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Lost in Space with X-Men: Blue

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On March 14, writer Cullen Bunn and artist Jorge Molina trap the mutants on a spaceship, pit Polaris against the body-snatching Malice, and put future of the enigmatic Emma Frost up for grabs.


Marvel.com: What’s going on with Malice and Polaris, and what’s the history there?

Cullen Bunn: Polaris and Malice have a long history. Years ago, the psionic entity of Malice possessed Polaris and turned her against her friends. Now, thanks to Miss Sinister, Malice is back! Way back in the early issues of X-MEN: BLUE, Jean Grey found a necklace containing the Malice entity. Malice was meant to possess Jean…but she’s now found her way to Polaris. The question is, in a world of doppelgangers, is this the Malice we knew from before?

Marvel.com: Speaking of story themes, how do fan favorites Polaris and Emma Frost fit in with the idea of “destiny versus free will” that this series has been exploring?

Cullen Bunn: An interesting pair you’ve picked for this question. For one, the theme of free will is overt. Polaris is in danger of being possessed by Malice. She must struggle against that if she wants to be herself. For Emma, she struggles against destinies of her own making. She started out as a villain. She became a teacher. She became a hero. Then, because of a terrible loss, she became a villain again. The story in the next few issues will show what she decides she must be…and if those around her will accept it.

Lost in Space with X-Men: Blue

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The Hellfire Club Surfaces in X-Men Blue #23

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Once again relayed to me by @lordtimeblogposts! I’ve been busy all day/night and only just now got a chance to say anything.

I wanna give a big thanks to Bunn for what he did in this preview on what Lorna’s called. One of the complaints I had a lot in her return issues was their emphasis on her value as Magneto’s daughter over her value as herself. Here, Bunn’s using her connection to her father, but letting her express that that’s not all that defines her.

I also think using Lorna right off the bat in itself may be Bunn trying his best to show good things for Lorna amid a lot of people worrying about how she may be treated in coming issues.

I’m still worried, because of Havok’s presence and what that might do (almost always does) to treatment of Lorna, but this is a good start. 

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The Hellfire Club Surfaces in X-Men Blue #23

Yo, but like the purple lacy uniform with the high collar is the best one.

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Eh, I don’t really care for the Shi’ar costume at all. It’s cool if other people like it, but I don’t like it both for simple personal appeal and because I think it does a poor job of working with her identity as a character.

I could see it work well as a costume for a villainous Lorna though, whether that means mind controlled, AU, dark moment due to trauma, whatever. It’s kinda operatic and gives a sexy wicked witch vibe. Same reason I think Magnetrix would work well as a codename Lorna briefly adopts in villainous moments.

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dustinweaver:

Thanos Vs. X-men ladies.
ECCC 2018 commission.

This was pointed out to me by @lordtimeblogposts, and it’s neat!

As I’ve said many times, I think Lorna is better off with her iconic costume or a variation of it, but this looks good too – and it’s a commission and those are whatever the commissioner wants. It’s interesting to see a cross between the X-Factor uniform (which I don’t like, same as any team uniforms on her) and the most important identifying features of headgear and cape.

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Time for more tweets. I may need to make a second post if this has a limit.

As you see, multiple people pointed out that they were/should be siblings but then Marvel screwed him over. They all say Polaris is their favorite, but keep in mind that I found these searching for Lorna or Polaris in keyword. There may be a lot more responses out there for the other two that don’t mention her.

Two tweets by people wanting or expecting Lorna to star in a book with a green theme. It would be a real, real good idea for Marvel to do it. Which, of course, is why they won’t. Marvel’s spent since 2009 hating on and avoiding good ideas for Lorna.

By the way, I haven’t talked to her very often, but Lori Hyrup’s cool.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen Marvel Champions acknowledge someone asking about Lorna in the game. I think it may be a good sign that they’re urging people to suggest her on the wishlist thread.

I love seeing people suggest dynamics that are rarely or never seen. Somewhat linked to…

The OTP finder is a neat account that randomly suggests pairings. I’ve seen a fair number of them for Lorna with various characters. Bucky’s an interesting one after seeing Lorna with Steve Rogers suggested before too.

This is probably the only time I’ll note the OTP finder in one of these posts.

Genderbend is a pretty cool take I’ve seen for many characters, though I typically only see it in genderbending male characters to female characters, not the other way around. Even seen cases of genderbending Magneto to female rather than using Lorna in things.

This does well in highlighting how bad it was that Marvel put Lorna into forced limbo for two years after Secret Wars.

Various people do these, and they’re cool.

Personal thing: I think a lot of people are being too dismissive of Malice-involved stuff too soon. Last time Malice was actually addressed in any real way was the 90s. Over 20 years ago. My view, people being cautious is fine but saying “oh god stay away” at this stage is just destroying potential great storylines. It’s not like the situation with Havok where bad stuff’s happened constantly for several decades and occurred within the past few years.

