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 111 – Pixie

Name: Megan Gwyenn Code Names: Pixie First Appearance: New X-Men #5 (Nov ’04) Powers: Flight, hallucinogenic dust, soul dagger, teleportation spell Teams Affiliation: X-Men, The Lights About An important aspect of character design is the silhouette. You want the shape of your character to identify them before anything else. You can see how this works in practice…

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Battle of the Atom: Episode 31 – Nobody Get Rid Of Shogo with Christina Strain

Generation X may be over but Christian Strain is here with us to go over all the nitty gritty details of it. We talk about Jubilee, Glob, Quire, X-Man, and much more! Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy! Our theme…

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Entry 110 – Forge

Name: Forge Code Names: Maker First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #184 (Aug ’84) Powers: He makes stuff Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force About By trade, I am an engineer. I take a concept and turn it into stuff. In practice this involves a ton of meetings and a liberal use of the Microsoft Office Suite combined with…

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Entry 109 – Sunspot

Name: Roberto da Costa Code Names: Sunspot, Citizen V First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants (Nov ’82) Powers: Superstrength, energy blasts Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Force, Hellfire Club, Avengers About We all love heroes, that’s why you are reading a blog post about a random X-Men character every Thursday. They are aspirational figures that show…

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Entry 108 – Oya

Name: Idie Okonkwo Code Names: Oya First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #528 (Nov ’10) Powers: Temperature Control Teams Affiliation: X-Men About When I was a wee lad, my parents were a bit overprotective about the intersection of religion and magic. I wasn’t allowed to see Pocahontas because of the spiritual themes. My mother had a sit down with…

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Entry 107 – Gladiator

Name: Kallark Code Names: Gladiator First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #107 (Oct’77) Powers: All of the ones Superman has but powered by his confidence and will Teams Affiliation: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, Annihilators About Beyond anything else, Superheroes are unified by willpower. It is the most important weapon in any hero’s arsenal. It is what gives Spider-Man to lift…

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