Jed Mackay's X-Men Revealed and It Looks Legit

[@afekasi79]

I will always love the Krakoan Era, it reignited something in my love for Xmen that had died down, despite diligently collecting and reading. And I will still be collecting and reading. Because when I said "Xmen is my life" at 10 yrs of age, i meant every syllable of it.

[@ODMossJr81]

Same here

[@dylanduff9125]

I agree, loved it..awesomeness

[@Robinripley]

"Second Coming" has Cyclops running a marathon tactical operation the entire story arc and it was amazing

[@BreadAndWaterSurvivor]

Well.. Wolverine said he is the best leader he's ever served under.

[@gmcmullins3251]

@12:00 thanks Blerd for the shout out, native american here of comanxhe origin in Oklahoma. I feel ya man, Tulsa, Indigenous towns, Krakoa, Genosha, Morlock Tunnels, X Mansion, all of it. Pull ourselves up by our boots straps but when we do they cut them.

[@paul4cager0]

but about the Black people of Tulsa ??? no one struggles is better than another .....

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

I'm not the biggest Cyke fan, but he commands a team of living WMDs and gets them to restrain themselves regularly, whilst still fulfilling their mission. The guy basically only plays on hard mode.

[@microcelltechnicalassistence]

And he had to be a teen hero two times

[@notsosmartguy6254]

I don’t know I think Captain America has more charisma but I think Cyclops has been doing this since he was a teen…..

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

So has Steve. He joined the army as soon as he was old enough, which was a teen. And, he has active for years before he was frozen. Started as a teen, and has had years more experience than Scott. I'm not saying who is the better tactician, but Scott has no meaningful edge there. Also, we can't just look on the side of the angels for best tactician. Gotta toss Apocalypse and Kang into the discussion as well. Kang has conquered backwards in time for a thousand years, and Apocalypse has been active for much longer..... thousands of years. In terms of sheer feats, they're really well represented. According to Apocalypse.... and I think it's true.... he caused the collapse of civilizations that ended the Bronze Age. That's a guy who knows what's up. I would say the advantage Scott and Steve there have isn't so much better tactical acumen, but vast wells of followers with wildly diverse skill and powersets. In other words, more versatile resources to pull from. A Generals are only as good as the armies at their command. Sorry. I know I went way beyond just responding to that. I just kinda got lost in thinking about this. lol

[@roguedexx938]

Cap soldier Hero from the past working for a more peaceful future Cyclops present soldier/hero fighting a War that racism won’t let stop. Cap saw a Holocaust(s) Cyclops watching it happening “NOW” Cap is more charismatic

[@ThePimpin51]

​@@roguedexx938correction, cyclops witness at least two to three mutant massacres and he also was the mutants that around when M day happen

[@priestwilliamson2135]

And Steve has been doing it since Corsair was just a twinkle in Cyke’s grandfather’s sack.

[@bajansamurai]

​@@cassiedevereaux-smith3890contrary to popular belief, Cap was not a teen when he joined the army. He was born Sept 28, 1922 in the comics and July 4, 1918 in the MCU and in both cases he doesn't get into the army before 1943. 21 or 25 by the time he got in, because he was rejected as infirm (4-F classification as unfit for military service) over and over. Not saying that just because Scott was training from a younger age that he's better than Cap with tactics, just that he was not in the military as a teen. Either way, the solicit says 'arguably' which means they are not declaring him better.

[@noa_the_knower]

Always here for Rightclops

[@dhorubaPRIME]

Right-clops and Black Wall Street makes this video perfect! Keep doing your thang, I'm always here to support you!

[@HellfireClub242]

This "new" status quo doesn't feel like a rebirth. It's simple regurgitation of the old format. Fall of X was always going to be a dark ending. It seems that Marvel always give the mutants a lacklustre ending. Krakoa was great until the end. But this new arc feels rushed, especially seeing as Krakoa had longevity to it. We'll see if the old format works.

