#age of x-man: the marvelous x-men (2019)

[mxrvellous]

Age of X-Man: The Marvelous X-Men (2019) #1

[morose-magnetrix]

Hi I saw that you’re a big Lorna Dane fan and that you’ve read a lot of her comics. Do you have a recommended reading list for her?

Hey there! 💚🧲 Thanks for the ask!

I use Travis Starnes’ reading order for my Polaris-athon (https://cmro.travis-starnes.com/character_details.php?character=426) but if you’re just wanting to get into her stories it’s way too much tbh. She has a lot of appearances and it can be difficult to sort through the meaningful ones and the ones where she’s just on the page as a recognizable cameo.

I haven’t managed to read all of her appearances yet - I’ve gotten up to the early 90s, and I’ve read most of her appearances from, like, 2016 onwards. I’m a little behind on Fall of X as well. So there likely are going to be some gaps here, but this would be my recommended reading list for Polaris 🧲 :

Krakoan Age (2019-)

this is the golden age for Polaris in my opinion, and where I’d honestly recommend you start reading!

Leah Williams’ X-Factor: This is where the modern revitalization of Polaris into the It Girl of Krakoa really begins. There is controversy surrounding the final issue of the series due to Prodigy's storyline (see here, here, and here for more info), but overall I really love this run. It’s very queer and does a great job of taking Polaris’ spotty characterization and having her begin a journey of self discovery.

Gerry Duggan’s X-Men: Gerry follows up on Leah’s work here and Polaris really starts to shine. Issue #5 is a standout and a personal favorite, if you only read one issue, it should be this one. She’s in vol. 1 as a main member of the team, and the spin offs from this period (Devil’s Reign X-Men and Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight) are really fun. Plus, Pepe Larraz’s redesign of her for this book is STUNNING.

Alex Segura's 'Control' arc in X-Men Unlimited (#96-99) : this is exclusive to the Marvel Unlimited app, but it’s really great. Lorna’s a cameo queen after leaving Gerry’s book, so it’s a nice centering of her and revisits some of her greatest villains.

Steve Orlando’s Scarlet Witch: Issue #3 is a must read in my opinion, particularly if you’re interested in Lorna’s relationship with her family (it builds off of Williams’ Trial of Magneto, which I love and establishes her PhD, but ultimately I think you can probably skip, it’s more of a Wanda focus).

The Lost Era (2010s)

This is the time period following the Decimation, where a lot of stories... tread water, tbh! Nothing here is essential reading for Polaris.

Lorna spends a lot of this era in the hands of Peter David, who is a vile scum sack of a person (see here for an example). I've read All New X-Factor (2014), where he characterizes her as someone who is completely unhinged and a danger to animals. It's not a fun time tbh. And again, it's Peter David - so I would skip this. You aren't missing much.

Cullen Bunn's X-Men Blue (2017): I've only read the first arc of this run, but it focuses on the time-displaced O5 X-Men (Jean, Warren, Scott, Bobby, Hank). Magneto is mentoring them, so Polaris steps in to keep him from making them too ~evil~. I haven't heard anything good or bad about her appearances in this book, so I can't really recommend one way or another. It's probably safe to skip.

Ed Brisson's Uncanny X-Men (2018): Again, I haven't read this one yet! It's the lead up to the Age of X-Man event, where she also appears. Similarly to X-Men Blue, I haven't really heard anything good or bad about this one. You can skip it if you'd like, it's right before Krakoa pops off which is a soft reboot from the entire franchise.

Decimation Era (2000s)

John Byrne's X-Men the Hidden Years: I haven't read this either yet, but I know some people really like it. It fleshes out a lot of the Silver Age stuff, and it's where Polaris uses the codename Magnetrix (where I got my blog name from lol).

Apocalypse: the Twelve: I have not read this. I have heard only bad things about it lmao. Polaris and Magneto are part of a prophecy about defeating Apocalypse, but it doesn't turn out the way they expect. Skip.

Grant Morrison's New X-Men #132: A transformative issue for Polaris and a HUGE milestone in her character. It deals with the Genoshan genocide, of which Polaris was one of the few survivors. Highly recommend.

Chuck Austen's Uncanny X-Men: So this run is very ~your mileage may vary~ - I haven't read it yet myself. BUT from what I know, Austen really builds on Morrison's trauma that they gave to Lorna, and really takes her away from the assimilationist characterization Peter David gave her. Plus, it has the iconic Magneto wedding dress panel (Uncanny X-Men (1981) #426)

House of M (2005): she's in it, she doesn't really do much! Skip.

Peter Milligan's X-Men: Polaris becomes Pestilence, the horseman of Apocalypse in the Blood of Apocalypse arc beginning in X-Men (1991) #181. I haven't read it, but tbh most Apocalypse storylines between the original X-Factor arc and the Krakoan age are bad, so it's probably safe to skip.

After her spin as Pestilence, Lorna goes to space and joins the Starjammers. I haven't read this yet either, but it seems like fun! Relevant titles would be Uncanny X-Men (1981) Rise and Fall of the Shi'Ar Empire (#475-486), X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #1-5 (2007), and then the War of Kings (2009) event.

1990s

Skip this entire era. She's basically just in Peter David's original run on X-Factor (1986). The artwork is pretty, but the writing comes off as very male gaze-y to me and her character arc is somewhat repetitive.

X-Factor (1986) #186 (eXaminations) is famous for being an in-depth character study of the entire team. It's where we first see Lorna's eating disorder pop up. It's well done, just, well - fuck the writer lol.

Claremont Run (1975-1980s)

Lorna's storyline is overall a little confusing and hard to follow in the Claremont era, mostly because she is a) mind-controlled for most of it and b) not the main plot. So she ends up appearing in random issues, sometimes gone for huge lengths at a time, and then reappears. It's really clear that Chris was interested in working with this character and had some great ideas for her, but she was never one of his main blorbos.

These are the issues you should check out:

Giant Size X-Men (1975): Claremont didn't write this, Len Wein did, but this is really the start of the Claremont run. It has some cool moments for Polaris, including an early example of a mutant circuit between her and Storm!

X-Men (1963) #97: Lorna and Havok are mind-controlled by Erik the Red (don't worry about it) to fight the X-Men.

X-Men (1963) #125-129: the Proteus arc, Lorna is on Muir island with Havok and helps out. Nothing super critical happens, she just sorta vibes (and enjoys not being mind controlled).

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #145-146: Arcade has kidnapped loved ones of the X-Men, tbh I would recommend reading this just for Polaris' outfit. It's this witchy purple thing that is INCREDIBLE.

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #218-219, 221-222, 239-241, 243, X-Factor (1986) #39: Polaris is possessed by Malice, so now she's fighting against the X-Men... and working for Sinister! It's not technically her, but it's iconic and is a prime example of a running motif of possession for her.

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #249-250: ZALADANE! An iconic retcon, we meet Lorna's long lost sister (again).

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #253-255, 257-258, 269, X-Factor (1986) #69, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #280, X-Factor (1986) #70: Big!Lorna and the Muir Island saga. It's very weird! But I love big!Lorna and her muscles, so we stan. This is also the very weird end of Chris Claremont's main run on the X-Men, where it's very clear the plots got messed with in the wrap-up.

After this, Peter David takes over X-Factor, and he's garbage!

The Silver Age (1960s)

So this is Lorna's debut era, she's an OG member of the X-Men! Unfortunately even here, they never quite know what to do with her. She's very much intended to function as Bobby's love interest, which... doesn't really work out lmao. But I do think this era is fun to read, especially knowing what retcons they're going to build out later on for her, particularly with regards to Magneto.

