What if Marvel split the X-Men into a separate 'verse?

shiftygiant

Gone Fishin'
But one of the Best Magneto as a Villain stories was X-Men issue 150.
Magneto is about to win and is going to kill Kitty Pride.
He stopped when he see the Star of David that she has around her neck.
A very powerful issue.

And if the X-Men fail, or are not in the same universe, then this story is butterflied away.

Literally all development in the MU that involved the X-Men is gone. Even if they get folded into the Universe, they'll be second raters at best.
 
Your best bet to split the X-Men into their own verse would be imho Onslaught creating a 'Mutants Reborn' if you can somehow avoid Leifield and co writing/drawing it given the Mutants popularity the Universe might last for a few years, however I cannot see Marvel keeping them separate forever, and eventually a giant crossover event will reunite the worlds- possibly even a Marvel Reboot across the whole line as a result.

Course if the separate universe lasts until X-Men comes out then, maybe it would be kept stele rate and rebooted to match the movie.
 
Lavanya Six said:
The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver probably stay in the mainstream 616 'verse, given they were still major Avengers characters at the time.
You really can't have it both ways. If mutants are split off (which an "X-'verse" implies), Wanda & Pietro can't remain Avengers. If they do, you really can't have a separate 'verse...

Now, the Xmen (one syllable:p) have been outside mainstream continuity from the very start, so you really don't need de jure (so to speak) separation.
Timmy811 said:
Captain Marvel was the most popular superhero in America during the 40s, dethroned only when the publisher was sued into oblivion by DC.
Not The Big Red Cheese, this one. (Not this one or this one, either.;))
 
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shiftygiant said:
And if the X-Men fail, or are not in the same universe, then this story is butterflied away.
If the Xmen don't get rebooted with Giant #1, maybe. It's possible, instead of new Xmen, you get "upgraded" originals, like Cyke, blue Beast, & (ultimately) Phoenix--which could lead to the story Claremont originally planned for X-men 150.:cool: (Presuming Shooter doesn't insist she be killed.:rolleyes: Unless that's violating the CCA...:eek: Maybe Claremont & Byrne are a touch more sensible? {IIRC, Chris didn't intend cosmic genocide.:eek: Or whatever it is when they're turnip-people.:p})

Of course, that also presumes butterflies don't keep Chris & John from ever doing the book...:eek:
 
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