Bobby Drake: Iceman Appreciation 2022

[jwatson]

Had Bobby on the brain today.

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[PolarIceFire]

He's right...

Once again, I'll refer to Mr. Oliveira's words, as they seem to sum it up best:

https://aiptcomics.com/2021/06/14/x-...oices-pride-2/

Anthony... Bobby is used to high-handed authority figures in his life — his father, Xavier, Scott — and he wants desperately to make them proud of him...

as you can see here, Iceman's *really* eager to please.

As luck would have it, an ideal opportunity just arose & presented itself to get this...

recent notional, as yet unapplied but very plausible, observation *out* there.





The original tweet I quoted, https://twitter.com/amadcartoonist/s...49974597689345, and a response I RT'd for reasons that shouldn't require any explanation:

https://twitter.com/Slcarter85/statu...84706723319814

Bobby was treated like an idiot for years and then they shitted on him for not living up to his potential. SMH.

other than I STRONGLY AGREE with the sentiment, and it REALLY pisses me off...
when I think about it.



Which just leads to...



THIS, after a while.

[PolarIceFire]

Huh, *interesting*...



Bobby's part of the Yu promo for X-Men #9, with both Scotty & Beto...

then 'Yana, Irene & Ruth, Maddie & Nate, Laura... dirty EsseX AND he... *ugh* whose name shall not be mentioned.

This random collection of mutants is certainly an unusual group, but a... DAMN fascinating 1!!!


Also found this & thought it was real COOL: https://www.reddit.com/r/xmen/commen...bit_hole_that/



Storm, Polaris, Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean, Gambit, Rogue, & Iceman...

switch out Colossus for Bishop + add Nightcrawler, Angel, & Sunfire...

maybe T-bird, too, and you'd have the perfect team, for X-Men '97... and EVERYTHING!

(Peter, Kitty, Emma, Betsy/Kwannon, Dazz & her entourage, Havok, Cable, the New Mutants & Gen/Young X, and I suppose... even *Voldemort*... could all have recurring roles.)

[Bunch of Coconuts]

I really like that they at least try to represent Bobby visually accurate with action figures, but they just always look...very weird to me. Seems to come inherently from making his figures translucent, and how action figures "work."

[PolarIceFire]

I really like that they at least try to represent Bobby visually accurate with action figures, but they just always look...very weird to me. Seems to come inherently from making his figures translucent, and how action figures "work."

Is it like...

a marionette thing?

Here's a collection of all his ML figs, save the new AoA one, I think.



Both in the boX...



and *out* of 'em.

[PolarIceFire]

Also came across these 2 customized ones that I couldn't resist sharing, 'cause to me...



they represent *pretty* much the IDEAL VERSIONS...

of our boy Bob-BAE!

[Hypestyle]

Is it like...

a marionette thing?

Here's a collection of all his ML figs, save the new AoA one, I think.



Both in the boX...



and *out* of 'em.

very cool collection--

isn't the European Secret Wars figure from the 1980s missing? IJS... it's all good..

is Bob satisfied with being with the Marauders? what about writing him as a team leader or with the Krakoan Council? Seems like writers still like him to function as more of a sidekick more than anything.

[PolarIceFire]

... is Bob satisfied with being with the Marauders? what about writing him as a team leader or with the Krakoan Council? Seems like writers still like him to function as more of a sidekick more than anything.

Iceman has moved on from the Marauders, all his fans are just waiting--some DESPERATELY, w/bated breath, like me--to find out where to. Odds seem to be on X-Men Red, but I don't think you can rule out Immortal. There's also at least 1 new announcement yet to come, per the logos designer Tom Muller+, and then whatever changes Judgement Day brings besides. I'm hoping we finally get answers by the end of Mar., given it'll include June's previews/solicits, which is Pride month. So, the likelihood of that happening, makes it seem all but inevitable. It's a perfect opportunity that's just too good to pass up, from a marketing perspective. The biggest question remains... what will it be?

Meanwhile, I searched & found *more* AMAZINGly

AWESOME & SUPER-COOL *customized* FIGureS:

[PolarIceFire]

[PolarIceFire]

[PolarIceFire]

2 of my all-time favorite, *ideally accurate* artistic depictions, EVER!!






AND, a piece of FANART I came across that *caught my attention*...

https://www.deviantart.com/reillybro...eman-110899047



for many reasons, not the least of which is the *Jewish+* necklace nods.

[PolarIceFire]

Meh...

https://twitter.com/hellomuller/stat...67300748685323

INCOMING! Here are the first two of five DESTINY OF X Design Variant Covers for IMMORTAL X-MEN #1 and MARAUDERS #1 — on sale March 30! Yes, they connect! Wait, are those… corner boxes?! X-boxes?

how DISAPPOINTING!

Par for the course, though, I guess. Anyway...

... There's also at least 1 new announcement yet to come, per the logos designer Tom Muller...

scratch this.

[BobbysWorld]

Yeah, lmao. Its like sigh. I'm soooooo tired of being expected to view something as basic as 'we brought corner boxes back to covers' as like.....revolutionary, lol.

I mean congrats to people who like them and really missed them or whatever, but sometimes the hype machine is just out of control and its like oh. That was it? That was what the hype was about? Okay then. Cool, cool. Cool cool cool.

[Nicoclaws]

2 of my all-time favorite, *ideally accurate* artistic depictions, EVER!!






AND, a piece of FANART I came across that *caught my attention*...

https://www.deviantart.com/reillybro...eman-110899047



for many reasons, not the least of which is the *Jewish+* necklace nods.

Leather pants really are the best costume for Bobby.
Also really nice fan art for the second picture. It takes a lot to make me like THAT costume XD

[PolarIceFire]

Yeah, lmao. Its like sigh. I'm soooooo tired of being expected to view something as basic as 'we brought corner boxes back to covers' as like.....revolutionary, lol.

I mean congrats to people who like them and really missed them or whatever, but sometimes the hype machine is just out of control and its like oh. That was it? That was what the hype was about? Okay then. Cool, cool. Cool cool cool.

Yeah, but it's okay, I take full responsibility for what ultimately amounted to be nothing more...
than misplaced expectations, due to my own wishful thinking more than anything, I suppose.

Leather pants really are the best costume for Bobby.
Also really nice fan art for the second picture. It takes a lot to make me like THAT costume XD

Li'l leatherboy Bobby's my FAVorite...



and the first 2 images are official, *I think*?



Only the last 1 I can say for sure, is FANart.

LOVE ALL of them, though, and ALSO FROM:

https://twitter.com/KurtBusiek/status/1225572727144116225

Havok, Polaris, Angel, Iceman, Banshee, Thunderbird, Sunfire and Moira MacTaggart.

https://twitter.com/DavidGallaher/st...36632285212675

Make an X-Men roster without Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Beast, Wolverine, Prof X, Gambit, Jubilee or Rogue.

Go!

Who I've always admired & appreciated A LOT...
going all the way back to his Heroes Return run,
of Avengers, so this was REALLY NICE TO SEE!!!