I was watching The Daily Show AND THEN SUDDENLY A WILD POLARIS APPEARS.

For anyone out there wondering, this was from her time in space, I believe Kingbreaker.

Her time in space in general wasn’t a good time for her due to character regression and removing her from her biggest driving elements, but it did allow her to spend time with Crystal and Luna where Lorna helped her become “The People’s Princess” (before Marvel forgot they exist), and she got to display great feats of power.

More importantly, this is currently the HIGHLIGHT of 2015 for me when it comes to Polaris appearances… which feels all sorts of wrong.

When Lorna appeared on my screen for this Daily Show joke, I was ecstatic. I was literally saying “Oh my god oh my god oh my god” and paused the video just to stare in awe.

I’m very happy she got this appearance, but then I realized: why am I THIS excited that she appeared on The Daily Show for about 10 seconds for a joke? How is it that Marvel’s use of and appreciation and respect for Lorna are so low that such an appearance means THIS MUCH to me?

I’m really looking forward to Magneto #18 – #20, and what Cullen Bunn does with Polaris and her relationship with her father. His book has been great work since issue 1, and I have a lot of faith in his writing.

After that, I hope Marvel starts to use and respect Lorna and her place in the Marvel universe to the point where a joke on The Daily Show isn’t a strong contender for greatest exposure of 2015 and possibly all the 2010s. I’ll especially be keeping my eye on the House of M section of Secret Wars.