X-Men

From Barbelith

getgetcar From the introduction of a team of super-humans -- all unique social outcasts, to the now-times of "human mutants" who are perfect in porportion, the X-men have changed whilst the "American TV dream" shifts. The X-men were introduced to a time where prejudice (over many different things) was common, and the team displayed a range of handicaps and differences from the society of their world (the Marvel Universe). While there aren't the same high-profile social conflicts over racial prejudice today, the struggles of the X-men are no longer about fitting in.

Silver screen adaptations and spin-offs have left the X-men subject to widespread media attention. Being closely connected to the media itself, the comic book industry has transformed from relating to the outcasts of society to relating to a more mainstream audience (which is largely the same as the TV audience). What does that mean to comic book fans? Bigger, flashier, sexier, and things will blow up more often. Faces will look more perfect, and dialogue will become more simliar.

....and we wonder where the continuity went to....