The problem is context; he said it *after* M-Day, at a time when writers were creating new mutants left, right and centre. Jason Aaron, Brian Bendis, Jason Latour - all were creating new mutants in the comics they wrote at the time Claremont said that statement. It was only some time later that Bleeding Cool spotted…

Just a heads-up, the Claremont quote was nonsense. He went on to create new mutants *after* saying that. He seems to have been referring to the Decimation era. I also think you're being overly negative; while I agree that I'm not impressed with the general direction, I think you approached the books expecting to…