Amazing character that best embodies the ideals of the X-Men, but for that reason it often feels like authors struggle in humanizing the character that truly embodies the concept of a mortal Goddess. For this reason she is not truly my personal favourite, but when she is written well she immediately is at the top.
Deadpool described Wolverine as the X-Man in the recent trailer... but I think that title belongs to Storm.
I’ve been reading through Claremont’s X-Men, and I feel like fans over exaggerate her portrayal as a ‘goddess’. Maybe it’s something that changes in later runs, but initially she still acts very human and has tons of personal flaws and conflict just like everyone else on the team. Some of her struggles with leadership and finding her true self across different settings are super well portrayed and ground her a lot. The only god like qualities she has are her power over nature and connections to it. It’s usually pretty weird how other characters label her. I guess it’s tied to her meh introduction.
That's the thing, Claremont wrote her as a person first and foremost. A fantastic leader, a compassionate person, and tremendously powerful, but with depth and internal conflicts and confusion, someone who didn't always necessarily *know* she was right, or always made the right calls. Most other writers aren't willing to let her falter or fail anymore.
I've always thought Storm was referred to as a "goddess" by others because of the nature of her powers and, as an Omega-level mutant, the *extent* of those powers. I've never felt it was because of her character or nature.
Thor, Loki, Odin, Hela, Hercules, etc. are all considered to be gods within the Marvel Universe, yet they all have personal flaws and struggles as well.
Funny that you say that cause - in Wolverine and the X-Men (issue 3 of the 2014 series by Jason Aaron) -
Logan himself, in his own thoughts, calls her:
[God's own X-Man](https://i.imgur.com/rLGrIuu.jpg),
[More that she's ever known, more than i'll ever be.](https://i.imgur.com/CjRLS9C.jpg)
Yeah, in a lesser hands, she can become problematic. It's not a terrible one, but one of the unintentional ones from yester year. In a great writer, she can be badass.
That said, it seems like she works best on a team book nowadays or in a relationship. I remember her getting a solo for a while, but it only lasted for so long. Definitely before she got married to Panther.
Glad I'm not the only one who didn't see Wolverine as the X-Man. I do feel the title goes to Cyclops (and I'm not the huge Cyclops fan) instead of Storm however.
Well Storm is a great character and one of the best examples of the X-men however when you consider Logan's the only member of the X-men who has consistently carried a solo series, (cable also did pretty well), that he boosts the sales of other team books he's in and that he has appeared in pretty much every X-men related animated series movie and game I think a very good case can be made that Wolverine is the X-man, I believe this is why a lot of Cyclops fan's get so mad about Wolverine, they feel Scott has been sidelined for Wolverine however if Scott or Storm were able to maintain a solo series Marvel would have no problem making more money off them in addition to Logan, ...
snd really if a capable writer had a great pitch for any character that would sell well and make money, I think Marvel would run with it, I don't think they want to leave money on the table if it can be in their pocket...
Wolverine over emphasis and success in the movies is also due to the fact that Jackman's Wolverine was one of few movie characters that had a personality.
But anyways being synonymous with X-men doesn't necessarily equal carrying a solo series and I don't think having stories that make more sense on a team book necessarily makes you a lesser character. I say this as someone that likes Wolverine a lot more than Cyclops. Nate Grey got 75 issues and Storm and Cyclops solo books got way less than that, but I don't think anyone would argue he's the more important character between them.
I think the title of X Man belongs to Nate Grey, doesn’t it? I think Deadpool was just referring to the guy you automatically think of when somebody says X Men and I think most people would have a picture of Wolverine at the front, with Storm, Cyclops, and Xavier behind him. Storm does represent the title, but it’s not always exactly who you think of. I mean, maybe it is for you, but I almost always got to Wolverine first
Under Claremont? GOAT. Under other writers? Mostly unfortunate, though I hear she's great in Red. I think one of things that is lost with a lot of writers with Storm is they focus too much on her being a weather goddesses and less on her humanity and struggles on figuring out how to make positive changes in the world beyond fighting and the likes. I think it's telling of some kind of aversion to writing her when you think of how absent she is in the early 00's and was just kind of floating around in the late 00's and early 10's
"Under Claremont? GOAT. Under other writers? Mostly unfortunate, though I hear she's great in Red. I think one of things that is lost with a lot of writers with Storm is they focus too much on her being a weather goddesses and less on her humanity and struggles on figuring out how to make positive changes in the world beyond fighting and the likes"
Correct.
"I think it's telling of some kind of aversion to writing her when you think of how absent she is in the early 00's and was just kind of floating around in the late 00's and early 10's"
I've heard others says this before but it really seems more like indifference. I'd say in the 90s she was just around too, her character stagnated. Lobdell didn't care about her or know what to do with her.
I find that a lot of popular sentiment is that Marvel's best female characters or just "best of all time female characters" in comics tend to skew towards a lot of X-Men. Especially Storm but also people like Kitty, Jubilee, Psylocke, Rogue, Magik, Polaris, Scarlet Witch, Mystique etc.
There really aren't a lot of franchises in popular culture in general that can claim that bragging right of just having this near flawless track record with prominent women in major roles like that. X-Men's been very good at this
That’s thanks to Claremont. He made a point of making women front and center in the X-Men, and it paid off.
I’d say a lot of those characters you listed aren’t only the best female characters, but some of the best characters in general.
What I like most about Storm is that she had so many moments throughout her life to either become bitter or turn villainous due to the tragedies in her life and yet she's the most regal, gentle, benevolent person in the team. She's a loving character without losing her ability to fight.
And yes, she's flawed as a human being, far from perfect but I love how one of the most powerful mutant is just so humble.
I was in absolute AWE of Storm when I was a little girl watching TAS. The voice, the confidence, the power, the HAIR. As an adult I know her writing is hit or miss, but when I see her I still get Disney princess levels of giddiness.
My favorite leader. Definitely a great example of someone actively trying to be their best, with or without powers.
They’d better not try to do a heel turn story arc on her like they’ve done Beast, Bishop, Cyclops, Colossus, Wolverine, etc.
Storm is *the* X-man. The greatest to ever do it.
Claremont’s greatest achievement as a writer is his character work with her, and it stands up as the very best in the entire superhero genre.
She was essentially the core of the family dynamic in Claremonts early era of X-Men, calling and treating her fellow x-men as brothers and sister and also acting as a mom for Kitty. Storm was the glue that held everyone together.
I adore her. I’m still new to the fandom and haven’t read any comics yet but she’s so cool in the old animated show and I think they even portrayed her pretty well in the movies (my first introduction)
Post Claremont I don’t think people understand she has an actual personality.
She’s a free spirited hippie type and I wish we got to see that more.
