Eric Kleefeld wrote: Magneto took over a military base and held everyone hostage.  He tried to use missiles to kill the X-Men.  This is not exactly regard for life.

But it's not the blatant disregard for life he showed in Morrison's run either.  He never threatened to kill those at the military base and he was acting as any good villain to a superhero team in that he was willing to exercise his power against those who stood in his way.  Again, that's a far cry from the Magneto we saw during Morrison's tenure.

The thing I've noticed about Morrison's handling of mainstream properties is that he retells other peoples stories and yet gets hailed as brilliantly original, and completely disregards previous characterizations which brings out the hoards of apologists who then gnash their teeth when someone later comes along to try and salvage things and put them back differently than Morrison changed them.

And didn't Magneto once destroy a submarine, killing a couple hundred seamen?  I think there's a fair bit of proof out there that Magneto is a killer.  Which is fine with me...I prefer him as a villan, and not as some civil rights activist.

Mike