IVX #0

[flint_marko]

Later, Beast discovers something about the Terrigen but doesn't tell the Inhumans.

Comments

[theflames]

Everyone positively affiliated with Cyclops must be trash. Or atleast, that's what Marvel's mandate seems to be.

I can't help but feel as though they're setting Emma up for a big fall...

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Hang on, does Medusa wear that mask all the time, and I just never noticed? Like, even in her throne room here?

Beast: "Your highness, I have come to tell you..."

Medusa: "Wait, wait -- *puts on mask* -- okay, you may now proceed to tell me how awesome I and all the Inhumans are."

[locuatico]

issue 2 of Matt Fraction's FF had her in bed... still wearing her mask... so yeah. she uses it ALL THE TIME

[nyadnar17]

They can try. But given their failure at making Cyclops a true villian and Emma's unexpected(at least to Marvel editorial) popularity boost after Death of X I wouldn't be surprised if her popularity hit Cyke, Logan, Storm, and Magneto levels after IvX.

[long_silence]

They can't seem to come up with a consistent costume for Medusa, it's been constantly changing for years. Sometimes she has the mask, sometimes she has no mask and just a crown or headpiece, sometimes neither.

[thanekos]

" The ruler of a people is preparing for the possibility of attack? I AM SHOCKED! "

[flint_marko]

Preparing for a possibility is one thing, but she's acting like it's a sure thing. And in doing so, she alienated one of her allies and pushed him away.

[laughing_tree]

That's because it's not a costume. It's Kirby kasuals. There's a similar deal with Odin, who doesn't have a consistent look so much as an aesthetic, that aesthetic being "Kirby otherwordly regal."

[nyadnar17]

Honestly I think its the fact she is hiding it from Beast that bothers him more than anything.

Now look I shit on Beast as much as the next X-fan, but I am trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. I think if Medusa had been honest with him about her stance, rather than just smile and grin as she made plans for war Beast might have been fine.

I say "might have been" because Inhuman contingency plans tend to be extremely....final for those on the receiving ends of them. Maybe he knew it was coming but hearing it actually spoken aloud just made it real about how close all his friends are to getting killed.

[remial]

probably keeps her eyebrows from attacking people.

eyebrows ARE the most dangerous of hair you know. Just look at Sam Waterston if you don't believe me.

[fiddlingfrog.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty okay with characters having more of "a look" than a consistent costume or uniform. I though Jamie McKelvie did a great job doing that with America Chavez in Young Avengers and I was glad to see it continue since that book ended.

[cyberghostface]

If the Inhumans are protecting the Mist knowing that it's hurting mutants what is the moral argument for their side? "It's sacred, sucks to be you"?

[long_silence]

But Crystal and Blackbolt and the rest of the Inhuman family (except for Triton who no one can agree what he looks like) have costumes and outfits they wear regularly.

[speedingtortoise]

Piggybacking on your question here, is it currently their only way to gain new Inhumans? Are all of the terrigan crystals kaput?

[laughing_tree]

They make it a point to evacuate all mutants in the path of the cloud. So I guess the idea, or at least the hope, is that they keep doing so until Beast finds a cure.

[lucean]

I don't know, even in this issue they seem to be discussing Cyclops in a very different manner than a year ago.

As this whole thing seemed to start to give the Inhumans a massive push, I wonder if the seeming difficulty of getting them over to that degree is starting to make them rethink if they really want to sacrifice their classic X-Men to make the Inhumans seem like the true heroes here.

[nyadnar17]

It doesn't seem to be. There seem to be other hidden tribes of Inhumans with their own crystals.

Also AFAIK no effort has been made to try to create new terrigan crystals. Which seems like it would way easier than curing mpox.

[flint_marko]

Not all of them.

[coldfury]

Well, given what Emma is planning, it turns out she's right?

[gnarll]

I like Magnetos reluctance here. It would be fairly alien to his character to really look for a peaceful solution because he is outgunned. Instead it sounds like he is making an excuse for Emma because he knows Luna and Crystal will be family again eventually.

[mizerous]

Emma Was Right!
The spin-off of Cyclops legacy.

[obsidianwolf]

The thing to remember here is that the mists is the only way to create super powered inhumans. The race itself would survive just fine without it in fact it might actually be better off considering a lot of the screwed up stuff in their society comes from the damage the mists does to folks who aren't genetical suited for it.

They would still exist as a subset of humanity just one limited to being stronger, faster, smarter, and living much longer than normal humans no super duper powers by the butt load like they have now. It would also prevent them from recruiting their genetic decensdents scattered about humanity.

So basically they'd physically be a race of Karnak's (no mental powers without training and meditation) and given that the universal inhumans had their own veriations of Terrigen mists with similar effects they could even leave Earth and go find a substitute.

Which is what makes the entire argument from their side for keeping the cloud morally repugnant. They don't need it to live they'd still exist, still have their technology and there are possibly other sources or viable alternatives out there.

And to top it all off the clouds only exist because of the actions of their king. So it is the inhumans ruler's own damn fault if the mists are destroyed.

[mastermahan]

So, just to get this straight:

AvX:
Avengers: The Phoenix is killing people, and we want to stop it.
X-Men: No, because we want the Phoenix to give more people mutant powers.

IvX:
X-Men: The Terrigen Cloud is killing people, and we want to stop it.
Inhumans: No, because we want the Terrigen Cloud to give more people Inhuman powers.

[cyberghostface]

Was the Phoenix actually killing people or was that just the Avengers worried about the possibility?

Whereas the Terrigen Mist is actually killing people.

[obsidianwolf]

I'm not sure it is that clear cut since the x-men are pretty much the Earth experts on the phoenix and know from experience that trying to destroy it ends badly. It is also a cosmic force related to death and rebirth so making the leap that it would possibly save a dying species isn't that far fetched. There was also that early prelude story line that had Cable warning Cyclops that if the Avengers took Hope it would lead to a very bad future. Also Hope had manifested the force before A v X so if it wasn't for the massive idiot and conflict balls on both sides things could have gone a great deal better than they did.

On the other hand the Terrigen is not necessary for the inhumans to live they existed just fine before it was found and could survive without it. It also isn't a sapient cosmic force connected to life itself it is just a chemical cloud that is killing people. There will not potentially be cosmic repercussions for destroying it. The only repercussions would come from the inhumans themselves which is why the situations don't mesh.