Onscreen History of Mystique

Raven Darkhölme AKA Mystique shape-shifting foe of the X-Men first appeared in 1978's Ms. Marvel #16. She has also been a mainstay of onscreen X-Men projects appearing in each of the animated series as well as four of the five live action films.

In the 1992 X-Men animated series, Mystique was the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants and an ally of Apocalypse. She was also the mother of Nightcrawler and the adoptive mother of Rogue.

Mystique's big break came during the X-Men trilogy of live-action films beginning in the summer of 2000. The scene stealing Mystique kept turning up when you least expected her and even managed to survive a Wolverine strike to the stomach. Mystique remained loyal to Magneto throughout the series until he abandoned her when her powers were stolen by the mutant cure.

Later in 2000, Mystique returned in X-Men Evolution as a partner to Magneto and the undercover principle of the mutant's high school. As the series progressed she went from being able to shapeshift into people, then animals, and eventually pretty much anything thanks to powers from Apocalypse.


Mystique once again took orders from Magneto in 2008's Wolverine and the X-Men series. In this take on the character, it was revealed that Wolverine and Mystique were not only former lovers, but were both a part of the Weapon X program. Alas, Wolverine's amnesia kicked in.



Mystique dropped in on the Super Hero Squad show in 2009 posing as the Black Widow.



Mystique is slated to play a major role in X-Men: First Class in which she befriends Charles Xavier at a young age and joins the X-Men.

As a member of the team, at first Mystique had not embraced her mutated appearance and she still preferred to be clothed. By the end of the film, her desire to fit in with society may have dwindled.

By Odins Beard, Thor Readies For Box Office Competition

During its fourth weekend in the box office, Thor suffered modest declines earning another $12 million during the Memorial Day holiday, good enough for 5th place. The current domestic total of $162 million continues to increase toward a hopeful $180-190 million. Thor's worldwide total of $411 million is already impressive when compared to the Incredible Hulks total worldwide take of just $268 million - though I am guessing Hulk sold more "Hulk Hands" than Thor has sold rubber hammers. This Friday, fellow Marvel heroes in X-Men: First Class may inflict some damage on Thor's box office legs as they two films cater to similar audiences. It remains to be seen which of the two films will end up with the bigger opening weekend total. Tune in next week once the dust settles to fins out.

Crisis Clue #1

for ages past and future, it's coming...

Batman Year One Art

In what may be this blog's first true scoop, here is some new art that was sent to me for the upcoming Batman: Year One, or as I cal it Batman YO animated movie. I have a feeling its gonna be awesome. The movie is supposed to be a very faithful adaptation of the Frank Miller Batman: Year One story, which for my money, is one of the greatest Batman stories there is and even better than The Dark Knight Returns. Here are a couple of previously released stills.

Thanks to Cno Evil for the scoop!

Onscreen History of Star Sapphire

Aside from the "wheel," Carol is definitely my favorite Ferris. Initially appearing as Hal Jordan's employer and love interest in 1959, Carol Ferris would become a Green Lantern supervillain in 1962 when she took on the guise of Star Sapphire. In the current comic continuity, the Star Sapphire's wield violet light (powered by love) and are often at odds with the Green Lantern Corps.

First appearing in 2002 as a member of Luthor's Injustice Gang, Star Sapphire made her onscreen debut on the Justice League animated series. She would continue to aggravate the heroes (even though Hal Jordan was not the Green Lantern in the Justice League continuity) throughout the series run and into Justice League Unlimited.

Carol Ferris would next appear, without any alter ego, in 2008's Justice League: The New Frontier. The movie presented a fairly traditional take on the Hal Jordan origin story in which Carol was seen as Hal's employer and love interest.

Carol would once again (briefly) appear in the 2009 Green Lantern: First Flight origin tale.

In 2011, Star Sapphire will finally return to face off for the first time onscreen against the Green Lantern Hal Jordan on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. In Scorn of the Star Sapphire, she will battle Hal with her own brand of violet ring constructs.

Carol Ferris will also play a lead role in the upcoming Green Lantern live action movie. Although it is unlikely she will become a villain in the movie, her villainous turn has been hinted for potential sequels.


In fact, eagle-eyed viewers have already been able to spot the Star Sapphire symbol on Carol's flight helmet in the Green Lantern trailer.

How Wonder Woman Should Be Done

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This will air on Friday, May 27:


Once again good has triumphed over evil.

Thor's Poop Deck Plundered By Pirates

In his third weekend at the box office, The Mighty Thor dropped to third place behind Pirates 4 and Bridesmaids rounding up another $15 and a half million. The 55% drop from last weekend, though still respectable, was due in part to many of the premium priced IMAX and 3D screens being allocated for the newer releases. Thor is currently sitting on a domestic total of $145 million and nearly $400 million worldwide. From this point in its run onward, The Incredible Hulk still banked another $20 million. Thor has been consistently outpacing the Hulk and so another $30 to $40 million looks likely before the run is over. Oh, and less than 2 weeks until X-Men!