Mantis Appreciation (2019)
[SIZE=1]NOTE: This thread is to serve as continuation of the previous "[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Mantis Appreciation[/FONT][/B]" thread, which can be found at [indent][URL="https://community.cbr.com/showthread.php?81556-Mantis-Appreciation"]https://community.cbr.com/showthread.php?81556-Mantis-Appreciation[/URL][/indent]
[/SIZE]From the previous version[SIZE=1] (originally created by [FONT=Comic Sans MS][B]billee0918[/B][/FONT] back in July of 2016)[/SIZE]:[quote][SIZE=1][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS]<NOTE: This thread's first post was dated 07-15-2016.>
[/FONT][/B][/SIZE]So, Mantis will be a new addition to the team in the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 movie, so I expect she'll be back in comics in no time.
I was always interested in the character and have read many of her 70's appearances and more recent stuff from DNA' GOTG run.
How do you like your Mantis?
Powers - I prefer the ass kicking martial artist, with empathic abilities, versus the too powerful telepath, telekinetic, plant controller she was depicted as later on.
Appearance - I like her with an Asian complexion, not green, with groovy antennae!
Movie Look - how ya like her potential movie look, shown here in GOTG 2 concept art?
[URL="https://www.cbr.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-concept-art-reveals-first-look-at-mantis/"]https://www.cbr.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-concept-art-reveals-first-look-at-mantis/[/URL]
Here's how she appeared in early comic appearances:
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Also, here are two early [B][FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR="#006400"]Marvel Handbook[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] entries for Mantis.
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from [B]The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. 1 No. 13[/B] (February 1984)
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from [B]The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 No. 8[/B] (July 1986)