Polaris/Lorna Dane: Queen of Mutants/Mistress of Magnetism Appreciation 2023

[yogaflame]

On a separate note, I find myself wondering what Lorna has in those pouches on her belt.

She stores Keurig coffee pods in them, in case she doesn't have time to go to Starbucks!

[Havok83]

I only know of a handful, and they are either purple (the Green and Purple combo Marvel loves so much when the power signature kicks in) and team uniforms. So that either accentuates the green coloring of her powers or isn't an individual uniform.

Team uniforms are still costumes. Her non-green costumes include

1. Purple Shi'ar look
2. Malice
3. Muir Island (when she was super strong)
4. First X-Factor (blue/yellow)
5. Red/Yellow X-Factor (the revealing one)
6. 2nd Blue/yellow X-Factor costume (sleeveless)
7. 3rd blue/yellow X-Factor (with short hair)
8. Purple one from Austen's run
9. X-Factor return (purple/green/black; it had green but purple was the dominant color)
10. Yellow X-Factor
11. X-men Blue (blue/black)

ETA: 12/13. Her Acolyte costumes. She had two different ones. One was red/blue and the other was blue/yellow

She's actually had more non-Green costumes than ones that were predominantly green

1. OG
2. Dark Seduction
3. Rise of Sh'iar
4. X-Factor (Krakoa)
5. X-men (Krakoa)

Yeah, Lorna basically owns the color green, even moreso than Wanda owns the color red. I do think Lorna could do with a secondary color though, and I think Kris Anka's idea of incorporating metallic grey works well. I used to say returning to gold as her secondary color was the best bet for her, but after seeing his redesign concept, I see the potential in that color tying in with her powers.

On a separate note, I find myself wondering what Lorna has in those pouches on her belt.

And on yet another separate note, it took me a little while to realize the news article announcing this cover and synopsis refers to Lorna as Krakoa's last hope. Nice big title for her that makes what might happen even more exciting.

IDA. Wanda's costumes are almost exclusively red, whereas Lorna's arent exclusively green. Wanda literally has scarlet in her codename and most artists take that literally when they come to designing her with a red look. Whatever her next one will be, I think can confidently assume it will be red but I dont think the same can be said about Lorna with green. It can go either way

[Gray Lensman]

She stores Keurig coffee pods in them, in case she doesn't have time to go to Starbucks!

And one holds the desperation supply of instant coffee singles. It's (marginally) better than nothing.

[GoingGreen]

FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #2 (OF 5)
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by LUCAS WERNECK
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
On Sale 2/14
In FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #2, the X-Men may be at their lowest spot, and they may be on the brink of complete eradication… but they are not going down without a fight! Polaris returns to guide the X-Men home, bringing a wicked surprise for Orchis! This epic tale split in two continues as the Krakoan Age nears its conclusion!

I am utterly ecstatic about this cover. It's beautiful.

I am utterly ecstatic about this TEASER!

I really hope it ends up being as impactful as it feels right now.

As for the costume: I think it's a message, not a new costume. I also think it might not be green - I think it might be black and white like Magneto's that is emulates, but her power signature is turning everything green. But could also reflect North's, her chimera offspring...

[Mercury]

Under other circumstances, I wouldn't be all too keen on Lorna having the allusions to Magneto in this look. When Kris Anka presented a version with the Magneto bubble collar, I said that I didn't like its presence due to implying she's only got being Magneto's daughter going for her.

However, I think the circumstances and platform for Lorna here both make this look appropriate. Possibly even the exact right thing to do right now. Magneto appears to be dead, mutants are at their lowest point, and the enemies of mutantkind no doubt think they have it easy. I can see Lorna adopting this look not simply because her father died, but for an actual purpose recognizing how much power the idea and image of him have both in inspiring mutants and terrifying enemies.