[@juansanchez209]

With all due respect, a lot of you Krakoa diehards are taking the fun out of being an X-Men fan. A lot of you guys would have complained about ANY creative direction that followed the end of Krakoa

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

​@@juansanchez209 I mean, they're not taking the fun out for me. Discussing this stuff is fun for me, whether I agree or not. As for me, I want the Krakoan era to end, but I also want to see pushing the franchise forward into new ideas. For me, X-Men should always be fresh. I love Superman, but in over 50 years of my life, very little has changed. Some things, but the fundamentals always remain, are always returned to. For me, X-Men shouldn't be like that. It should always be pushing forward, evolving, mutating. "Mutatis mutandis". I am hopeful here. I do think at least some of the books are gonna build on what's come before. But, we'll see.

[@theprodigalsun__]

@@juansanchez209krakoa was just that awesome man, it just felt like the culmination of their entire history and made it all relevant. I wish they would’ve just kept building off it because I don’t see where they go from here that they haven’t gone before, but I’ve been reading comics for a few decades now, and I’m starting to feel that way about a lot of characters. I think Krakoa was peak X-men for me and I’m ready to put it down now. Just like Immortal Hulk or World War Hulk. Donny Cates Thor, Donny Cates Venom, Jonathan hickman’s fantastic fourSpider-Man renew your vows. Red Robin, Teen Titans, Batman, Flash Pre-New 52. Those stories were peak and anything after just feels like regression. After awhile you just want to see characters progress and grow, even age or reach and endpoint. It’s hard to get invested in anything when you know they’re just gonna tear it down or make it irrelevant. So, not in a sense of bitterness, but a sense of growth I think I’m ready to put the x-men down and end my time with the X-Men on a high note. Maybe I’m just outgrowing American comics

[@juansanchez209]

@@theprodigalsun__ Immortal Thor is better than Donny’s run

[@theprodigalsun__]

@@juansanchez209 so far I disagree, but it’s still early. Regardless Donny had a great run

[@LP-nk4yd]

Jed MacKay doesn't miss too often. I'm excited.

[@ChrisDeebo]

My only beef with the new status quo is Mutants are too close to eachother. One of thing I liked about Krakoa era was that it felt BIG and globe expanding because Mutantkind was literally an entire species across the world and not localized in the 50 states of America. Also not seeing Sync anywhere is still annoying me 🤬

[@Noah_Sullivan]

Colossus too. He had some great storytelling in Benjamin Percy’s x force and I was really hoping to see him back in some book

[@bryanabbott6169]

Alaska's where Scott Summer used to live with Madelyn Pryor (also where they met in the first place when Scott retired from the X-Men after Jean's first death) and his grandparents.

[@Rick.Grayson]

We know.

[@dabigdikdangler]

The X-Men's Krakoa era was mutants finally winning and now it feels like they're back to being losers again. The 1 step forward 3 steps back shit is depressing to read.

[@JackMarino163]

We must not forget the strength and resilience of Black communities. Keep pointing out the history, Blerd.

[@ChrisSalinas-v5k]

Can we get Petter David on any X-Men book ❤ everything he writes is gold.

[@Michael-H23]

I liked the Krakoa era simply because for once the mutants were not entirely getting shafted.... hopefully this new era will be good

[@bajansamurai]

Couple thoughts: Betsy herself was an X-Force upper room tour guide while she was Psylocke so either version have no compunctions about slicing and dicing. Also, I've come to notice that Magik seems to consistently roll with Cyke, so it's been a nice piece of consistency with the OG New Mutants' bonds. Sam and Berto are pretty true to Mags and Cable; 'Yanna to Cyke; Doug to Prof X (cautiously); Rahne was to Havok for a spell but that hasn't been shown since X-Factor, so there's been her rapport with Mirage that's endured but been strained at times, and of course Mirage's friendship with Karma and their all around contention with Emma. ...and then there's the pretty forgotten Magma.

[@tythedetailer3650]

I love when Ernie speaks of historic events

[@l0x847]

💯

[@demancey]

Sweet Auburn, North Nashville, Greenwood District, etc - he could have go on for another few minutes

[@geenadasilva9287]

THANKS for raising the subject of Black Wall Street and the real world analogues. These are stories that still aren't talked about enough. Solidarity! ✊🏽

[@seanchan4478]

I'm actually super excited, that team looks sick, cyclops and juggernaut are like my two favorite x people, and I'm glad krakoa is over. It was cool, but im ready for something new

[@dabigdikdangler]

Plus the thing I liked most about Krakoa was the lush tropical jungle environment, going to icy Alaska is a scenic downgrade I'm not looking forward to.

