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having adhd and being a creator is like being on a timer. oh sorry you have this art idea? well you have approximately 12 hours to start it and 6 hours to finish the task or else you will lose interest and inevitably move on. oh you have an idea for a one-shot? well you’d better finish it in a day unless you want to banish it to your wips forever. ding dong bitch

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Rogue: The Savage Land #5

I got to be honest, I didn't like issues #3 and #4 as much as I like #2. I have a hard time wrapping my head around why. For me, Magneto does not some like the same character he was in the original storyline. IDK, maybe I need to reread it all once this issue is out.

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I've been saying this! It's weird that they don't interact more.

Really want more of their relationship.

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Rogue: the Savage Land #4 Preview

What do you mean the preview for Rogue: the Savage Land #4 has been out and the issue will be out tomorrow??? I'm so behind on my reviews! 😭 I got to get on it!

Zulema Scotto Lavina isn't the artist for this issue, unfortunately, but I'm still excited to get the issue. See the previews here: https://majorspoilers.com/2025/04/29/preview-rogue-the-savage-land-4/

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Hold up!

Take a look at this cover for X-Men #19:

So glad they dropped that horrible redesign for Doug.

And just to stick to the Magneto and Magneto-adjacent theme for this tumblr, Warlock and Doug are former students of Magneto. I think it's far more likely that we're going to see Magik and Doug interact than Magneto and Doug. But at least there's a chance for a headmaster Magneto callback.

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Previews & Covers: Rouge: The Savage Land #3 and X-Men #17 & #18

Life is getting in the way of all the posts I want to make here (including answering questions. Sorry anon). But I can at least steal a minute or two to get excited about some previews and covers/summaries.

First, Rogue: The Savage Land #3 : https://www.comicbasics.com/rogue-the-savage-land-3-rogue-has-to-mediate-between-magneto-and-ka-zar/

The cover for this issue already told us there was going to be a clash between Ka-Zar and Magneto. It makes sense that there would be tension given how Magneto has treated residents of the Savage Land in the past. So now, all that's left is the to see the actual conflict and it's resolution. We know from the original storyline that they will resolve this conflict or at least put it aside to work together. I'm curious to see how it's done.

So far, there isn't anything that seems OOC. Of course, Ka-Zar would be suspicious of Magneto. It's completely justified. And Magneto can be a bit defensive sometimes.

I'm looking forward to this.

Now for June previews of X-Men #17 and X-Men #18: https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/20/full-marvel-comics-june-2025-solicitations-godzilla-and-imperial-lead-the-charge/

The summary for X-Men #17:

Disaster charges toward the town of Merle, Alaska, as the X-Men are preoccupied with their own battle against the 3K X-Men. Only Magneto stands between the town and destruction – can he prevail even in the face of his deteriorating condition?

Wha? Magneto gets to do something? Finally!

And there's this cool cover for X-Men #18:

I'm excited about all this. I can't wait.

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My dog's name is Magneto but she is also not that cool. So, she goes by Maggy.

i hate that max is a basic ass cat name because nobody knows i named my cat after magneto

before someone says that i should’ve named him magneto he is not cool enough to have a name like that

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Okay, that's a pretty funny edit. I had to repost.

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X-Men #18.

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Thoughts on Rogue: The Savage Land #2

X-Men vol 7, #12 came out on the 26th. Unsurprisingly, Magneto was no where to be seen in it despite being a featured member of the cast. Luckily for those who need a Magneto fix, Rogue: The Savage Land #2 and Amazing Spider-Man vol 6, #68.DEATHS came out on the same day. (It's me. I need the Magneto fix)

My thoughts on Rogue: TheSavage Land #2 ended up being a little long so I'm going to talk about Amazing Spider-Man vol 6 #68.DEATHS in another post.

