#amanda mueller

[nerds-yearbook]

Gambit vol 3 13# was published with a cover date February 2000. The issue introduced the Black Womb (Amanda Mueller) and the Essex Clinic. They were created by Fabian Nicieza and Anthony Williams. The story took place in 1891. ("The Sunset Dawn Book Two: The Black Womb", Gambit vol 3 13, Marvel Comic Event)

[rei-ismyname]

A few days late; but the Black Womb Project creates a context where Xavier spent the first decade or so of his life, raised by humans working for the U.S government, who knew about his mutation and saw it for its potential to help humankind. Which has fascinating implications for the school and the X-Men project, that have never really been dug into. Even the X-Men's early FBI liaison turned out to be the liaison to the project.

That's a good point. My God, there's been so many backstory additions over the years that it's hard to keep them straight.

If I recall correctly, Xavier didn't learn about Sinister co-opting Black Womb until later in life. Being that close to the government in his formative years with both his father and stepfather involved had to have an effect on young Xavier. Cain, too. You'd think being experimented on by your parents and Sinister as a child would be a huge turnoff, but he probably felt special. I don't recall how much Chuck actually remembered about the whole thing. He had memory issues for other reasons during the Carter Rykling incident. Maybe he blocked it out.

That extensive history doesn't really come through at all in Xavier and Fred Duncan's early dealings, though he did give him a lot of latitude when looking for Cyclops and Xavier certainly had a close working relationship with him. The amount of information shared about the then secret X-Men is proof of that, with the team even briefly disbanding on his orders.

I think there's something to be said about generational attitudes towards the government, especially the intelligence sector. The Comics Code prevented negative portrayals of law enforcement, there was usually just one bad actor pushing a hostile agenda, as opposed to institutional corruption and treatment of minorities.

Duncan seemed to have unusually good intentions towards the X-Men and mutants in general. There's his brief association with project Wideawake, though he refused to help Gyrich after the X-Men raided and destroyed the records on mutants. AFAIK he went private after that and was an ally before his death. Carl Denti is another story. I'm kinda rambling here but you're absolutely right - the implications are fascinating. Definitely something I'll revisit once I've refamiliarised myself. His early access to and collaboration with the government feels like a marker of privilege, along with his wealth and general respectability, but I daresay there's more to it.

Thanks!

[remylebeaugambit]

X-Men Legends v1 #10 (2022)

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Cable #3

CABLE #3

PROTECT THE FUTURE — NO MATTER THE COST! Cable and his younger counterpart, Nate, are closer than ever to uncovering the origins of the Neocracy and putting an end to a bloody future before it can come to pass — but each step closer also brings them further into the crosshairs of the mysterious Parvenu! With the walls closing in, there’s no one else they can trust… but with the weight of the world on their shoulders, will Cable and Nate be able to bear the burden together or will they crumble under the weight?

Written by: Fabian Nicieza Art by: Scot Eaton Cover by: Whilce Portacio, Alex Sinclair Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: March 27, 2024

[why-i-love-comics]

X-Men Legends #10 - "The Eight Circle!" (2022)

written by Fabian Nicieza art by Dan Jurgens, Scott Hanna, & Alex Sinclair

[sociopath-analysis]

Female Sociopaths in Popular Media (Part 49)

Go here for Part 1. It provides an explanation for this list. Also, check out the master list which includes analyses of all the included characters. (Some analyses still may not be completed as of yet.) If this is the first part you’ve seen, reblog one of those two posts. Otherwise, feel free to reblog this one.

Happy to say that there are a lot of recent examples in this one, so I’m personally happy about that. getting back to the “popular media” part of the title of this list. Also, I did delay the release of this from October to leave room for the Halloween themed profiles (and I had some issues getting it organized).

Pictured above:

Dr. Monica Rappaccini[1] (voiced by Jolene Anderson) from Marvel’s Avengers (2020)

Queen La (voiced by Diahann Carroll) from Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan (2001-2003)

Athena Stone (played by Hilary Swank) from The Hunt (2020)

Zhan Tiri (voiced by Tara Fitzgerald (main) and Jennifer Yeal (Enchanted Giri) from Tangled the Series (2017-2020)

Dee Eye Ell[2] from the Alicization arc (2016-2017) of Sword Art Online, its manga adaptation Project Alicization (2017-2019), and its anime adaptation Sword Art Online: Alicization (2018-2019; voiced by Yuko Kaida (JP) and Kari Wahlgreen (EN))

Mothiva from Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (2020)

Skuld Silent-Third from Heavy Object (2009 - present[3]) and its manga adaptation (2009-2013)

Nisha Kadam, the Sheriff of Lynchwood[2] (voiced by Stephanie Young) from Borderlands 2 (2012) and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014)

Amanda Mueller, aka Black Womb[2] from the X-Men comics

Tyreen Calypso (voiced by Elisa Melendez) from Borderlands 3 (2019)

[1] Thanks to an anon for recommending this one. [2] Thanks to @color2wheel for recommending these ones. [3] Valid as of early November 2020.

If you wanna help me, suggest some characters for me to include on the list by leaving a comment on any of the posts, sending an ask, or messaging me. You’ll be credited for helping me when I include them in the gallery post. If you don’t want to be credited, just ask and I’ll leave your name off the post.

Either that or help fact check my profiles on the master list. I haven’t seen a lot of the things that these characters come from, so I don’t have a lot of firsthand knowledge. If you have seen/played/read any of the works that I have included, look through the profiles and see if there are any inaccuracies I need to edit.

[ludi-ling]

Illustration for Chapter 2 of my Romy fanfic, Arrow of Time.

She reached out and touched the white lock of hair at Rogue's cheek, and Rogue instinctively drew back, repulsed. Amanda saw her expression and dropped her hand, laughing quietly.

[why-i-love-comics]

X-Men Legends #10 - "The Eight Circle!" (2022)

written by Fabian Nicieza art by Dan Jurgens, Scott Hanna, & Alex Sinclair