You know the drill. At the end of each year (ish) I make a new Tier list of each character and explain how the character has changed in my mind since the last time I did this. Feel free to check out my 1990, 1992 , 1993, Favorites as of 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and Favorites as of 2001 lists.
Make your own here and share the link in the comments.
S Tier
Emma - Yea, she's just a badass now. I'm entertained by every panel she appears in.
Jean - She's finally relevant again!
Sage - Good job, Claremont. Sage is the best (and maybe only) example of why X-Treme X-Men doesn't suck.
A Tier
Chamber - Even though the Poptopia story wasn't great, Chamber's characterization was.
Cyclops - This is sadly the only time I've ever really been intrigued by Cyclops.
John Sublime - A new villain who felt fresh and had a complete arc. I'm down with more of that.
Lifeguard - Is she a good character or is she just hot in her golden form? Either way, I appreciate having a new, interesting character.
Rogue - She was # 6 in my recent overall rankings, and Claremont doesn't do much to change that.
Storm - She was # 4 in my recent overall rankings, and Claremont doesn't do much to change that.
Wolverine - He was # 5 in my recent overall rankings, and he still holds strong as one of the best characters.
Xorn - I'm not sure if he's a good character or if I just think he's cool, but either way I get excited when he appears on panel.
B Tier
Archangel...in the B Tier? Wow, that X-Corp story must have been pretty good.
Banshee - Another standout from the X-Corp story.
Beak - Seems like a breakout character
Beast - He's not terrible.
Bishop - He actually has a purpose now as a cop. I don't hate him, but I also don't see him breaking into the A Tier anytime soon.
Stacy X - She's interesting because she's new.
Professor X - Ironically, I like him now more that he's actually drawn old. Oh, and he doesn't completely suck now that two writers (Claremont and Morrison) are leaning into him being deeply flawed.
C Tier
Angel - She seems like a breakout character.
Domino - Lol, she doesn't do much she's my 8th overall favorite character so I'm going to get pretty excited when she shows up.
Gambit - I considered putting him in the F category. He's not actively terrible, but I just really don't like the guy.
Monet - She also doesn't do much but I like her and I'm stubborn.
Sebastian Shaw - He has a pretty good arc over in Extreme.
Surge - I only like him because he ended up being Mystique.
D Tier
The following characters don't actively suck, but there is so little of them that I don't have much to say about them:
Avalanche, Blob, Fire guy (forgot his name), Husk, Jubilee, Lady Mastermind, Multiple Man.
F Tier
Iceman - He's the worst! Stop including him!
Nightcrawler - This one hurt. I don't think NC will always suck, but I truly hate how he is being portrayed so far. He's a whiny little bitch, to be honest.
Red Lotus - Do I need to explain this one?
Slipstream - He rides a surfboard through time and space. That's lame!
Sunpyre - Her name is lame and she dies after getting like 1 panel.
Thunderbird - He's finally written out and I won't miss him. Peace out, homeslice!
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