Canceled Geek Icon Inspires X-Men Moment in New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer
By Chris Snellgrove | Published
Now that everyone can check Avengers: Doomsday trailer with X-Men, something mysterious is happening: even the most excited fans are excited about the upcoming project of Marvel. While it was cool to see Professor X and Magneto as grown-up brothers, the biggest thrill comes from the final moments of the trailer, when Cyclops takes off his visor and unleashes an optic blast more powerful than we’ve ever seen on screen before. But here’s something most of those excited fans don’t know: this epic moment directly adapts a mob-like scene from an X-Men comic written by canceled geek icon Joss Whedon.
In case you didn’t see Avengers: Doomsday trailer with the X-Men in it, here’s a quick recap: most of the trailer shows Xavier’s seemingly abandoned mansion, and the only two people we see inside are Professor X and a very old Magneto playing chess. At first, Magneto seems to be the main character…not only is it a shock to see him with a big, gray beard, but he gives a scary narrative about how “death comes to us all.” Finally, we see Cyclops fighting one or more Sentinels, and he rips off his visor to unleash the mother of all optic blasts.
Cyclops is on
For longtime X-Men fans, this is a moment that makes you want to stand up and cheer. Cyclops is often written as either ridiculously boring, a joke, or both, so it’s nice to see him finally show just how powerful he can be. But for us old fans with long boxes full of comics, this was also a very visible moment…after all, that’s exactly what happened. The amazing X-Men (v. 2), #8, written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon.
IX-Men As Written By Joss Whedon
The issue begins with a psychic attack that knocks out various X-Men characters before the group is attacked by a very different Sentinel, who refers to worshiping an unnamed “Lord” and cryptically states that “the children will pay for the sins of the father.” Wolverine wants to charge and take out the robot’s main frame, but Cyclops tells him, “There’s no time…I want this thing off my lawn.” At this point, he takes off his visor, unleashing a massive optic blast that leaves a large crater and the Sentinel can only grunt (just before dying) about his boss having ambitious plans too far from a simple robot attack.
To this day, it’s probably the coolest Cyclops moment in X-Men comic history. Even Wolverine is impressed, telling the team leader “Every time, Summers…I remember why you’re in charge.” This was one of Joss Whedon’s many great plot points The amazing X-Men run; began writing comics in 2004, one year after Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended and eight years before he directed. The Avengerschanging the course of the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever.
Leaving them in Red
Obviously, we don’t know exactly what happened to Cyclops or anyone else for that matter Avengers: Doomsday trailer, but the familiar beats remain the same as we see in this fan-favorite comic. IX-Man appears to be fighting at least one Sentinel (look closely, and you can see a giant robot walking behind), and takes off his Visor (which tends to block his powers) to release a large blast that seems intended to end the battle, just like what’s happening in the area The amazing X-Men of comedy.
It’s impossible to know exactly how much canceled geek king Joss Whedon inspired the X-Men scenes in. Avengers: Doomsdaybut I have a very good feeling about this perceived honor. Regardless of how you feel about Whedon, he is a great writer, and his The amazing X-Men run is one of the best modern comedies ever made (second only, perhaps, to Grant Morrison’s New X-Men). If this preview shows correctly Avengers: Doomsdaythen we’ll hear something from every generation of superhero-weary fans we never thought we’d hear again: “Make mine Marvel!”
