New Mutants Appreciation 2020

[Havok83]

Dani isnt really known for her athletic prowess. If anything she'd be more of an analogue to Jean with the mental powers

[c-lei]

Dani isnt really known for her athletic prowess. If anything she'd be more of an analogue to Jean with the mental powers

Actually she's more akin to Storm due her leadership skills and flat out will power.

[Will Evans]

Actually she's more akin to Storm due her leadership skills and flat out will power.

Co-signed there

[Arachne]

Dani isnt really known for her athletic prowess. If anything she'd be more of an analogue to Jean with the mental powers

She was intended to be very athletic, at least at first. She made it through her first time in the danger room (issue #1, I think) just on athletic skill. Of course, the brood-infested Xavier cheated and knocked her out at the end. I think she was referred to as being near Olympic level in that issue. And most of her fight scenes after she lost her powers involved athleticism. Heck, when she showed up again after getting kicked out of Asgard, she was shown swinging from a chandelier by her legs.

[The Cool Thatguy]

She was intended to be very athletic, at least at first. She made it through her first time in the danger room (issue #1, I think) just on athletic skill. Of course, the brood-infested Xavier cheated and knocked her out at the end. I think she was referred to as being near Olympic level in that issue. And most of her fight scenes after she lost her powers involved athleticism. Heck, when she showed up again after getting kicked out of Asgard, she was shown swinging from a chandelier by her legs.

Yeah, Dani was always meant to be more physical in combination with her powers. I mean, illusions by themselves are nice but you need the ability to exploit them

[ericng]

Dani isnt really known for her athletic prowess. If anything she'd be more of an analogue to Jean with the mental powers

Dani was paired with Nightcrawler in that cover so we see the similarities. Nightcrawler's mutant power is teleportation whereas Dani's mutant power is fear images. Both are excellent athletes in addition to their mutant powers.



I know people hate to admit it here but Karma was meant to be the Jean Grey of the team instead. She was shown to be a telepath in Zeb Wells' run and trained by Emma to develop her telepathic powers besides the possession power that she was already skilled in.

Dani has always been portrayed as more physical (not more mental) with her arrows, horse and later psychic arrows. She was meant to be an Apache warrior in addition to her mutant power. Dani was always the one portrayed carrying spears, arrows and something physical whereas Karma was always portrayed as having a psychic signature around her head.

[ericng]

When Dani lost her mutant power, she was still useful in a fight because she still had her athletic fighting skill.

Remember this scene here in Zeb Wells' run?

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[BroHomo]

Dani was paired with Nightcrawler in that cover so we see the similarities. Nightcrawler's mutant power is teleportation whereas Dani's mutant power is fear images. Both are excellent athletes in addition to their mutant powers.



I know people hate to admit it here but Karma was meant to be the Jean Grey of the team instead. She was shown to be a telepath in Zeb Wells' run and trained by Emma to develop her telepathic powers besides the possession power that she was already skilled in.

Dani has always been portrayed as more physical (not more mental) with her arrows, horse and later psychic arrows. She was meant to be an Apache warrior in addition to her mutant power. Dani was always the one portrayed carrying spears, arrows and something physical whereas Karma was always portrayed as having a psychic signature around her head.

I agree with all this but Dani is Cheyenne

[Thirteen]

I absolutely love this cover! it's much better than the original #1 cover. Did they actually print it for sale?!
Banshee should have been there in the cover instead of Cyclops because Cyclops is first gen and not second gen like Banshee. This cover is where the second gen (Storm and gang) gave way to the third generation (New Mutants).

Looks like a commission and not currently for sale...
https://www.comicartfans.com/gallery...?piece=1351915

[spider-zak]

Its not a screw up. People can and do change their hairstyles. Do you have the same look you had as a teenager? Maybe you do, but its quite common that people arent sporting the same look into adulthood

Still salty the whole "Rahne's hair is wolf fur that can't grow" thing was dropped after the initial New Mutants run, she was looking like Jean Grey a year ago, baffling.

Also man, that recent New Mutants issue, gotta say, while is was perfectly competently done, Glob getting a big character moment before the majority of the classic New Mutants, who have mostly been used for jokes and fights, was a bit of a breaking point for me. I still read my scraps of New Mutants, but I'm definitely feeling saltier about this book than I was just two days ago. Really feels like Brisson's been saddled with characters he doesn't want.

[BroHomo]

Still salty the whole "Rahne's hair is wolf fur that can't grow" thing was dropped after the initial New Mutants run, she was looking like Jean Grey a year ago, baffling.

I ugh don't think that was the case?

[SneakyLookingSort]

Still salty the whole "Rahne's hair is wolf fur that can't grow" thing was dropped after the initial New Mutants run, she was looking like Jean Grey a year ago, baffling.

Also man, that recent New Mutants issue, gotta say, while is was perfectly competently done, Glob getting a big character moment before the majority of the classic New Mutants, who have mostly been used for jokes and fights, was a bit of a breaking point for me. I still read my scraps of New Mutants, but I'm definitely feeling saltier about this book than I was just two days ago. Really feels like Brisson's been saddled with characters he doesn't want.

I was fine with her having long hair when she was depowered, but after regaining her powers her short fur-like hair should return as well.

I ugh don't think that was the case?

Her hair being like fur, it being dropped after New Mutants or her looking like Jean Grey? :P

[BroHomo]

I was fine with her having long hair when she was depowered, but after regaining her powers her short fur-like hair should return as well.



Her hair being like fur, it being dropped after New Mutants or her looking like Jean Grey? :P

All the above lol

[norj]

It was stated somewhere that Rhane had gained enough control over her shape-shifting to increase her hair length at will.

[Arachne]

I thought that was only in her half-wolf form.