wait for this guy’s analysis of the Incredible Hulk. Did you know that Hulk was grey during the Peter David years because his inner struggle mirrored the cold war?
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