She's not in too many issues:

Arnold Drake's X-Men (1963) #49-52: Lorna's first appearance! It's super fun, definitely check it out.

Linda Fite's X-Men (1963) #57: Lorna fights a sentinel!

Roy Thomas's X-Men (1963) #58-62: Some more fun moments - Kazar/Sauron arc, and the first appearance of Havok!

Dennis O'Neil's X-Men (1963) #65-66: The Z'nox invasion, Lorna has some cool moments here. Still no codename tho lol.

I'll try to update this as I fill in my gaps, but happy reading!! 🧲💚

[nightmareinfloral]

Eye-Boy: Where to Read?

Trevor Hawkins, also known as Eye-Boy, is a mutant whose entire body is covered in a total of 57 eyes. These eyes give him enhanced visual abilities such as telescopic, microscopic, night, and x-ray vision, as well as allow him to very accurately read micro-expressions, body language, and nonverbal cues. He can also emit blasts of solar energy. Below the cut is a complete list of Trevor’s appearances updated as of April 2024.

Wolverine and the X-men (2011) 19, 21-23, 25, 27-29, 31

A+X (2012) 4, 9

Wolverine and the X-men (2011) 32, 38-39, Annual 1, 40-42

Young Avengers (2013) 14

Wolverine and the X-men (2014) 1-2

Nightcrawler (2014) 1

Wolverine (2014) 4

Wolverine and the X-men (2014) 3-6

Nightcrawler (2014) 5

Wolverine and the X-men (2014) 10

Nightcrawler (2014) 8

Spider-man and the X-men (2014) 1-6

Storm (2014) 10-11

All-New X-men (2015) 9

Star-lord (2016) 1

X-men: Gold (2017) 1

Generation X (2017) 1-3

X-men: Gold (2017) 7

Generation X (2017) 4-6

X-men: Gold (2017) 14

Generation X (2017) 8-9, 85

Iceman (2017) 9

X-men: Gold (2017) Annual 1

Generation X (2017) 86

Iceman (2017) 10

Generation X (2017) 87

Venomized (2018) 1, 4

Old Man Logan (2016) 39-40

Iceman (2018) 1

Domino (2018) Annual 1

X-men: Black- Mojo (2018) 1

The Merry X-men Holiday Special (2018) 1

Uncanny X-men (2018) 9, 10

Age of X-man: Apocalypse and the X-Tracts (2019) 1-5

Age of X-man: Omega (2019) 1

New Mutants (2019) 7

Giant-Size X-men: Nightcrawler (2020) 1

X-Factor (2020) 1-3

X of Swords: Destruction (2020) 1

X-Factor (2020) 5

Excalibur (2019) 16

X-Factor (2020) 6

New Mutants (2019) 15

X-Factor (2020) 7

New Mutants (2019) 16

X-Factor (2020) 8

Women of Marvel (2021) 1

Hellfire Gala Guide (2021) 1

X-Factor (2020) 9

New Mutants (2019) 18

Excalibur (2019) 21

X-Factor (2020) 10

Children of the Atom (2021) 6

X-men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) 1

Marauders (2019) 23

X-men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) 2

X-men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) 6

X-men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) 3-5

X-men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) 20, 42

X-men (2021) 20

Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) 44

X-men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) 86-87

Marvel’s Voices: X-men (2023) 1

[froggynelson]

THE FOGGY APPEARANCES MASTERPOST

So I decided, after literal years of relying on places like the marvel wiki and comicvine to look for and double check Foggy Nelson's appearances throughout the marvel universe, to go and make a comprehensive list of his appearances outside of the main Daredevil title, counting Daredevil limited series and one off stories, along with cameos and alternate universes. The intention was to streamline the process for myself so i dont have to scour through pages and pages every time I wanna remember which comic that one thing happened, but hey, why not make the process of finding comics easier for people who aren't as deranged as I am? So here I made this post, from a real Fog-head to other Fog-heads out there, listing every issue outside of the Daredevil title (as it is more straightforward to find him, and extremely long to type on this list) he appears in, from barely there cameos to central roles, sorted by whether they are set in Earth 616 or not, and in no particular order. This is simply a list to serve as a guide to find him, it is not a curated list so the quality varies wildly, but I hope you're all as curious as I was to find all the most obscure and niche Foggies out there. Enjoy :)

EDIT 1: The original post had been published without one of my alterations to the draft saving, so if you reblogged it without this edit, the list was missing 14 titles.

616:

Daredevil (1964) Annuals: #1, #2, #3, #4, #8, #9

Daredevil (1998) Annuals: #1

Daredevil: Yellow: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

Daredevil: Redemption: #1, #6

Marvel Graphic Novel: #24 (Daredevil: Love and war)

Daredevil: Cage Match: #1

Daredevil: Man Without Fear (2019): #1, #2, #5

Daredevil: Dark Nights: #3

Shadowland: #5

Shadowland: After the Fall: #1

Black Panther: Man Without Fear: #513, #521, #522

Daredevil vs Punisher: #2

Daredevil/Spider-Man: #2, #3, #4

Punisher Kill Krew: #2, #3, #4, #5

Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock: #2

Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula: #1

Daredevil: Reborn: #3, #4

Daredevil: Father: #1, #2, #5, #6

Daredevil/Deadpool: Annual '97

Devil's Reign: #3, #4

Devil's Reign Omega: #1

Elektra Lives Again: #1

Dark Reign: Elektra: #2

Uncanny Origins: #13

Power Man and Iron Fist (1978): #77

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963): #16, #42, #43, #65, #218, #429, #438

Spectacular Spider-Man (1978): #240, #242, #250

Spider-Man (1990): #75

Spider-Man Unlimited (1993): #13

Spider-Man/Kingpin: To the Death: #1

Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Annual '97

Uncanny X-Men (1963): #46

The New Warriors: #21, #23, #24, #25

Marvels: #2

Captain Universe: Daredevil

White Tiger: #1

Marvel Fanfare (1982): #1, #27

Marvel Team-up (1972): #25, #107, #141

Marvel Team-up (2004): #9

Marvel Two in one (1974): #37, #38, #78

Marvel Age: Annual #1

Avengers (1998): #26

New Avengers (2005): #1, #2, #3

Iron Man (1968): #35, #327, #328

Iron Man (1998): #1

Captain America (1968): #234

The Incredible Hulk (1968): #153

Superior Iron Man: #3

Ka-Zar (1997): #15, #17

Over the Edge: #6, #10

Silver Sable and the Wild Pack: #23, #28

Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History: #6

Onslaught: Marvel Universe: #1

X-Man: #21

Fantastic Four (1961): Annual #3

Fantastic Four (1998): #35, #47, #48

Fantastic Four: The Wedding Special 2006: #1

Thunderstrike (1993): #16

Spider-Man/Black Cat: #4

The Marvel Saga: #1, #13

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Daredevil 2004: #1

Marvel Encyclopedia: #5

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Update '89: #5

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: #8

OTHER UNIVERSES:

