#larry trask

[linguisticillustrations]

Some isoglosses within the Germanic branch in a wave diagram.

From Trask's Historical Linguistics by Larry Trask (unknown edition)

Originally shared on Bluesky by @nathanielbdemiller.bsky.social‬

[splooosh]

Thus

Rich Buckler - Joe Sinnott

[comicwaren]

From Uncanny X-Men Vol. 6 #009, “Off the Leash”

Art by Andrei Bressan and Matthew Wilson

Written by Gail Simone

[wanderingmind867]

Chris Claremont's X-Men isn't even as three dimensional as the Stan Lee and Roy Thomas stuff in the ways where it counts. Bolivar Trask and Larry Trask are far more three dimensional characters then any of claremont's evil humans. Robert Kelly and William Stryker? Forgettable. Bolivar Trask and Larry Trask? Actually sympathetic in their craziness. Bolivar Trask and Larry Trask both end up sacrificing themselves to stop their creations, because they realize the madness of their hate. They realize it too late, but still. The Trask family is an interesting family. It's a tragic family, but it's also a family of crazed extremists who learn the error of their ways the hard way and then repent with sacrifice.

I can't see Claremont ever doing something that insightful. Chris Claremont decided Magneto should be sympathetic. Magneto. The guy who shot his daughter in the head, openly preaches about wanting an ethnostate for mutants, and abuses his henchmen in ways both verbal and physical. He also practiced eugenics to create new mutants in the savage land once. That guy is sympathetic? He's been trying to kill teenagers! He's hateful of anyone who's not a mutant, and even some mutants aren't good enough for him! Look how he treated toad. You're telling me to sympathize with that guy!? No. No, screw that.

Chris Claremont's X-Men truly sucks. All of it. From him ruining Jean Grey to him trying to whitewash the crazy terrorist that is Magneto. His X-Men all suck. The New Mutants are just as bad as the regular X-Men, because they're all tainted by his rot. Chris Claremont deserves compliments for some of his work, but he absolutely deserves condemnation for his X-Men. The only X-Men stuff I read after he shows up is crossovers the X-Men might have with other characters. I'm considering putting Marvel Team-Up annual #6 on my marvel reading list in my notes app, for example. But that's only because it stars Cloak and Dagger (not just the New Mutants) and also because Bill Mantlo wrote it.

[rei-ismyname]

Is Monet St Croix in Graymalkin?

Little bit embarrassing to have missed it in my review, but here we are. While Trask and Ellis are arguing about why murderous robot dogs were sicced on children, there's someone being moved/imprisoned in the background. They're wearing Monet's uniform and look exactly like her, so it's almost certainly her.

How TF did these chumps capture her, seriously? She won the superpower lottery. She's a flying brick with super strength, she's psychic, and she has her Penance form. Monet is also nobody's fool. None of the Sentinels we've seen would have a chance. Scurvy could probably do it from what we've seen but he's not exactly a field agent. It certainly makes Graymalkin look more competent, but it's an odd background event.

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Uncanny X-Men #9

UNCANNY X-MEN #9

The Outliers, still finding their place in the mutant world, are hunted by a lethal new set of foes: A bloodthirsty, relentless and unstoppable pack of stealth Sentinels! Cut off from their mentors and allies, with no knowledge of who built or aimed these deadly drones, four untrained mutants are on the run and completely unprepared for the violent hunters making them their prey!

LEGACY #709

Written by: Gail Simone Art by: Javier Garrón Cover by: David Marquez, Matt Wilson Page Count: 32 Pages Release Date: January 22, 2025

[mutantpowerlist]

Frequent foes Bolivar Trask, Lawrence Trask, & Steven Lang 🇺🇸 [Master Mold, Sentinels & Nimrod]

Bolivar Trask • Renowned scientist and robotics expert • With his two children Larry and Tanya displaying mutations, he becomes worried for the human race • Hires a group of scientists to make an medallion that blocks Larry's mutation • Works on Master Mold for prototypes of Sentinels • Master Mold gets a mind of their own, has the sentinels kidnap Bolivar so he can make more sentinels • Bolivar realizes he was wrong in his beliefs and that the X-Men truly mean to help humanity • Betrays Master Mold by not making more Sentinels then blows up the lab with him and Master Mold still inside

TV / Movies: X-Men: Evolution (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), Wolverine and the X-Men (2009), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) First Appearance: X-Men #14 (Sep 1965)

Lawrence "Larry" Trask

• Bolivar's son • Powers: Ability to see visions of possible near futures, hours in advance, he cannot control his power and his mind is constantly flooded with visions • Constantly wearing an medallion that blocks his power • Blamed the X-Men for his fathers death • Uses his fathers notes to create a new stronger wave of Sentinels • When the medallion that controls his mutation comes off, the Sentinels now targeted him • Now being a target as well, he became catatonic and in a state of shock • The medallion was placed back on him, in the hopes that it'll help him out of his catatonic state and forget it ever happened • Returns to a normal life after his encounter with the X-Men, however it wasn't long until Quicksilver kidnapped him to help save the Scarlet Witch from Sentinels • After a fight with the Avengers against the Sentinels in Australia, he was tragically crushed by a falling Sentinel • Was reborn on Krakoa

First Appearance: X-Men #57 (Apr 1969)

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Steven Lang

• The property of the Sentinel plans fell into the governments hands • They pass it on to Steven, as he is the head of that department • Gets funding to create new Sentinels and an orbital HQ from the Hellfire Club • His Sentinels were inferior to previous ones since Steven had incomplete notes • His space station is destroyed during the fight of the X-Men and Sentinels • Was lobotomized during battle

First Appearance: X-Men #96 (Sep 1975)

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Master Mold

• Created to make Sentinels by Bolivar Trask to help control the mutant population • Always turns on his creator and wants Sentinels to rule

TV / Movies: X-Men: The Animated Series (1992), Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) First Appearance: X-Men #15 (Oct 1965)

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Sentinels

• A.I robots designed to hunt and kill mutant kind • Designs vary over the years but the main goal is always the same

TV / Movies: X-Men: The Animated Series (1992), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) First Appearance: X-Men #14 (Sep 1965)

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Nimrod

• On earth 811 (Days of Future Past) Nimrod was initiated and created to be a series of a whole new breed of Sentinels • A Nimrod is the top and most powerful of the Sentinels • More accurate attacks and takes less damage than a regular Sentinel • Same goal as regular Sentinels; Destroy all mutants

First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #191 (Dec 1984)

[nichecomicstournament]

Round 1 Side 1 Match 13

Toni Monetti/Argent (DC)

Larry Trask (Marvel)

Voting ended onJan 21, 2024

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Toni Monetti: no propaganda submitted

Larry Trask: Larry Trask never appeared in the Krakoan Era of X-Men comics despite the fact that he would have been an incredible option for interrogating the edges of Krakoan society, as he was a precognitive mutant best known for his creation of the second generation of Sentinels while being, like, a perfect allegory for the self-hating homosexual in a similar way Cameron Hodge would later be in the 80s. Also he was extremely horny for Alex Summers and I think that's really funny considering who Alex is presently dating.