X-Men ’92 was one of the breakout hits of Secret Wars. Written by duo Chris Sims and Chad Bowers, with art by Scott Koblish, the book brought back the energy from the most popular era of the series, the 90’s. On March 30th Marvel will be relaunching the series with Sims, Bowers, and rising star…
Name: Josh Foley Code Names: Elixir First Appearance: New Mutants #5 (Nov ’03) Powers: Able to control the bodily health in others Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men, X-Force, Reavers, Utopians About With great power, comes great responsibility. The most classic line in comics works because that sense of responsibility can be used to explore so many…
Art by Chris Bachalo, Victor Olazaba, and Edgar Delgado Name: Karima Shapanadar Code Names: Omega Sentinel First Appearance: X-Men Unlimited #27 (June ’00) Powers: All the destruction of a Sentinel in a compact human form Teams Affiliation: Excalibur, X-Men, Acolytes, Marauders About There is a story told by philosophy professors called the Ship of Theseus….
Art by Neil Edwards, Jay Leisten, and Matt Milla Name: Armando Muñoz Code Names: Darwin First Appearance: X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2 (Feb ’06) Powers: Reactive evolution Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Factor Investigations About “Mutation: it is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on…
Art by Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado Name: Samuel Zachery Guthrie Code Names: Cannonball First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants (Nov ’82) Powers: Propels himself through air with explosive force, nigh invulnerable when blastin’ Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Force, X-Men, Avengers About Responsibility is a tough concept for most kids to comprehend. They want…
As seen in Deadpool, portrayed by Brianna Hildebrand Name: Ellie Phimister Code Names: Negasonic Teenage Warhead First Appearance: New X-Men #115 (Aug ’01) Powers: Telepathy, Precogntion, Taking her name literally in the movie Teams Affiliation: None When it was announced that Negasonic Teenage Warhead would be appearing in the Deadpool film in a supporting role…
Art by Andy Kubert Name: Guido Carosella Code Names: Strong Guy First Appearance: New Mutants #29 (July ’85) Powers: Kinetic energy absorbsion in his muscle mass Teams Affiliation: X-Factor About Always leave ‘em laughing. Nothing I could say could sum up the massive mutant known as Strong Guy better than Peter David did in his…
Art by Russel Dauterman Name: Tabitha Smith Code Names: Time Bomb, Boom Boom, Boomer, Meltdown First Appearance: Secret Wars II (Nov ’85) Powers: Creates Energy Time Bombs Teams Affiliation: Fallen Angels, X-Factor, X-Force, X-Terminators, New Mutants, Nextwave About Do you ever think about escaping your life? Forgetting everything you have, everyone you know, everywhere you’ve…
Art by Joe Madureira Name: Japheth Code Names: Maggott First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #345 (June ’97) Powers: External Mutated Digestive System, Psychometry Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Generation X About Some mutants see the X Gene as a gift, others as a curse. It turned Warren Worthington III into a beautiful Angel but transformed Jono Starsmore into a…
Art by Chris Bachalo Name: Carl Denti Code Names: The X-Cutioner First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (Nov ’93) Powers: Sh’iar Armor and Power Lance Teams Affiliation: FBI About Frank Miller and Alan Moore killed the superhero, at least for a time. The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen ushered in a new age for comics, creators wanted…
Art by Mark Brooks Name: Benett du Paris Code Names: Exodus First Appearance: X-Factor #92 (July ‘93) Powers: Telepathy, Telekinesis, Teleportation, Healing Factor Team Affiliation: Acolytes, Brotherhood of Mutants About The central conflict of the X-Men franchise is the ideology of Charles Xavier vs Magneto. Can mutants peacefully coexist with the rest of the world or do…
Art by Chris Bachalo Name: Jonothon Starsmore Code Names: Chamber, Decibel First Appearance: Generation X #1 (Nov ’94) Powers: Projects Fiery Psionic Energy Teams Affiliation: Generation X, X-Men, Weapon X, New Warriors About Everyone remembers their first time. Kitty Pryde’s ended with her phasing through her bed, Iceman’s first time was alone in his bedroom,…
Name: Angelo Unuscione (Gunther Bain) Code Names: Unus the Untouchable First Appearance: X-Men #8 (Nov ‘64) Powers: Personal Force Field Teams Affiliation: Factor Three, Brotherhood of Mutants, Secret Empire About While Stan Lee and Jack Kirby didn’t do their best work on X-Men, they were able to create many important and long lasting characters. The…
Art by John Tyler Christopher Name: Hisako Ichiki Code Names: Armor First Appearance: Astonishing X-Men (Oct ‘04) Powers: Psionic exoskeleton powered by her connection to her ancestors Teams Affiliation: X-Men, New X-Men About There is a saying that goes “the inmates are running the asylum”, those who were once held captive by something, are now…
Art by Paul Pelletier Name: Longshot Code Names: Longshot First Appearance: Longshot #1 (Sept ‘85) Powers: Lucky, Pyschometry, Hollow Bones, Unnaturally Attractive Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Exiles, X-Factor Investigations About Where do you draw the line between dumb luck and uncanny skill? For Longshot, that line has always been blurry at best. He was never intended…