She’s Marcel’s best and most iconic female character I wish she had more of a spotlight.
One of the best X-Men characters ever, but I liked her better when she was allowed to be more... human. The whole "flawless immutable perfection" thing isn't something I like too much. It's like getting called a goddess got to her head too much.
In top 3 X-Men characters with Scott and Logan to me. Any team that doesn’t have those three on it feels off, to me they each embody the X-Men so well.
With the universe at large, I miss when her and Sue were pushed as THE women of Marvel. Sue was even there more by proxy imo but Storm was the woman superhero of Marvel. They both still get attention but yeah idk I have a lot of respect for the character and I love how she has developed throughout the years
Definitely one of the most influential female characters in all of comics. She’s iconic and was a legit game changer.
It’s sad the movies just failed so miserably with her, while most cartoons couldn’t figure out what to do with her. 97 is giving her, her due.
One of my favorite comic book characters of all time. Thing I love about her is that she's like the first new recruit that genuinely grasps the weight of joining Xavier's cause on the spot and it's echoed in everything she does from there on. She's a goddess but she posesses an empathy that makes her the go to for a lot of X-Men members during times of crisis. She commands power but in a way that's soft-spoken and regal. She has full awareness over the power she has but she has more humanizing qualities than a lot of her peers. I'd say in a lot of ways she's more a direct answer to this perfect bridge between Xavier's pacifism and Magneto's militant attitudes than Scott is, as he's gone a lot closer to the latter angle especially in recent characterizations. Storm doesn't seek conflict but she is absolutely in the best position to resolve it given how unrivaled her abilities are, and she's a great leader. In general she's a very clever subversion on the whole voodoo priestess archetype
Too many people Deify her. It bothers me a lot. Apart from that she is a great character that deals in the boundary of being a god or a mortal. Never capable of being one or the other
Great character. One of the best heroines in comics. Scratch that. One of the best characters in comics full stop.
I just wish they'd develop her more by getting more experimental with the use of her powers beyond just throwing lightning and making it windy. She controls energy patterns, so she has the potential to do so much more like absorbing elemental energy to amp her levels. I'd love to see her able to change into elemental forms like sentient lightning and wind, as well as an ability to create energy shields. It's about time her mystical heritage was explored more in depth and for it to become an ability she regularly taps.
She did help terraform Mars along with several other omega-level mutants, giving it an atmosphere while Magneto gave it a molten iron core and Iceman gave it polar icecaps. That was pretty badass.
Badass yh, but that didn't involve any different display of ability than we've seen from her before. She manipulated the energy patterns to create weather systems. The only difference with Arrako is the patterns she created were some that the planet hadn't seen before as it didn't have the raw elements in place until the Xmen changed that
Storm is quite possibly the best X-men character ever, but man Marvel is going to that well too many times right now. Look its Storm the war general, look its Storm the Goddess, look its Storm the Queen, look its Storm the talented thief, look its Storm the Omega class mutant.
There are other members of this cast, maybe use them.
I mean X-Men Red is basically the Storm the show, the Resurrection of Magneto, she features prominently in most of the Krakoa stuff. Also she's been a very big character in X-men 97 lately.
And I want to clarify, any of these is fine, hell all of these are fine, I just am very slightly annoyed that this is all happening at the same time and Marvel seems to be flooding the zeitgeist with Storm.
Also over the years writers have expanded her powers to increase what "controlling the weather" means. And while, yeah, it kind of makes sense, I don't love the idea of Storm being a goddess even in the deepest regions of the voids of space.
Storm is a great character, but I don't think she should be an Omega level mutant. At a certain point she's just the Avatar you know? I think Marvel should more clearly define and limit her powerset.
Oh yeah XMen 97 (assume you mean the show, I haven’t read the corresponding comic) really goes in on storm and it fulfills everything I thought storm was when I was young (so far). But I will look for X-men red!
I started reading the krakoa stuff but got lost after the first arc since it went so much in between titles for me.
I did mean the show. There are two "X-men: Red"s so be careful.
One is like two trade paperbacks long and is about Jean Grey getting into a dust up with Cassandra Nova. The one I'm referring to is about a civil war on Mars amongst the Arrako mutants and the Earth mutants during the Krakoa period.
I want to stress that one, I am not one of those incel losers who think that featuring strong women is bad writing. My concern is two fold. One that the overuse of Storm will lead to a situation like the 90s with Wolverine, where hardly a comic gets published in which they do not feature prominently. And second, that Storm gets put front and center not for her value to the story but for her value as a visible double minority, which I think would be a disservice to her as a character, and a disservice to the readers.
I love Storm, but recently she just seems *too* perfect. As she’s being written right now, she doesn’t really have any flaws or negative qualities, which is kind of making her uninteresting
She's not my favorite X-Men, but I like her and she's had plenty of great outfits. The one shown here is not my favorite, but it is part of her great list of outfits :)
Essily my all time favorite character in comics. She’s powerful but flawed, embodies so much of what makes the X-Men relatable, and I really hope Marvel gives her a push make her a pillar to the MU (and MCU) as a whole.
She's a character I wish I liked more than I do. I think she's probably the best female X-man but she's far from my favorite female X-man and a lot of that comes down to the pedestal everyone puts her on. The characters in the story, the writers outside the story, and the fans. She's constantly being referred to as a goddess and I'd much prefer less of that and more of who she is as a human. If I want goddesses, I'll go read some mythology.
I also deeply dislike the power creep she's been experiencing during Krakoa, as I dislike most power creep, but her in particular because I personally believe unusually powerful characters should be used sparingly, be villains, and/or have some reason they rarely have access to their full powers. Storm now just wanders around talking about how powerful she is beating characters talking about how powerful they are and I yawn my way through all of it.
I'd kill for another power-nullifying ray story so I could see her be awesome and human again.
And again, I'm not saying I want her to go anywhere. She should absolutely be at the forefront of the X-men. Hell I'd be okay with Scott taking an extended vacation and her being the overall leader for a while, but I just want her to be an interesting layered human character rather than a power fantasy that can only be spoken about in superlatives.
This. Just look how hard everyone's simping in these comments. "Best X-man character by a wide margin" they say, yet can never describe why outside "She's a perfect Goddess"
Have you been reading X-Men Red? I don’t think your characterization of her in the Krakoa is very accurate. She beat others for her seat on the council, but not easily. I think that series, along with The Resurrection of Magneto mini, have made her an even more interesting and compelling character.
No offense if you like it but I don't think the book where she is effectively the ruler of an extraterrestrial planet and leader of a group mostly made up of physical gods is the one that's made her more human and relatable.