Daredevil Noir: #1, #3, #4

Daredevil: End of days: #1, #5, #8

Daredevil: Man Without Fear (1992): #2, #3, #4, #5

Daredevil: Season One (2012): #1

Spider Gwen (2015, vol. 1): #1

Spider Gwen (2015, vol 2): #9, #20, #21, #22, #24, #27, #33

Powerless: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5

Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra: #1, #2, #3, #4

Ultimate Elektra: #1, #2

Ultimate Spider-Man (2000): #109, Annual #2

Survive!: #1

The Ultimates 2: #3

Spidey Super Stories: #43, #50

Marvel Adventures Super Heroes: #9

Marvel Age Spider-Man: #15

Not Brand Echh (1967): #2, #4, #9

What the--?!: #3, #11

Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: #7

Marvel Hostess ads vol.1 #7

Secret Wars, too: #1

Secret Wars: Secret love: #1

Dark Ages: #2

Marvel Knights: 20th: #1

Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects: #2

Avengers Halloween Special: #1

Contest of Champions (2015): #4

1602: #1

1872: #2

Paradise X: #10

Marvels X: #2

What if? Daredevil: #1

What if? Daredevil vs Elektra: #1

What if Karen Page had lived?: #1

What if? (1977): #8, #35, #38

What if...? (1989): #26, #73, #89, #102, #105

Spider Girl: #0, #17, #63, #74, #82, #85

Spider-Man: Chapter One: #9

Mutant X: Annual #3

Daredevil/Batman: #1

Daredevil/Shi: #1

Daredevil: The Movie Adaptation: #1

Sins of Sinister: #1

[plasmablasts]

An Independent & Low Activity Alex Summers of Marvel Comics. Written by DJ / Rules under the cut. Established in 2014 // Rebooted 2024

First and foremost, the mun is named DJ, I use they/them pronouns and I’m 28 years old. I have been roleplaying on this website for over a decade now and I have seen pretty much every drama known to man on here. I will NOT be getting involved in whatever drama is unfolding in the RPC these days. I’m here to write my muse and enjoy myself. Because of this you will never see me reblog a call out. I don’t want to see them, though I will block if the person in question is truly dreadful, but I will not involve myself. In turn, I will also unfollow if you continuously spread call outs, I personally am not here to get involved in petty drama. ( None of this applies if said person is like a dangerous predator, by all means spread the word if that's happening. )

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I am very familiar with the X-Men comics, I have been an avid reader since I was a child and while I initially attached myself to Jean Grey and Ororo Munroe, I'm also well versed in X-Men history in general. I have written Alex on and off for years now, the last time being around 2019.

While I am 616 based I'll also happily write in an MCU setting, you'll just need to accept that mutants exist in the MCU at the moment. I WILL NOT ROLEPLAY WITH MCU WANDA AND PIETRO.

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As I am very much over the age of eighteen, I will not be following blogs that are written by anyone below the age of 20. It’s just a personal preference and I apologize in advance for it. That being said, this blog will be NSFW at times. Marvel comics are not very child-friendly, especially plots Alex is involved in and neither will my blog be, mentions of gore, violence and sexual themes will be present here. As far as writing smut, I will write it, though please plot with me beforehand. Memes are another story, but actual descriptive sexual threads will need some talking about beforehand.

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I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the best at plotting. I have ideas here and there, but I’m actually way more better at continuing prompts or winging it. Please keep this in mind when you ask to plot.

I am open to shipping, I like writing romance, and I have a soft spot for for plenty of ships for Alex, I write Alex as a openly bisexual.

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My discord is open for plotting and chatting but I will not write on there.

[racefortheironthrone]

Do you have any recommendations on where to start reading X-Men comics? I've always found the idea and the characters interesting but the massive amount of content has felt intimidating to say the least.

Sure. Let me update my old recommendations:

First, it's really hard to go wrong with the Claremont run. Marvel Unlimited makes it pretty easy: start with Giant-Size X-Men #1 and then that goes straight into X-Men #94 and, after a few issues where a novice writer in his mid-20s is figuring out how it works, it's all hits for 180-odd issues. However, you don't have to read all 180 issues in one go, and I highly encourage you to treat the Claremont run as a series of interconnected stories that can be enjoyed on their own, a little bit like riding a scenic trolley with a daily fare that lets you hop on and hop off as you please. So what are the classic Claremont stories you should read?

The Phoenix Saga and the Dark Phoenix Saga (#94-138)- ignore the lousy movies, this is the original dyptich space opera triumph and tragedy of how one woman saves the universe with the transcendent power of love and Jewish mysticism, and then is destroyed by men's desire to harness godlike power for their selfish ends. If you're going to read anything of the classics, read this arc because it's brilliant and it'll give you the basics of what you need to know about the X-Men.

Days of Future Past (#141-142)- only two issues, but it's basically the inspiration for the original Terminator franchise - a desperate resistance from a dystopian future where robotic overlords oppress surviving humanity uses time travel to avert their own timeline from ever coming to pass. It's fantastic.

God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel #5) - the basis for the best bits of X2, it's some of Chris Claremont's best work on the mutant metaphor and a prescient exploration of the power of evangelical religion. Some of the racial politics haven't aged the best since the early 80s, but the rest is straight fire.

The Brood Saga (#154-167) - Chris Claremont watched the Aliens movies and thought "but what if the X-Men fought the Xenomorphs?" and it was awesome. Interesting explorations of when it's right to kill even a lifeform one considers to be evil, the moral quandary of suicide, and space whales.

From the Ashes (#168-179)- meet the Morlocks, is Madelyne Pryor the resurrected Jean Grey, Wolverine goes to Japan - will he marry the head of the Yakuza?, and the intended retirement of Cyclops. Also, some of the best art in the history of the X-Men.

LifeDeath (#186) - Storm loses her powers and learns how to keep on living. Some of Claremont's best writing, and some great Barry Windsor-Smith art.

The Trial of Magneto (#200) - Magneto is put on trial for crimes against humanity. Xavier almost dies and makes Magneto his replacement.

The Mutant Massacre (#210-214) - the first major X-Men crossover and the beginning of the X-Men's time as outlaws on the run. Signals a shift towards darker and more adult themes.

Fall of the Mutants (#220-227) - the X-Men die for our sins and are reborn as Aussies.

Inferno (#239-243) - Madelyn Pryor enacts a Medean programme to revenge herself against a world that treated her as a "nothing person in a nowhere place."

Second, you can read Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men (#114-154), which was both revolutionary in its approach to mutantkind as a minority subculture and was intended by Morrison to be the very last X-Men story. Incredibly influential and powerful writing, even if I don't always agree with their characterizations.

Third, there is a reason why Connor Goldsmith of Cerebrocast calls it "the 2019 soft reboot House of X and Powers of X by writer Jonathan Hickman." HOXPOX requires a bare minimum of knowledge about the X-Men, and it entirely redirected the focus of the X-line and the mutant metaphor itself for the last five years - and, whatever happens in the upcoming Fall of X, will continue to be influential on the future direction of the X-Men for years to come through the X-slack writers' room, which created a collaborative spirit that hasn't existed in X-comics since Chris Claremont was palling around the Lower East Side with Anne Nocenti and Walt & Weezy Simonson.

[comicsgallery-marvel]

Age of X-Man: Marvelous X-Men (2019) #5

[xmencovered]

Age of X-Man: The Marvelous X-Men Vol 1 2 / Published: March 13, 2019 / Artist: Humberto Ramos

[swanimagines]

FANDOMS

(Doing a proper fandom list because I'm re-adding everything now that AO3 has proved itself as a peaceful platform to write to)

I’m that weirdo who’s willing to write for fandoms no one else writes for so don’t judge me. :D I like to challenge myself, so if I like the movie/tv show/game, I'll often write for it! Even if it's a "weird" fandom.

READ MY RULES BEFORE REQUESTING!

The list for my fave characters to write for is below the fandom list in case you're interested!

