Raven darkholme, better known as mystique, is a marvel comics mutant supervillainess who mostly appears as an enemy of xmen and other associated comic books. X is for xmen, bryan singers new film adaptation of the stan lee comic book series. Why jennifer lawrences mystique is the best version of. Mystique marvel comics xmen character character profile. Mystique was handcuffed with five men surrounding her which she took out in 3 seconds and then continued to fight and dodge her way. Xmens greatest supervillain is the mysterious blue mystique, who has had some of the most amazing and horrendous adaptations in. Stand, mystique is played by rebecca romain and, unlike her comic book.
This latest batch of snaps see callie pose as the classic comic book version of raven darkholmemystique, and also pay a little homage to her more. Raven darkholme marvel universe alternate reality versions mystiques comics movies television video games alternate reality versions xmen forever age of apocalypse mystiq mystiqs reality professor raven darkholme mystique from allnew xmen vol 1 7 001 mystique from xmen, im actually gonna start working on this cosplay soon. Epic movies version of mystique is no different from the other spoofed. Xmen is a feature length, big budget liveaction adaptation of the xmen comics. In may 2016, the xmen film series seemed stronger than ever. Whether it was xmens mystique, nintendos samus, avatars neytiri, or a host of other examples, people had plenty of comparisons to make, and you can find some of the best starting on the next. The winter soldier one of the problems with the comic book industryat least in its. Raven darkholme, also known as mystique, is the major villainess from the xmen comics and media. Alternate cyclops and mystique character designs for x.
Alternate cyclops and mystique character designs for xmen. Xmen writer chris claremont had always intended mystique and destiny to be a couple, but marvel editors and the comics code at the time prevented any onpanel depiction of lgbt romances. Browse marvels comprehensive list of mystique comics. Hasbro unveils our first look at new xmen movie marvel. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read mystique comic lists by marvel experts. Days of future past, and apocalypse all have fun, and provoke some thought, integrating the xmen world into comic book versions of real. The dark phoenix saga, and the issues called days of. Prior to her prominent position in the xmens rogue gallery, mystique was the main foe of superheroine, miss marvel and a serious foe of nick fury, commander of s.
Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. Xmen days of future past pb 2019 titan books a novel of. While we will almost certainly see a figure based on jennifer lawrences version of mystique at. Top 10 alternate versions of rogue anna marie better known as rogue is a mutant who can obtain peoples memories and powers through a simple touch. Weve ranked the xmen from the least to most powerful based solely on what weve seen in the films since there are many discrepancies between comic books and movies. First class instead fox had been considering doing a young xmen movie going all the way back to. I believe that jennifer lawrences take on mystique is one of the best version of the character in any medium. Two shots in the trailer suggest that, like the days of future past comic, an attack on a popular political figure will be an important plot element. Marvel unlimited now offering free access to iconic comic book stories. Jennifer lawrence reprises her role as mystique in xmen.
In the comics, the original xmen were cyclops, marvel girl, beast, iceman and angel professor xavier is not a 60yearold man in the comics. The movie special is a oneshot comic released as a tiein with marvel comics and wizards of the coasts xmen trading card game. Comicsalliances ongoing compilation of the best comic book, video game, anime, film and tv cosplay and cosplay photography discovered in the. What are the major differences between the xmen movies. Ill give xmen fans, comic book fans, and fans of superhero movies a moment to stop fuming. Alternate versions the special edition dvd titled xmen 1. Xmen united singer, 2003, which set the tone for the comic book film boom that is. Believe me, ive heard and read all the vile insults you want to throw at me. Created by artist david cockrum and writer chris claremont, she first appeared in the comic book ms. The films popularity triggered a revival in superhero movie summer blockbusters that still steadily continues to this day. Evolution 20002003 is an xmen animated series that, like marvels ultimate marvel universe and the movies, rebootedretooled the universe to one where many important characters are teenagers. As a result, the new sun hunted down and killed versions of himself in other realities to ensure that they would not repeat his mistakes. Top 10 trivia about xmen that you may not know youtube. Jennifer lawrences version of young mystique strips all of the character in.