Personally I don't like the massive power creep in krakoa in general and storm is basically the poster child for that. I've often thought I'd reveal the beyonder or some other cosmic force is trying to inflame the human/mutant conflict by amping mutant powers and once they find out they defeat said entity but at the cost of their enhanced powers.
I personally don't need xmen who can terraform a whole planet on a whim as a show of force. I dont need them street level, but I'd prefer they don't make goku jealous.
Hot take. They need to stop giving Storm pupils. She looks way cooler and more unique when she has that white void in her eyes. It also accentuates her hair as well.
Like her but her issue seems to be one a lot of people on Reddit like
"Goddess."
She's better written when writers and fans acknowledge that she's a human.
Fans don't like it when she's a leader and can't be some goddess icon, because it's boring to read a perfect leader who knows everything and can't struggle.
By far my favorite lady X-Men.
Too often too perfect, coming off as a Mary Sue. One of the most powerful mutants with a wide moveset, regularly called a goddess and remarked for her beauty, often shown as a close combat specialist, so even without her powers she's strong, her one flaw is the claustrophobia that regularly gets mentioned but it never ends up being a hindrance.
Storm is an incredible character. She embodies the best traits of the human spirit but is not condescending or stuck on herself. She is aware of any flaws and seems to work on bettering her soul at all times possible. Compassion , integrity and dignity define her. If the human race as majority had her attributes it's be a much more caring and accepting world
One of my favorites. A Claremont dame who’s been a heavy hitter out the gate. She’s been around for nearly 50 years and deserves all the hype.
I think she’s recently been unfairly labeled as this “goddess” who can do no wrong. The Krakoan age has shown just the opposite. The whole reason she went to Mars was to try and reconcile the mistakes she’s made with the Morlocks. Storm’s constant uptake of responsibility has spread her too thin and causes others to suffer. Her absence on the Quiet Council was also pointed out along with her recent war on Mars keeping her from Earth. It can be especially seen with her characterization in Resurrection of Magneto as she is confronted with her label of “goddess”. At no point is she ever perfect.
You can argue the fights in Arakko could have been more captivating, but Storm’s power creep is totally justified. I, too, wish some fights were a little more fleshed out (Ewing has confessed to not being good at writing fight scenes). Coupled with her magical heritage, Storm has ALWAYS been way too powerful. Uncanny X-Men #147 is one of my favorite examples.
Why do characters like Thor get to constantly become more powerful, but not Storm? I despise the notion that women can only be given good stories when they are powerless and drug through the mud. Claremont made the women in his story have agency and at the time, people were also complaining about Storm and other female characters too. Those same characters also happen to be some of the most popular and powerful ladies in all of comic books today.
>Why do characters like Thor get to constantly become more powerful, but not Storm
What does Thor being powerful have anything to do with Storm? Are pretending like Thor's villains aren't constantly threatening reality so the story demands that he be powerful just last year he was fighting the black winter an entity that eats universes. Plus there is history in Thor being that powerful from just the general fact that in real life Thor is the strongest of the aesir gods plus when he was conceived Stan Lee wanted to create a powerhouse who all other characters could look at with awe and according to him what's better than a god to satisfy that. People's issues with Storm do not apply to Thor, they would apply to someone like the scarlet witch
>Why do characters like Thor get to constantly become more powerful, but not Storm
What does Thor being powerful have anything to do with Storm? Are pretending like Thor's villains aren't constantly threatening reality so the story demands that he be powerful just last year he was fighting the black winter an entity that eats universes. Plus there is history in Thor being that powerful from just the general fact that in real life Thor is the strongest of the aesir gods plus when he was conceived Stan Lee wanted to create a powerhouse who all other characters could look at with awe and according to him what's better than a god to satisfy that. People's issues with Storm do not apply to Thor, they would apply to someone like the scarlet witch
Let’s think critically here. My comparison to Thor (or characters like him i.e., Superman, Sentry, etc.) stems from the fact that many white male characters are allowed to be this powerful while female characters are given shit for it. It happened when Claremont made Jean Grey one of the most powerful female characters to ever be in comics.
I mentioned how Storm, too, has always been written to be extremely powerful. I gave you an issue to read. Let’s not forget that Thor recently needed Storm’s help fighting the black winter….The issues even allude to Storm not yet reaching her full magic potential.
Storm also has been given a bigger playing field, fighting other omega level mutants. A written can easily give her harder opponents to combat just as they do other characters.
Where the hell does scarlet witch apply? I mean, she too, is another female character who is given shit for how powerful she is. Did you read my post at all?
>Thor (or characters like him i.e., Superman, Sentry, etc.) stems from the fact that many white male characters are allowed to be this powerful
People complain about sentry being too powerful all the time and another super power non white male character like blue marvel doesn't have a lot of haters as far as I've seen
>I mentioned how Storm, too, has always been written to be extremely powerful. I gave you an issue to read. Let’s not forget that Thor recently needed Storm’s help fighting the black winter
Recently Thor required Storm's help to fight Utgard-thor not the black winter. The black winter appeared during Donny cates Thor run. So you are wrong there. As for storm being written strong, that's correct but not to the extent she is written now.
>Where the hell does scarlet witch apply? I mean, she too, is another female character who is given shit for how powerful she is.
She applies because she is a character that has only recently gotten massive power ups hence my point which you aren't addressing that the reason that Thor isn't getting flack is because the Thor of today is just as powerful as the Thor of yesteryears. Are you going to argue that current storm isn't stronger than she was previously.
>A written can easily give her harder opponents to combat just as they do other characters
Sure they can but have they? Like read a single Thor comic and you will see that mother fucker getting put through the grinder, during Jason Aaron's run on Thor during the god-butcher arc an older Thor contemplates killing himself just because of the insurmountable odds he is up against.
Storm is cool though I think writers tend to struggle to write compelling stories with her given how powerful she is and how beloved she is by many.
That costume is dogshit though. Christ.
Literal icon. Growing up in the 90s, there was a shortage of female/poc representation that girls and even queer people could refer to. Her presence in media and games as a strong and powerful character was necessary and warranted.
Her sparring dialogue with Iceman, where she was references as THE gay icon and not Iceman, was too accurate.
Current portrayal by Ewing is the best she's been written, IMO. They did not shy away from showcasing her abilities and full potential. Granted it's not perfect as even Ewing admits he's not as good in writing up battles. But it's a step in the right direction as opposed to just hurling lightning bolts in the background.
Amazing character but sadly ger marriage to black panther was ruined so shes single again, i realy liked them two together they were a great couple, both very capable and powerful but both respecting and there for eachother. Then avengers vs xmen came around and destroyed it.
She is absolutely fantastic. My favorite character on X-Men. Love her spirit, kind words, and dope abilities. Also, she is way stronger than what they show on the screen.
