Phoenix When Jean Grey died (one of the times), she was brought back somehow and became Phoenix. I guess Professor X split her mind into a light part and a dark part when they first met. Either she was schizophrenic or had a Jekyll & Hyde thing going. Anyway, now that she’s Phoenix, she can do all the psychic stuff she could before and shoot fireballs. Plus she gets these sweet fire wings. Polaris She’s the only other person with magnetic powers, so I think she’s Magneto’s daughter or wife. But I’ve never heard of her, and I wonder what “Polaris” (the north star) has to do with magnetism. Or…
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Let’s Laugh at the Guy Who Doesn’t Know Marvel Comics (Part 7)
Kingpin Henchman What the hell kind of look is this guy going for? He’s got a yellow-orange pin-striped suit top and cowboy jeans. Did someone mix and match his top and bottom like a real Lego? I think they were trying to go for some kind of mafioso-Italian chic, but it looks more like “Dad cobbles together a costume with what’s left in his closet.” It’s almost like they were designed to be disposable. Kraven the Hunter I think this is one of Spider-Man’s enemies, but I seem to recall someone in the B:TAS stalking Batman because he was “the ultimate prey”. I find it delightfully ironic that they called…
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Let’s Laugh at the Guy Who Doesn’t Know Marvel Comics (Part 6)
Human Torch Blond guy who can light himself on fire and shoot fireballs. Can also fly because the fire “makes the air around him lighter”. Personality is a lovable smart ass with poofy blonde hair. He’s part of a group called the Fantastic Four, which is a quartet of people who went to space and came back with powers based on the four elements. Hydra Agent I think he looks more like an agent for Lizard. Cannon fodder for the evil organization HYDRA, which is, I believe, what Hitler left behind. They are fond of saying “where one head dies, two more grow back”. How they continue to get recruits…