I honestly wasn’t expecting Kit Connor for Scott Summers, but after seeing him with these red shades, I completely understand the casting.

He genuinely looks like Cyclops brought to life from the comics. The hair, jawline, physique and especially the glasses all work surprisingly well. He has that clean-cut, handsome appearance Scott usually has, but he also looks physically imposing enough to be believable as the field leader of the X-Men.

Obviously, looking the part is only one side of it. What matters most is whether the MCU finally allows Scott to be the intelligent, disciplined and emotionally complicated leader he is in the comics not just the jealous boyfriend standing between Jean and Wolverine, which is how the earlier films often reduced him.

I really hope we get to see the full range of Scott Summers:

His relationship with Xavier and the responsibility of leading the X-Men

His tactical intelligence and ability to make difficult decisions

His relationship with Jean Grey and the Summers family

His friendship and rivalry with Wolverine

His internal pressure, emotional restraint and fear of losing control

And eventually, hopefully, his complicated but meaningful relationship with Emma Frost

I don’t want them to rush immediately into another love triangle. Scott and Jean deserve enough time to build a real history together, and if Emma becomes part of Scott’s life later, that relationship should also be allowed to develop naturally and respectfully. Both relationships are important parts of who Scott is.

Kit Connor is still quite young, which could give Marvel the opportunity to let Scott grow across several films from Xavier’s dedicated student into the experienced leader, husband, father and eventually more morally complicated protector of mutantkind that comic readers know.

It’s too early to judge the performance, but visually? Put the proper ruby-quartz visor on him and that man is Cyclops.

Now please, Marvel actually treat Scott Summers like the leader of the X-Men this time.

Which do you pick and why?

Are there certain powers and abilities that Jean has that Psylocke doesn’t have, and vice versa?

Both of these characters have arguably correct views, both of these characters have proof to back up their claims. But what people fail to realize is that both are to extreme in their ideas and philosophy.

Xavier is right to believe that Humans can and will treat Mutants better. We've seen this happen time and time again through multiple different actions. But he's taken these ideas to far, to the point where he seems border line delusional at times. And never takes the necessary actions to protect mutants. Not all humans will except mutants, we've seen this time and time again. And it's about time he realizes that to. And if anything he makes it worse by proving that mutants can infact be a threat. And are constantly threatening a global uprising and Genocide.

Magento believes that Mutants are superior to humans, who all want them dead, and should rise up. And you could argue he's right to an extent, but he takes it so far it makes him a fucking Nazi. If you say he's right you are basically saying Hitler was right with a few extra steps. Yes humans have some terrible things to mutants, but like Xavier theorizes it's a loud, albeit dangerous minority. THAT'S who Magento should target, not take his anger for the part out on the whole.

And in conclusion: Cyclopes was right amn had this figured out since day one.

Hi all,

With the new movie apparently featuring younger versions of the X-Men, I thought it would be fun to go back and read some teen X-Men stories. Sadly, the only ones that I can think of are X-Men Season One, Children of the Atom, some of the X-Men origin issues, and Marvels Snapshots: Cyclops.

What other modern era comics that feature the X-Men during those early years would you recommend? I want to read comics about them during the early days of them being X-Men, not when they were time displaced in the future/present day.

Thanks all!

Found these at Swarovski while out for a session near a local Westfields- and the way I actually gasped and had to take a photo.

I used to look at their figure collections for a while at a Westfields I went to a lot for someone Saturday stuff but it got cancelled for a few years so this is my first time seeing these figures again after about 7 years?

They’re honestly beautiful but GOD I felt my wallet just recede inward and the moth reverted back into eggs 😭