This editorial comes to us from Robert Secundus, Private X-Investigator and amateur-angelologist-for-hire Part I. Introduction I have borne witness to wonders. I have seen Polarisâ half -Magneto wedding gown. I have seen exploding communion wafers and many mutants shout loudly about their immunity to AIDS. I have seen an Iceman made of piss. Why have…
In AGE OF X-MAN: THE AMAZING NIGHTCRAWLER #1 by, Seanan McGuire and Juan Frigeri everyoneâs favorite blue and fuzzy mutant is the most popular and famous figure in the world. This is the best indication we have that this alternate reality is actually the utopia it is claimed to be. Over forty years past his…
Happy Spooktober everyone! We are celebrating the creepy month and the eve of All-Saints Day by talking about, well, Draculas. They are spoopy and drink blood. A perfect combination for these trying times. Please celebrate the dark holy month with us. Hail Satan! Ranked This Episode: X-Men vol 3 #1-6 (Curse Of The Mutants) What…
A recurring theme in X-Men is found family. Being a blood relative isnât the key to relationships, instead they are forged through shared experiences. Culture, however, puts special emphasis on the importance of bloodlines. Look at nearly any story with a âHero’s Journeyâ and you will find a revelation about the protagonistâs heritage that proves…
Name: Ororo Munroe Code Names: Storm First Appearance: Giant Sized X-Men #1 (Oct â75) 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…
Name: Pietro Maximoff Code Names: Quicksilver First Appearance: X-Men #4 (Mar â64) Powers: Super Speed Teams Affiliation: The Brotherhood, The Avengers, X-Factor, Knights of Wundagore About There is an old tradition in superhero comics for villains to be redeemed and heroes to turn wicked. In the last few years, the Avengers membership has included Sabretooth and Doctor Doom while…
Name: Danger Room Code Names: Danger First Appearance: Astonishing X-Men #7 (Jan â05) Powers: Hard light projection Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Club, X-Factor About In the video game series Marathon, a precursor to Halo, the self-awareness of artificial intelligence is a common theme. The AI pushing for greater awareness first becomes melancholy, then angry, and finally jealous. In theory,…
Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III Code Names: Angel, Archangel, Death First Appearance: X-Men #1 (Sept â63) Powers: Flight, razor-sharp flechettes, healing blood Team Affiliation: X-Men, Champions, Defenders, X-Factor, X-Force, Horsemen of Apocalypse About The original five X-Men are often criticized for telling a story of persecution and bigotry through the eyes of a group of WASP-y kids…
Name: Lucas Bishop Code Names: Bishop First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #282 (Nov â91) Powers: Energy absorption and redirection Teams Affiliation: XSE, X-Men, X-Force About When I was young I had a weird idea that I was just fixated on. I wanted the next Metal Gear Solid game to give Solid Snake a teen sidekick who could be…
Name: Emma Frost Code Names: The White Queen First Appearance: X-Men #129 (Jan ’80) Powers: Telepathy, Organic Diamond Form Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Hellfire Club, Generation X About Ambition is a powerful force. The desire to control your own destiny and get what you want drives many lives. Ambition isnât good or evil, ambition is just a quality in a…
Name: Remy LeBeau Code Names: Gambit First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (July â90) Powers: Can charge objects with kinetic energy, southern charm Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Marauders, X-Factor, Horsemen About When I was 10 Sonic Adventure 2 Battle came out. That game introduced a dark brooding version of Sonic the Hedgehog creatively named Shadow the Hedgehog. He…
Current Ranking of X-Men Stories These master rankings are the truth. There is no room for arguments, no room for disagreement. It is the definitive ranking of the X-Universe. This is not a quantitative measurement, there is no cumulative score, and there never will be. Factors such as uniqueness, historical significance, and the ever important how-much-I-want-to-reread-it-test,…
Art by Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Buccellato Name: Angelo Espinosa Code Names: Skin First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #317 (Oct â94) Powers: Six feet of extra skin Teams Affiliation: Generation X About One of the things the original Generation X, as well as the recent relaunch, got right was that not every mutant fits in. Not everyone…
Art by “Calamity” Jon Morris Name: Adam Neramani Code Names: X-Treme First Appearance: X-Force Annual #22 (Oct â93) Powers: Sets blood on fire Teams Affiliation: X-Force kinda About When ratings on The Itchy & Scratchy Show began to decline, executives decided to retool the show with a new character for a new generation, Poochie. He had killer…
Art by Paul Davidson Name: David Haller Code Names: Legion First Appearance: New Mutants #25 (Mar â85) Powers: A different power for every personality Teams Affiliation: X-Men About People thrive for control. The unknown is a dark expanse and anything we can to shine a light on it matters. It makes us feel safe because we want to be the…