Rogue: The Savage Land #2

There is less retelling the original story at this stage of the miniseries. This issue is all original scenes. It's still informed by the original story from Uncanny X-Men #269, #274/275, of course, but the main storyline is new. Rogue and Magneto following Zabu to find Ka-Zar because they think Ka-Zar in trouble. Really, Rogue goes and Magneto kind of tags along after being asked.

Or, as Magneto frames it, Rogue "dragged me away from my sanctuary to follow this cat to his master." Magneto, you so dramatic.

On their way to find Ka-Zar, they clash with giant flying dinosaurs. Rogue theorizes the dinosaurs are confused by changing magnetic fields. She asks Magneto about it and he neither confirms nor deny. Instead, he make a small comparison between Rogue and Xavier which is... interesting. Maybe he's purposefully not answering to gatekeep information. Or, maybe he just wants to hurry up and find Ka-Zar so the can go back to sulking in his "sanctuary".

image from official previews.

Rogue never gets a chance to find out because Magneto gets hit with some kind of blast which shreds his armor.

A Brief Detour: The Original Storyline (Uncanny X-Men #269, #274, & 275)

While we're on the subject of shredded costumes, please allow me a quick aside. There was a vocal yet small amount of people who were upset when this series was announced. There was a belief that this new story was going to be exploitative and merely an excuse to serve up barely clothed Rogue to basement dwellers. I can understand why people would have that reservation. Comic books have a history of being incredibly sexist.

However, my problem with a lot of the negative reactions to the news of the miniseries was that they framed the original story as merely an exploitative vessel for cheesecake too. That told me that they either didn't read the original story or they were intentionally misrepresenting it if they did.

Was there skimpy, sexy Rogue in that original story? Yeah, Jim Lee was drawing it so of course there was. But so was everyone else. You had the Savage Land residence all skimpily dressed because they live in the hot and humid jungles. On top of that, you have a hostile environment where things and people are hunting you for one reason or another. You also don't see agriculture for fiber in the Savage Land. It makes sense that modesty isn't a priority.

That's the in-universe explanation but you could also make the argument that nakedness was a metaphor for vulnerability. I doubt Chris Claremont and Jim Lee intended it that way but that's how I choose to read it.

Rogue had a skimpy outfit while she couldn't access her powers. By the time Rogue can access her powers, she's probably the most clothed person in the room in complete body armor provided by SHEILD. Magneto's armor gets shredded when he's physically hit by a blast. Then he's practically naked when Rogue wakes him from a nightmare and complete naked when held captive by Zaladane, his powers drained and his trauma on show for everyone.

Magneto's secrets for all to see in Uncanny X-Men #275

There's actually a nice inverse of the damsel in distress cliché when a fully clothed and powered Rogue rescues the naked depowered Magneto by carrying him out of Zaladane's clutches.

Rogue saving Magneto in Uncanny X-Men #275

And that's not even touching the on the main story which had geopolitical intrigue, struggles between good and bad and of redemption and revenge. It's a banger of story.

Anyways, back to Rogue: the Savage Land #2.

The blast came from a military group that Rogue recognizes as Atlanteans and realizes are hostile. Rogue and Zabu fight back but before Magneto can do anything, something makes quick work of them.

image used with permission from @cocoabubbelle-newblog's post on this issue found here. Thank you!

Look at that! That's adorable. If we one day got a callback to this where modern day Magneto gives her a subdued high five as a way to acknowledge their history and friendship, I would be happy.

So who made quick work of the Atlanteans? It's more Savage Land inhabitants, the Fall People accompanied by Nereel! Rogue recognizes her right way. They are also joined by a holographic image of Sylanda, who explains that someone is messing with the Savage Land environment which is causes clashes between various people. He calls out Magneto as the cause of the environmental changes given Magneto's history in the Savage Land. Honestly, I don't blame him for coming to that conclusion. The rest of the Atlanteans are quickly dealt with by Magneto and the holographic projection of Sylanda is disrupted.