(My random and unpopular fandoms are below the main list to make this easier to read)

I WRITE FOR ALL CHARACTERS UNLESS I STATE OTHERWISE IN THIS LIST

FANDOMS I WILL WRITE FOR:

MOVIES

10 Things I Hate About You

(James Cameron's) Avatar + The Way of the Water

Batman: The Dark Knight Trilogy

Disney & Pixar movies (animated + live action)

Full list here!

Edward Scissorhands

Enola Holmes

Hunger Games

Jumanji (1995, 2017 and 2019)

Little Women (2019)

Lord of the Rings + The Hobbit

Marvel

Spider-Men (Maguire, Garfield, Holland)

MCU (up to No Way Home)

Venom (1 and 2)

X-Men (2000-2006 + 2011-2019)

Deadpool 1 + 2

Fantastic Four (2005-2007)

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2017)

Shazam!

Sky High

Star Wars

The Skywalker Saga

Rogue One

Solo

Star Wars: Jedi (video game series)

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Maze Runner

Titanic

TV SERIES

Bones

Chicago Med

DC Titans

Gotham

Free Rein

H2O: Just Add Water + Mako Mermaids

Julie and the Phantoms

Lucifer

Once Upon A Time

Peaky Blinders

Shadow and Bone/Grishaverse as a whole

Stranger Things

Teen Wolf

The 100

The Queen’s Gambit

The Sandman (Netflix)

The Umbrella Academy

The Witcher

Wednesday

Xena: Warrior Princess

VIDEO GAMES

Assassin’s Creed

Baldur's Gate 3

Detroit: Become Human

Dragon Age games

Ghost of Tsushima

God of War & Ragnarok (2018 & 2022)

Horizon Zero Dawn + Forbidden West

Kingdom Hearts games

Marvel’s Spider-Man + Miles Morales

Red Dead Redemption 2

Sly Cooper

Star Wars: Jedi (video game series)

Tomb Raider (the new trilogy)

Uncharted up to Lost Legacy

Watch Dogs/Watch Dogs 2/Bloodline

RANDOM

Freddy Carter’s characters, at the moment these:

Kaz Brekker

Pin Hawthorne

Jason Ripper

Tom (15 Days)

I also write for Ellis through research (from 2018 horror movie The Convent)

Gideon Fletcher

David Friedkin

(Also likely Ray when Recursive Dreams comes out)

SUBLIST: NICHE MOVIE FANDOMS

(These are all very small and random fandoms so that's why I separated them from the main list)

AND CLARIFICATION, YOU CAN REQUEST SOMETHING FOR ANY OF THESE!!

MOVIES

Aquamarine

Catwoman

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Flicka

Garfield movies

Grinch Who Stole Christmas (2000)

Home Alone 1 & 2

Love and Monsters

Moulin Rouge

Notting Hill

Peter Pan (2003)

Red Eye

Rise of the Guardians

Stardust

The Dark is Rising

The Martian

Warm Bodies

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FAVOURITE CHARACTERS

(THESE ARE NOT THE ONLY CHARACTERS I'M WRITING FOR, just my faves in case someone is wondering about who do I like to write the most)

Freddy Carter's characters (Kaz Brekker, Pin Hawthorne, Jason Ripper, Tom from 15 Days, Ellis from The Convent, Gideon Fletcher, David Friedkin)

Rupert Travis (Detroit: Become Human)

Diaval (Maleficent)

James Kidd/Mary Read (Assassin’s Creed 4)

Wrench (Watch Dogs 2)

Cal Kestis (Star Wars)

John Murphy (The 100)

Jerome Valeska (Gotham)

Patrick Verona (10 Things I Hate About You)

Ledger!Joker (The Dark Knight Trilogy)

Benny Watts (The Queen’s Gambit)

Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)

Ralph (Detroit: Become Human)

Kurt Wagner (X-Men: Apocalypse)

Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)

Cole (Dragon Age)

Newt (The Maze Runner)

This list is growing all the time!

And if you didn’t find the fandom you’re looking for here, please go ahead and ask me if I write for it!! Below I’ve listed some fandoms I’m not writing for (and I'm not willing to write for in the future) but if your fandom isn’t there either, you can ask if I write for it :) DO NOT REQUEST A PIECE FOR AN UNLISTED FANDOM BEFORE YOU’RE SURE I WRITE FOR IT!!!

FANDOMS I WILL NOT WRITE FOR:

Harry Potter/Wizarding World in general (no longer writing for them because I was constantly forcibly pulled in to fandom dramas)

Supernatural

IT

^ Or anything horror since my imagination is too sensitive.

^ Also Doctor Who for now (I know it isn’t horror but there are some really scary episodes I can’t watch, I might change my mind in the future though)

Game of Thrones

Vikings

^ Or anything where animals get sacrificed/killed slowly because that makes me super anxious for weeks.

The Untamed (not interested)

Twilight (didn’t like them, watched them only because my Twilight superfan friend forced me to watch them with her 😅)

Darkiplier/Antisepticeye (I know they’re fictional, but I’m not interested in watching them)

Studio Ghibli movies/anime (anime drawing style makes me feel physically ill, and no I don’t know why, it’s always been that way)

Youtubers, actors, singers, bands, influencers, I’m not writing for anyone who’s a celebrity/irl person, with an exception if the person’s life has been largely fictionalized in a game/movie/series + they’re a historical character. (Like AC characters)

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OK y’know what? I no longer submit to “Top 10 Favourite Movies” or “Top 5 Favourite Movies” asks, because that is just not enough for me.

So...

As Many Favourite Movies I Can Think Of 

- “Gidget”/ “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”/ “Lover Come Back”/”Pillow Talk”/ “Annie Get Your Gun”/ “Guys & Dolls”/ “How to Marry a Millionaire”/ “American Outlaws”/ “The Magnificent Seven” (Denzel Washington version)/ “Ocean’s Eleven” (George Clooney version)/ “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”/ “Sweet Home Alabama”/  “Definitely Maybe”/ “The Mummy”(Tom Cruise version)/ “The Mummy” (Brandan Fraser version)/  “The Mummy Returns”/ “Jumanji”(Robin Williams version)/  “Beauty and the Beast” (original animated)/  “Cinderella” (Lily James version)/ “Cinderella” (animated version)/  Sleeping Beauty”/  “Mirror Mirror”/ “Tangled”/ “Pretty Woman”/ “Fool’s Gold”/ “Top Gun”/ “Real Genius”/ “Top Gun: Maverick”/ “Interview with the Vampire”/ “My Girl”/ “Turner & Hooch”/ “The Conjuring”/ “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl”/ “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”/ “Cry-baby”/ “Hairspray” (Zac Efron version)/ “Letters to Juliet”/ “Little Italy”/ “27 Dresses”/ “My Girl”/ “Iron Man”/ “Spider-Man Homecoming”/ “Spider-Man: No Way Home”/ “Thor Ragnarok”/ ” Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”/  “Colombiana”/ “Captain Marvel”/ “Ghostbusters” (1984 version)/ “The Notebook”/ “A Walk to Remember”/ “The Longest Ride”/ “Suicide Squad”/ “Birds of Prey(and the Fabulous Emancipation of Harley Quinn)”/ “Aladdin” (animated version)/ “The Lion King” (animated version)/ “X-Men: First Class”/  “The Dark Knight”/  “Black Widow”/ “Space Jam”/ “Spice World”/ “Knight and Day”/ “Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement”/  “10 Things I Hate About You”/ “Rock of Ages”/ “Down With Love”/ “Rent”/ “The Happiest Millionaire”/ “PS I Love You”/ “Little Women” (2019 version)

tagging @redfurrycat , @daughter-of-infinity , @peterman-spideyparker , @castielxdawnchester   @bisexual-watermelons  @itshoneywhatever  @midnighterapollo @lannisterdaddyissues and WHOEVER ELSE HAS TOO MANY FAVES FOR A TOP TEN!!!!! (And please keep tagging people! I wanna see how far we can get with this!)

