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Starhawk II

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Contributed by Michael McDermott

Aleta Ogord is from the 31st Century, in an alternate future of the Marvel Universe. She was born on the planet Arcturus, a daughter of the warlike Reavers. As a young adult, she and her adopted brother–and husband–Stakar, travelled to the Forbidden City, where they discovered a statue of the powerful Hawk God.

Aleta accidentally triggered the statue, and her body was destroyed, converted into pure energy. She and Stakar were merged into a single being, a powerful new being known as Starhawk! Now only one of them could exist in physical form at a time. When Stakar was corporeal, Aleta would go into limbo until he released her and let her assume physical form. However, Stakar maintained control of the body most of the time. Rather than be pressed into service as a weapon for the Reavers, Starhawk left for space. However, Aleta’s father, Ogord, vowed revenge for them refusing to obey him.

Stakar and Aleta explored space for a time, but eventually grew lonely. They secretly returned to Arcturus, and petitioned the Hawk God to temporarily separate them. They mated and had children, Tara, Sita and John. Stakar and Aleta were re-merged, and Aleta had the physical form in order to raise the children.

However, after a time, Stakar was drawn to the stars again, and reclaimed control of the body. The children were left in a hidden home, where they could have instant communication with Starhawk.Unfortunately, while Starhawk was away, Ogord managed to locate the home, and kill the children before Starhawk had a chance to save them. Aleta never forgave Stakar for that failure.

During their travels through space, Starhawk encountered and joined the spacefaring heroes, the Guardians of the Galaxy. During the brief periods that Stakar let her out of limbo, Aleta joined the team as well. On one of the team’s missions, Stakar and Aleta were separated again, into two bodies. Aleta relished her new freedom, and divorced Stakar, since she now hated him for failing to save their children, and forcing her to exist in limbo for so long. Aleta fell in love with her fellow Guardian, Major Vance Astro, and pursued a relationship with him. They even got engaged to be married.

However, a few months later, Stakar began to weaken and fade. It turned out he could no longer survive without being bonded to Aleta. He forcibly reabsorbed her, and fled from the team. When the remerging was complete, Starhawk returned to the Guardians, but things were different now. This time, instead of trading physical forms, they both shared the one body. Now when Aleta was in control, she still possessed Stakar’s male form. Aleta attempted to resume her relationship with Vance, but he was unable to cope with the fact that his lover now had a male body. Eventually, Stakar and Aleta were separated into two bodies again, and she and Vance were able to resume their relationship.

As Aleta, she possessed the ability to turn light solid. She was able to use this solid light in a variety of ways, as objects to use as weapons, or shields, project it as a blast, or create flight discs to propel herself. She was also able to phase through solid matter. As Starhawk II, she could travel at light speed, and had cosmic energy powers, which could be used for energy projection, healing abilities, and other effects. She was also the One-Who-Knows, giving her vast cosmic senses.

Starhawk was affiliated with both the Defenders and Guardians of the Galaxy. Her first appearance is in Defenders #27 and she is shown as transgendered in Guardians of the Galaxy #22 (not the recent volume by Abnett & Lanning).
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Hayden

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Contributed by Ronald Byrd

Nothing is known about Hayden except that he is renowned in the super-villain community (“Four skulls—highest rating.”) for locating and subletting secret hideouts. He sublets one of Doctor Octopus’s old lairs to the mercenary Deadpool, but neglects to warn him upfront that he will be sharing the place with two super-villains, the Constrictor and Titania (who is actually Deadpool’s old flame Copycat in disguise). Presuming a setup, Deadpool attacks his new roommates, then, after the 3 come to an understanding, they vent their annoyance by tying Hayden up in the mechanical arms of a Doctor Octopus statue. Hayden is left in this condition for a while but is eventually released, and he is not seen again until he attends a funeral for Deadpool (who later returns from the dead).

