X-23 #1

[lordultimus]

Comments

[shadowpsykie]

damn.... why are they back to looking the same..., and apparently having the same personalities....

that aside, I love the art.

okay I love their shirts in the flash back!

[lucean]

Them appearing to have the same personalities makes that Sophie flashback so much more hilarious.

[long_silence]

Because Bendis' attempt to differentiate them all by having them dye their hair was poorly conceived and missed the point of what made them unique amongst the dozen or so telepaths the X-men have hanging around?

[shadowpsykie]

agree to disagree. I think they were far more interesting as individuals.

[silverhammerman]

I'm with you. Playing with the Cuckoo's individuality is a natural next step for them as characters. This feels like a step backwards, and hopefully that's not the case.

[long_silence]

Okay. Which one had red hair? Which one had black hair?

If they were so interesting as individuals, what were their personalities?

[mastermahan]

I don't know, I always thought the point of the Cuckoos was that they weren't truly identical. The first we see of them Quentin Quire had a crush specifically on Sophie, who dies trying to stop his stop his riot, because she was more inspired to heroism than the others. Later Esme broke away from the hivemind to join the Brotherhood.

Having the Cuckoos attempt to explore their individuality made sense as a character direction, but the way Bendis did it was superficial. They changed their appearances, but didn't really display any unique traits. Hair color isn't a personality.

(Plus, I was annoyed he called them the Stepford Sisters, losing Morrison's Village of the Damned reference.)

[nyadnar17]

100% with you on this one. Them being truly a hive mind is what makes them an interesting character study.

How do disagreements get resolved?
How do traumatic/happy events resolve themselves?
How does dating work?

Its a super interesting concept, and a cool design. I hope authors explore it.

[angry_marmot]

Second that. Ursula LeGuin's "Nine Lives" has some interesting thoughts on clones and individuation.

[icon_uk]

If they can turn Cypher in a forty year old hobo, they can turn the Cuckoo's back into a triad.

[crimsonmoonmist]

Huh, that's a lot more emotion than I'm used to seeing from those three when they're in full sync mode (which isn't saying a whole lot but still).

[lonewolf23k]

That was flipping adorable. Don't ever change, Honeybadger.

[icon_uk]

I LOVE that they fistbumped back! :)

[stubbleupdate]

Does the flashback panel look more... John Cassaday-ish to anybody else?

[mizerous]

I like the random Marvel cover turn picture. Did Jean ask to put it up?

[cygnia]

Also the random tiger student walking with a book of William Blake's poems...

[zachbeacon]

The blue kid is studying "Nudism 101"...which makes me wonder what that book is covering.

[super_fly]

This is adorable and no future scene could possibly spoil it. Nothing like that in this or any other issue, no sir.

Also Gabby is why I'm not sold on going back to X-23. It's Wolverine and Honey Badger, not Scientific Lab Designation and Honey Badger.

[zachbeacon]

Whatever do you mean, Community Member 24601?

[goattoucher]

On one hand, Boo! to the Cuckoos losing the characterization that made them individuals.

But Yay! to the new characterization that they miss and honor their dead sisters.

Also: "Clone Power!" :bap:

[thezmage]

I haven’t been reading Marvel much, but they appear to have very subtle individual traits. One of them fistbumped back and lingered a little before leaving, and in the flashback it’s clear that they’re all having different reactions to the tv show.

[kore]

I was really nervous about this because of the whole "X-23" name thing, but this issue was great. I'm really hoping it keeps up at this level.

[adriantullberg]

Theory; the Cuckoos revert back to their 'many are one' mindset after a traumatic incident, and it takes a while to reassert their individual natures.

Their dead sister's birthday is one of those incidents.

[q99]

Personally I want to see stuff like that explored, with them actively syncing less or more depending on stuff.