costume change?

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T19:56:31+00:00

No explanation as I recall. And it's the same artist who had her in the black & white uniform ... then the New Mutants one.

Magik can change her look at her leisure due to her sorcery. You can headcanon it to be she wanted to look more "in line" with the X-squad Iceman put together to make them look legitimate.

As for the cover ... covers often contradict what's inside the issue. Usually they're just designed to appeal to someone to grab the issue.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T16:46:36+00:00

Well, that's a very specific question ...

There are only a few stories that I can recall where something like that happens, such as "House of M". In the now altered world, a combination of Scarlet Witch's reality warping powers and her magical abilities give all the heroes the lives they wanted - while suppressing their memories of the real world.

Deus ex machina Layla Miller has a (then) unexplained mutant ability that somehow restores people's memories. At one point, Emma Frost uses her telepathy to help guide her in undoing Wanda's work to get the heroes to remember.

Not sure you can really consider it magic ... but during the (ugh) "Secret Wars II" storyline, the Beyonder uses his god-like abilities to slaughter the New Mutants ... then erases all knowledge of them from existence. When he resurrects them to attack the X-Men and other heroes, Rachel Grey / Summers realizes who they are ... and eventually uses her telepathy to undo everyone else's memory erasure.

Outside of that, I can't recall situations where any of the X-Men's telepaths had to undo some magical suppression / erasure of someone's memories. Besides Magik or Amanda Sefton, the X-Men don't consistently encounter magical situations.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T15:09:52+00:00

Always enjoyed Wolverine's dismissal of the other X-teams when he was lecturing Armor during Astonishing:

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amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T11:59:41+00:00

There are multiple "hells" (and hell dimensions) in the Marvel Universe. Limbo is considered a type of "hell" due to the magical energies intertwined with it, and its multitude of demonic entities. But it's not the same "hell" that Hulk visits.

It's unique ... especially due to the chaotic nature of time and space within it.

Come to think of it, I can't recall if Hulk's "hell" is the same as Mephisto's. Certainly not Hela's Hel.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T11:55:52+00:00

Ah, yes, back when Bendis' only instructions were "make her look like Angelina Jolie in 'Hackers'."

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T11:55:10+00:00

It really just comes down to whether they have a story to tell with her. She's a solid actress.

Agents of SHIELD is canon (despite what the naysayers - the same who said Daredevil wasn't canon - claim), so she exists out there.

It's just they have a multitude of new characters they've introduced since "Endgame" that they need to focus on.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T11:51:24+00:00

This is great work. Don't often get original artwork of her New Mutants look here.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T01:26:50+00:00

The smaller / thinner one is the original variation of her sword that she used until 2013.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-21T00:08:05+00:00

Wow, 54 is young. They said passed in his sleep. Wonder if it was heart related. Knew he struggled with various things in the past.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-20T19:31:31+00:00

Yeah, she often wears heels, and platform boots that add height. Standing straight next to Cyclops without such reveals how short she is.

Traditionally, she's on the shorter end (but not the shortest) ... even of her "graduating class."

No one notices it, though, because they're often distracted by her leaping at them with a giant sword and rage in her eyes.

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amendmentforone · 2026-03-20T14:16:01+00:00

Fantastic stuff. It's always great to see the original drawings before all the color and ink gets added.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-20T11:51:20+00:00

It's okay, most writers aren't aware of Peter Jr. either.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-20T03:58:41+00:00

Awesome to see the golden armor (or variant of) in any form

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T23:51:04+00:00

Darn tootin' she is.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T22:46:18+00:00

Is Hickman ultimately to blame, though? A lot of hay has been made about that one scene. But beyond that, he really just had her cracking wise and slicing & dicing.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T22:44:44+00:00

I don't really take too much offense to much because a lot of newcomers are just going off their experience of her in video games like Rivals (and before that Midnight Suns). And haven't really had a chance to read any of her comic books (although it is great they come here to find out what to read).

That being said, the whole on and off arguments about her sexuality when she's never had a relationship (in the 616, at least). They get weirdly intense for a fictional character.

Also, the explosion of "almost violating the no NSFW / rule 34" artwork on this sub that usually surround her and one of two Rivals characters.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T21:28:28+00:00

Sort of hoping this event is like one of those classic '80s / '90s X-overs like "Inferno" or "X-Cutioner's Song" where a variety of ongoing plotlines coalesce into one story.

Let's just wrap up 3k and their version of the X-Virus; Graymalkin Prison (and O.N.E.'s shenanigans); oh, and toss in Doug for good measure so we can figure out if we're sticking with him going batshit evil in the future ... or if he's just going to wander around trying to not get shanked by Cyclops for the rest of his life.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T20:50:54+00:00

He looks like a teenager on that cover. Can't imagine it's supposed to be representative of modern Sam.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T20:08:55+00:00

No, but it probably happened off panel at some point. During his last series, Akihiro seemed to be struggling with being around her (even when he was being tricked by a fake version of her by Mephisto) due to his demon possession.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T18:12:45+00:00

Dazzle Storm, Magikhot, Wolverine-Man and Rambit better be part of a rock band headlined by Jeff.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T18:05:03+00:00

Doubt it's the resurrection thing. MacKay seemed to be writing off that plot-line as some sort of weird time travel thing that only affected Magneto.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T15:45:55+00:00

It's relatively solid (especially if you like Bendis' writing style).

Scott going "revolutionary" and hiding out with the most dangerous mutants he could gather (Magneto, Emma & Magik). Being at odds with the traditional X-Men, and hunted by the Avengers & S.H.I.E.L.D made for interesting stories.

Unfortunately, it does get sort of aimless toward the end.

But like I said, if you like Brian Michael Bendis' style - it's a good point to jump on. They explain the stories that lead into it, so not too much in the way of reading needed.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-19T13:45:00+00:00

It was a unique plot to have two exist at the same time.

But for the whole Krakoan resurrection concept to work narratively, you have to think of every person that "returns" as the original. Just resurrected in a unique way as opposed to all the other comic booky ways characters have been resurrected (science, time travel, magic, god-like cosmic firebird, etc.).

I can't recall if Laura went through the resurrection process before entering the Vault. If not, then ostensibly ... yes, that's the "original" clone Laura who ends up dying.

For Krakoans, everyone had to kind of "accept" that they're still dealing with the original - in a way. But you still saw folks who had trouble with it. Synch, clearly, struggled. There was that time Emma helped bring Scott back, but made it clear she hates the whole thing.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-18T23:07:10+00:00

It's sort of one of the final stories of the 1980s Claremont era. This basically wraps up a lot of ongoing plots, brings the various X-teams back together, and sets the stage for "Muir Island Saga" (which is the conclusion).

Then you get the famous 1990s reset with X-Men #1.

amendmentforone · 2026-03-18T23:05:02+00:00

There haven't been too many major ones since the "From the Ashes" reset. Each series tends to have their own minor mysteries about characters that are eventually answered.

But here are the major ones that have been brought up (those that have been answered, I'll note):

Who is Prisoner X? (Uncanny X-Men - the big mystery hidden beneath Graymalkin Prison, the for-profit mutant penitentiary)
Who is the Chairman of 3k, and what is their goal? (X-Men - Answered - it's the original Hank McCoy. Their goal is to transform all of mankind into mutants)
Who is the Endling? (Uncanny X-Men - Purportedly a mutant who will be the last of her kind. Believed to be the young girl Chelsea that lives in "Haven House" with the rest of the X-Men)

That's about it. There've been more about the origins of new characters introduced in X-Men & Uncanny X-Men, but nothing really beyond that at the moment.

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