We get a page of Zaladane doing evil occult magic stuff at a tower before seeing Rogue and Magneto settling for the night around a campfire.

I really like the fireside scene and not just because of the equal opportunity cheesecake. Magneto talks about how war never truly ends and violence always spread. Rogue hears him and correctly intuits that he's not just talking about geopolitical ramifications. Whether he realizes it or not, Magneto is revealing a lot about himself and his own struggles with cycles of violence.

image used with permission from @cocoabubbelle-newblog's post on this issue found here. Thank you!

Rogue has been shown repeatedly to be a character with high emotional intelligence (except in the current run of Uncanny X-Men). Rogue leaving Magneto because she doesn't want introduce more violence in life is a good way to showcase this. And it is a good way in which this series interacts with the original story. Rogue having this moment probably informs her reaction to Magneto's nightmares in the original storyline.

Rogue's loneliness was highlighted in the last issue and while it's not outright stated because this miniseries is from Rogue's POV, I think Magneto is also experiencing loneliness as well. Which explains why he keeps following Rogue even after Rogue purposely leaves him while he sleeps.

Before Magneto rejoins Rogue, she follows Zabu through what recently use to be an ocean. More signs of environmental disruption. It stinks of death so bad that Rogue makes a make shift mask to cover her nose.

Rogue finally finds Ka-Zar who is currently being waterboarded by the Deep Men. The water has run dry for them and they're resorting to sacrificing Ka-Zar to their God to try to bring the water back. Rogue knows that there are too many for her and Zabu to take on themselves. Instead, she uses Sylandan's holographic projector that she picked up to scares a majority of them away and free Ka-Zar. I love seeing a smart and resourceful Rogue.

Once Ka-Zar catches his breath, he explains how the ice damns have melted causing the water to flood out in the Marguerite Bay. This is when Magneto shows up to explain that the Savage Land is dying.

Ka-Zar thinks that Magneto is an enemy here. Again, I think it's fair to say his assumption is understandable. Rogue informs him that Magneto is on their side but Ka-Zar is skeptical. "Magneto the "Master of Evil Mutants" who turned natives into monsters. Are you sure about that?" Yeah, she is.

Ka-Zar hugs Zabu (so cute!) while Magneto explains what is going on. The "World Parents" are the towers throughout the Savage Land. "Ancient terraforming machines believed to maintain the environment..." Ka-Zar confirms this and accuses Magneto of planning to use them to enslave the Savage Land. Magneto denies this, simply saying that he detected electrical surges there while looking for Rogue.

Rogue saw those electrical disruptions when they were around the campfire and offers to show Ka-Zar the way. To which Magneto responds "Why, Miss Rogue, it'd be my honor." I was critical of how Mangeto sounded last issue but I'm super tickled by Magneto saying this. It feels very right for his character.

image used with permission from @cocoabubbelle-newblog's post on this issue found here. Thank you!

In my post about the different names Magneto has had (see here), I discuss how characters started calling him "Erik" after the name reveal in X-Men Unlimited #2 even though he was not shown to tell them to call him "Erik". So we finally have an panel showing that, which is nice. Now, we also know that "Erik" is not really his name but an alias. Regardless, I understand and appreciate why "Erik" is used by Seeley here. "Max" isn't revealed to be his real name to others in-universe until fairly recently so using Max here wouldn't have made sense.

There are plenty of ways to have Magneto using "Erik" make sense in relation to his character too, not just for continuity purposes. We know that "Max" was considered dead to Magneto until fairly recently. Or this could be a way to show how really guarded Magneto is, that there are levels or personal information that one has to get through in order to get to know him.

It's just one of the ways that shows that Tim Seeley has done his homework. I love when a writer does that.

The last page shows that Zaladane leaving one of the World Parent towers completely gutted. Using magic, Zaladane has made everything that the World Parent towers capable of now residing in her. She'll continue to the new World Parent tower presumably to do the same to the next one. She instructs her henchmen to "Foment chaos. Salt the land. Leave nothing behind." As she flies off, we can see the hands of creatures popping out of the ground.

