The Madelyne Pryor/Anodyne/Goblin Queen Appreciation Thread 2022

[WallStreeter]

The rise of Maddie starts today!

new mutants and vita really are the heart and soul of the current line. really emotional issue.

Yes. These days Marvel had writers with better educations who understand trauma and people's reaction to abuse. Think of what happened to Madelyne. After being raised in the lab by Sinister, her marriage to Cyclops falls apart. Then the Marauders try to kill her and steal her baby. Then she was forced to hide out in the Outback. All that trauma would have anyone nuts, so no wonder why the demons had a lot to work with.

I also think its interesting that the first person to truly reach out to Madelyne was Magik, who understand trauma and abuse. Magik has decided being a war captain, magical school teacher, training of New Mutants, and sometimes Savage Avenger has her too stretched out to be sorceress supreme of Limbo, which in and of itself is a very important job. So she decides to give up the throne to Madelyne Pryor.

[Fokken]

Wait. What? New Mutants comes out today? The Maddy arc???

[sunofdarkchild]

Wait. What? New Mutants comes out today? The Maddy arc???

No. The post in question was from the day the last issue which ended with Illyana approaching Maddie came out. It was replied to a full month later. There's no New Mutants at all this month.

[WallStreeter]

Wait. What? New Mutants comes out today? The Maddy arc???

New Mutants come out next month. But still, we already know from upcoming solitications that Madelyne Pryor becomes the sorceress supreme of Limbo because Magik steps aside because she is overextended, and aslo she wanted to give Madelyne an important task to do in Krakoa.

[Fokken]

New Mutants come out next month. But still, we already know from upcoming solitications that Madelyne Pryor becomes the sorceress supreme of Limbo because Magik steps aside because she is overextended, and aslo she wanted to give Madelyne an important task to do in Krakoa.

Ah.
Did not know we knew that. I'm not in the solicitation loops.

[sunofdarkchild]

Ah.
Did not know we knew that. I'm not in the solicitation loops.

We don't know that. The solicitations say nothing whatsoever about Illyana deciding she's too busy or that she's willingly giving up rulership of Limbo. They do say that Madelyn becomes the new ruler, but there's not a single word about it being Illyana's choice. Going strictly by the solicitations Madelyn is taking advantage of the fact that Illyana is so busy on Krakoa to forcibly wrest control of Limbo from her. The solicitations could be deliberately misleading - that happens all the time, but to say we 'know' Illyana decides she's too busy to rule Limbo and so offers it to Madelyn is categorically false and the opposite of what the solicitations actually say. Solicits can be so inaccurate that even the part where it says Madelyn has taken the throen may not be accurate to what happens in the story. In 2021 there was a New Mutants solicitation saying that 'Magik makes some enemies' when Magik didn't appear at all in the issue. It's possible that Illyana decides to give up Limbo, but right now no solicitation says anything of the sort. We don't know what Illyana's offer to Madelyn at the end of issue 24 is, and any statement about Madelyn's role in the story, whether she's a hero or villain, whether she'll be redeemed or not, whether she'll take Limbo by force or be given the realm willingly, is just speculation.

Here's what the solicitations actually say.

"The big two-five is here - and it's the perfect jumping-on point for fans new and old! Illyana Rasputin is the Sorcerer Supreme and the rightful queen of Limbo... but she's been awfully busy on Krakoa. Someone's got their eye on the throne - and Magik isn't the only queen in mutantdom. "


"The Labors of Magik! Since the founding of the island nation of Krakoa, Illyana Rasputin has been focused on mutant affairs and world-building — but she hasn’t spent much time on her other-dimensional throne in Limbo. And someone has been eyeing the empty seat! Now, Magik must fight for her hellish kingdom — and her very life — in a classic hero’s journey featuring some of the most hated villains in New Mutants history! The biggest resurrection in Krakoan history is about to shatter both Limbo and its ruler — and you’re gonna love to see it!"

"Vita Ayala and Rod Reis’s acclaimed run heats up in NEW MUTANTS #26. While the queen is away, demons will play! A new queen has taken the throne of Limbo — Madelyne Pryor, A.K.A. the Goblin Queen! Meanwhile, separated from Limbo, Magik faces an enemy she thought she had banished long ago..."

Why would she have to "fight for her hellish kingdom" if she willingly gave it up?

[From The Shadows]

One of my fave comics images ever just happens to have Maddy. She looks badass here.

[Tayne Japal]

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New Mutants 25 by Derrick Chew. Virgin also available.

[Exodus]

I cannot wait to see what they will do with Madelyne. I love the Goblin Queen.

[DarkMagnus]

She could be in XForce now that Jean dont like the job.

In fact they could accept her as a mutant and allow her to do whatever she want as the Globin Queen if not harm Krakoa

[seccruz]

She could be in XForce now that Jean dont like the job.

In fact they could accept her as a mutant and allow her to do whatever she want as the Globin Queen if not harm Krakoa

She would have killed Beast by now.

[Peace]

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[Devaishwarya]

Can't wait for Rod Reis' Goblin Queen.

[Alex.]

Can we be glad that we're talking about 616 Maddie and not one from secret wars and not the AU Jean who pretended to be her?

[Dipter]

So Maddie has a thing for blondes now