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Legion of Super-Heroes: Rank the Versions

The Legion of Super-Heroes was my entry point into comic books. My uncle handed me a digest-sized reprint of their early Silver Age appearances, and it has been my strongest comics love since that point. Others come and go but the Legion (and its million characters) will always be my true love in comics.

I saw a thread on reddit the other day asking readers to rank the various versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes, so lets go:

The Original (1958 – 1989): This is an obvious number one. The original LOSH laid the foundations for every version, reboot, and homage to come. All the mainstays – heroes, supporting characters, enemies, locations – debuted in this run. The most classic moments and famous storylines occurred with this version. Easy number one.

The Reboot (1994 – 2004): Another strong version that successfully modernized multiple characters. Lyle Norg’s reboot had to quadruple his fan base. The White Triangle storyline was fantastic. This version had a few questionable choices but overall was very strong.

Five Years Later (1989 -1994) The most controversial version but I love it. Not a perfect run but the characters were awesome. I have never loved Jo Nah as much as I have in this run. Cosmic Boy, Night Girl, Kent Shakespeare, Infectious Lass, and Spider-Girl were other standouts. Roxxas was hilarious but terrifying in his insanity. The Subs were badass, fearless warriors in the resistance. Jacques had something to do besides utter random French words! Tyroc became something other than a walking cliches! Glorith was something other than a devolved blob of goo! Sun Boy’s downfall was painful and horrifying! Love this run!

Threeboot (2004-2009): Mark Waid returned to the Legion for another reboot and threw everything sideways. It was great! Lyle was vastly different than the reboot but still received more character development than his original version. Loved the Cosmic Boy and Brainy rivalry. The addition of Supergirl was unnecessary and the ending was weak but still – many enjoyable moments.

Legion of Super-Heroes (cartoon): Nothing ground-breaking but it was fun.

The Retroboot(2007 -2011). I wanted to love this more than I did. The storylines and characters were bland. It started off strong with the Lightning Saga, the Superman/Legion vs Earth Man’s Justice League, and the Legion of Three Worlds storyline. Even the first year of the title wasn’t bad – Earth Man joins the Legion, Titan is destroyed, etc but it turned into forgettable blandness. Way too many new characters were introduced that weren’t memorabIe. I did love the spotlight on Night Girl and her relationship with Cosmic Boy. Tyroc again was something other than a stereotype. Legion Lost didn’t amount to anything – too bad as it was an interesting concept.

The Imperial Guard (Marvel): A Legion by any other name is…the Imperial Guard. I remember reading their first appearance in a Classic X-men reprint and I immediately tagged the group as a Legion homage. Always fun when they make an appearance. I love that Marvel keeps the group strong even though the team is an homage to a competitor. The Guard won the trial of Jean Grey/the Phoenix. Gladiator defeated the Fantastic Four. Gladiator and the Guard were standouts of Marvel’s 2000 cosmic runs. Love it.

Bendisboot (2019): Speaking of blandness, there is this hot mess. I didn’t even finish the run and that is the only time I can say that about a Legion run. Team books are not Bendis’ forte – his Avengers run should have proven that so I am unsure why DC thought he would be a good choice for a writer of the biggest team in the comic book industry.

There are other versions that I didn’t list simply because they only appeared for an issue/episode so there’s not much to rank. I did enjoy most of the “one-shot” Legions.

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Age of X-Man: The Marvelous X-Men (2019) #2

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Hey Imp! I'm looking to purchase an omnibus or volume for any series Namor has and I was wondering what'd be the best for someone who's just getting into the character? I've read Atlantis Attacks, King in Black: Namor, Invaders (2019), and All New Invaders, but I want to read more surrounding him and his cast of characters. Since you're the resident expert, what do you recommend?

Hello! I highly recommend new Namor fans read Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988), a 12 limited series that goes over Namor's entire history from the Golden Age until the 90s series. If you don't want to hunt down the single comics then you can find it in an Omnibus which also collects Jim Hammond's 4 issue limited series.

Sub-Mariner & The Original Human Torch

However the best era of Namor was in the Silver Age in terms of his supporting cast and stories that feature him and Atlantis. There's quite a few collections out there:

Marvel Masterworks: Sub-Mariner volumes collect: Marvel Comics #1 Daredevil (1964) #7 + 77 Tales to Astonish #70-101 Tales of Suspense #80 Iron Man & Sub-Mariner (1968) #1 The Sub-Mariner (1968) #1-72 Marvel Spotlight (1971) #27

This is the longest running and most definitive Silver Age run for Namor and Atlantis. It introduces a lot of characters, and Namor villains, and brings back old characters from the Golden Age as well.

Epic Collection: Sub-Mariner volumes collect: Fantastic Four (1961) #4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33, Annual 1 Strange Tales (1951) #107 Avengers (1963) #3-4 X-Men (1963) #6 Daredevil (1964) #7 Tales to Astonish #70-76 The Sub-Mariner (1968) #4-27

There's some overlap/same issues here as the Masterworks but also I consider the Epic collection as Namor's early guest starring comics all in one place.

This is a new Omnibus, but it collects stuff that's been in the other two. Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Namor the Sub-Mariner collects:

Tales to Astonish #70-80 Daredevil (1964) #7

Prince, Namor the Sub-Mariner (1984) has not been collected to my knowledge but it's a 4 issue limited series

Personally I would rec Sub-Mariner: Revolution which collects: Sub-Mariner (2007) #1-6

The full 90s series has not been collected into an Omnibus yet but so far Marvel has put out a few volumes.

Namor: Visionaries - John Bryne collects Namor, the Sub-Mariner (1990) #1-18

Namor the Sub-Mariner by John Bryne & Jae Lee collects: Namor, the Sub-Mariner (1990) #1-40, Annual 1 + 2, Incredible Hulk Annual #18, Silver Surfer Annual 5, Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual 2

All that's left is the Namor: The First Mutant collections which I think is split into 2 volumes and collects Namor: The First Mutant (2010) - 11 issues + Annual, but it could be more like an x-men comic in there too or something

Namor in other omnibuses would be a lot because he's been on nearly every major Marvel team, and I know this is alot but I wanted to give you a complete look at the omnibuses that only focus on Namor solos and not the other teams omnibuses. As I said before I personally enjoy the comics of Sub-Mariner (2007), Tales to Astonish and The Sub-Mariner (1968), First Mutant is good too.

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Mercury- Where to Read?

Cessily Kincaid, also known as Mercury, is an Irish-American mutant whose entire body is composed of a non-toxic metallic substance. She can alter her shape according to her will and often uses it to create different weapons or “melt” into a liquid form. Below the cut is a list of Cessily’s appearances updated as of April 2024.