[@robertrappaport3610]

I feel like Krakoa is the 2nd attempt to build a mutant nation, but they NEVER prepared for the Genosha problem. A concentrated population of mutants gives hateful villains an easy target. The writing was on the wall the second that Magneto and Storm left to Mars, and if ever a third mutant nation is tried; there will need to be a hard look at how they avoid this cycle (both for characters and writers). That said, Krakoa was great. I’m sad to see it go but happier to lose it while it still had some meaning. I’m also happy to see that from ashes is not just doing ‘okay we’re back to the x-mansion now.’ I also feel like Cyke throwing Psylock and Juggernaut at remnants of Orchis is going to feel a little cathartic; so long as it’s not just Nimrod again.

[@GoldenArms17]

😊

[@Jgd3322]

At least the fourth attempt really. We saw Genosha in the late nineties/early 2000s. Then Utopia, then Jean's attempt at getting the mutant nation recognized in X-Men Red, and then Krakoa.

[@petemarqdadon]

if there is another attempt, they need to hide the location of the mutant nation in addition to making it where only mutants can travel there

[@mawinstallation6626]

@@Jgd3322 X-Men Red was a really underrated book. I liked Jean as a leader. Honestly all the X-Books after Bendis and before Krakoa were really weird, they were trying a lot of new stuff, some stuck the landing, some did not, but when the books were good, they really were. That era is being forgotten and it makes me sad, lol

[@Jgd3322]

X-Men Red was probably the best Jean has been written in a long time. And especially Jean without the Phoenix

[@DKBlackblade]

Subscribed, I'm a huge Jed MacKay fan and am actually just getting back into X-titles because of his excellent work on Avengers and Moon Knight.

[@TheRogueAssassinX3]

I knew when Arkham Knight was announced and they showed the character I started screaming it’s Jason Todd. 😂

[@wakamoon1910]

not that I thought krakoa was gonna be forever but feels like we didn't get to do enough yet with a setting of almost all mutants banding together and forming a nation. there's stuff that didn't really get to see the light of day such as the 4 war commanders not getting their time to shine as well as whatever tactics they had supposedly prepared for when the island invaded. could also do with a bit more mixing it up and having mutants that never talked to each other or were even enemies having to work alongside each other.

[@ecnalreleam]

Dammit! That was the one announced X title I wasn't going to pick up, but now I kinda want to. My pull list is already at like 40 titles!

[@paul4cager0]

thanks Blerd for the actual historical analogies to illustrate the point !!!!!!

[@BlackHart730]

Only 2 people from black Wallstreet still alive.....

[@Bmeanstattoo]

Thank you referencing real world events that actually happened when talking about Krakoa. I love everything about the references

[@victormartins3249]

I'm the only one that not feeling this, at all??? Krakoa was amazing!!!

[@mawinstallation6626]

Team lineup is SOLID, set-up is interesting enough and with Jed Mackay I believe we will have an instant classic. This book will CLEAR all the other X-Titles I'm afraid. Close competitor is X-Factor because of the creative team (Mark Russell writing a Marvel book!! Can you believe it??)

[@MellowGenius]

"Most trusted mutants " Me: "Blank Stare @ Beast"

[@Rage_Templar]

I think Krakoa ruined his reputation for trustworthy 😅

[@mawinstallation6626]

It's a younger version of Beast. The original Beast is dead, this Beast is a clone that has the same memories of the original up until when he was in the New Defenders team, back when he was a chill fun loving guy.

[@MellowGenius]

@@mawinstallation6626 while I get that. I still side eye him heavily!

[@KimNguyen-zm7gi]

Good data. You nailed it. History repeats itself. Thank you for your content.

[@BLAKPIXEL98]

Why is Juggernaut an X-Man when he's not a mutant? Was there a retcon I missed? Did they reveal he had the X gene? Or did they just make an exception for him as being a non-mutant X-man?