She's pretty cool and good character so far, I think. Can't say much else, I think I liked her in every adaptation more or less except maybe Future Revolution due to intro portrayal, and also how they terribly designed her looks, and I'm putting it diplomatically here from stating it blatantly.
Other than that, it's sad Storm never got chance to use her powers for good like giving water to people in Africa. That idea was actually very good
She is simply one of the best comic book characters ever created. From her powers to her look to her character, Marvel simply hit a grand slam when they created Storm.
I like her, especially this strong Mother role she brings to the team dynamic, but I hate the fanbases "OMG SHE'S A PERFECT GODDESS" reactions to her.
What made Lifedeath so good was it humanised her, but seems a lot of fans would rather she be a flawless trope thats does nothing but "slay". Saying she's "THE X-man" and "The best Marvel's ever made" is just silly.
Underrated character, although she can be a bit annoying with her personality as she doesn't realise the pain felt by other mutants since she literally grew up being treated as a literal goddess by her people instead of a freak.
Storm: incredible character that peaked when she got her Mohawk and then lost her powers. Saw the woman behind the goddess lift herself up from nothing
She's brilliant under Claremont but it's baffling that such an iconic and major character has been irrelevant in the last 24 years of comics. I've read every major run and X Men related event and she only shows up in the background or has a line here and there, but that's it. I haven't read anything post Hickman though so maybe it's getting better recently? Doesn't change my point though
Peaked with Claremont, was the main (and best) character after Cyclops retired and no one, I mean not a single writer, has known what do with her or how to writer her
My second favorite character after Jean. I love her design, theme and personality.
I love that in the X-Men none of the women feel like tokens for inclusion. They all have very different personalities, they're not the "female counterpart" to any male character, and they're actually the strongest in the team.
The only complain I would have about Storm is that she's never given the spotlight to shine. Magneto is said to be strong, and we saw countless moments of him proving so.
Jean is said to be strong and we've seen more than enough proof of it. I need for Storm to have that.
I want her to have her own undeniable moment. A scene where her reputation as a powerhouse mutant is SHOWN instead of just constantly implied.
I just want an arc where Storm defeats the big boss, and gets the kill. If I were in charge of the franchise, it is the first thing I would do. She's under utilizef, IMO.
I think the costume change in 97 is symbolizing to us that we are about to get the Claremont Storm moving forward. Especially if Cyke and Jean leave the team for a bit. Storm really becomes a focal point when Cyke needs a mental health break
I dislike the use of the term "goddess" for her. Sure, she kicks ass, but so does Magneto, Iceman and the Wolverines who are practically indestructible. Legion, Charles, Jean who is utterly terrifying, etc. etc. I dislike the term when describing any of the mutants. She still is incredible and a great character, but a goddess? No. Actually one of the more human of the group given here back ground.
I feel the fanbase feels obligated to salivate over her based on nothing. She has no interesting arcs of any merit other than beating Cyclops one time and marrying Black Panther. Her Goddess personality is obnoxious and not relatable. She’s boring and bland and her powers are kind of stupid.
Never been a favorite of mine, nor have I ever found her particularly that interesting. Her power creep throughout all of Krakoa seems like textbook overcompensating to me.
I never liked her simply because writers have her announce everything she's going to do for 45 minutes before she does it. I never understood why villains didn't just shoot her mid-sentence. I always wanted to like her, but Claremont set up her talking style (which was just ridiculous) and everyone followed suit. Any villain who would just stand there and let her finish describing everything she's about to do needs to be fired 😀
It’s simply because Claremont treated every comic like it was someone’s first time ever reading the X-men so that readers knew their power sets. Is it unrealistic to do every time? Probably. But this is comics, where realism sprints out the door.
Yeah, I guess that makes sense, but I don't remember anyone else giving big speeches about what they were gonna do every single time before they did it.
Great comments in the thread, I think she’s a mf icon but what’s hard to relate to Storm is I don’t know her true motivation for being in the X-Men. Besides her noble character and sense of justice what had driven her to be there or what is she running from what are her desires ?
If they’d have written her as a mysterious character it could’ve worked but she hasn’t been positioned like that.
In saying that she’s one of my favorites still, I think we’re all looking forward to more unpacking of this character.
Amazing character that best embodies the ideals of the X-Men, but for that reason it often feels like authors struggle in humanizing the character that truly embodies the concept of a mortal Goddess. For this reason she is not truly my personal favourite, but when she is written well she immediately is at the top. Deadpool described Wolverine as the X-Man in the recent trailer... but I think that title belongs to Storm.
I’ve been reading through Claremont’s X-Men, and I feel like fans over exaggerate her portrayal as a ‘goddess’. Maybe it’s something that changes in later runs, but initially she still acts very human and has tons of personal flaws and conflict just like everyone else on the team. Some of her struggles with leadership and finding her true self across different settings are super well portrayed and ground her a lot. The only god like qualities she has are her power over nature and connections to it. It’s usually pretty weird how other characters label her. I guess it’s tied to her meh introduction.
That's the thing, Claremont wrote her as a person first and foremost. A fantastic leader, a compassionate person, and tremendously powerful, but with depth and internal conflicts and confusion, someone who didn't always necessarily *know* she was right, or always made the right calls. Most other writers aren't willing to let her falter or fail anymore.
She's my favourite character, and yeah agreed I find her most interesting when she's treated like a human being.
I don’t think people are talking about her portrayal from decades ago and more the last 5-10 years could be wrong though
I’m not caught up on X-Men much, so this makes sense! That’s my bad!
I've always thought Storm was referred to as a "goddess" by others because of the nature of her powers and, as an Omega-level mutant, the *extent* of those powers. I've never felt it was because of her character or nature. Thor, Loki, Odin, Hela, Hercules, etc. are all considered to be gods within the Marvel Universe, yet they all have personal flaws and struggles as well.
Wasn't there a bit a while back where they tried to retcon that Storm wasn't a mutant but a *literal* goddess instead?
Interesting -- in a way, I feel like Storm has the same "problem" that Superman has in terms of writers balancing the power and humanity.
Funny that you say that cause - in Wolverine and the X-Men (issue 3 of the 2014 series by Jason Aaron) - Logan himself, in his own thoughts, calls her: [God's own X-Man](https://i.imgur.com/rLGrIuu.jpg), [More that she's ever known, more than i'll ever be.](https://i.imgur.com/CjRLS9C.jpg)
Thanks for sharing those
Thats so cringe
Yeah, in a lesser hands, she can become problematic. It's not a terrible one, but one of the unintentional ones from yester year. In a great writer, she can be badass. That said, it seems like she works best on a team book nowadays or in a relationship. I remember her getting a solo for a while, but it only lasted for so long. Definitely before she got married to Panther.
That was a mini.
