Marvel.com: What brought us to this point? Why did this story lead to Professor X's death?
Brian Michael Bendis: When I joined the X-Men office I was quite surprised what a polarizing figure Charles Xavier had become among the editors, creators, and readers. Maybe it's because he's bald but I never have a problem with him. Analyzing it, it is clear that the franchise just simply outgrew him. All of the characters had moved on to a place where Charles himself wasn't really needed anymore. I don't think anyone did it on purpose; it was just one of those organic storytelling things.
I spent a lot of time championing his place in
Avengers Vs. X-Men only to find that I was really one of the only [people] who cared how he felt about the whole thing. After one of our retreat days a small group of us got together and the question was brought up that maybe he would be more interesting dead post-AvX than he was in life pre-AvX.
Knowing what my plans were post AvX [with ALL-NEW X-MEN], the death of Charles Xavier made every scene I have coming up for the next year more passionate, more interesting and more controversial. I was very happy that we voted to whack the man.
A small group of us getting together to decide to murder Charles Xavier is all sounding very Godfather-ish. [
Laughs]
Marvel.com: What are the immediate consequences of this moment?
Brian Michael Bendis: Charles Xavier is a founding father of the pro-mutant movement. If there is a mutant living by that manifesto, he or she is living a manifesto invented by Charles Xavier. The other mutants all around the Marvel Universe will have very strong feelings about his death. Some will try to carry on his message, others will decide that the dream is dead, and others will never forget Scott Summers for what he has done and will do everything in their power to make every day of his life a nightmare.
Marvel.com: Who does this hit the hardest?
Brian Michael Bendis: The list of X-Men that this hits hard is very long; and not many people are going to deal with it in the same way.
Marvel.com: What does this mean for Cyclops? Can he come back from this and find redemption?
Brian Michael Bendis: I really don't know but that sounds like an awfully good hook for an X-Men comic book [
Laughs]. That sure is a book I would like to write.
Marvel.com: Which Marvel NOW! titles will explore the ramifications of Professor X’s death?
Brian Michael Bendis: I think you will find this is the subtext and backbone of all of the X-Men books going forward and a big part of UNCANNY AVENGERS.
Marvel.com: What was it like to write this moment, both as a professional and somebody who is a longtime X-Men fan?
Brian Michael Bendis: It felt very Shakespearean. I don't always write in a very Shakespearean way but as I was putting the final touches on the scene and then when I saw the pencils I was quite surprised how large the tragedy truly felt. Not only does Cyclops, who is arguably not in control of his own actions, [to] murder his father, for lack of a better word, but he does it in front of every major player in the Marvel Universe. This isn't some rumor that's been spread around. Everyone saw him do it. Scott knows what he has done.
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