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Graymalkin
Graymalkin is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a member of the Young X-Men and is named after the address of the Xavier Institute. His super-human strength varies on how much light he is exposed to and was discovered after his father buried him alive for finding him sexually experimenting with another boy. Publication history Graymalkin first appeared in Marvel Comics' 2008 series ''Young X-Men'' #1 during a prophetic vision by X-Men character Blindfold. His first full appearance was in ''Young X-Men'' #3. His previously unknown background was explored in '' X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' #3. While featured primarily in the ongoing ''Young X-Men'' series, Graymalkin has appeared as a background character in various other Marvel X-Men titles, including ''Secret Invasion: X-Men'' and ''Wolverine and Power Pack.''''Secret Invasion: X-Men'' #3''Wolverine and Power Pack'' #2 Fictional character biography Origin Jonas Graymalkin wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young X-Men
''Young X-Men'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It lasted for 12 issues, from April 2008 through March 2009. The series was written by Marc Guggenheim. Plot summary Final Genesis (Issues 1–5) Blindfold has a vision of a team of X-Men facing off against a deadly old foe of the X-Men, Donald Pierce, former member of the Hellfire Club. After one of the members is murdered in the ensuing battle, she wakes up violently from the nightmarish dream. Elsewhere, Cyclops is seen across the world, recruiting, several teenaged mutants such as Eric Gitter, and former students like Sooraya Qadir (Dust), Nicholas Gleason ( Wolf Cub); and Santo Vaccarro (Rockslide). Santo, however, refuses to join unless Scott accepts Ruth Aldine (Blindfold) whom Scott had originally planned not to recruit, to be on the team as well. After assembling the Young X-Men in the Danger Cave, he gives them their costumes, which have the appearance of the standard yellow and black training unifo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anole (comics)
Anole (Victor Borkowski) is a fictional Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis and first appeared in issue #2 of New Mutants#The New Mutants, vol. 2, ''New Mutants'' vol. 2 (August 2003). A student at the X-Mansion, Xavier Institute and junior member of the X-Men, Anole is also openly Homosexuality, gay. His reptilian mutation grants him superhuman abilities including wallcrawling, a prehensile tongue, and Active camouflage#In animals, adaptive camouflage. Initially a supporting character in ''New Mutants'' vol. 2 and its relaunched title, ''New X-Men (2004 series), New X-Men: Academy X'', Weir and DeFilippis intended for the character to commit Teenage suicide, suicide early in the series after coming out as gay and finding himself rejected by his family and friends. According to the writers, the story was to serve as a message about intolerance. Marvel editors s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ink (comics)
Ink (Eric Gitter) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Marc Guggenheim and Yanick Paquette. As a member of the Young X-Men, the character is depicted as a normal human being who gained superpowers after being tattooed by a mutant. Each of his tattoos gives him a different power. Fictional character biography Final Genesis Ink is one of the founding members of the Young X-Men team that believed themselves to have been organized by Cyclops. He is a loud-mouthed and rude teenager with a criminal past. He is introduced when two police officers attempt to arrest him in a tattoo parlor. He fights back using his newly acquired ability to make others violently ill with a touch by utilizing a new tattoo on his hand of a biohazard symbol, making the police officer instantly very sick. Despite this, he is arrested anyway.''Young X-Men'' #1 While Ink waits in jail, a prison guard releases him, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cipher (marvel)
Cipher (Alisa Tager) is a fictional mutant character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a young African-American woman who first appeared in ''Young X-Men'' #8 (Nov. 2008) and was created by Marc Guggenheim and Rafa Sandoval. Publication history Cipher's first appearance was in ''Young X-Men'' #8 by writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Rafa Sandoval. However, references to her character began in ''Young X-Men'' #3 and were initially written to deceptively reference long-deceased New Mutants character Cypher. Through retcons, Cipher is depicted as having been present during events prior to her character's creation, including Grant Morrison's 2001 run on '' New X-Men'' and Joss Whedon's 2004 tenure on ''Astonishing X-Men.'' She became a featured character in the series ''Young X-Men'', and after that series ended, she appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' and '' Wolverine and the X-Men'' as part of the student cast. Fictional character biogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Xavier Institute Students And Staff
