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It’s important as fans to honor the artists that brought this to fruition. The #xmen97 and I faced significant doubt and resistance from the studio when I insisted Cyclops be the main character — instead of Wolverine — so it is weird to see this trailer and fans crediting certain folks for “honoring Cyclops” when this was a direct pivot that occurred only after #XMen97’s unexpected success. I for one am grateful to Chase Conley and Emi Yonemura for having my back and helping me execute this part of my vision of restoring Cyclops. It does trouble me that I’ve seen Kevin and @MarvelStudios credit Jon Favreau and other white creators for setting the tone and direction of the MCU but completely ignoring the work of the many black, queer, Asian, and Latino teammates that actually set the tone and proved to Marvel — who was still on the Logan train — that Cyclops deserves his due. This counters the belief that DEI pushes agendas when you had Marvel’s MOST diverse team all united behind Cyclops. More disheartening is seeing fellow artists like the #Russobros completely ignoring our hard work and contributions, and that we e did it with a quarter of the resources and support they’ve been given. But what’s most important is fans are happy, and that makes it all worth it. But I’d urge #xmen fans to reach out and show love to team of artists and animators who made this all possible.