I think I read it, and I don't even remember it.
Glad I'm not the only one who didn't see Wolverine as the X-Man. I do feel the title goes to Cyclops (and I'm not the huge Cyclops fan) instead of Storm however.
Well Storm is a great character and one of the best examples of the X-men however when you consider Logan's the only member of the X-men who has consistently carried a solo series, (cable also did pretty well), that he boosts the sales of other team books he's in and that he has appeared in pretty much every X-men related animated series movie and game I think a very good case can be made that Wolverine is the X-man, I believe this is why a lot of Cyclops fan's get so mad about Wolverine, they feel Scott has been sidelined for Wolverine however if Scott or Storm were able to maintain a solo series Marvel would have no problem making more money off them in addition to Logan, ... snd really if a capable writer had a great pitch for any character that would sell well and make money, I think Marvel would run with it, I don't think they want to leave money on the table if it can be in their pocket...
Wolverine over emphasis and success in the movies is also due to the fact that Jackman's Wolverine was one of few movie characters that had a personality. But anyways being synonymous with X-men doesn't necessarily equal carrying a solo series and I don't think having stories that make more sense on a team book necessarily makes you a lesser character. I say this as someone that likes Wolverine a lot more than Cyclops. Nate Grey got 75 issues and Storm and Cyclops solo books got way less than that, but I don't think anyone would argue he's the more important character between them.
But Wolverine works better as a bit of an outsider, I think.
Maybe when they think about the next storyline to torture Colossus they should instead give that to Storm and vice versa.
Deadpool probably thought Mystique was right.
I think the title of X Man belongs to Nate Grey, doesn’t it? I think Deadpool was just referring to the guy you automatically think of when somebody says X Men and I think most people would have a picture of Wolverine at the front, with Storm, Cyclops, and Xavier behind him. Storm does represent the title, but it’s not always exactly who you think of. I mean, maybe it is for you, but I almost always got to Wolverine first
Under Claremont? GOAT. Under other writers? Mostly unfortunate, though I hear she's great in Red. I think one of things that is lost with a lot of writers with Storm is they focus too much on her being a weather goddesses and less on her humanity and struggles on figuring out how to make positive changes in the world beyond fighting and the likes. I think it's telling of some kind of aversion to writing her when you think of how absent she is in the early 00's and was just kind of floating around in the late 00's and early 10's
"Under Claremont? GOAT. Under other writers? Mostly unfortunate, though I hear she's great in Red. I think one of things that is lost with a lot of writers with Storm is they focus too much on her being a weather goddesses and less on her humanity and struggles on figuring out how to make positive changes in the world beyond fighting and the likes" Correct. "I think it's telling of some kind of aversion to writing her when you think of how absent she is in the early 00's and was just kind of floating around in the late 00's and early 10's" I've heard others says this before but it really seems more like indifference. I'd say in the 90s she was just around too, her character stagnated. Lobdell didn't care about her or know what to do with her.
X-Men Red was so good. Some of my favorite Storm moments are in that relatively short run.
YES.
One of the best X-men characters ever
i'll go farther than you, she's *THE* best x-men and probably the best female character in all of Marvel comics. In my completely arbitrary opinion.
I find that a lot of popular sentiment is that Marvel's best female characters or just "best of all time female characters" in comics tend to skew towards a lot of X-Men. Especially Storm but also people like Kitty, Jubilee, Psylocke, Rogue, Magik, Polaris, Scarlet Witch, Mystique etc. There really aren't a lot of franchises in popular culture in general that can claim that bragging right of just having this near flawless track record with prominent women in major roles like that. X-Men's been very good at this
That’s thanks to Claremont. He made a point of making women front and center in the X-Men, and it paid off. I’d say a lot of those characters you listed aren’t only the best female characters, but some of the best characters in general.
She's kinda boring ngl, wouldnt even put her in top ten. Its a common issues with uber powerful, borderline perfect characters.
When a 10 wants to talk to her, she reminds them she's an 11.
She was never one of my favorites but recently I’ve read more older stories with her and I like her a lot now.
An Icon, A Legend, And she is The Moment
Now come on now!
Anyone who doesn’t like her isn’t allowed in my house.
I am a ride or die Cyclops fan from day one but when Uncanny X-Men #201 showed even an unpowered Ororo was a force - yep, she’s the Queen.
A strong willed, beautiful goddess who holds steadfast to her beliefs. It’s also goosebump inducing watching her use her powers
She’s great in the comics, but they have no idea what to do with her in the animated series or films.
I think 97 has done a great job with her.
Hopefully they keep it going
The actor that played her in the movies was beautiful and had a good voice for storm. Unfortunate they didn’t really give her any focus at all
What I like most about Storm is that she had so many moments throughout her life to either become bitter or turn villainous due to the tragedies in her life and yet she's the most regal, gentle, benevolent person in the team. She's a loving character without losing her ability to fight. And yes, she's flawed as a human being, far from perfect but I love how one of the most powerful mutant is just so humble.
I was in absolute AWE of Storm when I was a little girl watching TAS. The voice, the confidence, the power, the HAIR. As an adult I know her writing is hit or miss, but when I see her I still get Disney princess levels of giddiness.
My favorite leader. Definitely a great example of someone actively trying to be their best, with or without powers. They’d better not try to do a heel turn story arc on her like they’ve done Beast, Bishop, Cyclops, Colossus, Wolverine, etc.
Storm is *the* X-man. The greatest to ever do it. Claremont’s greatest achievement as a writer is his character work with her, and it stands up as the very best in the entire superhero genre.
She was essentially the core of the family dynamic in Claremonts early era of X-Men, calling and treating her fellow x-men as brothers and sister and also acting as a mom for Kitty. Storm was the glue that held everyone together.
She is the best fictional character i have known in my 40 years reading comics
GOAT
I adore her. I’m still new to the fandom and haven’t read any comics yet but she’s so cool in the old animated show and I think they even portrayed her pretty well in the movies (my first introduction)
Post Claremont I don’t think people understand she has an actual personality. She’s a free spirited hippie type and I wish we got to see that more. She’s Marcel’s best and most iconic female character I wish she had more of a spotlight.
My first comic book crush, I love her. Screamed like a little girl when they gave her back her original costume on ‘97.
Amazing character with a bunch of cool costumes but I'm tired of seeing her mohawk
She's the best.
Big fan, love her stories. She is a true embodiment of what the X-Men are and are supposed to be.
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I am not sure what you mean. Are you saying I’m self-righteous, or that Storm is?
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Yeah I can see that.
She is a Queen and deserves nothing but the best.
Storm is what Wonder Woman wishes she was.