The Xavier Institute is a fictional school in the X-Men universe. This list documents the fictional staff, students and alumni of the institute. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters * Later renamed as Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. Former Staff Members *Alicia Downing - Guidance counselor. * Angel/Archangel (Warren Worthington III) - Flight class instructor. Current member of X-Corp on Krakoa. *Annie Ghazikhanian - School nurse; left the school during an attack by the Brotherhood of Mutants. * Beast (Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy) - Science teacher and mentor of the ''Exemplars''. Current member of X-Force on Krakoa. * Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) - Art teacher; current member of Quiet Council of Krakoa. * Cyclops (Scott Summers) - Headmaster, geometry/Leadership and tactics teacher and mentor of ''Corsairs''. Current member of X-Men and one of the Great Captains of Krakoa. * Gambit (Remy LeBeau) - Mentor of ''Chevaliers''. Current member of Excalibur on Krakoa. * Iceman (Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
The X-Mansion or Xavier Institute is the common name for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the Estate (land), private estate of Professor X, Charles Francis Xavier, a character in X-Men comics. It serves as the base of operations and training site of the X-Men. It is also the location of an accredited private school for Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant children, teenagers, and sometimes older aged mutants, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters. The X-Mansion is also the worldwide headquarters of the X-Corporation. The X-Mansion's address is 1407 Graymalkin Lane, North Salem, New York, Salem Center, located in Westchester County, New York. The school's motto is "mutatis mutandis". In a 2011 edition of the comic, Wolverine (character), Wolverine re-opens the school, at the same address, under the name of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of X-Men Members
The X-Men are a team of mutant superheroes, published in American comic books by Marvel Comics. Over the decades, the X-Men have featured a rotating line up composed of many characters. Notation: * Characters in bold are members of the team as of the present time. * A slash (/) between names indicates codenames of one character in chronological order. * Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted. X-Men Original members 20th century recruits 21st century recruits Other status Substitute teams New Mutants graduate X-Men In 1986, the New Mutants briefly graduated to become the X-Men in ''Uncanny X-Men Annual'' #10. Muir Island X-Men In 1989, in the wake of the X-Men's "death" during " The Fall of the Mutants", Banshee assembled a team of X-Men on Muir Island in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #254 to #255. Phalanx invasion X-Men In 1994, to oppose the threat of the techno-organic alien Phalanx, a team of X-Men was quickly ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dust (comics)
Dust (real name Sooraya Qadir) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character usually appears in X-Men-related comic books. Sooraya is a mutant with the ability to transform her body into a pliable cloud of dust. The X-Men travel to Afghanistan to rescue Sooraya, whose abilities have made her the target of antagonists. Publication history Dust was created by author Grant Morrison and artist Ethan Van Sciver in '' New X-Men'' #133 (December 2002), although her character was not fully developed until the '' New X-Men: Academy X'' series written by Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis. Born in Kandahar, Sooraya is attacked by a slave trader attempting to remove her traditional niqāb; almost instinctively, she lashes out with her powers and flays him alive with her sand-like dust. The X-Men, hearing of the situation, travel to Afghanistan and rescue her, where she is brought to the United States and becomes a student of the Xavier I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Frost
Emma Grace Frost is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. The character first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (Jan. 1980), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. Emma Frost, also known as the White Queen, has evolved from a supervillain and foe of the X-Men, to becoming a superhero, one of the X-Men's most central members and leaders. Frost belongs to a subspecies of humanity called mutants, born with superhuman abilities. She is an urbane telepath with a well-noted dry wit. Emma Frost has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes, being labelled as a femme fatale. The character appears in many adaptations of the X-Men properties, such as video games, animated programs, and she is portrayed by Tahyna Tozzi in the live-action film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (as Emma Frost Silverfox), and by January Jones in '' X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |