Cullen Bunn provided an excellent live chat today on Marvel.com. It covered his Magneto solo and his Deadpool work, but I’m only going to post the parts that interest me as a Lorna fan.

Hi Mr. Bunn! I’m looking forward to Polaris’ appearance on Magneto.
Since I know you can’t give away much about post-Secret Wars, could you
give us your thoughts on what most defines Polaris and Magneto’s
relationship with her? 

Well, there’s a point in this story where Polaris tells Magneto that he
has always pretty much sucked when it comes to being a father. And
that’s true. He’s terrible at it, because he’s always so focused on his
mission. But he is trying. And Lorna is willing to give him the chance.
That sums up the relationship pretty well, I think.

Will there be some contemplation on Erik’s recent loss of his two children? 

Some… but we’re going to be seeing how Magneto feels about that
primarily through how he feels about Lorna. You also have to keep in
mind, even if he isn’t related to them by blood, he’s seen them as his
children for a long time. It’s hard to shake those feelings.

What role does Briar play in the Last Days, Cullen? She’s such a great
character, and her relationship with Magneto is very twisty, yet it
feels like she’s still keeping her cards close. Will we–and
Magneto–learn her full motivation and plans in the Last Days?

Briar still has a very important role to play. And, yes, her motivations
will be revealed. The revelation… and Magneto’s reaction… will be
the centerpiece of issue 20.

You’ve already said we’ll see Namor and Polaris during the Last Days, any other familiar faces before the end?

Shhh. I can’t tell you that. Polaris and Namor are the big ones (that I’m willing to reveal) but you will see some others.

What issues will we see Lorna and Briar interact in? 

Their big interaction is in issue 20.

Obviously I’m looking forward to Lorna on Magneto. Since we know Lorna shows up in Magneto #18, and Cullen Bunn said Lorna and Briar interact in #20, we’re getting at least three solid issues of Lorna around on the solo.

I completely agree with Bunn that Magneto’s always pretty much sucked as a father. I’m really interested to find out his deepest thoughts about his green-haired daughter. 🙂

My pet theory has always been that Magneto deeply cares about Lorna and wants to keep her out of the kind of trouble his actions invite, but it’s a pointless sentiment on his part because Lorna gets in dangerous situations anyway. I think I came up with this theory when I noticed Magneto wasn’t trying to escape mental assault by going into any memories of Lorna, yet he was just fine going into memories of Wanda, Pietro and little Luna. I think his abandoning Lorna “for her own good” is something that really hurts him deeply.

But again, it’s a pet theory, and it’ll be interesting to see what happens on the Magneto solo. 🙂

I was also extremely happy when Bunn said Lorna was a big familiar face for Last Days. It’s uplifting to actually see someone at Marvel speak of her that way after Marvel’s long terrible history of underestimating and mistreating the character. Especially after the kind of stuff the Avengers side of Marvel has pulled against her during Children’s Crusade, AvX and Axis.

I’m very curious what will happen between Lorna and Briar in issue #20. It sounds like it’s going to be major, more than a simple side talk. I’ve entertained the thought that Briar might be Zaladane or something to that effect. However, from Cullen Bunn’s style of writing, I don’t think that would be the case.

All in all, good live chat, and now we wait for #18!