[@felixlopez7908]

I’m open to all the new X-Titles, I want to see what they’re going to bring to the table despite loving the Krakoa era as much as I did lets give this new From the Ashes era a shot!

[@withonforafteratbyin]

love the Blerd Cave but it has the same issue I have with Twitch streams in that I can't skip to relevant content. Upload some clips of that because you guys definitely hit the nail on the head often

[@gota7738]

I'm most curious to see how reboot!Beast functions dealing with the consequences of Darker Beast's actions, how Juggernaut deals being a human on the X-Men in a post-Krakoa landscape and his brother's name not looking too hot, and Idie being one of the mutants who got screwed over by Krakoa deals with post-Krakoa and especially Magneto being around. Speaking of I'm not sure how I feel about Magneto already looking haggard and having an even sharper costume. I was looking forward to seeing the softer (though not un-ruthless) Magneto interact with a more radical mutant team.

[@Wezt334]

If they are going back to a more Utopia era Cyclops it seems like they’d be purposefully creating internal team conflict by having the now much younger minded Beast on the team

[@4theluvofFB]

The X-men book I am really excited about is X Factor. The overall premise of book sounds very intriguing to me.

[@gavinv-q3o]

Just here to say that Jed MacKay's current Avengers run has been a pleasant surprise. It's way more fun and abetter roster than expected.

[@chaunceyhill3748]

I was kind of sad to hear Krakoa was going away at first, now having watched this video; I'm ok with it and I think the X-Men looks exciting going forward.

[@hughtims]

This is a great take. I am filled with more hope because of this. Krakoa is NOT dead!

[@RaulRamirez-se9qo]

The only thing I wish is that there is some sort of long-lasting, be it background, or at least mentioned once balancing of the scales of loss, all things end sure ans your right there is a chance for storytelling there that could be interesting but I just hope that "as long as they fear us" doesn't hold back

[@stevenpage3216]

Congrats on Episode 250 my brother!

[@monolith_g]

Ernie, you make comic content. You will always give it a shot. I got back into comics bc of Krakoa. I am not excited to do this all over again. I am waiting until after the first wave of books conclude.

[@grandmoffgavin8895]

I wish Pepe Larraz was on this new x book

[@karmabum21]

Cyclops is at his best in these situations. I can't wait to see him front and center again

[@SuiteVII]

Cyclops eyelids were stapled shut for a long time, he’s done holding back.

[@redghostknight55]

Can we see more mutants from Louisiana that are not gambit or from different countries

[@LarryDWilmore79]

Well, I did create and had introduced a “Krèyol Lalwizyann” (Louisiana Creole) character years ago but Marvel never got back with me. He was from Lake Charles and I was working on one from Baton Rouge and Shreveport. I can’t mention their names and powers because iykyk but they would’ve been amazing. But in Gambit solo series their were a few of em and one mutant even had the powers Manifold hold, another was a shapeshifter who was more skilled than Mystique.

[@fredlazarus1088]

excited to see what they do with this.

[@bradonbriffa9690]

If theres something i'd love to see in Jeds X-Men, its him bringing up the three species discussion from his Avengers Annual for Infinite destinies back in 2020. Itd be interesting in a post Krakoa landscape cause one of the 3 species meant AI and we all know how mutants felt about them, and the character he introduced brought up real interesting points surrounding mutants, i'd really love to see it continue.

[@robmorgan9597]

❤ that you dropped some knowledge on Greenville tulsa aka Black Wallstreet

[@Kineteken]

Rosewood is my family so yep you are correct.

[@omarjones3752]

That’s interesting analogy I never thought of it that way black Wall Street and other town that were destroyed, I wasn’t going to read the new X-Men. Maybe I’ll give it a shot.

[@justinriley]

Well, it definitely sounds promising.

[@1murra]

Good analogy friend

[@OnlyMePhoenix]

Bred I’m so glad you keep it 💯 thank you

[@ctl6985]

Loved your analogies. And yeah people wonder how can there still be hate against mutants as it people still aren't hateful against people in real life. And you're right. It's always about pulling yourself up and do for yourself until you do and then they either claim you're being divisive or they want the same help they called a handout before

[@RobertSpiller]

Question....so when I go on Amazon and I'm looking for comic books...For $25 plus, are the stories complete...meaning for example Thor and the god butcher ( I can't think of his name) but the complete series is in that book, or do you have to buy other books to complete the story. It's been a long time since I bought a comic book, so I imagine that these are full stories of the entire collection.

