Marvel Proves XMen Are Separate From The Rest of Its Universe

Marvel Proves X-Men Are Separate From The Rest of Its Universe

As the Kingpin makes being a superhero illegal in Devil’s Reign, the X-Men are completely indifferent to the wellbeing of their once fellow heroes.

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Marvel Proves XMen Are Separate From The Rest of Its Universe

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Devil’s Reign #1

Since the formation of Krakoa, the X-Men have become more secluded in relation to the surrounding Marvel Universe, and the new limited series Devil’s Reign proved that the X-Men are in fact completely separate from the rest of Marvel. In House of X/Powers of X, the mutants form their own legitimate nation on the living island Krakoa under the leadership of Professor X and Magneto. Since then, the X-Men haven’t bothered themselves with the troubles of humans, acting only in the best interests of mutantkind. The X-Men have become indifferent to the schemes of supervillains unless mutants could be directly impacted, a new development that was put on full display in Devil’s Reign.

In Devil’s Reign #1 by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto, Mayor of New York City Wilson Fist champions a new law that outlaws superheroes, while simultaneously giving a certain number of villains law enforcement authority. Upon the Kingpin’s announcement of The Powers Act, nations around the world gave their official response to the shocking news, including the nation of Krakoa, with Storm acting as their representative.

On television news, Storm says in response to The Powers Act, “Krakoa has no interest in human laws. All mutants have diplomatic immunity as per our international agreement, so it would be in the mayor’s best interest to leave us be”. The X-Men’s announcement reminded the world that mutants are not superheroes, and have no obligation to use their powers for the betterment of humanity as they are no longer a part of the rest of humanity since the creation of the Island Nation of Krakoa, and therefore are no longer a part of the wider Marvel Universe.

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The stories featuring the X-Men have become increasingly more isolated since House of X and Powers of X, rarely crossing over with the rest of Marvel. The closest thing to mutant involvement with the rest of the world was during the King In Black event in which Knull descended upon the Earth and threatened the whole planet. After sending a mutant strike force to Knull’s location in New York and joining the rest of Marvel’s heroes, the X-Men quickly pulled themselves out of the fight to defend their own little island rather than the entire planet.

The recent pullback by the X-Men from the rest of Marvel, as cemented in Devil’s Reign #1, makes sense in Marvel continuity and is the best move for mutants given the world in which they live, but for a comic fan, it’s actually a pretty sad development. Basically, the X-Men aren’t heroes anymore, they are an army dedicated to a single nation, not a team of superheroes who fight for what is right as they originally were. While the change to the X-Men is seemingly for the ensured survival of all mutants and makes the most sense to that end, it is a disheartening new normal that X-Men fans will have to get used to, the fact that the beloved mutant team are no longer heroes which was made explicitly clear by their indifference to the wellbeing of their once fellow heroes in Devil’s Reign.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/xmen-devils-reign-separate-marvel-event-kingpin/

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