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 013 – Boom Boom

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…

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Entry 012 – Maggott

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…

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Entry 011 – The X-Cutioner

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…

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Entry 010 – Exodus

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…

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Entry 009 – Chamber

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,…

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Entry 007 – Armor

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…

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Entry 006 – Longshot

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…

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Entry 005 – Magik

Art by Chris Bachalo Name: Illyana Rasputin Code Names: Magik, Darkchild First Appearance: Giant Sized X-Men #1 (Oct ‘75) Powers: Creates “Stepping-Disks” that allow her to teleport through time and space, Sorcery, Mystical Soulsword and Soularmor Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men About The X-Men have always walked the line between light and darkness and none…

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Entry 004 – Warpath

Art by Billy Tan Name: James Proudstar Code Names: Warpath, Thunderbird First Appearance: New Mutants #16 (June ‘84) Powers: Enhanced physical attributes (strength, speed, endurance, ect.), Owns two really big Vibranium knives Team Affiliation: X-Men, X-Force, Hellions, New Mutants About Apache James Proudstar always looked up to his brother John. Life on the reservation wasn’t…

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Entry 003 – Avalanche

Art by Sean Phillips Name: Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis Code Names: Avalanche First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan 81) Powers: Seismic Wave Generation Teams Affiliation: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Freedom Force, Project: Wideawake, X-Corps About From surviving a fight with the Hulk, to destroying the Eiffel Tower, to running a bar on the west coast, Dom…

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Entry 002 – Glob Herman

Art by Ramon Villalobos  Name: Robert Herman Code Names: Glob Herman, Glob, The Inhuman Torch (he is the only one to call himself that) First Appearance: New X-Men #117 (Oct 01) Powers: Body made of Bio-paraffin Wax, Superhuman Strength & Resilience Team Affiliation: Omega Gang, Hellfire Academy, X-Men About Created by Grant Morrison & Ethan…

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Entry 001 – Rachel Grey

  Art by Mark Brooks Name: Rachel Anne Summers (Aka: Grey) Code Names: Phoenix, Marvel Girl,  Mother Askani First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan 81) Powers: Telekinesis, Telepathy, Occasional Phoenix Host Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Excalibur, Starjammers, Jean Grey School About In the post apocalyptic waste land of 2013, Franklin Richards had a girlfriend who could…

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