Her son grew up to lead a campaign against mutants called the friends of humanity. A shape shifting mutant, mystique has had many forms throughout her life. Where i probably lose those people is when i go a step further and claim that this version of mystique is superior to most other versions. She is a somewhat cruel and treacherous ally of magneto who has worked as part of the brotherhood of evil mutants but has also taken over being capable of even more radical thinking than magneto at times. The mutating xmen series offers an alternative marvel. The comics offer plenty of material for creators to develop a complex layered.
Mystique betrayed the xmen and shot her stepdaughter rogue, gambits lover. She is a boss villain in the xmen arcade game and disguises herself as various characters throughout the game. The xmen comic book series changed the face of comics, and continues to detail the epic struggle of mutants to find acceptance among regular humans. Bryan singers first xmen film launched the comic book film craze that is still sweeping through hollywood. Apocalypse these unused character designs for xmen. Images, relatives, powers, skills, personality, quotes, rpg stats, etc. Star heroes pocket book xmen uk is marvel digest series comic book published by marvel comics.
So instead, they were consistently portrayed as very coupley, but not quite explicitly together. Raven darkholme, also known as mystique, is a shapeshifting mutant. This shows setting is bayville, new yorka middleclass suburb of nycwhere the famous mutants attend a normal high school for mundane classes in addition to the xavier institute to hone. Mystique raven darkholme is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, commonly in association with the x men. The mutating xmen series offers an alternative marvel cinematic. Mystique vs black widow movie versions battles comic.
Send the teen versions of the original 5 back home. Rogue is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, commonly in association with the xmen. Apocalypse feature call backs to both the comic book and animated versions of cyclops and mystique. Part of it is the character started out as a villain in xfactor, a comic book i have always found offensive, despicable, and wretched, at least in its early days. Raven darkholme prime marvel universe earth616 alternate reality versions movies television video games mystique comics. She was then visited by a future version of herself and decided to take some time.
She can cause herself to look and sound exactly like any human. Mystique raven darkholme is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, commonly in association with the xmen. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Mystique everyday xmen by chadsell comics comic book covers, comic. Mystique mystique marvel, marvel characters, marvel. Xmens greatest supervillain is the mysterious blue mystique, who has had. While the xmen movies only broached the subject of her powers broadly, the mystique of the comic book marvel universe proved capable of using her body in all varieties of ways and showed that shapeshifting is a pretty broad category that can come with a host of powers beyond just looking like another person, and her entire biology alters.
With i v x ending with a thud and the announcement of another new book last week, i started to think about how i would fix to the degree that they need fixing the xmen franchise. Being a reader of the comics i know that there are a few things that works on the page of a comic book but not in a film and let me say. It was revealed during this time that the present day version of mystique was. Why its time for the xmen franchise to mutate film. Produced by 20th century fox and released in the summer of 2000. Xmen is an american superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name, who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by stan lee and jack kirby and published by marvel comics. She gave birth to graydon creed whose father was another mutant named sabretooth. Mystique is a mutant metamorph who can psionically shift the cells and tissues of her body so as to change her physical appearance. Some might call that hyperbole and maybe it is, to some extent. Wwe fans cant stop comparing sasha banks blue jumpsuit. Character notes for the comic book version of mystique raven darkholme. Plenty of comic book characters have had their powers, origins stories, and personalities reworked over the years. Every adaptation of mystique, ranked worst to best.
The xmen movies are all based on the marvel comic book series, also titled xmen, created by stan lee and jack kirby in 1962. Featuring one of the most shocking death scenes in the comic book history. Learn all about mystique both on screen and in comics. Foxs xmen movie franchise has built up an impressively complicated history that includes two versions. There are a great many, too many to list in a quora answer, probably, so lets go with some basics. At the beginning of the film, she rescues nightcrawler from a mutant.
It featured cover art by art adams, a story by jay faerber and pencils by anthony williams who also drew xmens comic book adaptation the same year. During her time with freedom force mystique faced many new opponents such. If you ask an xmen comics fan about his or her favorite storylines from the series, you are most likely to hear one of two titles or both. Mystique has made appearances in various xmen video games. Y is for like, why do these screen versions of graphic superhero fantasies hardly ever work. If this is a regular missing issue, please use the missing submission on the title in question.