Dinosaurs, magic, and zombies? Oh my!

I'm really enjoying this mini-series so far. The art by Zulema Scotto Lavina is great. Tim Seeley has referenced the original story a lot, even in small ways like how Magneto reforms his armor. At the same time, Seeley is filling the gaps from the original story as well. It's all in line with the original story but it changes the focus.

Seeley uses the main objective in this issue, finding Ka-Zar, as a way to show on a personal level how the environmental changes and resource disruption in the Savage Land leads to power disputes and cultural clashes. George Lucas could never.

Admittedly, I'm a bit bias. I'm obviously a fan of the original story. Magneto is one of my favorite characters and he written well here. I love this era of Rogue and this writing feel very faithful to it. And the themes fit into my interest as well. Seriously, I have a degree in Political Science with a minor of Interdisciplinary Studies of the Environment.

Cover of Rogue: The Savage Land #3. Ka-Zar, you are not going to win that fight buddy.

The cover of the next issue promises a clash between Magneto and Ka-Zar. My prediction is that Magneto will prove himself. By doing so, it will strengthen the original story. In the original story, Ka-Zar was not shown to have strong reservations about Magneto even though it would make sense for him to.

I wonder if they will completely forgo Zaladane's use of technology to absorb Polaris and Magneto's powers and stick with magic as the explanation. It would side step an unresolved story point where Zaladane told Polaris that the power snatching was only possible because they were related. This was before Magneto was made Polaris' father officially in the comics, but the fact that Zaladane was able to steal Magneto's powers too had people talking.

If they stick to the old story line then I wonder if Seeley would write if Magneto is Zaladane's father. I had a head canon that I wrote about it here. It was actually my first post on this Tumblr. But maybe it's best to instead retcon the story so that Zaladane was using magic this whole time and was probably lying to Polaris. Polaris has never been show to ask Magneto about it, which you would think she would. Magneto has never been shown to acknowledge that Zaladane is his daughter. Besides, how often can Magneto be shown as an absent dad?

I also want to say that I really appreciate it when people like @rei-ismyname and @cocoabubbelle-newblog let me use images they post from new issues. I can get images of older comics easily thanks to my Marvel Unlimited subscription but I get physical copies of the new issues. Your digital images are way better than me taking a picture of panels with my phone so thank you!

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Such a great miniseries. I mourn what we could have had. I'm still stuck on the idea of Magneto joining the Avengers after this. Oh well.

I know I'm overly optimistic about possible future storylines but there is a development in Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #12 that makes me think of a way we could still get back to this Magneto. Spoilers after the cut.

"There's somethin' out there, Cap. Somethin' lookin' for lost n' lonely mutants." That's what Juggernaut says to Captain America in the latest issue. And it's revealed to be Cassandra Nova to the surprise of no one. She's already been reveled to be in action in the current X-Men run.

What's relevant to this discussion is the screen that she's shown to be looking at.

I might be stretching but it is interesting that Magneto is shown here. Could Cassandra Nova be the actual cause of Magneto's physical decline? I'm hopeful that if the mystery of Magneto's condition is solved that we could possibly get him back to where he was in the end of Resurrection of Magneto. However, Juggernaut did say that "lost n' lonely" were being targeted and that does not describe Magneto at the end of RoM.

I don't know. I guess we'll wait and see.

Magneto, Storm and Blue Marvel vs a Stark Sentinel

It's issue #4 of Resurrection of Magneto and the old man is back in the world of the living, good as new. Storm, Blue Marvel, and Mags decide to go smash some fascists. After a particularly targeted trap for Magneto and unseen heroics from the others, they take prisoners and free the captive mutants. Blue Marvel is kind enough to offer the destruction of the facility to others.

