NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[selenak]

I just read that as of the new Captain Marvel, S.W.O.R.D will no longer exist in the Marvelverse. No word yet whether they'll simply dissolve the situation or retcon it as never having existed at all.

This makes me profoundly unhappy and upset because of Abigail Brand, head of S.W.O.R.D.. Now I haven't been following the comics for a while (read: years), but ever after Joss Whedon's run of Astonishing X-Men had finished and the following comics also used Abigail Brand, whom he had invented (for a while, she even got her own series, which meant TPTB liked her, too), I took it for granted she would remain in the Marvelverse. I loved many things about Astonishing X-Men, but the abrasive, morally ambiguous Agent Brand was one of the elements I loved most. (Which is why I wrote some stories about her.) And it was one of the few times where I predicted and wanted a pairing and then it happened. (And kept happening in Brand's and Hank McCoy's post-Whedon appearances.) In conclusion: I love Abigail Brand.

If they retcon her out of existence I'll, I'll...

....do nothing at all, in all likelihood, except for shaking my first at the Marvellian sky and consider a career as a supervillain. With green hair. It'll be all your fault, Marvel. *starts to plot ridiculous plan to take over the world, just in case*

Comments

[lilacsigil]

I'm sick of this reboot already and it hasn't even rebooted!

[selenak]

It must not be!

[cadenzamuse]

I agree! I am Not A Fan of comics reboots in general. Like--I know the canon is intimidating. Which makes it way more intimidating for me to start over if I've already learned it!

Plus Marvel has been good at saying "this is another universe's Earth" when they do wacky things--can we just move over to Earth-617?

Also Agent Brand :(((((((((

[selenak]

She must liiiiiive!

[likeadeuce]

I don't thiiiink there is planned to be a widespread 'retconning characters out of existence. It's more likely to be a 'SHIELD was reorganized/ Brand is around in some capacity...whether she and Hank are still together I don't know!

[selenak]

While I'd love them to be together, I know nothing is forever, relationship wise, in the comics, so I have prepared myself for a breakup a long time ago. I can deal with that. Abigail Brand retconned out of existence, however...!

[likeadeuce]

I feel like the main reason Brand has shown up in various places since Whedon's run is that writers enjoy using her, and Marvel doesn't seem to run by edicts declaring characters not appear if writers want to use them. So I think there's still hope!

[selenak]

I'll cling to that, thank you!