Hayden’s attire (leather pants, pink shirt, purple jacket; he wears a laced shirt at Deadpool’s funeral), preference for gaudy jewelry, and somewhat campy speech patterns are apparently meant to convey an “effeminate” air, and when addressing him Deadpool twice corrects himself to identify Hayden as a “person” instead of a “guy” or a “man.” These overt and stereotypical hints (not what one would expect from a writer of Christopher Priest’s caliber) are presumably meant to imply that Hayden is gay, but nothing more definite is ever stated.

Hayden first appears in Deadpool #38.

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Another Visit With Jim McCann

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Interview conducted by Mike McDermott

Mike: Congratulations on the new ongoing! A lot of things have been changing recently in the Marvel Universe since the REUNION miniseries ended. What is the new status quo for Hawkeye and Mockingbird going into the new series?

Jim: Thanks so much!!! I still can hardly believe it, but I have to than the fans of the mini because their support is what made this ongoing a reality!

As for Clint & Bobbi’s new status, as you saw in Siege & the tie-in New Avengers issues, Bobbi has still had some issues adjusting back to life on Earth. Hawkeye promised her something “new” when Siege was over and this is it. She’s left the

Avengers full-time (you’ll still see her in and out over in New Avengers) but her focus in on the W.C.A. and rebuilding her life. Hawkeye is finding his place back in the MU as Hawkeye, pulling double-duty in the Avengers and in the W.C.A. in HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD. Together, they are finding where they fit, on the field of battle and in the bedroom They never dated before, so that’s new, and they are starting a new team together under a different operating structure than the Avengers. Lots of new opportunities to mine from.

Mike: Clint Barton is a character who has been somewhat controversial over the last few years, from his abandoning the “Hawkeye” identity to become ninja warrior “Ronin”; a very controversial intimate encounter with the Scarlet Witch; and most

recently abandoning his “Avengers don’t kill” stance when he tried to assassinate Norman Osborn. Now Clint is getting back into the purple tights and becoming “Hawkeye” again. What is Clint’s frame of mind like these days? And does it feel different to be writing Clint as “Hawkeye” instead of “Ronin”?

Jim: Clint, like his fans, is thrilled to be back in action as Hawkeye. It took a lot of soul-searching during his time as Ronin to figure out who he was, post-coming-back-from-the-dead. He went through a lot during that time. As far as his “Avengers don’t kill” stance with Norman, I’d say that was his moment where he realized he had hit rock bottom and been pushed beyond his limits- something everyone goes through, Avenger or not. He acknowledged as much in that same issue. That, and having Bobbi and Cap back, are the things that have led him back to being Hawkeye. Now he is more grounded, sure of himself, and his place in the world. In THE REUNION, that was more a story of Clint & Bobbi than whatever their alter egos were. That said, it’s awesome writing Hawkeye, seeing David Lopez draw Hawkeye, and have a book called HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD!

Mike: The solicit for the first issue mentions Crossfire and Phantom Rider as the villains for the first arc. Long time fans know that these two are a significant part of Clint and Bobbi’s history, but for the benefit of newer readers, what is it about these two members of the Hawk & Mock rogues gallery that made you choose them as the debut bad guys?

Jim: These are the bad guys for our heroes. Crossfire was the first foe they faced together and has been in their lives off and on since then. He considers Hawkeye his arch-enemy. Phantom Rider is the one character to successfully destroy Clint & Bobbi’s relationship and the damage done to Mockingbird still hasn’t fully healed. New readers will learn all they need to by picking up this first issue, and then they will understand why long-tie readers – and Hawkeye & Mockingbird – are freaking out that these two villains have paired up to take down our twosome!

Mike: How serious a threat is Crossfire in this story? I mean, we’re talking about the guy who once knocked himself out with Clint’s bow and arrows; got shot by an elderly actress, and more recently has been a face-in-the-crowd of the Hood’s army of thugs…with said face usually seen getting punched or kicked by either Clint or Bobbi. How worried should Clint and Bobbi be that this guy is after them again?

