Xi’an Coy Manh and the Difference Between “Character Development” and “Out-of-Character”
I really enjoyed New Mutants: Dead Souls up until #6. But then Rosenburg had to go out and pull some real stupid shit, in my opinion, with one of my favourite characters; Xi’an “Shan” Coy Manh, AKA Karma. This is far from the first time Karma’s been on the short end of a writer’s stick; she’s unfortunately been a go-to punching bag since her creation, really. But this time isn’t just throwing her under the bus; it’s warping her entire established character in an instant.
Everything above? That is not character development. that is out-of-character.
One of my favorite Marvel pairings-that-will-never-be. Or at least that will never be anything more than one sided because Piotr Rasputin is No Longer Dead. I just hope that if Xi’an shows up in Wolverine & the X-Men (she’s on the roster as staff, so it could conceivably happen) that the writers know/remember that she had major feelings for Kitty.
But I’m not getting my hopes up on them getting to share panel space again, because it’s just not likely to happen with the cast that book has all in one space.