LogFAQs > #930435857

Future of X - As if the X-Men universe isn't already overly complicated right now, we're throwing a team together to battle potential futures, on top of the potential futures already set up in Marvel. I get the idea that this is a little bit like an Exiles team, but Storm as the star of it actually does the concept a disservice. I would be more on-board with someone leading the title who had some vested interest in the future, like Rachel or Nathan. Storm feels shoehorned into this role.

I was brief in my summary (thinking of a quick summary for solicits as the pitch), but I actually think Storm is a balanced leader for the team. Though Rachel and Cable are the lieutenant generals, they both have their own futures that may compromise some missions for how close things might get to what they were trying to prevent in the first place, and Storm would be much more concerned about the balance and making the hard choice to do what's right for the present.

She's tough when she needs to be and makes strong, fast, hard decisions when they need to be made. She can have a commanding presence that earns fear and respect, but she also has a gentle touch that would better keep someone like Daken from acting out and Genesis feeling aspirational and motivated to be his best self.

I feel both Rachel and Cable are great in their roles, and are better without the full burden of the decision-making of potentially heavy consequential choices.
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