[Stu]

Was the cause of Mutants always Evolution, right from the start? Because I'm sure I've read older stuff that has them referring to Radiation being the cause of mutation, including a story where they get cornered by Sentinels and Cyclops argues that killing them won't stop the cause of mutation, and they should seek that out, so the Sentinels attack the biggest source of radiation they can find...the Sun.

[Batman]

Radiation is a major cause of natural mutation in the real world.

So, the answer is yes.

[Lucky]

Yeah, they don't seem like exclusive ideas. Natural mutations in evolution are caused by the environment. A creature adapts to survive and flourish. The sun or pollution or whatever is part of that. So if that's what's causing the mutations its still natural, no?

[Stu]

Okay, thanks. I guess it also explains how they can all have different powers and anatomy while still being the same species too, huh?

[salmonjunkie]

It's like Spider-Man, except instead of a geeky guy getting bit by a radioactive spider, it's a woman's egg getting bit by a radioactive sperm.

[Lucky]

Everyone has a meta-gene that gets pollinated by Cellestials and the mutants are merely naturally formed while others get outside stimulants like gamma rays or government potions but its all the grand design of the true form of humankind in the giant experiment of the Cellestials!

[salmonjunkie]

I always thought it was weird that it was perfectly ok for someone to have super powers by accident or given to them on purpose, but if they're born with it, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!

And Forge has both one of the most useful but also the lamest mutant power ever

[Stu]

Stacy X's power was...no one noticed her. Which would be usefull if she could switch it off, but it's automatic.

[bdoriginal]

Mar 26, 2009 18:34:05 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

I always thought it was weird that it was perfectly ok for someone to have super powers by accident or given to them on purpose, but if they're born with it, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!

A friend and I once joked that the worst thing to be in the Marvel Universe would be a homosexual minority mutant. Does anyone meet the criteria these days?

[salmonjunkie]

Northstar is a gay mutant. And he's French Canadian.

[Habs]

Apr 14, 2009 15:07:05 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

Northstar is a gay mutant. And he's French Canadian.

What's next? his sister is a psycho?

[salmonjunkie]

Why you gotta talk down on the mentally ill?

Well, if it makes you feel better, Karma is a vietnamese lesbian mutant.

Also, Mystique is supposed to be bisexual. Chris Claremont had always intended that Mystique and Destiny were lovers. Blue skinned is minority, yes?

[Beer Baron]

Apr 14, 2009 15:52:26 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

Well, if it makes you feel better, Karma is a vietnamese lesbian mutant.

Nothing I likes more than an asian lesbian.

[OpTard]

i've got my own x-men question.

did they ever explain why storm is back chilling with the x-men and not off being queen of wakanda? i don't really read black panther so i don't know what may or may not have happened there.

[OpTard]

so i guess no one knows the answer to this?

[Stu]

Other than "because it's cool", why is Gambit's weapon of choice a deck of playing cards? Wouldn't it be pretty hard to learn to throw them, and since they weigh virtually nothing, how powerfull could it really be? If I had his "charge small items so they explode" power, I'd carry around a big bag of pennies. They're heavier, easier to throw, and can be scattered like a shotgun blast. You wouldn't even have to change his name or gambler gimmick if you just explained he was really, really, good at winning at Slot Machines.

[Lucky]

Doesn't his power basically make the relative weight of them meaningless? They're not cannonballs or bullets being propelled at someone, they're grenades that explode. So a 1 ounce object or a 20 lb object... if it is charged with the same energy it explodes the same, no?

Otherwise how light and easy to carry would seem to be the reason why he uses them. He can stick 50 decks of cards in his pockets and it will weigh nothing. Fill his pockets with pennies and he's dragging them as he tries to rob houses quietly or run away from evil villains or whatever. Pennies seem like a disastrous plan.

And ultimately playing cards aren't THAT hard to throw relatively short distances. Its a simple matter of learning how to flick your wrist and if you bend the card up a little you can control it a little better. Sit down with a deck of cards, put a trash can 10 feet away, and see if you can't start nailing the can by the time you're finished with the deck. The farther you throw them the harder it gets to do but he never struck me as a sniper or anything. Mostly he seemed to stick a card somewhere and walk away like dynamite or just hurl a bunch at a target to cause a mess. If anything Gambit always struck me as more of a hand-to-hand fighter with the mutant power being a backup plan and a useful tool.

[nOOb]

May 18, 2009 10:58:56 GMT -5 OpTard said:

i've got my own x-men question.

did they ever explain why storm is back chilling with the x-men and not off being queen of wakanda? i don't really read black panther so i don't know what may or may not have happened there.

I don't really read the comics, but I used Wikipedia to figure out...

Storm has joined the newly formed Astonishing X-Men (#25). Storm states that her official reason for joining the team is that Wakanda is a supporter of Mutantes Sans Frontieres and she believes she should be on the front line, however she is also at least somewhat bored of her life as queen.

[Deleted]

How does Spider-Man stick to walls through his suit?

[OpTard]

super powers.

[Deleted]

I've seriously wondered if that's ever been addressed, though. I know they did very early on in the 2099 run, but I don't recall it ever being addressed with the "main" Spidey.

[Stu]

Yeah, I doubt the explanation from the films would work, since he wears gloves over his hands...which means it doesn't really work in the movies either.
"Spider-Sense" always seemed bullshit to me, fair enough on someone sneaking up behind him and him sensing danger. Not so much when there's a bomb about to go off that he doesn't know about. Though I suppose the supernatural aspect added to his origin with "The Other" would account for it.