Why haven't any of the Black female X-men caught on other than Storm?

[Marvell2100]

But Carol isn't in any danger of getting her whiteness snatched...

Also worth noting her skin is still Caucasian. The light didn't make her Domino's color. So that's no excuse for brown to become Michael Jackson white under light. Lol

Ironically, we have yet to see any white characters darkened to the point of being black or brown.

Very good points being made here.

Actually, When Abner Jenkins lived under the identity of "Matthew Davis" while a member of the Thunderbolts -- Paul Norbert Ebersol helped Jenkins' disguise himself and altered Jenkins' appearance to that of an African-American man. Also, being the daughter of Attuma and Gelva -- isn't Andromeda blue?

Correct on both points.

[Will Evans]

I when I was first reading comics if I recall. Locus was white skinned with blonde hair. In fact, some fans thought she could be either Illyana from the future or an alternate reality Illyana.

It was only after Age of Apocalypse ended, that it seemed Locus was now brown skinned.

[Alphaxman]

I know this would never happen, but I would love to see all the black women (mutants) get together and meet. In the real world minorities usually meet with each other, be it through sororities, or youth organizations like Black Girls Rock and Black Girls Can Inc. With so few black females in the mutant community I think they would seek each other out and network or just hang.

Maybe while they are doing it they could battle invaders that seem to attack the island every other issue in X-Force. And maybe Marvel could hire a black colorist who could understand all of the different shades of blackness.

Oh, while I'm wishing, I would want Olivier Coipel on art.

Too bad it won't happen. All because non POCs mostly wouldn't believe that non-white people would be in one spot without them, so they're call it "unrealistic" or "not organic" or whatever.

[Micabe]

I when I was first reading comics if I recall. Locus was white skinned with blonde hair. In fact, some fans thought she could be either Illyana from the future or an alternate reality Illyana.

It was only after Age of Apocalypse ended, that it seemed Locus was now brown skinned.

Age of Apocalypse was released in 1995-1996... Rayna looks the same here down to the blonde ponytail as seen in her first appearance.



X-Force Vol. 1 #67 (1997)



X-Force Vol. 1 #27 (1993)

[danielsan52]

Age of Apocalypse was released in 1995-1996... Rayna looks the same here down to the blonde ponytail as seen in her first appearance.



X-Force Vol. 1 #67 (1997)



X-Force Vol. 1 #27 (1993)

I think the ponytail is part of the costume.

[Triniking1234]

Age of Apocalypse was released in 1995-1996... Rayna looks the same here down to the blonde ponytail as seen in her first appearance.



X-Force Vol. 1 #67 (1997)



X-Force Vol. 1 #27 (1993)

Is she made out of gold? What am I looking at?

[MYCMTSC]

I want Shola Inkose back, he's been gone for ages, I want him back! I loved Mekanix because it was just the three of them, Kitty, Xi'an, and Shola all in college and having to deal with anti-mutant extremists on campus!

YES.
Shola was incredible. I really loved that book and his run on Excalibur was not the follow-up I’d hoped it’d be.

[Paleo_Rage]

YES.
Shola was incredible. I really loved that book and his run on Excalibur was not the follow-up I’d hoped it’d be.

Shola is hyped up in the male version of this thread.. Also yall gotta show some love to Hub.. Natural Hair Teleporting Goddess that she is.

[Devaishwarya]

Is she made out of gold? What am I looking at?

It looks like a grossly inept colour application error to me. As was quite prevalent in those earlier days...and all the way back.

[Will Evans]

Yeah...Locus looked totally white to me when first reading.

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/locus/4005-15578/

[Havok83]

Yeah...Locus looked totally white to me when first reading.

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/locus/4005-15578/

Because she was. There was early speculation that she was going to be revealed to be Illyana but the only secret New Mutants in the MLF were Dani and Sunspot, whom were there alongside the open Skids and Rusty

[Micabe]

Yeah...Locus looked totally white to me when first reading.

And, therein lies the crux of this discussion... The pic you've posted is from X-Force #43 which falls in between her first appearance as a person of color -- X-Force #27 and #67.

And, blatantly looks nothing like how she was originally drawn in X-Force #27.

But, to be fair I kept going through my collection and discovered one more instance where her original skin color was compromised -- even if to a lesser extent...

Weapon X Vol. 2 #1 (2002)

So, unless she was wearing an image inducer in X-Force #27 she was clearly white washed and miraculously returned to her original color 40 issues later in X-Force #67.

[danielsan52]

Just retcon the blonde one as a brainwashed Lifeguard what with all the Shi’ar nonsense.

[Alan2099]

Ironically, we have yet to see any white characters darkened to the point of being black or brown.

We're not counting Nick Fury, right?

[Havok83]

We're not counting Nick Fury, right?

He's still white. The black version is a different character