P is for Psylocke / Elizabeth 'Betsy' Braddock, the X-Man known as Psylocke is the twin sister of Brian Braddock the Captain Britain of Earth 616 and the younger sister of Jamie (reality warping mad b@$t@erd) Braddock and one could be forgiven to expect that she would be somewhat in the shadow of her brothers, … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comics Part 16 – P

O is for Onslaught:   This was a difficult one to pick, not too many characters of note starting with O. Since I tend to favour the unappreciated characters and maligned stories, Onslaught was the best fit here. Onslaught is what happens when you don't let s**t go. There's a Jungian psychology term for the … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comics part 15 – O

W is for Warlock First appearing in New Mutants 18, the being known as Warlock isn't the first character created to use that name, the first being Adam Warlock who once went by the name Him. This alien character couldn't be more different. Like the rest of the team, he was a mutant. His mutation … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comics part 23- W

V is for Vision First appearing in Avengers #57, the Vision was a method of repurposing a character's name to retain an IP, much as Captain America and the Human Torch had been years earlier. Roy Thomas (the writer of the title) was a fan of the golden age characters and would have been happy … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comic Stuff Part 22: V

N is for Nova In 1962 Marvel (and comics in general) struck gold with the creation of Spider-Man. It was neither his powers nor the striking visuals of Steve Ditko that assured this staying power. The thing that stuck was the young everyman element. Peter Parker was struggling with money, girls and his identity long before … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comics part 14 – N

M is for Madrox, Jamie First appearing in Giant Size Fantastic Four #4, Jamie 'Multiple Man' Madrox is one of the few X-related characters who didn't debut in one of the main X-titles, he shares the distinction with Tabitha 'Boom Boom' Smith and James 'Wolverine' Howlett although Jamie was introduced in a story by Chris … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comics part 13 -M

L is for Legion David Haller was introduced in 1983's New Mutants 26 and is the son of Israeli politician Gabrielle Haller and Professor Charles Francis Xavier, so we already know that this is a story about unethical practices and unhappy endings. 20 years or so before, Professor Xavier was helping victims of war including … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents A-Z of Comics Part 12 – L

K is for Kang   There are comics characters with confusing histories, characters that have convoluted continuity, there are characters that have worn different names and characters who's very nature causes headaches. Take all that, put it in a blender, when it's a soup-like consistency, spill it, that mess is Kang. Nathaniel Richards was born … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comics part 11 – K

J is for Jordan, Hal First appearing in Showcase 22 in 1960. Hal Jordan is the first human being inducted into the Green Lantern Corps. A 2nd generation air force pilot, Hal was a natural test pilot with his precise piloting skill and his lack of fear. He left the USAF and joined the private … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: A-Z of Comics Part 10 – J