"....THERE'S SOMETHING I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE [COSMIC] CUBE. I THINK IT'S ALIVE."
PIC INFO: Spotlight on Earth-9997 Black Panther as the panther-human hybrid [king] of Wakanda (transformed by the Cosmic Cube, no less), with Storm as his Queen, and the Ani-Men as his loyal subjects -- Textless cover art to "Universe X" Vol. 1 #8. May, 2001. Marvel Comics. Artwork by Alex Ross.
"Aaron, there's something I think you should know about the Cube. I think it's alive. At first, it was used as a weapon against the Kree by the Royalty of the Skrull homeworld. It could create anything from a thought. But the power of the Cube could not be contained. They say the Cube destroyed two-thirds of the Skrull Empire alone. In the years that followed, the Cosmic Cube learned sentience and became the being the Shaper of Worlds."
-- KYLE RICHMOND (formerly known as Nighthawk) to X-51
Source: Marvel Database (official site).