Jim: Yeah, not his finest moments. I’m coming at the character as a serious threat. Look at his background- ex-CIA operative, expert marksman, scientific genius. Clint and Bobbi are finally going to learn what it means to stop taking someone seriously, especially when said villain is in a position to make a significant power play. And teamed with the Phantom Rider… this is going to be a story fans of both characters will be talking about for a long time to come. And it’s just the beginning!

Mike: Mockingbird is the leader of the new WCA (World Counter-terrorism Agency), which means that Clint is taking orders from her.

Does this affect the dynamic of their relationship at all, since in the Avengers Bobbi was using serving under Clint’s command?

Jim: 100% . And it’s a blast to write. The opportunities it allows are just starting to show themselves.

Mike: Tell us a bit about the supporting cast–who are some of the members of the new WCA? Any chance of a gay character or two in the mix?

Jim: I’ve had the chance to create and also bring in some really fun characters. You’ll learn a lot about them in the first issue, but each of them has a lot more than what’s going on below the surface. Especially Dominic Fortune- watch out for this guy!

As for potential gay characters, I know each of these people inside and out and they will be revealing things about themselves at the proper times. I wouldn’t look for “A Very Special Issue” or anything, but, yes, this is a very diverse cast.

Mike: While Clint Barton’s has a colourful history that has been explored over the years, Bobbi’s life before joining SHIELD is a bit of a blank slate. Do you have any plans to reveal more of Bobbi Morse’s personal life and history?

Jim: That’s a great question and you are not the only person wondering about that. So is someone in the pages of HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD…Someone that will discover a lot more than they bargained for!

Mike: One part of Clint and Bobbi’s history that people sometimes forget is that for a while the two of them trained and co-led the Great Lakes Avengers (and Bobbi led them solo for a while after Clint returned to the West Coast Avengers). Any chance of the GLA (and their gay deputy leader Flatman) turning up at some point?

Jim: At this point, I think Dan Slott would hurt me if I tried to use them. No, though, there are no current plans to use them, but who’s to say that may change. What? Oh, Dan said no, so still “Nope.” Sorry.

Mike: During the years where Bobbi was missing and presumed dead, Clint started to move on with his life and have relationships with other women (the aforementioned Scarlet Witch incident, a serious romance with Moonstone of the Thunderbolts, a brief fling with Echo, etc, etc). Might any of these other women show up to complicate matters with Clint and Bobbi’s attempts to repair their relationship? For that matter, might Bobbi have any ex-boyfriends lurking in the shadows?

Jim: Bobbi has Ka-Zar, doesn’t she? And possibly another romantic rival to come between her and Clint? And Clint does have quite the list of ex’s, doesn’t he? And wouldn’t a writer love to explore that? Hmmm…

Mike: Without getting into specific spoilers, looking beyond the first arc, what can readers expect for HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD?

Jim: The unexpected. Seriously. The things we get to do in just this first year alone, I never thought would get the green light, but it has! And lurking out there are some familiar faces, friendly and not-so friendly, including a pair or two of evil robot eyes maybe.

Mike: Before HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD hits the stands, you also have a DAZZLER one-shot coming out. Tell us a bit about that.

Jim: Aside from being a personal dream come true, I wanted to tell a Dazzler story I believed in, and this is that story.

It picks up from NECROSHA and deals with the fall-out of Dazzler’s half-sister Lois London, a.k.a. Mortis, being a murdering villain. We get the battle between these two, as well as a chance to see Dazzler fight a lot of her former foes while fighting her biggest enemy- herself.

It’s my chance to show why Dazzler is relevant today- as a character and a super hero. It also shows why she is the perfect example of mutant as minority metaphor.

Mike: Dazzler is a character who seems to have a pretty large gay fanbase (at least on the message boards)–and it is no secret that she is a personal favourite of yours. What is it about the character that you love so much, and why do you think she is such a fan-favourite, even so many years after the end of her solo series?

Jim: I think because she is such a relatable character. Like Peter Parker in the pages of SPIDER-MAN, Dazzler’s solo series was as much about the person behind the blue eye make-up and roller skates as it was about laserbeams, if not more. It let us into her head, and showed a struggling, self-aware character that a lot of people, myself included, could relate to and understand. In this one-shot, you’ll see a lot of why I love this character, by getting into her head and showing the reader what she is going through.