New Mutants (2003) 2, 7, 9-10, 13

New X-Men (2004) 2-6, 14

New X-Men: Hellions (2005) 1

New X-Men (2004) 15-19

New X-Men: Hellions (2005) 2-4

New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (2005) 1

New X-Men (2004) 20-21

X-Men: The 198 Files (2006) 1

New X-Men (2004) 22

Astonishing X-Men (2004) 13

New X-Men (2004) 23-29

X-Men (1991) 190

Civil War Files (2006) 1

New X-Men (2004) 30-31

X-Men (1991) 192

New X-Men (2004) 32-39

X-Men: Endangered Species (2007) 1

World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) 1-2

New X-Men (2004) 40

X-Men (1991) 201

New X-Men (2004) 41

X-Men (1991) 202

World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) 3

X-Factor (2005) 23

New X-Men (2004) 42

X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007) 1

New X-Men (2004) 43

X-Factor (2005) 25

New X-Men (2004) 44

X-Men (1991) 205

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 493

X-Factor (2005) 26

New X-Men (2004) 45

X-Men (1991) 206

X-Factor (2005) 27

New X-Men (2004) 46

X-Men (1991) 207

X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) 1-2

Secret Invasion: X-Men (2009) 1-2

X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2009) 2, 4

Marvel Digital Holiday Special (2009) 1

Secret Invasion: X-Men (2009) 4

X-Infernus (2008) 1-4

New Mutants (2009) 1

Runaways (2008) 10

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (2009) 1

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 513

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus (2009) 1

X-Men: Legacy (2008) Annual 1, 228

Deadpool (2008) 16

Psylocke (2009) 1

Deadpool (2008) 17

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 517

Nation X (2009) 1

X-Men: Legacy (2008) 230

X-Force (2008) 22-23

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back (2010) 1

Psylocke (2009) 4

Nation X (2009) 3

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back (2010) 2-3

X-Men: Legacy (2008) 234

New Mutants (2009) 13

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back (2010) 4

X-Men: Hellbound (2010) 2

X-Men (1997) 162

X-Men (2010) 5, 11

X-Men: Giant-Size (2011) 1

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 541-542

X-Men: Schism (2011) 5

X-Men: Regenesis (2011) 1

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 4

Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega (2012) 1-3

X-Men: Legacy (2008) 261

Wolverine (2010) 305-306, 308

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 5, 15, 17

Uncanny Avengers (2012) 1

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 18, 21

All-New X-Men (2012) 10

Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) 29

Scarlet Spider (2012) 17

X-Men (2013) 1

Uncanny Avengers (2012) 11

Young Avengers (2013) 11

X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2013) 2

Young Avengers (2013) 12-13

X-Men (2013) 7-8

Young Avengers (2013) 14

X-Men (2013) 10-12

Nightcrawler (2014) 1, 3-4

X-Men: No More Humans (2014) 1

X-Men (2013) 16

Nightcrawler (2014) 5, 8

Storm (2014) 1, 10

Uncanny X-Men (2013) 600

Star-Lord (2016) 1

Generation X (2017) 8-9, 87

Uncanny X-Men (2018) 9-10

Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler (2019) 2, 4-5

New Mutants (2019) 1

Fallen Angels (2019) 1

X-Force (2019) 9

X-Factor (2020) 5

Hellfire Gala Guide (2021) 1

Way of X (2021) 2

X-Force (2019) 20

Wolverine (2020) 13

Way of X (2021) 3

Marvel’s Voices: Pride (2021) 1

X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation (2021) 1

Free Comic Book Day 2022: Marvel’s Voices (2022) 1

Legion of X (2022) 1

Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic (2022) 1

Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) 43

Marvel’s Voices: X-Men (2023) 1

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29 / 09 / 2022

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CHARACTER OF THE DAY #3 :

REMY LEBEAU / GAMBIT

It's been a long time since I posted a "CHARACTER OF THE DAY" post, so here's a character I had to talk about. Rémy Lebeau, by his superhero name Gambit, is one of my favorite Marvel characters, if not my favorite male character in the Marvel universe (in comics). Handsome tall man (he is supposed to measure 1m80), sporty and seductive, he has many qualities. Created in 1990, he brings new life to the X-Men universe.

Indeed, this fictional character is a mutant. It is therefore a human who discovers powers in his adolescence. His are to put energy, matter, into objects, and project that energy. He usually does this with decks of cards.

I must recall some biographical elements about him. Born in New Orleans, he is captured from a hospital where he was born, and is offered to a wizard before ending up on the streets. Adopted at the age of 10, he is raised by the leader of the Thieves Guild and is engaged to Bella Donna, heiress of the Assassins Guild. The marriage will take place but will be followed by an accident forcing Rémy Lebeau to leave New Orleans.

HIS RELATIONSHIPS

Later, he will meet Ororo Monroe/Storm, one of the leaders of the X-Men. This group of mutants is made up of characters with diverse origins and powers, and friendship and love are born in this group.

This is what will happen for Gambit since Ororo will become his best friend and he will fall in love with Anna Marie / Rogue. This beautiful brunette young woman with white locks can absorb the powers and memories of those she touches, which prevents her from having sex.

Her couple with Gambit is one of the most beautiful in Marvel comics because they complement each other perfectly without overshadowing each other, they support each other and bring a lot to each other.

Their relationship is complicated, they will break up several times but finally end up getting together (I mean they get married) in the very good comics MR. AND MRS. X (2019). I recommend that you read these comics, which do not require having read too many stories before, even if knowing the story of the couple or the heroes can help you better appreciate the story.

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HIS BEAUTY

Remy is a faithful friend, a loyal ally and someone who knows when he is going to be useful, he never tries to be in the spotlight because his beauty speaks for him, he doesn't need to make any effort.

Remy's beauty is a characteristic of his character. Even though most Marvel heroes are drawn as handsome men (tall, muscular, with nice hair...), Gambit uses his good looks, or is handicapped by it. Gambit's real name is Rémy Lebeau and Lebeau means "the handsome" ("le beau") in French. It's like Belle from Beauty and the Beast who is supposed be a really beautiful woman.

Indeed, his musculature and his physical beauty allow him to seduce girls in order to obtain information, because he knows the effect he produces on young women. But this can also turn against him because some women jealous of not being liked by him, or having understood that he seduced them with a specific goal in mind, sometimes take revenge and he must then fight them.

This is what we see in the comics GAMBIT (2004) which I recommend if you want to read a complete history on the character. This comics provides an overview of the character: his world of New Orleans, his friendship with the X-Men, his love stories with Belladonna and Rogue....

Gambit is a tall, muscular white man, he usually wears a variation of this outfit: a long brown coat (or gray or orange depending on the version, but almost always brown) over a purple shirt or top with black pants and gray boots or brown. He also wears a kind of black helmet that frames his muscular face.

He has brown hair which he wears short on the sides with long locks at the top. This is my favorite hairstyle for him even though several characters also wear this haircut. Otherwise he has longer hair that comes to his shoulders. The physical peculiarity of his character is to have black eyes with red pupils. It might make him look terrifying but that only makes him more mysterious.

His physical beauty is the subject of sometimes mocking comments from Rogue who proves that she is not attracted to him for his beauty (even if they have hot-looking sex when they can finally to sleep).

Indeed, Gambit is not only sublime.

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HIS PERSONALITY

Gambit is a character who is brave, of course he knows how to fight but he is above all funny. Where Cyclops and Wolverine are serious and dark, he is one of the characters who, like Diablo and Iceberg in the X-Men, is self-deprecating, he is jovial.

He's a thief so he's quite resourceful, yet he's someone you can rely on and who expresses remorse when he does something wrong or makes a mistake.

He likes to talk about himself but is not too arrogant or self-centered and is as good in a team as he is on solo adventures.

