Fall of the House of X #3 - "The X Deaths of Dr. Stasis" (2024)
written by Gerry Duggan
art by Lucas Werneck, Jethro Morales, & Bryan Valenza
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a bit silly, but if you had to fill an Avengers roster, who would you pick?
Wooof, oh me oh my. Let's lay down some ground rules before I do this.
1). Only people who have been Avengers at some previous point in time. Doesn't narrow it down a LOT but this list would be a jigsaw of my favorite Z-Listers otherwise
2). Limiting it to seven people. That's the magic number with superhero teams and it gives me a reason to stop
Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America:
Sometimes you just cannot beat a classic and when it comes to Avengers line ups there is no one that I think is more integral than Captain America. The pathos that he brings to the table no matter what character he is interacting with is palpable and reading through his first big volume has given me a deep respect and love for the character. He's our leader for sure, the axis of solid, steady service I can hang my weirder picks on.
Dr. Walter Newell AKA Stingray:
You all saw this coming and don't act like you didn't. One of my favorite if not my FAVORITE Marvel Characters of all time. He's a doctor with an interesting specialization. His "I'm only a part time superhero" hangup is even funnier and more interesting if forced into the limelight on THE hero team. Not to mention he comes with his own swanky Hydrobase we can use for an HQ and with his wife and four kids running around underfoot we have the kind of domestic adorability I think any good team needs.
Miguel Santos AKA Living Lightning:
The first time I can ever remember reading about a comic book hero being gay, as just like, part of who they are. A tiny detail in their rich inner life. Not to mention the less respect a character gets the more I want to lift them up on my shoulders. He could be the sweetheart with a little chip on his shoulder from not getting the respect his objectively awesome powers objectively deserve.
Angelica Jones AKA Firestar:
Something you may not know about me. The first piece of media that really opened my eyes as to the potential and depth and scope of the Marvel Universe was Spiderman and His Amazing Friends. It was cheesy, it was cheap and yet Angelica was the first character that I felt SPECIAL for knowing and caring about. She's happy, she's passionate, her simple classic costume kicks ass and the New Warriors need their goddamn respect. 'Nuff said.
Sersi, Just Sersi:
What little I have seen of this character fucking FASCINATES me. This woman is chaos incarnate. It's like she is actively making on the fly decisions with everyone she meets whether she's going to kill them, screw them, turn them into a small mammal or some combination of the three. She's *Instant Plot Complication Just Add Water* because she saw a butterfly and that somehow translates to her blowing the entire team's cover.
Dane Whitman AKA The Black Knight:
I love everything about him. I love his vibe, I love the fact that his backstory is built partially around recontextualizing the lore of a mostly forgotten Atlas fantasy comic. I love that he has a wickedly evil cursed blade that comes with the side effect of basically holding him hostage to a heroic moral code. And on top of that he's a dorky intellectual who can't see a social cue if it's blaring at him from oncoming traffic.
Jennifer Walters AKA She-Hulk:
...I do not feel the need to explain or justify this choice.
YOU know Jen is awesome. *I* know Jen is awesome. She-Hulk does not need justification. She shows up in stories and makes them better by existing.
Also yes this is the bodytype I'd use. Yes, I have an addiction. No, I don't feel the need to explain that either.
RESERVISTS: Characters I really like but either don't know enough about or don't think they make good Avengers
Marc Spector and System AKA Moon Knight: One of my favorite dudes but does NOT play well with others. Was interesting for about 10 seconds as a member of the West Coast team but I'd prefer he never touch the ranks again.
Flint Marko AKA Sandman: Marvel did Sandman fucking dirty by never letting him fully reform and be the good guy. I want Sandman to be the good guy dammit
Maria de Guadalupe Santiago AKA Silverclaw: I know literally nothing about her outside of reference books but her powers are dope and I dig her vibe.
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X-Men #28 - "Jail Break!" (2023)
written by Gerry Duggan
art by Joshua Cassara & Marte Gracia
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Ultimate Invasion #2 (vol. 1, 2023) by Lukas Werneck
Storm #3 (vol. 4, 2023) by Russell Dauterman
Invincible Iron Man #8 (vol. 5, 2023) by Kris Anka
Fantastic Four #9 (vol. 7, 2023) by Oscar Vega
Spider-Man #10 (vol. 4, 2023) by Stephanie Hans
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #1 (vol. 1, 2023) by Erica D'Urso
Wolverine #35 (vol. 7, 2023) by Mahmud Asrar
X-Force #42 (vol. 6, 2023) by Carlos Gómez
Deadpool #9 (vol. 9, 2023) by Nick Dragotta
X-Men #24 (vol. 6, 2023) by Mahmud Asrar
Immortal X-Men #13 (vol. 1, 2023) by Luciano Vecchio
X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four #1 (vol. 1, 2023) by Michele Bandini
X-Men Red #13 (vol. 2, 2023) by Jamie McKelvie
X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 by Mashal Ahmed
X-Men Hellfire Gala (2023) Cover Gallery
(open images for higher quality)
+bonus under the cut
Mateus Manhanini's gorgeous Marvel Snap Hellfire Gala design cards - Sebastian Shaw, Havok, Selene & Blob (again open images for higher quality)
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