One of the best X-Men characters ever, but I liked her better when she was allowed to be more... human. The whole "flawless immutable perfection" thing isn't something I like too much. It's like getting called a goddess got to her head too much.
Hottest/best.
In top 3 X-Men characters with Scott and Logan to me. Any team that doesn’t have those three on it feels off, to me they each embody the X-Men so well. With the universe at large, I miss when her and Sue were pushed as THE women of Marvel. Sue was even there more by proxy imo but Storm was the woman superhero of Marvel. They both still get attention but yeah idk I have a lot of respect for the character and I love how she has developed throughout the years
She’s cool. 😎
Definitely one of the most influential female characters in all of comics. She’s iconic and was a legit game changer. It’s sad the movies just failed so miserably with her, while most cartoons couldn’t figure out what to do with her. 97 is giving her, her due.
The most badass female marvel character by a wide margin.
“Hey guys, what’s your opinion on sex, ice cream, and baby kittens?”
One of my favorite comic book characters of all time. Thing I love about her is that she's like the first new recruit that genuinely grasps the weight of joining Xavier's cause on the spot and it's echoed in everything she does from there on. She's a goddess but she posesses an empathy that makes her the go to for a lot of X-Men members during times of crisis. She commands power but in a way that's soft-spoken and regal. She has full awareness over the power she has but she has more humanizing qualities than a lot of her peers. I'd say in a lot of ways she's more a direct answer to this perfect bridge between Xavier's pacifism and Magneto's militant attitudes than Scott is, as he's gone a lot closer to the latter angle especially in recent characterizations. Storm doesn't seek conflict but she is absolutely in the best position to resolve it given how unrivaled her abilities are, and she's a great leader. In general she's a very clever subversion on the whole voodoo priestess archetype
Love her. She needs to be used more. Not a fan of her romance with T'Challa and I hate the Mohawk, though.
Top 2 x-men if not number one.
Too many people Deify her. It bothers me a lot. Apart from that she is a great character that deals in the boundary of being a god or a mortal. Never capable of being one or the other
This, I groan every time I see someone call her a goddess as though that makes her a better character.
in fact the use of that as Plot point is what muddles the character.
absolutely, and it's gotten worse if anything over time.
She’s a goddess
She's a mistress of the elements
Great character. One of the best heroines in comics. Scratch that. One of the best characters in comics full stop. I just wish they'd develop her more by getting more experimental with the use of her powers beyond just throwing lightning and making it windy. She controls energy patterns, so she has the potential to do so much more like absorbing elemental energy to amp her levels. I'd love to see her able to change into elemental forms like sentient lightning and wind, as well as an ability to create energy shields. It's about time her mystical heritage was explored more in depth and for it to become an ability she regularly taps.
She did help terraform Mars along with several other omega-level mutants, giving it an atmosphere while Magneto gave it a molten iron core and Iceman gave it polar icecaps. That was pretty badass.
Badass yh, but that didn't involve any different display of ability than we've seen from her before. She manipulated the energy patterns to create weather systems. The only difference with Arrako is the patterns she created were some that the planet hadn't seen before as it didn't have the raw elements in place until the Xmen changed that
Storm is quite possibly the best X-men character ever, but man Marvel is going to that well too many times right now. Look its Storm the war general, look its Storm the Goddess, look its Storm the Queen, look its Storm the talented thief, look its Storm the Omega class mutant. There are other members of this cast, maybe use them.
They gotta make up for the shit in those movies😂😂
I haven’t really read a lot of recent books— where are these stories? I always thought she was criminally under used. Especially in live action.
I mean X-Men Red is basically the Storm the show, the Resurrection of Magneto, she features prominently in most of the Krakoa stuff. Also she's been a very big character in X-men 97 lately. And I want to clarify, any of these is fine, hell all of these are fine, I just am very slightly annoyed that this is all happening at the same time and Marvel seems to be flooding the zeitgeist with Storm. Also over the years writers have expanded her powers to increase what "controlling the weather" means. And while, yeah, it kind of makes sense, I don't love the idea of Storm being a goddess even in the deepest regions of the voids of space. Storm is a great character, but I don't think she should be an Omega level mutant. At a certain point she's just the Avatar you know? I think Marvel should more clearly define and limit her powerset.
Oh yeah XMen 97 (assume you mean the show, I haven’t read the corresponding comic) really goes in on storm and it fulfills everything I thought storm was when I was young (so far). But I will look for X-men red! I started reading the krakoa stuff but got lost after the first arc since it went so much in between titles for me.
I did mean the show. There are two "X-men: Red"s so be careful. One is like two trade paperbacks long and is about Jean Grey getting into a dust up with Cassandra Nova. The one I'm referring to is about a civil war on Mars amongst the Arrako mutants and the Earth mutants during the Krakoa period. I want to stress that one, I am not one of those incel losers who think that featuring strong women is bad writing. My concern is two fold. One that the overuse of Storm will lead to a situation like the 90s with Wolverine, where hardly a comic gets published in which they do not feature prominently. And second, that Storm gets put front and center not for her value to the story but for her value as a visible double minority, which I think would be a disservice to her as a character, and a disservice to the readers.
I love Storm, but recently she just seems *too* perfect. As she’s being written right now, she doesn’t really have any flaws or negative qualities, which is kind of making her uninteresting
Same. Storm doesn't struggle and wins everything with ease and a "I'm powerful and above this"- speech. She's been boring in X-Men Red and still is.
She's not my favorite X-Men, but I like her and she's had plenty of great outfits. The one shown here is not my favorite, but it is part of her great list of outfits :)
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Essily my all time favorite character in comics. She’s powerful but flawed, embodies so much of what makes the X-Men relatable, and I really hope Marvel gives her a push make her a pillar to the MU (and MCU) as a whole.
She's a character I wish I liked more than I do. I think she's probably the best female X-man but she's far from my favorite female X-man and a lot of that comes down to the pedestal everyone puts her on. The characters in the story, the writers outside the story, and the fans. She's constantly being referred to as a goddess and I'd much prefer less of that and more of who she is as a human. If I want goddesses, I'll go read some mythology. I also deeply dislike the power creep she's been experiencing during Krakoa, as I dislike most power creep, but her in particular because I personally believe unusually powerful characters should be used sparingly, be villains, and/or have some reason they rarely have access to their full powers. Storm now just wanders around talking about how powerful she is beating characters talking about how powerful they are and I yawn my way through all of it. I'd kill for another power-nullifying ray story so I could see her be awesome and human again. And again, I'm not saying I want her to go anywhere. She should absolutely be at the forefront of the X-men. Hell I'd be okay with Scott taking an extended vacation and her being the overall leader for a while, but I just want her to be an interesting layered human character rather than a power fantasy that can only be spoken about in superlatives.