Mags jumps at the opportunity and crumples the billion dollar facility like origami - leaving lots of metal lying around. A brief moment of peace is shattered by a Stark Sentinel. 'Mutants detected. Engage and destroy.'

Heh, Brashear throws some justified shade at Tony Stark. Even if Tony is less culpable for this monstrosity, both men know all too well that Tony ruins lives. He designed the ORCHIS Forge and played a part in the death of Adam's wife. These Sentinels are pretty sophisticated with specific countermeasures against the big guns. They're apparently Magneto proof, though that will be tested. Are they Storm proof?

Yep! Some kind of sonic weapon pins her down, unable to focus. Blue Marvel has a shot but it has countermeasures for him too. These are three of the most powerful beings alive but this robot has their number individually. Adam advocates for leaving, having done what they came to do. Mags wants to smash it, though the point is moot.

Some human journalists are disguised as fisherfolk and the sentinel is programmed to take out witnesses (and probably journalists too.) They have to take this thing down or all these people will die. Magneto of old probably wouldn't care, but he's committed to using his power responsibly in the world. Ethically. Heroically.

While Adam is trying to evacuate, Mags thinks outside the box. Using all that metal from the destroyed facility, Mags fashions two giant fists. It's go time, you red and gold bitch.

I'll give ORCHIS some credit for coding a passive aggressive sentinel - it reminds them that 'this unit is proofed against magnetic tampering,' walking into a series of dramatic one liners. Mags pounds the shit out of it with giant steel hooks and uppercuts but the piece of shit declares 'Impact insufficient.' Mags and Storm both get in on talking smack to a robot and stall for time. For the first time in his life, Magneto proposes a mutant/human circuit - the best of Krakoa with the best of humanity. An electromagnetic power up with Blue Marvel regulating the energy with antimatter. No idea how that works and Adam says it could kill him.

They do it anyway, and super Saiyan Magneto roars in pain and rage as they thrash this bringer of death. All he can do is hit it, and hit it, and hit it...

Until it breaks the fuck apart. Woo! Mags is exercising godly restraint in keeping his philosophical musings inside his head, though he can't help but think of Charles.

BOOM! After Mags' cracking the egg all three of them blow it the fuck up. Gotta love that these journalists have this whole thing on camera. This could have been the basis for a whole new life for Mags. Rehabilitated in the public eye and committed to his Bodhisattva Vow. Alas, it was not to be. Not yet anyway.

Time to get these people out of here - something Storm and Adam take care of while Mags goes to rescue Tony Stark. I don't think this is how Al Ewing would have ended things if Mags wasn't needed in other books, but it works for a new beginning. Sure, Tony sucks, but Mags letting go and looking to the future has value. Working to be a better man, even if it means saving a shitty one. At least he's actually on team mutant at this point.

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Ahhhh! I'm so excited about this. I can't wait!

I need Tim to write more rogneto they're so funny

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For people who need help differentiating the characterization between Silver Age Magneto and Current Age Magneto in the comic book (or just not familiar with comic book Magneto at all). Think of it this way:

Pryde of the X-Men Magneto is to Silver Age Magneto as X-Men TAS & X-Men '97 Magneto is to Current Age Magneto.

(Honestly, Pryde of the X-Men Magneto is like a toned down version of Silver Age Magneto).

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X-Men #10

Random thoughts about the issue that came out last week!

There's a lot that I like about X-Men #10. I like that Magneto got featured for a little bit even though he's nonexistent after the first few pages. I'll take the crumbs for now. Hopefully, Magneto will be featured more in the future. And Jed MacKay is right in that Magneto would totally want to go out in a blaze of glory.

I also liked that Cyclops told Magneto that he's not allowed to die. Cyclops and Magneto have been developing this respect and friendship with each other for the past decade or so. However, I've always felt like Magneto has displayed more respect and affection for Scott than vice versa.

Image totally stolen from @rei-ismyname's review of X-Men #10. You can read Rei's review here.

