X-TOOLS OF THE TRADE
An X-Woman's iconic weapon: "I forged my ____ with my very ____, there's no spell it cannot cut through."
What is the Soulsword?
His almost 20 year long run redefined the X-Men and made it the best selling-comic in the world for a time.
Who is Chris Claremont?
He was Illyana's kidnapper and (tor)mentor.
Who is Belasco?
William Stryker's Purifiers attack and stoke hatred of mutants in this 80s graphic novel.
What is God Loves, Man Kills?
She can give you all the ice cream you could ever want. Just... don't ask where she got it.
Who is Soft Serve?
Noriko Ashida, aka Surge, couldn't control her electric powers, so Beast constructed special ____ to help her channel her abillties.
What are gauntlets or gloves.
After a short 3 decade long hiatus, X-Men the Animated Series made a comeback, with this man at the helm as head writer.
Who is Beau DeMayo?
Wolverine's history was shrouded in mystery until he was cured of this condition in the aftermath of House of M.
What is amnesia?
From X-Factor's liaison to head of the O.N.E., she struggles to balance her responsibilites to the government with her sympathy towards mutantkind.
Who is Val Cooper?
In revenge against the original team, he used hypnosis to turn a new lineup of X-Men into carnies and freak show specimens.
Who is Mesmero?
In the pages of Extraordinary X-Men, she takes up her "brother's" role as a mutant detection device.
Who is Cerebra?
After highly acclaimed runs on the FF and Avengers, he returned to Marvel to kick off the Krakoa era.
Who is Jonathan Hickman?
Under this pre-owned alias, Magneto put Gambit on trial for his part in the Morlock Massacre.
Who is Erik the Red?
No mutant tears were shed after Abigail Brand sent him hurtling into space.
Who is Peter Gyrich?
Despite her prim and proper demeanor, she "sleeps like a toddler," remarked one cuckoo.
Who is Emma Frost?
Archangel shoots the outer feathers of his metallic wings at enemies. You might also call them this.
What are Pinions?
Defenders of his early 2000s run often cite the heartwarming friendship between a fish-faced boy and a man who can't be stopped.
Who is Chuck Austen?
Xavier is banished from the X-Mansion after this event, where a new Summers brother and a dead team of X-Men are revealed.
What is Deadly Genesis?
Only a son of Sabretooth could found this group so singularly focused on hounding a particular subject. Though they'd say they're just being "friendly".
Who are the Friends of Humanity?
"Oh my stars and garters! It's the ____, ____ Beast!"
What is bouncing and blue?
He was simply known as "Ship" when he served as X-Factor's base in the 80s. But during the Phalanx Covenant, he got a new T-O body and took this moniker.
Who is Prosh?
Contrary to this nickname, Louise Simonson didn't lack for breath as she wrote for X-Factor and the New Mutants at the same time.
What is Weezie?
French for seeking retribution from one's enemies, or an alias used by a woman looking to get her life back.
What is Revanche?
This NYC beat cop briefly dated Archangel, and became an occasional ally of the X-Men at large.
Who is Charlotte Jones?
Lockheed's secret origins are finally revealed in the pages of Excalibur #40, as this species of tiny, alien dragons put him on trial.
What is the Flock?