Mike: Is this Dazzler story a one-shot deal, or might there be some more Dazzler stories in your future?

Jim: I would love to keep writing her. I have a specific mini-series in mind, so let’s see how this one-shot does first.

Art by Janet Lee

Mike: Any last comments you’d like to make about either book?

Jim: Buy them! Tell your friends to buy them! And if you are already doing those things, thank you! This is a dream come true- I say it all the time, but it is. And I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I enjoy working on them!

Jim McCann is on Facebook and visit him at his website. Jim’s first interview with Gayleague may be read here .

[Editor note: McCann’s graphic novel, Return Of the Dapper Men, with artist Janet Lee, is scheduled for October release from Archaia Comics.]

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Skyppi the Skrull

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Contributed by Ronald Byrd

Although born “physically unsuitable” for combat, Skyppi serves the Skrull Empire as a maintenance worker for two centuries before fleeing to avoid being sent to a termination center, where Skrulls who are old and no longer “useful” are slain. Skyppi’s unspecified “unsuitability” for

combat leads one to wonder if the Skrull militia has some of the same restrictions as that of the United States. Finding haven on the planet Deniciere in the Orion Galaxy [sic], Skyppi assumes the identity of a beautiful human named Shasha and does well as a fashion model until inadvertently exposed by the Greek god Hercules and his robot sidekick the Recorder in 2385. Skyppi joins the adventuring pair and, despite his quirks such as a preferance to assume female forms, including that of a little girl, to avoid anti-Skrull sentiment, he becomes a valuable ally. Skyppi never displays any real romantic interest in anyone of either gender. While disguised as a green-skinned woman, he seems rather troubled by the attentions of the amorous Eternal Starfox,but his preference for feminine form is at least suggestive. Moreover, when the Recorder comments that Hercules does quite well at romancing women, Skyppi responds, “To tell you the truth, tin-britches…I wouldn’t know!”

Like most Skrulls, Skyppi has the power to assume any form that he can imagine, whether humanoid, animal, or inanimate. He travels alongside Hercules and the Recorder in the enchanted chariot of Apollo, drawn by flying carnivorous horses.

Skyppi first appeared in Hercules #1, vol. 2, set in known space of the 24th century. This was during the early period of Jim Shooter’s duties as Marvel editor-in-chief. In light of the recent revelation that Hercules and Northstar hooked up it makes you wonder if Hercules and Skyppi might’ve done the same.

It should be noted that Skyppi’s gender bending appeared decades before Xavin and Karolina Dean became star crossed loves in Runaways and Wiccan and Hulkling became boyfriends in Young Avengers.
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Dr. Druid & Sepulchre

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Contributed by Ronald Byrd

Doctor Druid’s (Anthony Ludgate) heroic career reaches back several decades, when the sorcerer known as the Ancient One awoke and augmented Druid’s innate mystic powers; relatively little about Druid’s long career has been revealed, although it is known that decades ago he led a group of adventurers called the Monster Hunters, and in modern times he has worked alongside various better known super-heroes, including Doctor Strange and the Avengers, although he betrayed the latter team due to the manipulation of the villainous Terminatrix. In recent years, while lecturing at the University of San Francisco, Druid met student Jillian Woods and sensed an innate psychic link between them, ultimately discovering that the two had been lovers centuries ago, in previous incarnations during the time of King Arthur, when a wandering Celtic alchemist fell in love with a Christian English noblewoman, only to be slain by her family. However, against expectations, it out that David was the English noblewoman and Jillian the male alchemist; this is a rather metaphysical variation of transsexuality, one that believers in reincarnation might say is common to most if not all people, but such an example has rarely arisen in comic book history.

