Is Bendis setting Kitty up to be the new Luke Cage?

[Nomads1]

I guess the comparision doesn't hold for one simple point. Kitty, as well as Cyclops, for that matter, is integral part of the X-Men mythos, while Cage, Jessica Blargh Jones and Spider Woman (among others) weren't (of the Avengers, of course). It'd be more similar if he, say, pushed Cyclops, Storm or Wolverine (yeah, right, that's going to happen) to the background and installed Ursa Major as the new Professor X, or brought back that idea that the Falcon is a mutant, and have him take over the mutant revolution. Kitty may be a favorite of Bendis, but, as I said, it's not so jarring since she was already a mainstay of the team. Not a fan of Bendis, but every writer does this kind of thing. Claremont obviously favored Storm and Wolverine (among others), Fraction seemed to have a thing for Scott and Emma, and now Bendis will spotlight his favorites. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if he won't create a mutant Jessica Jones over in Uncanny and push Cyclops to the background.

Peace

[Talisman]

Have you been reading Wolvie X-Men? Kitty's been absolute garbage over there. Bendis is saving Kitty from absolute obscurity.

[ohsnapulon5000]

Isn't Kitty every writer's pet? Isn't that why "Kitty" is still her default pet name? I'd wonder how Bendis would have her exit the series, since that's the m.o. of every writer who takes her on as a pet project, but knowing Bendis- there will be blood.

Isn't it enough that she relaxes the shit out of her luscious locks?

psh. girl gets up at the crack of dawn so she can catch Gambit coming in, so he can flat iron it with Rogue's chi.

[Lady_Alternate]

Isn't Kitty every writer's pet? Isn't that why "Kitty" is still her default pet name? I'd wonder how Bendis would have her exit the series, since that's the m.o. of every writer who takes her on as a pet project, but knowing Bendis- there will be blood.

Nah, she's Bendis' love more than most. I bet that had he been able to get away with it, he'd have put her on his New Avengers team back in the beginning.