But that's okay! It made sense that it would be that way since Magneto has terrorized Scott since Scott was a teenager. However, when there is the smallest showing of respect or affection from Scott to Magneto, it makes me happy.

It was great to see that there were consequences to the "Raid on Graymalkin" crossover, even if it did lead to a rehashing of previous conversations between Scott and Agent Lundqvist. As was pretty much stated, it's a cold war right now between the Alaskan X-Men and O.N.E. A lot of what makes a cold war is maintaining a status quo until de-escalation is possible. De-escalation does not seem likely at the moment.

Scott got to execute some tactics and that is nice to see. A lot of lip service is paid by past writers about Scott's tactical and strategic abilities but then we hardly see it. So this also made me happy.

Like I said, I'll take the crumbs for now.

Things that I'm not fond of? Nothing really happened this issue. The Hellions were great to see but it really didn't progress the plot at all. In fact, their purpose was to stall anything from happening.

R-LDS gets another mentioned. "Not fond of" is an understatement, honestly. I hate it. Even the acronym is clunky to say.

It has been confirmed in interviews by other From the Ashes creators that they weren't told how Krakoa Era was going to end and what was going to happen to specific characters. Apparently, creators only found out after they had initially wrote or illustrated issues and had to scramble to fix them. So I can understand Jed MacKay needing time to adjust. But we're at issue # 10 now. We're almost at a year of the run. I want to see the main story progress.

Jed MacKay is writing 2 other comic books (Avengers and Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu). I'm wondering if perhaps he's stretched a little thin.

I also found out from Marvel.Fandom.com's Jed MacKay page that he works as a middle school teacher as well. It doesn't have anything to do with this issue but if true, I really respect that.

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No insight to add. Just echoing what was said.

Magneto kills a Nazi

Good for him. Also I really liked how this period showed off those guns. Cape and sleeveless rizz

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X-Men #10 Preview

Spoilers after the cut.

I'm looking forward to see Magneto appear in a comic book that isn't a retelling. I was starting to think the powers that be forgot about him. One of the problems I've had with Jed MacKay's portrayal of Magneto is that it's way to stern/angry but given that Magneto's physical condition is deteriorating, he probably has good reason so sound so cranky.

 And I admit it, I like this exchange:

I do think that Ben's accusation that Magneto wants to go out in a blaze of glory is probably correct.

Curious to see if Magneto has a bigger role in this week's book.

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Reblog daily for health and prosperity

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AIPT comics interview Tim Seeley to talk about Rogue: the Savage Land. https://aiptcomics.com/2025/01/20/x-men-monday-282-tim-seeley-rogue-savage/

A couple of highlights include:

I think, as I get older, the thing that’s most interesting is the relationship between Magneto and Rogue. And I don’t mean what would later become an occasional romance — that aspect isn’t really apparent in this story. But, the idea that these two, who should be enemies, could work together is really interesting. What do they respect about each other? What do they relate on? What conflicts do they still maintain? I had many thoughts on that. Also, dinosaurs and swimsuit.

Yes. All for this. Would love to see more interactions between the two where a friendship can be built on. Some of the responses make it seem like the series is going to undercut the romance potential between those two however. I don't have a dog in this fight when it comes to shipping but it's been reiterated by other writers that there was a spark there and I hate needless retcons. That's an assumption though. I'll wait and see...

I wanted to make Zaladane more witchy. I wanted to make her culty. And most of all, I wanted to make her scary. And I wanted to get into WHY she is this way. Her origin has always been a bit murky —we’ll explore it.

Eek! I'm excited by this. I don't have a problem with the witchy thing because Zaladane was a priestess back in the day. Will Tim Seeley keep in mind how Zaladane told Lorna that she was her sister? Will he keep in mind the tech Zaladane used was supposed to only work on blood relatives (and then worked on Lorna and Magneto). Another wait and see...