No particular hopes for his future are listed here, but we can assume they involve being a fireman or driving a “choo choo.” Naturally, this enraged William, who told his son that “dreamers never got anywhere in life,” which made Bobby ashamed of his imagination. But then he ruined everything by learning to speak. We learn that Bobby was a very respectful infant, and while he couldn’t talk, he and his dad William seemed to get along. But there are some valuable details here as well. Most of the detailed history page is just Iceman went along with the other X-Men to fight in the Savage Land, or Lorna and Havoc kissed and Bobby got mad. So big that his history doesn’t fit on a single page. This is the first big-named character we’ve done. But I was always interested in the ideas, and there are few better examples of the principles of the X-Men than Bobby Drake, aka Iceman. The point is I should have liked comics, but I was too big of a snob, and now I’m too lazy. Though, if you think of it, people who think they are oppressed but have superpowers tracks pretty well with white people.īoth topical and this week’s winner of the “I couldn’t unsee it, and now you have to see it as well” award.įine. Of course, they were an actually repressed minority, and I was a white kid from a middle-class family. They even had heroes like the X-Men who were outcasts, and that’s how I thought of myself. I’ll just never pass up an opportunity to link to that cover). Meanwhile, comics were out there, being far, far less crappy (to be clear, I am not over 80 years old. Still, even if most of them don’t go that far, they did have a lot of dangerously regressive elements. Worse still, their political leanings often err toward the fascistic. Their characters are either so flat as to be meaningless (looking at you, Isaac), or their heroes are misogynistic Gary Stus. Now, though, I look back on those stories and wonder why. It comes around.Īsimov, Niven, Clarke, and the top result when you search for “the most insane 50s sci-fi writer,” Heinlein, were my favorites. Is it okay to dismiss comics as not books in an article targeting comics fans? Probably not, but stick with me. I never really read comics as a kid, I was a huge nerd and a big science fiction fan, but I read actual books. What does that mean? I don’t know.Īnyway, today’s randomly generated character is: I will then take only the choicest bits and serve them to you, over easy. I will randomly select a character from comics and read their wiki each week. Runebarrows: Golem Pulverizers can be found here.Welcome to Comics Wiki Adventures, a weekly deep dive into just how unhinged comics can be.Castle of the Dead Countess: Home of the Dead Countess.

Seaside Cavern: A cavern with pools of water and wooden structures that may be in disrepair.

Ancient Ruins: Rune Golems can be found here.

Waterstead of Quinja: A town with Eastern-style buildings.Impershi'arc: A desert nation from which Yuferius VII hails.It is unclear how significant this region will be to the game's story, or if this is part of Allraan, its own continent, or a region elsewhere. Allraan: The continent at the heart of the game's story, where key factions such as the League of Nations, Galdean Empire, and the Guardians make their home.

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