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

Sounds like they learned a lot from the new animated series.

[@dwilson284]

Congrats on Ep 250! Dare you to call them “issues” though! 🤣

[@OlThwipyTheBamffGod]

Beard no Stash ? I fucks wit it.

[@chrislister570]

I think proclaiming a single character as "the" smartest or best at something in the entire Marvel Universe is setting themselves up for a mess. Like when Marvel named the 7 Smartest characters, and then they had to frequently retain the list, especially when they realized the problem of the entire list being male characters. Just say this character is "a" very smart person or "a" strategic genius etc.

[@Mrsierramist1]

Rightclops is the best Cyclops. I wish the art depicted it and I wish we weren't rushing to the new status quo

[@mjr8888]

I am so damn glad Cyclops is being given his due respect. Fuck yes 🤘🏼 I don't like Cyclops leaning back to Revolution Cyclops, but as long as there is balance, I'm fine with it. 10:42 thank you for going off on this. You do have a point. I agree with you 💯

[@fendisaintlaurent4257]

When you say brightclops you really meant Racer X Cyclops.

[@Vamroc]

After the recent X-Men reveal YEAH, we know who that enemy is going to be and it's a complete WTF but in a good way

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

Juggernaut, Temper,and Kid Omega looking badass??I'm in!SO STFU AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@spectrezero6834]

Great episode and great commentary

[@AtmosphereIVXX]

After reading the latest X books this week, ehhhh I'm just not sold bro sorry, im sure post krakoa cyclops is gonna lead his ass off but krakoa era cyclops is kinda untouched maybe the most grounded and adult cyclops we’ll ever get. Outside of dark phoenix cyclops. Great Blackwall street reference It would been if there was an xmen team based out in mandripoor. Give me more than 5 black characters and I’ll support It’ll be funny if it was modok 😂

[@firesimeon5463]

The black wall street reference is cold.

[@MrBishop1974]

Mark my words, the “new” villain they will be fighting, will be “Hydra Cap”.

[@revolutionarydragon1123]

I thought the same thing he is still hanging around

[@bajansamurai]

You know, you may be onto something. It for sure would stoke the flames of the comment about "arguably the best tactician" since people automatically give that title to Cap. Cyclops ultimately winning over Hydra Cap would symbolically tip things his way since Stevil is pretty much Steve.

[@ChrisDeebo]

It would make a sorta sense, he was literally screaming at the sky like the Mutants took his job 😂

[@wikydansa]

you betta preach! I love X men because of the mirror it reflects on Amerikkka and the struggles of racism/inequity etc. in general. It's a weird "super" way to get away from it while also feeling very seen at the same time. o_0

[@mrsynth2643]

You make a great point, without conflict theres no story and it does suck to watch them loose. But isnt that the X-mens whole thing. I see so many people claim theyre tired of seeing Sentinels and mutant genocide and claim they should have moved on, but if you think like that your just not a fan of X-men and thats okay. Because the mutant metaphor still exists, even in todays society there are people being marganalised. And the fact Sentinels and mutant genocide still exist, doesnt seem unrealistic to me it just further proves that there will always be people afraid of change. The X-men will always have to fight for the right to live, which they should thats still their whole selling point, and specifically with the mutant problem (not talking about real bigots) you can somewhat see why they feel the way they do even as immoral and disgusting a view as it is. It still seems realistic the X-men face these situations and it still feels interesting a story to tell

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

That X-Man Juggernaut in the thumbnail goes hard. I actually had a pang for nostalgia for Marvel Heroes Online just seeing it thinking how much I'd have wanted that as a skin.

[@fendisaintlaurent4257]

As long as Cyclops and Ilyanna stand on the team, nothing can stop that duo!

[@montmcdonald333]

Cyclops is also from Alaska, so it kind of makes sense.