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HIS APPARITIONS IN OTHER MEDIAS

Gambit is a sometimes misunderstood and forgotten character (one of the reasons I wanted to talk about him here and today). It must be said that he is recent, and even if he is supposed to have been alive for a long time in the universe of the comics, he only appeared as a character from 1990 so he is not one of the characters anymore famous.

It must also be said that his other media appearances did not mark much. He appears in the X-Men series of the 1990s and at that time he was quite famous. For me he is a character who completes the group because his dark and difficult past does not prevent him from being optimistic and joyful and I find that inspiring. He is a character who is certainly sublime and seductive, but it is above all his audacity and his charisma that make him someone alpha, because he never speaks badly to women or other people.

He appeared in the television series Wolverine and the X-Men in the 2000s, where he is secondary but nevertheless interesting. His appearance in the film X-Men: Origins - Wolverine (2009) is the only one in the cinema, which explains why he is less known than other characters. The interpretation made by the handsome actor Taylor Kitsch was satisfactory to the point that a film project was born but never materialized.

The sublime Channing Tatum was planned to play him, which would have been fine with me, and Chris Pine is now rumored to play the role. You know how I love these actors so I will be happy in any case. What I hope is that his personality will be respected because he is brilliant.

Ultimately, I would like to talk about the fact that Gambit is a character that can easily be cosplayed. I love seeing cosplays and Gambit makes even non-basic men handsome 😂. I may be gay, but I can appreciate a straight character or a straight couple (I mean love has no sexuality, so even non-gay couples can appeal to a gay man, of course).

Still, Gambit could have been bisexual or pansexual because he likes to seduce and be seduced. So I find it very romantic to see gay couples parody the Rogue - Gambit couple with their costumes. I would like to do this with my boyfriend one day! All I have to do now is find my boyfriend....

To conclude I would like to put Gambit in parallel with my favorite female Marvel character (in the comics, because she too has only appeared in one film apart from the two TV series I mentioned): Emma Frost / the White Queen.

I could talk about Emma Frost / the White Queen for hours but what I wanted to say is that like Gambit she had a difficult past without this preventing her from being fulfilled or sure of herself. These two characters are not completely heroic because even if they want to do good they sometimes do it with questionable choices, but consider that the end justifies the means. They are therefore complex without being twisted and their flaws make them admirable.

Besides, Emma Frost / the White Queen and Rémy Lebeau / Gambit are not necessarily characters that I like because I identify with them (I identify with some aspects of Emma Frost's character, but not all) or even that I could enjoy in real life. They are such charismatic and imposing people that I don't know if I would get along well with them, but I guess they are still protective and have a sense of justice, which is enough to appreciate them at their fair value. They're still humans and not perfect beings, and that's actually what makes them interesting.

As a Frenchman and therefore a French-speaker, I find it unfortunate that several comics centered on Rémy Lebeau / Gambit have not appeared in French because he is supposed to have been raised in the corner of New Orleans where French is spoken (this region of the was conquered by France), and sometimes Rémy Lebeau speaks in French in the original text!

I hope you have learned more about Gambit and do not hesitate to tell me in the comments if you know it or if you like it and what you think about it.

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PERSONNAGE DU JOUR #3 :

RÉMY LEBEAU / GAMBIT

Cela fait longtemps que je n'ai pas publié un article "PERSONNAGE DU JOUR", alors voilà un personnage dont j'étais obligé de parler. Rémy Lebeau, de son nom de super-héros Gambit, est l'un de mes personnages Marvel préféré, si ce n'est mon personnage masculin préféré de l'univers Marvel (en comics).

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SES ORIGINES (BIOGRAPHIE, ÉDITION)

Bel homme grand (il est censé mesurer 1 m 80), sportif et séducteur, il a beaucoup de qualités. Créé en 1990, il apporte dans l'univers des X-Men un nouveau souffle.

En effet, ce personnage de fiction est un mutant. C'est donc un humain qui découvre des pouvoirs à son adolescence. Les siens sont de mettre de l'énergie, de la matière, dans des objets, et projeter cette énergie. Il le fait généralement avec des jeu de cartes.

Je me dois de rappeler quelques éléments biographiques à son sujet. Né à la Nouvelle-Orléans, il est capturé d'un hôpital où il est né, et est offert à un sorcier avant de finir à la rue. Adopté à l'âge de 10 ans, il est élevé par le chef de la Guilde des Voleurs et est fiancé à Bella Donna, héritière de la Guilde des Assassins. Le mariage se fera mais sera suivi par un accident obligeant Rémy Lebeau a quitté la Nouvelle-Orléans.

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SES RELATIONS (AMITIÉ, AMOUR)

Plus tard, il rencontrera Ororo Monroe / Tornade, l'une des chefs des X-Men. Ce groupe de mutants est composé de personnages aux origines et aux pouvoirs divers, et l'amitié et l'amour naissent dans ce groupe. C'est ce qui se passera pour Gambit puisqu'Ororo deviendra sa meilleure amie et qu'il tombera amoureux de Anna Marie / Malicia. Cette belle jeune femme brune aux mèches blanches peut absorber les pouvoirs et les souvenirs de ceux qu'elle touche, ce qui l'empêche d'avoir une relation sexuelle.

Son couple avec Gambit est l'un des plus beaux car ils se complètent parfaitement sans se faire de l'ombre l'un à l'autre, ils se soutiennent et s'apportent beaucoup. Leur relation est compliqué, ils vont rompre à plusieurs reprises mais finir enfin par se mettre ensemble (je veut dire par là qu'ils se marient) dans le très bon comics MR. AND MRS. X (2019). Je vous recommande la lecture de ce comics qui ne nécessitent pas d'avoir lu trop d'histoires avant même si connaître l'histoire du couple ou des héros peut permettre de mieux apprécier l'histoire.

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SA BEAUTÉ

Rémy est un ami fidèle, un allié loyal et quelqu'un qui sait quand il va être utile, il ne cherche jamais à être dans la lumière car sa beauté parle pour lui, il n'a pas besoin de faire d'efforts. La beauté de Rémy est une caractéristique de son personnage. Les francophones comprendront que son nom de famille signifie littéralement "le beau", un peu comme Belle de La Belle et la Bête qui est décrite comme une jeune fille sublime.

Même si la plupart des héros Marvel sont dessinés comme des hommes beaux (grands, musclés, avec de beaux cheveux.....), Gambit se sert de sa beauté, ou est handicapé par ça. En effet, sa musculature et sa beauté physique lui permettent de séduire des filles afin d'obtenir des informations, car il sait l'effet qu'il produit sur les jeunes femmes.

Mais cela peut aussi se retourner contre lui car certaines femmes jalouses de ne pas être aimé par lui, ou ayant compris qu'il les a séduites avec un but précis en tête, se vengent parfois et il doit alors les combattre.

C'est ce que l'on voit dans le comics CHÂTEAU DE CARTES (2004) que je vous recommande si vous souhaitez lire une hisuoire complète sur le personnage. Ce comics permet d'avoir une vue d'ensemble sur le personnage : son univers de la Nouvelle-Orléans, son amitié avec les X-Men, ses histoires avec Belladonna et Malicia....

Gambit est un grand homme blanc musclé, il porte généralement une variante de cette tenue : un long manteau marron (ou gris ou orange selon les versions, mais presque toujours marron) sur une chemise ou un haut violet avec un pantalon noir et des bottes grises ou marrons. Il porte aussi une sorte de casque noir qui encadre son visage musclé.

Il a des cheveux châtains qu'il porte court sur les côtés avec de longues mèches en haut. C'est la coiffure que je préfère pour lui même si plusieurs personnages portent aussi cette coupe de cheveux. Sinon il a les cheveux plus longs qui lui arrivent au niveau des épaules.