Finally…

Obviously there’s no mention of Lorna at all in this tweet. I just really, really liked it and thought of Lorna for it. I thought it was cool and sorta coincidental that as they talk about magnetic landscapes and their affecting space weather, they use the color green to represent it.

The Polaris Chronicles – Chapter 2 – salarta – X-Men (Comicverse) [Archive of Our Own]

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Chapter 2: 

Of Blood and Fire

Summary: Little Lorna Dane witnesses her parents fighting, leading to a very painful and traumatic mutant power awakening.

Author’s Note: This is a retelling of Lorna’s origin story told in X-Factor #243, only with more POV on Lorna and an attempt by me to add more gravity to what happens. Whether I succeeded or failed in the latter, I don’t know, but I tried. 😛

Rage and blood and fire. People expect these things in a world of heroes and villains. Grand battles on city skylines. Ripped up streets. Crushed cars. They never think of the smaller battles, like two parents arguing in the cockpit of a plane. Sharp words cutting through fragile hearts and sore egos.

Like Arnold and Suzanna Dane.

The two once-proud parents stare at each other. Hateful glares. Blue and green eyes set upon each other, deciding how best to let loose with whatever wicked barbs their minds could conjure in the throes of anger.

“Don’t be an idiot!”

“I don’t know why the hell I married you in the first place!”

“Well, you were never around, Arnold!”

“He said I was perfect! You never said I was perfect!”

Anything, everything, they dredged the deepest pits of their souls for weapons that could burn, twist, slice through to reach those most delicate and sensitive, human parts. Years of love unraveled in the blink of an eye. Two eyes, in fact. Two small, green, wet eyes that still shimmered like the pair of emeralds those same parents always said they were.

The eyes of little Lorna Dane.

In her light green turtleneck and her blue overalls, clutching her fuzzy monkey doll, Lorna rubbed the sleep away and listened to every word. Every. Word. Soaking them in like a tiny sponge. Sitting on the aisle floor, she watched as cruelty and her sadness shook the cockpit door. Its metal hummed. Crackled. Green bolts coursed around its frame, glowing brighter and brighter as her parents got worse.

“Well, excuse the hell out of me for being busy earning a living to support my wife and our – sorry, your – child!”

A sniffle. Little Lorna’s little nose burned as much of the corner of her eye. A tear. Shimmering and sad, it snuck out and slipped down her puffy cheek. Her vision blurred as she hugged her Jojo tighter. Its fur sparked. Not that she noticed. Her innocent young mind settled on one thing above all others.

“M… mommy… daddy…” she mumbled. Drowned out by a sky of insults whipping about her. Her fragile, innocent voice found volume in her despair. “Stop fighting!”

In her thoughts, in her wildest fantasies and dreams, the young girl imagined something better. She imagined a mother and father, rushing out to comfort their dear child. She imagined scowls and sneers and spit replaced with love and smiles, as they lifted her in their arms and showed her how much she meant to them.

She frowned as they dashed her frail hopes.

“Oh, great! You woke up Lorna!” Suzanna shouted.

“Hey, you were the one who was screaming!” Arnold bit back.

The small bundle of joy sobbed to herself. Again, her parents used her on each other. As a weapon. As a burden. A cross to bear. She buried her face in Jojo’s crown and suffered more verbal stings in her ears. Heart pounding, face flushed, Lorna let her tears soak through her doll’s soft felt. It was there. To hold. To touch. To hug. It accepted and heard her, one playful friend… and the only thing in the whole plane who cared about her feelings at all.

“Stop fighting! Stop fighting!!!” Lorna screamed.

“Will you shut that little brat of yours up!”

Footsteps pounded on the floor. The cockpit door flew open, banged against the restroom sign. When little Lorna looked up, her sight cleared just enough to see her mother. Once angelic. Once serene. Now twisted. Hard lines, narrowed glare, nostrils flared. This demon in the dark hunched toward her.

“Be quiet, Lorna! Just shut up and go back to-”

She couldn’t take it anymore. Lorna’s sorrow pulsed and sizzled on her skin. Green enveloped her, bright and shimmering all across her body. Emerald streaks stained through her brown hair, strand by strand.

“Oh my god!” Suzanna whispered. Not in rage. Not in love. Fear. Trembling. Lip quivering. She could feel it coming. Regret swelled in her chest, but… too late. Far too late.

“STOPPP FIIIIIGHTIIIIING!”

Tears and blood and fire. As windows cracked and the plane’s wings ripped free, little Lorna lost her fight. And so much more.

The Polaris Chronicles – Chapter 2 – salarta – X-Men (Comicverse) [Archive of Our Own]