[@ShudderingSeagull]

Man Cyclops still looks so young in this preview images, I genuinely wonder if it is young Rightclops?

[@Robinripley]

Not loving that art style tbh.

[@microcelltechnicalassistence]

​@@Robinripleyanswer the question or get out

[@Robinripley]

@@microcelltechnicalassistence da fuq?

[@Rinoavalentine]

I saw a comment by the artist on his instagram where he said it’s not a young version, so it must just be his art style

[@wagnercolbert737]

​@@microcelltechnicalassistencethe question was answered. The artist makes him look young. Its NOT good.

[@mharriedjr]

Lol "....that is the American way"... They aren't ready for that conversation

[@hellblaze10]

Amarican way is just the thing that humans do since civiliztion begain

[@wagnercolbert737]

​@@hellblaze10America way was there when civilization began?

[@hellblaze10]

@@wagnercolbert737 Yes just went by different names.

[@Vamroc]

Oh, I get why they went to Alaska..... Bobby is there and he can't leave remember he was trapped in the Antarctic but Alaska get's just as cold

[@DavidJohnson-td5ic]

You had me at "Jed MacKay".

[@earlbruce3232]

As always, great content.

[@RobOlivierbjr64]

Congratulations on 250 and hopefully so many more👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😎

[@tythedetailer3650]

Nice beard!

[@HolyHadou]

You're talking about the X-Men being crapped on and I'm just sitting here thinking about Spider-Man. I agree but I'd also enjoy having occasional long term wins or even short term wins to counter the status quo of losses and constant Ls. Kinda helps to at least give a sense of progression, empowerment and whimsy. Don't need it all the time but it helps.

[@Tyronethereal]

Great show my man.

[@discobassgroove]

Looking handsome man

[@wagnercolbert737]

If you say so. I say better with the full goatee

[@tracyalan7201]

We'll see the first issue. Cyclops has always been a leader/strategist for the X-men. Captain America is no slouch either. Logan respects both Cyclops and Captain America, people know Captain America's image of inspiring people (humans/mutants), Cyclops doesn't always draw in humans immediately because of the fear of mutant's negative publicity, which is odd, as when it was the teen cyke running around, people responded to the younger version better than the older one. In some ways, the new team up has some marginalized personalities that make them an oddball group. Kwannon was last used by the Krakoa council like a suicide squad. Temper (Oya) was part of the exiles in the pit with Sabretooth. Beast is a resurrected earlier Bouncing Boy Beast after struggling with the Evil Beast for mutants. Juggernaut the heavy hitter partner of Black Tom/Charles's stepbrother but reformed recently. Magik plagued by raised as a demoness in hell and periodically treated harshly during the fall of Krakoa. This team has heavy hitters plus Quentin Quire, who's ego and power as a psychic with Kwannon, gives mental power, physical powerhouse, intelligence, teleportation, thermal control and force beams. Plus, the mystical of Magik and a teen beast dabbling. It's a powerhouse team of heavy hitters.

[@charlesrjones1233]

White faces forward is the Bob Iger influence…

[@Gabriolus]

Normally i have having mutiple teams of the same name but I think, it would be cool to take the 4 colors of the old x-men groups use them as the main color for the costumes, Red,Blue,Black

[@ali_galactic]

Agreed 100%.

[@MytrekFleetwood]

Ill find out when the trade drops. Im out on floppies after fall.

[@Andrew-rr1pl]

This was a long video for something should have been apparent. This followed by exceptional have the most potential of the upcoming xbooks

[@mikevertilus8913]

They still need Greycrow, Wild Child and Warpath

[@StJon]

Has it been announced where Iceman will be?

[@breckwarren6142]

Thanks for the warning. I'll leave a like and come back to watch later.

[@ThorneIdentity]

11:35 preach.

[@marklawson741]

What’s going on with the last smiley … I feel like that’s going to have a part to play

[@mellodope8904]

Old Neversink, New York... talk about irony.

[@MrKD1970]

I'd argue Bishop and Cable are possibly better strategists then Cyclops. Bishop is just never included on the right teams to show it more. It's always give Kitty and Rogue teams to lead but Bishop was a leader when he arrived. That's always been an issue for me.