Comments on: You Decide ’09 – Who is Your Favorite Member of the All-New, All-Different X-Men?

By: Rene

Rene — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:58:30 +0000

I don’t think Scott should have died, but maybe I’d prefer if Scott had gone into semi-retirement after the Dark Phoenix Saga, settling down with a normal non-redhead woman like Lee Forrester (anyone still remember her?), and coming back to help the X-Men only occasionaly.

On the other hand, once a character attains a certain level of popularity and importance in comics, he can never truly die or retire. It’s simply a fact of superhero comics.

By: exaslave

exaslave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:14:42 +0000

Always thought Storm was way overrated but she’ll probably come strong, but anyway this list is a bit difficult tho I’ll go with wolverine.

By: Thenodrin

Thenodrin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:43:06 +0000

I had to think back to who was my favourite at the time. I really didn’t like Wolverine until his mini-series with Kitty Pryde. I remember wondering why he wasn’t locked up with the criminals during Secret Wars.

I had to go with my favourite then, and now: Cyclops. Seriously, his only real character flaw is that so many writers don’t know what to do with him anymore. I agree with the comment that he and Jean should have died at the end of the Dark Phoenix Saga.

Then, we would have happy memories of him as competant, not memories of him stammering “sir” around Professor X, or running out on Maddie, or cheating on Jean with Emma, or etc.

Theno

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:22:45 +0000

One more vote for Nightcrawler! Scrolling through the comments, I think we actually may be able to pull this out

By: tk.

tk. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:53:45 +0000

The fuzzy blue elf, hands down.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:13 +0000

I voted Nightcrawler because he basically just came across as the coolest. I particularly liked when Cyclops and Storm were both gone and he became the leader and pretty much sucked at it.

The great thing about the All-New X-men is that they are all great characters, and they are all handled well. Having read this stuff for the first time in the past year I can say it all still holds up really well.

By: Panji Sudoyo

Panji Sudoyo — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:19:37 +0000

The vote goes to “Snikt!!”
Seriously, that’s a character-defining sound effect, don’tcha think? “Thwip!!” comes a close second, with “Bamf!!” being third.
They’re all Marvel sound effects, though..Does DC have prominent sound effects such as these?

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:17:48 +0000

This is the first poll that has made me think, “Curse you for making me choose, Cronin!”

Nightcrawler v. Colossus v. Banshee. That was tough.

Oh, and Lufio – 2 things. One, Nightcrawler would have a hard time teleporting to work; unless he’s gotten a huge upgrade since I stopped reading the X-Universe regularly, he’s got like a 2-mile range. He’d have to live pretty close.

Also, the only chemical byproduct of Bamf-ing appears to be sulfur-based, and no one has complained about anything but the stink. No big gagging or choking, implying that it’s not harmful stuff.

By: Andrew-TLA

Andrew-TLA — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:54:38 +0000

Nightcrawler. I have a soft spot for characters who don’t quite make it into the Legion of Super-Heroes, for whatever reason. That, and when done right, Kurt’s a Fun Personified character.

By: Brian D.

Brian D. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:54:12 +0000

I suspect Wolverine will take this in a walk, but I had to vote for Nightcrawler– he’s just too fun as a character to ignore.

By: Nitz the Bloody

Nitz the Bloody — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:31:02 +0000

” Some people, in citing the fact that Wolverine was the “breakout” character or the most popular or successful one as the reason for voting for him, seem to be forgetting a) that the vote is for “favourite” character, and b) that “favourite” means what you like the best, not what was most popular or was the big craze with everyone else. ”

As a visceral favorite, mine was Colossus, but I voted Wolverine simply because he’s been the most prominent AND in the largest number of stories I’ve enjoyed. Not just as the breakout X-Man of the 2nd generation, but in all his solo adventures, and even some of his guest-spots. Colossus, on the other hand, has been largely a supporting character with a few decent moments here and there, but little dynamic spotlight.

And as for solo Colossus stories; there was that weird Excalibur one-shot where he teamed up with Meggann to fight Arcade, which was only saved by Bryan Hitch’s art ( and even that was in his pre-widescreen days ). There was that recent mini-series where he was revealed to be related to THE Rasputin, or some such nonsense. And…I’ve got nothing else.

By: Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:37:38 +0000

Wolverine is the “the best” for a reason, so I voted for him. I’m guessing the final order will be Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Storm, Banshee, Cyclops, Thunderbird, and Sunfire.

By: David

David — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:23:15 +0000

Cyclops, by a hair over Nightcrawler and Colossus. Chris McAree (above) is totally right about what went wrong with Wolverine – he was vastly more interesting when he could reasonably be considered weaker than the other X-men.

By: Patent Dragon

Patent Dragon — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:55:42 +0000

Storm.

Another “no hesitation” job, this poll.

By: Rene

Rene — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:54:40 +0000

Jack – I like all of them, that is why Wolverine being the breakout character decides it for me.

By: Mary Warner

Mary Warner — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:53:44 +0000

I went with Nightcrawler, also. For all the same reasons as everybody else, I guess. (I’ve been disappointed that few of my choices have won on these polls, but now I feel kind of sad at picking such a popular choice.)

I really don’t think you should’ve restricted this to the characters from Giant-Size X-Men, though. Really, the image of the ‘new X-Men’ extends all the way to the death of Phoenix, and if you had gone that far you could’ve included Kitty Pryde (since she was invited to join just as the Hellfire Club was recruiting Jean, and she arrived at the X-Mansion during the funeral). If Kitty were a candidate, I would really have somebody to root for.

By: jazzbo

jazzbo — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:06:08 +0000

Based on past polls, the choice that seems most popular in the comments is quite often not the top vote getter, so I still wouldn’t be surprised if Wolverine won despite a lack of love in the comment section

By: chill bill

chill bill — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:44:24 +0000

Whats funny is everyone thinks Wolverine will win and yet most comments seem to indicate Nightcrawler or Colossus will win. I voted Nightcrawler hes blue and has a tail how cool is that.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:59:35 +0000

Though I initially thought Wolverine or Nightcrawler, I pulled the trigger on Banshee.

By: Jack Norris

Jack Norris — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:57:47 +0000

Some people, in citing the fact that Wolverine was the “breakout” character or the most popular or successful one as the reason for voting for him, seem to be forgetting a) that the vote is for “favourite” character, and b) that “favourite” means what you like the best, not what was most popular or was the big craze with everyone else.