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Meanwhile the first mention of the word mutant in the MCU, in a post-credit scene inMs.
Immortal, and El-Aguilado not count).
The Right X-Men For the Right Time
This is not to disparage the Fox X-Men franchise.
WhenX-Menhit theaters in 2000, it was only the third Marvel movie ever made.
It was preceded by the famously flawedHoward the Duckin 1985 andBladein 1998.
And whileBladeis great andHoward the Duckhas its charms, both were C-level characters from the comics.
With so much on its plate, its a miracle thatX-Menworked at all.
It was enough to get the greenlight for the far more profitable sequelX2: X-Men United(2003).
To be sure, much of the success ofX-MenandX2came partially from deviating from the comics.
The Fox movies only glanced toward these issues.
She responds, Because we shouldnt have to.
Couldnt you try not being a mutant?
his mother asks, recalling many an ignorant question queer people have received from family members.
Contrast that to the condemnation of religious bigotry in the graphic novelGod Loves, Man Kills.
The current Krakoa storyline in X-Men stories explores the challenges in self-rule by previously oppressed peoples.
The franchise certainly hasnt been perfect.
Still, the X-Men have been on the vanguard of Marvels promise of the world outside your window.
Marvel Needs All-New, All-Different X-Men
To be fair, this may be all ado about nothing.
Furthermore, the MCU seems like a poor place to pin ones hope for trenchant social commentary.
After all, if theres anything the originalX-Mentaught us, its that mutation is the key to our evolution.