Unfortunately, the pair’s modern-day incarnations ultimately fare little better than their earlier ones. When Jillian is accidentally slain by a mystic artifact’s power, Druid channels her soul into a new mystic body, granting her supernatural shadow-powers. Using first the name Shadowoman, then Sepulchre, Jillian aids Druid in repelling various threats, a responsibility that is increased when Druid is, against his will, granted the power to foresee upcoming mystical disasters, which he battles with the aid of periodic gatherings of “Secret Defenders.” However, Sepulchre grows resentful of her non-human existence, and after a particularly grueling clash, Druid fakes his own death in order to encourage her to start a new life free of additional mystic entanglements. Alas, he later becomes corrupted by either insanity or evil—actually, by “dark” writer Warren Ellis—and is ultimately slain by the half-demon Hellstorm, hardly a suitable end for such a veteran super-hero.

Throughout most of his career Doctor Druid’s super-powers consisted of telepathy, mesmerism, illusion-casting, psychokinesis, limited precognition, and the manipulation of the inherent mystic energies within certain objects; in his final, more dangerous incarnation he possessed stronger but less clearly defined magical powers. Sepulchre is composed of mystical “shadow-matter” which enables her to fly, project darkness, and alter her body to a limited extent.

Druid and Sepulchre are based in Boston. Druid has been an adventurer, occult expert, lecturer, author, former psychiatrist and explorer. Woods was also an adventurer, former graduate student and holder of various low-paying jobs. They were arguably outed in Secret Defenders #16.

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Captain Power

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Contributed by Ronald Byrd

Years ago at a demonstration of radiation manipulation at Techtonics Research Laboratories, scientist Christina Carr suffered severe disfigurement in the same explosion that transformed her co-worker Dr. Otto Octavius into the super-powered Doctor Octopus (and which, according to the continuity of Spider-Man: Chapter One, was also a factor in Peter Parker’s transformation into Spider-Man). Carr blamed Octavius for the accident and attempted to sue, but once he became a super-villain this was a futile effort. Driven mad by the radiation that mutated her, Carr eventually learned that it had also given her the power to transform herself into a being of great power, a being which was, incidentally, male; the implications of this gender change as a part of Carr’s transformation are unclear.

As Captain Power, Carr insanely sought “vengeance” against those who had survived the accident, killing several of them under mysterious circumstances, eventually targeting Doctor Octopus himself. Held prisoner, Octopus leads Power to attack former Techtonics supervisor Dr. Ted Twaki, now head of the Tricorp Foundation (temporary workplace of Peter Parker).

Spider-Man arrives at the scene and manages to immobilize Power with an electrical shock which shorts out “his” mutagenic shape-changing power, reverting “him” to the disfigured form of Christina Carr. Taken into custody, Carr no doubt has plans to seek revenge on both Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, but she has not been seen since.

The same radiation which is slowly killing her gave Christina Carr the ability to transform into Captain Power, in which form she possesses super-powers that she evidently cannot use in her normal form. Captain Power has super-strength, a limited level of invulnerability, the ability to shoot intense flame from “his” eyes, and the power of flight.

Dr. Carr’s first appearance is in Spider-Man: Chapter One #1; as Power in Amazing Spider-Man #9, vol 2. Her character is confirmed lesbian in Amazing Spider-Man #10, vol 2.

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Ned Campbell

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Contributed by Michael McDermott

Ned Campbell was a quadriplegic mutant living in the “Mutant Town” ghetto in New York. His wife, Carol, believed that he was having an affair by way of his astral projection powers. During the night she would hear him call out the name “Kim” in his sleep. Carol hired the XXX Investigations team to find out for sure.

Rahne Sinclair, the mutant werewolf known as Wolfsbane, was assigned to track him and find out what was going on. One night, she saw his astral form leave his body, and she followed it across town to an apartment where Ned went for a romantic rendezvous with his lover, Kim. However, much to Rahne’s surprise, Kim turned out to be a man. Ned noticed Rahne watching them, and he attacked her in his astral form. During the struggle, Rahne slashed apart the astral projection and Ned died from the psychic feedback. As far as Carol knew, he simply passed away in his sleep.

