Zachary Jenkins

Zachary Jenkins co-hosts the podcast Battle of the Atom and is the former editor-in-chief of ComicsXF. Shocking everyone, he has a full and vibrant life outside all this.

Entry 119 – Molly Hayes

Name: Molly Hayes Code Names: Princess Powerful, Bruiser First Appearance: Runaways #1 (July ‘03) Powers: Strength Teams Affiliation: The Runaways About Comics, especially comics in the mid-00s, had a tendency to go dark. This is the era of gritty realism, of The Ultimates and Identity Crisis, so a dash of hope was refreshing. Marvel tried to tap into that…

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Discover Kitty Pryde’s First Romance in X-MEN GOLD ANNUAL #2!

Press Release New York, NY—May 22, 2018—This summer, Kitty Pryde will make the biggest romantic leap of her life – but what about Kitty’s first romantic adventure? Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writer Seanan McGuire (October Daye, Wayward Children series) and celebrated artist Marco Failla (Ms. Marvel, All-New Wolverine) are bringing you the Kitty before Colossus in X-MEN GOLD ANNUAL…

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Entry 118 – Juggernaut

Name: Cain Marko Code Names: Juggernaut, Kuurth: Breaker of Stone First Appearance: X-Men #12 (July ‘65) Powers: Strength, Nothing can stop him Teams Affiliation: Exiles, X-Men, The Brotherhood, Excalibur, Thunderbolts About I was never close to my step-brothers (well, ex-step-brothers now – long story). It isn’t that we openly disliked each other, or even that we couldn’t find some…

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Entry 117 – Storm

Name: Ororo Munroe Code Names: Storm First Appearance: Giant Sized X-Men #1 (Oct ‘75) Powers: Weather Control Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Force, The Crew, The Avengers, Fantastic Four About The word unless provides a lot of insight. It is one thing to say someone will do something, it is another to understand what would make them…

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Entry 116 – Kid Apocalypse

Name: Evan Sabahnur Code Names: Kid Apocalypse, Genesis First Appearance: Uncanny X-Force #7 (Jun ’11) Powers: Apocalypse Ones Teams Affiliation: X-Men About Philosopher John Locke once said, “If we will attentively consider new born children, we shall have little reason to think that they bring many ideas into the world with them.” His thought was that…

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