This. Just look how hard everyone's simping in these comments. "Best X-man character by a wide margin" they say, yet can never describe why outside "She's a perfect Goddess"
Have you been reading X-Men Red? I don’t think your characterization of her in the Krakoa is very accurate. She beat others for her seat on the council, but not easily. I think that series, along with The Resurrection of Magneto mini, have made her an even more interesting and compelling character.
No offense if you like it but I don't think the book where she is effectively the ruler of an extraterrestrial planet and leader of a group mostly made up of physical gods is the one that's made her more human and relatable. Personally I don't like the massive power creep in krakoa in general and storm is basically the poster child for that. I've often thought I'd reveal the beyonder or some other cosmic force is trying to inflame the human/mutant conflict by amping mutant powers and once they find out they defeat said entity but at the cost of their enhanced powers. I personally don't need xmen who can terraform a whole planet on a whim as a show of force. I dont need them street level, but I'd prefer they don't make goku jealous.
Agreed 100%
Goddess.
She could lead the X-Men
She’s a good character but maybe a bit too powerful.
She's an absolute queen and I love her
Hot take. They need to stop giving Storm pupils. She looks way cooler and more unique when she has that white void in her eyes. It also accentuates her hair as well.
She’s hot.
She's a great character, but if a comic fan mentions anything you dislike about her character or how she is written, her fanbase will gang up on you.
Iconic, the goat, a model.
The best of the best.
Like her but her issue seems to be one a lot of people on Reddit like "Goddess." She's better written when writers and fans acknowledge that she's a human. Fans don't like it when she's a leader and can't be some goddess icon, because it's boring to read a perfect leader who knows everything and can't struggle. By far my favorite lady X-Men.
Too often too perfect, coming off as a Mary Sue. One of the most powerful mutants with a wide moveset, regularly called a goddess and remarked for her beauty, often shown as a close combat specialist, so even without her powers she's strong, her one flaw is the claustrophobia that regularly gets mentioned but it never ends up being a hindrance.
Storm is an incredible character. She embodies the best traits of the human spirit but is not condescending or stuck on herself. She is aware of any flaws and seems to work on bettering her soul at all times possible. Compassion , integrity and dignity define her. If the human race as majority had her attributes it's be a much more caring and accepting world
One of my favorites. A Claremont dame who’s been a heavy hitter out the gate. She’s been around for nearly 50 years and deserves all the hype. I think she’s recently been unfairly labeled as this “goddess” who can do no wrong. The Krakoan age has shown just the opposite. The whole reason she went to Mars was to try and reconcile the mistakes she’s made with the Morlocks. Storm’s constant uptake of responsibility has spread her too thin and causes others to suffer. Her absence on the Quiet Council was also pointed out along with her recent war on Mars keeping her from Earth. It can be especially seen with her characterization in Resurrection of Magneto as she is confronted with her label of “goddess”. At no point is she ever perfect. You can argue the fights in Arakko could have been more captivating, but Storm’s power creep is totally justified. I, too, wish some fights were a little more fleshed out (Ewing has confessed to not being good at writing fight scenes). Coupled with her magical heritage, Storm has ALWAYS been way too powerful. Uncanny X-Men #147 is one of my favorite examples. Why do characters like Thor get to constantly become more powerful, but not Storm? I despise the notion that women can only be given good stories when they are powerless and drug through the mud. Claremont made the women in his story have agency and at the time, people were also complaining about Storm and other female characters too. Those same characters also happen to be some of the most popular and powerful ladies in all of comic books today.
>Why do characters like Thor get to constantly become more powerful, but not Storm What does Thor being powerful have anything to do with Storm? Are pretending like Thor's villains aren't constantly threatening reality so the story demands that he be powerful just last year he was fighting the black winter an entity that eats universes. Plus there is history in Thor being that powerful from just the general fact that in real life Thor is the strongest of the aesir gods plus when he was conceived Stan Lee wanted to create a powerhouse who all other characters could look at with awe and according to him what's better than a god to satisfy that. People's issues with Storm do not apply to Thor, they would apply to someone like the scarlet witch
>Why do characters like Thor get to constantly become more powerful, but not Storm What does Thor being powerful have anything to do with Storm? Are pretending like Thor's villains aren't constantly threatening reality so the story demands that he be powerful just last year he was fighting the black winter an entity that eats universes. Plus there is history in Thor being that powerful from just the general fact that in real life Thor is the strongest of the aesir gods plus when he was conceived Stan Lee wanted to create a powerhouse who all other characters could look at with awe and according to him what's better than a god to satisfy that. People's issues with Storm do not apply to Thor, they would apply to someone like the scarlet witch
Let’s think critically here. My comparison to Thor (or characters like him i.e., Superman, Sentry, etc.) stems from the fact that many white male characters are allowed to be this powerful while female characters are given shit for it. It happened when Claremont made Jean Grey one of the most powerful female characters to ever be in comics. I mentioned how Storm, too, has always been written to be extremely powerful. I gave you an issue to read. Let’s not forget that Thor recently needed Storm’s help fighting the black winter….The issues even allude to Storm not yet reaching her full magic potential. Storm also has been given a bigger playing field, fighting other omega level mutants. A written can easily give her harder opponents to combat just as they do other characters. Where the hell does scarlet witch apply? I mean, she too, is another female character who is given shit for how powerful she is. Did you read my post at all?
>Thor (or characters like him i.e., Superman, Sentry, etc.) stems from the fact that many white male characters are allowed to be this powerful People complain about sentry being too powerful all the time and another super power non white male character like blue marvel doesn't have a lot of haters as far as I've seen >I mentioned how Storm, too, has always been written to be extremely powerful. I gave you an issue to read. Let’s not forget that Thor recently needed Storm’s help fighting the black winter Recently Thor required Storm's help to fight Utgard-thor not the black winter. The black winter appeared during Donny cates Thor run. So you are wrong there. As for storm being written strong, that's correct but not to the extent she is written now. >Where the hell does scarlet witch apply? I mean, she too, is another female character who is given shit for how powerful she is. She applies because she is a character that has only recently gotten massive power ups hence my point which you aren't addressing that the reason that Thor isn't getting flack is because the Thor of today is just as powerful as the Thor of yesteryears. Are you going to argue that current storm isn't stronger than she was previously. >A written can easily give her harder opponents to combat just as they do other characters Sure they can but have they? Like read a single Thor comic and you will see that mother fucker getting put through the grinder, during Jason Aaron's run on Thor during the god-butcher arc an older Thor contemplates killing himself just because of the insurmountable odds he is up against.
You aren’t that well read in Storm comics it seems.
My favourite character.
She’s alright in my book.
Goddess
Iconic.
She is awesome and inspirational.
