#presence in a well-written book and thus keep me occupied and entertained even if the other two aren't being utilized well or even at all

[bigskydreaming]

And the truly obnoxious thing is like, we know from countless interviews over the past few months, that like.....EVERY writer in the X-office wanted Bobby for their book. Orlando said he really wanted Bobby and Christian to stay on Marauders for his run, but they’d already been called ‘dibs’ on, part of why I was so hopeful Bobby was in X-Men Red was specifically because Ewing had mentioned wanting to use him, Spurrier’s said something about wanting him, Tini Howard mentioned something about a possible Bobby story, hell, even Leah Williams wasn’t shy about wanting to do more with him and at this point I would even have preferred....y’know what, let me not tempt fate, I’m still holding a grudge about that trainwreck of an X-Tremists mini and I need to just not go there even for the sake of hysterical, fanboy-in-a-state-of-high-dudgeon hyperbole.

I’m just.....

Pretty much every other writer in the X-office except for Percy has mentioned having a Bobby story they want to tell (literally all of the above writers being bi, just for the record) and Marvel’s like nah, let’s keep him with the straight writer who already HAD two plus years to do whatever the hell he wanted with the character and used that time and opportunity to.....literally do nothing at all.

SURE, THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

#and literally the most common complaint about Duggan's X-Men title is that of the seven main cast members ALREADY on the book #he's barely given any of them actual focus or any kind of development whatsoever #....is it too soon for me to start hoping for an endpoint to his X-Men run so I at least know how long we've gotta be stuck with #him writing Bobby THIS time? #ugggggggggggggggh. this was NOT the news I was looking for today. Ill get over it and back to bored jaded ennui #soon enough - much like I'm managing to not be actively bothered by Taylor's Nightwing or the absence of me having #any interest in reading THAT book..... #but seriously. I only have three consistent comic book faves: Dick Grayson Kyle Rayner and Bobby Drake #all of whom are THEORETICALLY supposed to be pretty high profile and either A list or at least high B list #you would THINK it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to hope for at least ONE of three characters that high profile to have a consistent #presence in a well-written book and thus keep me occupied and entertained even if the other two aren't being utilized well or even at all #but nooooooooooooope. Kyle's still nowhere to be found as usual. Dick's being written as the walking embodiment #of every other character's support system and/or reliable showcase for them all to show off #how much more competent and better at dealing with all his enemies and threats are than he is IN HIS OWN BOOK #and Bobby's.....moving laterally from one book where he does fuck all but bring in readers for a writer who has zero interest in turning #that reader interest into actual storylines for him.....to another book where hey guess what? he'll most likely continue to do fuck all but #bring in readers for the same damn writer who has zero interest in turning that reader interest into actual storylines for him #YAY I LOVE COMICS THE END