Willing suspension of disbelief, or How do you type with boxing gloves on?

[Mashirosen]

I think the answer is "no comic book writer on earth is going to re-create Franklin Richards in the Ultimate universe because Franklin Richards is right after to Spider-Man's marriage on the list of things that comic book writers hate and want to go away."

Except Spider-Man's marriage is adorable and character-defining and only despised by tubby old dudes who yearn to regress to the homosocial comforts of the He-Man Woman-Haters Club treehouse, whereas everyone can agree that Franklin Richards is the kid from "It's A Good Life" times a zillion. >:(

The new avatar is specifically from this X-Men: First Class mini-comic, which is almost as cute as this one. The only thing that's keeping First Class from being pretty much my most favorite comic of all time is that the whole thing isn't done in this style.

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Mashirosen

tubby old dudes who yearn to regress to the homosocial comforts of the He-Man Woman-Haters Club treehouse

I said, comic book writers.