La particularité physique de son personnage est d'avoir des yeux noirs à la pupille rouge. Cela pourrait lui donner un air terrifiant mais cela ne le rend que plus mystérieux. Sa beauté physique fait l'objet de commentaires parfois moqueurs de la part de Malicia qui prouve qu'elle n'est pas attiré par lui pour sa beauté (même s'ils ont du sexe qui a l'air torride lorsqu'ils peuvent enfin coucher). En effet, Gambit n'est pas seulement sublime.

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SA PERSONALITÉ

Gambit est un personnage qui a du caractère. Il est drôle, courageux, bien sûr il sait se battre mais il est surtout drôle. Là où Cyclope et Wolverine sont sérieux et sombres, lui fait partie des personnages qui, comme Diablo et Iceberg chez les X-Men, fait preuve d'autodérision, il est jovial.

C'est un voleur donc il est assez débrouillard, c'est pourtant quelqu'un sur qui l'on peut compter et qui exprime des remords lorsqu'il fait quelque chose de mauvais ou une erreur. Il aime parler de lui-même mais n'est pas arrogant ou égocentrique et est aussi doué en équipe que lorsqu'il a des aventures solo.

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SES APPARITIONS MÉDIATIQUES

Gambit est un personnage parfois méconnu et oublié (l'une des raisons pour lesquels je voulais parler de lui ici et aujourd'hui). Il faut dire qu'il est récent, et même s'il est censé avoir été vivant depuis longtemps dans l'univers des comics, il n'est apparu en tant que personnage à partir de 1990 donc il ne fait pas parti des personnages plus célèbres.

Il faut dire aussi que ses autres apparitions médiatiques n'ont pas beaucoup marqué. Il apparaît dans la série X-Men des années 1990 et à cette époque là il était assez connu. Pour moi il est un personnage qui complète le groupe car son passé sombre et difficile ne l'empêche pas d'être optimiste et joyeux et je trouve cela inspirant. C'est un personage qui certes est sublime et séducteur, mais c'est surtout son audace et son charisme qui en font quelqu'un d'alpha, car jamais il ne parle aux femmes ou aux autres personnes.

Il est apparu dans la série télévisée Wolverine et les X-Men dans les années 2000, où il est secondaire mais néanmoins intéressant. Son apparition dans le film X-Men : Origins - Wolverine (2009) est la seule au cinéma, ce qui explique qu'il est moins connu que d'autres personnages. L'interprétation qu'en fait le bel acteur Taylor Kitsch a été satisfaisante au point qu'un projet de film avait vu le jour sans être jamais concrétisé.

Il était prévu que le sublime Channing Tatum le joue, ce qui m'aurait convenu, et des rumeurs font mentionnent maintenant Chris Pine pour jouer ce rôle. Vous savez comme j'aime ces acteurs donc je serai content dans tout les cas. Ce que j'espère c'est que sa personnalité sera respecté car il est génial.

Pour terminer j'aimerais parler du fait que Gambit est un personnage que l'on peut facilement faire en cosplay. J'aime voir des cosplays et Gambit rend beaux même les hommes qui ne le sont pas de base 😂.

J'ai beau être gay, je peut apprécié un personnage hétéro ou un couple hétéro (je veut dire l'amour n'a pas de sexualité, donc même des couples qui ne sont pas gay peuvent plaire à un gay, évidemment). Pourtant, Gambit aurait pu être bisexuel ou pansexuel car il aime séduire et être séduit. Je trouve donc cela très romantique de voir des couples gays parodier le couple Malicia - Gambit avec leurs costumes. J'aimerais un jour faire cela avec mon mec ! Il ne me reste plus qu'à me trouver mon mec...

Pour conclure j'aimerais mettre Gambit en parallèle avec mon personnage Marvel féminin préféré (dans les comics, car elle aussi n'est apparu que dans un film à part les deux séries télévisées que j'ai mentionné) : Emma Frost / la Reine Blanche. Je pourrais parler d'elle des heures mais ce que je voulais dire c'est que comme Gambit elle a eu un passé difficile sans que cela ne l'empêche d'être épanoui ou sûr d'elle. Ces deux personnages ne sont pas pas complètement héroïques car même s'ils veulent faire le bien ils le font parfois avec des choix discutables, mais considèrent que la fin justifie les moyens. Ils sont donc complexes sans être tordus et leurs failles les rendent admirables.

D'ailleurs, Emma Frost et Rémy Lebeau ne sont pas forcément des personnages que j'aime parce-que je m'identifient à eux (je m'identifie à quelques aspects du personnage d'Emma Frost, mais pas à tous) ni même que je pourrais apprécier dans la vraie vie. Ce sont des personnes tellement charismatiques et imposantes que je ne sais pas si je m'entendrais bien avec eux, mais je suppose qu'ils sont quand même protecteurs et ont le sens de la justice, ce qui suffit à les apprécier à leur juste valeur. Ils restent des humains et non pas des êtres parfaits, et en réalité c'est ça qui les rend intéressants.

En tant que Français et donc francophone, je trouve cela dommage que plusieurs comics centrés sur Gambit ne soient pas parus en français car il est censé avoir été élevé dans le coin de la Nouvelle-Orléans où l'on parle français (cette région de l'Amérique a été conquise par la France), et parfois Rémy parle en français dans le texte original !

J'espère que vous en aurez appris plus sur Gambit et n'hésitez pas à me dire en commentaires si vous le connaissiez ou si vous l'appréciez et ce que vous en pensez.

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Queer Character of Marvel Reading Guide #2: Anole | Victor Borkowski

Hello all you cool cats and kittens, I'm back with another installment of this guide that has taken over my life!

Anole was a tough one to do because he's not really a main character so much as he's just CONSTANTLY and FOREVER in the background. He keeps getting forgotten about and rewritten and all of his major arcs just get deleted. Though he is going through a decent arc on Krakoa right now, I suppose. We'll see if that one gets rewritten as well.

Victor Borkowski A.K.A Anole is a young mutant who starts at Xavier's school in New Mutants/New X-Men. He doesn't really do much until far far later in the series when Northstar is killed (COUGH Bury Your Gays COUGH). His primary mutation is that he looks like a lizard man, but he also has dope healing powers and a prehensile tongue. He can also camouflage which comes in handy (and is, you guessed it, almost never utilised).

At a Glance:

Notable Arcs (for Anole)

New X-Men (2004) #7-9, #12-13

New X-Men (2004) #32

X-Men (2004) #190

New X-Men (2004) #44-45

New X-Men (2004) #46

Young X-Men (2008) #1, #6

X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) "Blend In"

Nation X (2010) #3: "Big Boy Pants"

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back (2010) #1-4

X-Men: Hellbound (2010) #1-3

X-Men: To Serve and Protect (2011) #1-4: "The X-Dudes"

X-Men (2013) #13-17

X-Men: Gold (2017) #13-16

Uncanny X-Men (2018) #5, #8-9

Age of X-Man: NeXtgen #1-5

New Mutants (2019) #19-21

Notable Series (For Queer Content)

New X-Men (2004) #43

X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #1-5

Young X-Men (2008) #7-12

New Mutants (2009) #1

Astonishing X-Men (2004) #51-52

Avengers Academy (2010) #38

Young Avengers (2013) #12-15

Amazing X-Men (2014) #13

Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #1, #3-17, #20

Iceman (2017) #9-10

Marvel's Voices: Pride (2021) #1: "You Deserve"

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