Cyclops Article

Eric_C

http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/difficult-x-men-a-defense-of-cyclops/
This is a great article on Cyclops. It actually incorporates what I think about Cyclops and wish I was talented enough to write. Cyclops is a wonderful mope of a person and I feel like you either love him or hate him (I know I fluctuate between the two). What are your thoughts?

Torchsong

Scott Summers is:

- The greatest leader the X-Men have had or will ever know
- A deadbeat dad (no matter how they retcon it)
- An asshole
- A horndog who can't keep it in his trousers for five minutes

...and he's hands down my favorite X-Man.

Greg

I'll take Ororo over Scott for leadership everyday of the week and he's the X-Man that I love to hate the most.

CaptShazam

Torchsong said:

Scott Summers is:
- A horndog who can't keep it in his trousers for five minutes

True but with the women he's been with, i cannot fault him over this.

mwhitt80

I read the article right after it got posted on Grantland and thought it was pretty great. Personally I loved Alex's complete destruction of Gambit (which you should read) that lead to this article.

Torchsong

My favorite Scott Summers storyline actually shows up in Earth X, where we're in the not-too-distant future, most of the X-Men have been wiped out, and Scott's one of the few survivors. Running into a band of young mutants, he realizes he can still fulfill Xavier's dream.

Jersen

I have to say that the conclusion ties things together and makes some great points. Definitely makes Cyclops a more empathetic character for me.

Eric_C

mwhitt80 said:

I read the article right after it got posted on Grantland and thought it was pretty great. Personally I loved Alex's complete destruction of Gambit (which you should read) that lead to this article.

That was a really enjoyable article as well. I second the suggestion, I don't agree with him as much, but also very good. I think Alex should just keep it going on other X-Men