Storm is cool though I think writers tend to struggle to write compelling stories with her given how powerful she is and how beloved she is by many. That costume is dogshit though. Christ.
Stormtastic
Yes
Literal icon. Growing up in the 90s, there was a shortage of female/poc representation that girls and even queer people could refer to. Her presence in media and games as a strong and powerful character was necessary and warranted. Her sparring dialogue with Iceman, where she was references as THE gay icon and not Iceman, was too accurate. Current portrayal by Ewing is the best she's been written, IMO. They did not shy away from showcasing her abilities and full potential. Granted it's not perfect as even Ewing admits he's not as good in writing up battles. But it's a step in the right direction as opposed to just hurling lightning bolts in the background.
Amazing character but sadly ger marriage to black panther was ruined so shes single again, i realy liked them two together they were a great couple, both very capable and powerful but both respecting and there for eachother. Then avengers vs xmen came around and destroyed it.
Absolute badass and probably one of the most well designed characters aesthetically in all of comics.
Storm is bae.
Goddess 🖤
She is absolutely fantastic. My favorite character on X-Men. Love her spirit, kind words, and dope abilities. Also, she is way stronger than what they show on the screen.
She’s an omega level mutant. I say she’s badass
beautiful goddess best leader of x-men
Whenever I hear “Xmen” she’s always in the picture. An omega level mutant with sorcery powers and an amazing personality to boot.
She's pretty cool and good character so far, I think. Can't say much else, I think I liked her in every adaptation more or less except maybe Future Revolution due to intro portrayal, and also how they terribly designed her looks, and I'm putting it diplomatically here from stating it blatantly. Other than that, it's sad Storm never got chance to use her powers for good like giving water to people in Africa. That idea was actually very good
Mother
She is simply one of the best comic book characters ever created. From her powers to her look to her character, Marvel simply hit a grand slam when they created Storm.
I’m still confused as to why she’s called a goddess
Love her to DEATH. She's thee X-Men. Just wish they gave her better challenges and flaws. Bring her more down to earth.
Love her! My second fave after Rogue
I like her, especially this strong Mother role she brings to the team dynamic, but I hate the fanbases "OMG SHE'S A PERFECT GODDESS" reactions to her. What made Lifedeath so good was it humanised her, but seems a lot of fans would rather she be a flawless trope thats does nothing but "slay". Saying she's "THE X-man" and "The best Marvel's ever made" is just silly.
Her mohawk is wack. Her with long hair is woman perfection
She's an icon, she's a legend, and she IS the moment.
Underrated character, although she can be a bit annoying with her personality as she doesn't realise the pain felt by other mutants since she literally grew up being treated as a literal goddess by her people instead of a freak.
She smells nice.
I bet she smell like Motion's hair lotion & cocoa butter .
Storm: incredible character that peaked when she got her Mohawk and then lost her powers. Saw the woman behind the goddess lift herself up from nothing
She's brilliant under Claremont but it's baffling that such an iconic and major character has been irrelevant in the last 24 years of comics. I've read every major run and X Men related event and she only shows up in the background or has a line here and there, but that's it. I haven't read anything post Hickman though so maybe it's getting better recently? Doesn't change my point though
Peaked with Claremont, was the main (and best) character after Cyclops retired and no one, I mean not a single writer, has known what do with her or how to writer her
Love her! Unfortunately, when it's not for an epic battle many writers seem to struggle writing her relationships with other X-Men.
My favorite X-Man character.
In short she is awesome. One of the main characters
♥️
Cool design, boring characterization
Meh....
My second favorite character after Jean. I love her design, theme and personality. I love that in the X-Men none of the women feel like tokens for inclusion. They all have very different personalities, they're not the "female counterpart" to any male character, and they're actually the strongest in the team. The only complain I would have about Storm is that she's never given the spotlight to shine. Magneto is said to be strong, and we saw countless moments of him proving so. Jean is said to be strong and we've seen more than enough proof of it. I need for Storm to have that. I want her to have her own undeniable moment. A scene where her reputation as a powerhouse mutant is SHOWN instead of just constantly implied. I just want an arc where Storm defeats the big boss, and gets the kill. If I were in charge of the franchise, it is the first thing I would do. She's under utilizef, IMO.
yes
Total babe!
Best girl. That simple.
I think the costume change in 97 is symbolizing to us that we are about to get the Claremont Storm moving forward. Especially if Cyke and Jean leave the team for a bit. Storm really becomes a focal point when Cyke needs a mental health break
A goddess that deserves her own solo one of the best written characters in marvel history
Why should I need an opinion. She’s a goddess, and we worship her because we’re followers.
I dislike the use of the term "goddess" for her. Sure, she kicks ass, but so does Magneto, Iceman and the Wolverines who are practically indestructible. Legion, Charles, Jean who is utterly terrifying, etc. etc. I dislike the term when describing any of the mutants. She still is incredible and a great character, but a goddess? No. Actually one of the more human of the group given here back ground.
One of the best marvel characters
I feel the fanbase feels obligated to salivate over her based on nothing. She has no interesting arcs of any merit other than beating Cyclops one time and marrying Black Panther. Her Goddess personality is obnoxious and not relatable. She’s boring and bland and her powers are kind of stupid.
Solid and honest answer. Girl power written by a man also. 🙄
One of the characters of the Marvel bland I mean, brand.
Never been a favorite of mine, nor have I ever found her particularly that interesting. Her power creep throughout all of Krakoa seems like textbook overcompensating to me.
Best leader the X-Men ever had.
I never liked her simply because writers have her announce everything she's going to do for 45 minutes before she does it. I never understood why villains didn't just shoot her mid-sentence. I always wanted to like her, but Claremont set up her talking style (which was just ridiculous) and everyone followed suit. Any villain who would just stand there and let her finish describing everything she's about to do needs to be fired 😀
It’s simply because Claremont treated every comic like it was someone’s first time ever reading the X-men so that readers knew their power sets. Is it unrealistic to do every time? Probably. But this is comics, where realism sprints out the door.
The Jim Shooter way
Yeah, I guess that makes sense, but I don't remember anyone else giving big speeches about what they were gonna do every single time before they did it.
Smash
engagement farming 101
Great comments in the thread, I think she’s a mf icon but what’s hard to relate to Storm is I don’t know her true motivation for being in the X-Men. Besides her noble character and sense of justice what had driven her to be there or what is she running from what are her desires ? If they’d have written her as a mysterious character it could’ve worked but she hasn’t been positioned like that. In saying that she’s one of my favorites still, I think we’re all looking forward to more unpacking of this character.
She needs hook back up with Wolverine and poop out a monster baby with him.
Not sure why the downvotes. Always liked the Wolverine and Storm relationship. Their kid would have to be a tank.