The next day Carol met the XXX Investigators at a bar to discuss the case and toast Ned. Since Ned was dead and the affair would no longer be an issue, they decided to tell Carol that they found no evidence of an affair, in order to spare her the grief. Unfortunately, Kim was also at the bar and overhear them discussing Ned’s death. He came over and introduced himself, and when Carol recognized Kim’s name, she realized who he was and his relation to Ned. In her shock and rage she unleashed her mutant powers, which cause her to burst into flames like the Human Torch, only she isn’t flameproof. Kim’s hand was burned in the blaze, but Jamie Madrox grabbed a fire extinguisher and put Carol out before anyone got killed.

Ned had the power of astral projection. His astral form looked ghostly and insubstantial, but he had a certain amount of substance, since he was able to touch physical objects, and engage in sex. His astral form had the ability to fly through the air, and possessed superhuman strength, enabling him to rip through a street sign with a swipe of his hand.

Art by Pablo Raimondi

Campbell first appeared in Madrox #3 and was confirmed gay in Madrox #4.

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Marlo Chandler Jones

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Contributed by Michael McDermott

Ever since she was young, Marlo has always been a thrill-seeker, who has had a knack for getting herself into dangerous situations.

She first got pulled into the world of super heroics when she dated the Hulk, in his Joe Fixit persona. Their relationship didn’t last long, but she soon met and fell in love with the Hulk’s friend Rick Jones. They eventually got married, although their marriage was sometimes troubled due to the craziness in their lives.

Marlo was attacked and murdered by a psychotic woman who claimed to be Rick’s mother. Rick and the Hulk managed to bring Marlo back to life using advanced technology, but what none of them realized at the time was that Mistress Death (the living embodiment of death) took up residence inside Marlo’s body at the same time. Mistress Death was using Marlo as a camouflage to hide from an enemy.

Eventually, Rick and Marlo separated, since Marlo couldn’t cope with all the craziness and danger in her life with Rick and his superhero friends. However, she eventually changed her mind and they started to work on repairing their relationship, although they still lived in separate apartments.

The merging between Marlo and Mistress Death had the side-effect of having the spirits of people who died near Marlo be drawn to her. As a result, Marlo wound up with her own personal ghost friend, Lorraine, who was stuck haunting her after she was murdered. Marlo originally feared she was going insane, since she was the only one who could see or hear Lorraine. It came as something of a relief once she learned the truth.

Eventually, Mistress Death’s enemy, a deathgod from another universe named Walker, discovered her hiding in Marlo’s body. Marlo was protected by Rick’s partner Captain Marvel, as well as Thor and Thanos. Eventually Mistress Death left Marlo’s body and defeated Walker herself.

Marlo soon wound up with a new roommate—the telepathic Avenger, Moondragon (Heather Douglas). She needed a place to live in L.A. to be close to Captain Marvel, whom she was training to control his cosmic awareness, so she moved in with Marlo. The different personalities of the two women clashed at first, but they soon bonded and became friends.

However, Marlo’s experience with Mistress Death had not left her unaffected. She now developed a power called the Death Wish, which allowed her to alter reality with her spoken desires. Marlo was unaware that she even possessed this ability, and simply caused things to happen accidentally by wishing for them out loud. She was finally confronted with her power when she wished herself dead during a bad day, and immediately dropped dead!

Moondragon managed to revive her using her psionic powers, and began training Marlo how to control the Death Wish. During this process, the two women became even closer, and shared a passionate kiss, which came as a surprise to both of them. Shortly afterward, Marlo went away on a romantic vacation with Rick, but was unable to stop thinking about Moondragon. Eventually, Marlo confessed to Rick her attraction to Moondragon. Marlo said that she didn’t believe she was gay, but that she felt an attraction to Moondragon that she couldn’t deny and needed to explore. Rick reluctantly agreed to let her go, and said he’d be waiting for her when and if she changed her mind.

Art by Aaron Lopresti

Marlo and Moondragon spent a few months living happily together, but eventually Marlo started to miss Rick and had her old feelings for him start to come back. Moondragon understood, and although they broke up, they agreed to remain friends.

When Marlo finally did return to Rick, Moondragon told them both that Marlo’s attraction to her was artifical, an accidental effect of her telepathic powers being affected by a supervillain called the Magus. This, however, was a lie that Moondragon came up with in order to allow Marlo and Rick to resume their relationship, without doubt hanging over their heads about Marlo’s feelings for Moondragon. Whether or not Marlo believed this story is unknown.

Rick and Marlo were last seen heading off to resume their lives together, after Marlo managed to get rid of her Death Wish power accidentally, by wishing she didn’t have it.

Marlo had a power called the Death Wish, which allowed her to alter reality with her spoken wishes. However, the power only worked unconsciously–the wishes were only granted if Marlo was not trying to use the power.

This made the power extremely dangerous, since it only worked by accident, and could turn casual comments into reality.

While she had the power, Marlo managed to teleport people, bring someone back from the dead, and even kill herself. She lost the power when she accidentally wished it away.

Marlo also possessed the ability to see ghosts, but it is unknown if she still has this power. Her personal ghost, Lorraine, has vanished without explanation.

Marlo’s first appearance was in Incredbile Hulk #347 and was confirmed bisexual in Captain Marvel #32, vol 3. Over the span of her appearances she has been a comic shop owner, actor, and aerobics instructor.

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Xavin

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Art by Michael Ryan and Mike Norton

Contributed by Hope

Xavin is a Skrull in the Marvel universe, an extraterrestrial species with the ability to change form as they choose. As such though Xavin’s natural gender began as male, it remains fluid, much to the frustration of some of his teammates on the Runaways. Xavin first came to earth in order to marry Karolina Dean, a fellow alien on the Runaways team. When Karolina insisted she couldn’t marry Xavin because she was a lesbian, Xavin quickly changed genders to a female, and explained that it wasn’t an important issue for him. While in the Runaways Xavin usually appeared as a black female, but changed into a male occasionally when needed. Karolina eventually grew to resent this, and felt that she didn’t know whether she was dating a male or female. When Xavin revealed that under times of stress she automatically reverts to female form, the Runaways and Karolina took this to mean that Xavin was now fully female-identified.

Xavin is often argumentative and questions Nico’s, the Runaways leader, decisions. She has a tendency to rush into situations without thinking them fully out and reverts to Skrull customs when at times, it is inappropriate. Despite this, she shows a strong loyalty to the other Runaways, due to her being an orphan herself, and takes their side even over her own species.

During an invasion by Karolina’s species, Xavin shapeshifted into Karolina and took her place in order to take Karolina’s punishment on her home world.

Xavin was previously seen in The Runaways and is currently not in any active series. Xavin first appeared in Runaways # 7, volume 2.

Read Karolina’s profile.

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Victoria Hand

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

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Victoria was fired from her job at S.H.I.E.L.D after she questioned director Nick Fury on his soft stance on international crime, and dumped by her girlfriend, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D on the same day.

Due to her vocal opposition of Nick Fury and Iron Man, Victoria was promoted to Norman Osborn’s second in command when he took over S.H.I.E.L.D and renamed it H.A.M.M.E.R.

Victoria has a level of command over the Dark Avengers, but is primarily in charge of catering to Normans wishes and running operations on a day to day level. She was responsible for bombarding Bruce Banner with increased gamma radiation in order to hasten his future transformation into the Hulk (which his son, Skaar has sworn to kill on the day he appears)

While not amoral like her colleagues, Victoria has strict ideas of punishment and retribution for those who do wrong. It has been suggested that she is ignoring Norman Osborne’s increasingly unbalanced behaviour in the hopes that when he cracks she will have his position and be able to mete out justice in any way she wishes.

Currently Victoria co-stars or appears in all of the Dark Marvel titles. Hand made her first appearance in Dark Avengers #1.

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Another Visit With Jim McCann

Skyppi the Skrull

Dr. Druid & Sepulchre

Captain Power

Ned Campbell

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