The synopsis has me more excited than the image. It implies that Lorna's going to have a real showstopper issue here with real progress in perception and treatment of her, finally moving her forward in meaningful ways. It also lets us know that thankfully, jmc's worry about Lorna becoming a mind-controlled puppet for Apocalypse isn't in the plans. I sincerely think that's how they would've decided to use her if she hadn't won the X-Men vote.

At the same time, it makes me wonder a couple things. First, with the change-over of editors, if Brevoort had any involvement. Second, what the heck was up with the Magneto mini introducing that random character.

Unless something happens to change my mind, I now have a reason to actually buy and read Fall of the House of X. I normally would say I'd wait to see what happens first due to what they tried to pull with the infinity comic, but I trust Duggan enough to give it a try without waiting. He's done the best with 616 Lorna out of any writer this past decade, and he had a good grasp of philosophical potential for her in Devil's Reign.



I forgot to update my signature here, it's done now.

I deleted my Twitter account back at the end of September because Elon Dipshit changed the terms and conditions over there to say that staying on the site gave permission for him to use tweets for AI training. He keeps making subsequent changes to the site that only reinforce how that was a good decision. I'm still over on Tumblr and can be messaged there, as well as BlueSky but it doesn't have DMs (yet). I also have a discord that I hardly use.

Edit: just remembered I have an instagram I glance at daily too but don’t use much. That allows messages too.

It's good to see you excited! And I do believe that DM of yours to a certain you-know-who may have had an influence!

[ARkadelphia]

Polaris is almost certain to be predominantly green forever - her name, while alluding to polarity is also the name of the North Star, and her power signature evokes another northern phenomena, the Aurora Borealis (which, IIRC, is based on the interaction between solar particles and the magnetic fields around the planet) which happens to be the same color as her power signature. I don't think that will ever change.

And her preferred coffee brand is Starbucks which is rife with green imagery and text

[juan678]

https://twitter.com/PepeLarraz/statu...12896363688171

[Soulsword323]

This moment for Lorna has the potential of being one of the biggest in her character's history. Polaris isn't someone that often has a big role to play in an event like this, particularly one that is focused on the X-Men. Seeing how Duggan, and the solicitation, highlight the importance of Lorna's return, I think it's safe to say that this is going to be a big issue for her. Maybe it won't do a lot in terms of developing Lorna's character, but it could serve as a big reminder of how dangerous Polaris can be.

The more I look at the costume, the more I love it on Lorna. I honestly think she pulls it off more so than Magneto IMO. I know seeing Lorna decked out in her Dad's costume can be controversial, but I think it's nice to see writers reinforce the connection between the two. Out of all of the House of M, Lorna is the true heir to Magneto, and I think that's what this cover is trying to evoke.

[jmc247]

Out of all of the House of M, Lorna is the true heir to Magneto, and I think that's what this cover is trying to evoke.

So far the response across social media has been the most positive I have seen in a very long time.





But, yes it’s a very important moment for the character.

[jmc247]

Pepe

[JB]

Pepe

Outstanding!

[salarta]

It says a lot that the vast majority of response to this is positive with few complaints, and the complaints are fairly minor. It says that what we've seen so far in the announcement is right on track for what most people want. It also reminds me of how some people insisted Lorna fans "can't be satisfied" when the reality was always that the comics kept not doing things that would have satisfied Lorna fans.

From the cover to the synopsis to the announcement article's title, this issue looks really promising for Lorna. This feels like the sort of thing fans hoped for when she won the X-Men vote. It's been an incredibly long time since I looked forward to a comic with Lorna in it without some hesitation that it might not be good after all, or might just be a front for future bad plans.

I think it's also important to not get too overhyped, though. That is not to say "don't get hyped," which is not what I'm saying at all. What I mean is to temper expectations enough to avoid expecting too much and ending up disappointed if it can't satisfy the overhype.

It all looks great. It seems like it'll have the right mix of good power use and a solid purpose behind that use to make it memorable and meaningful. I hope in a few months we'll be able to buzz with excitement here about what's in it.

[rhaenylis]

Pepe's Lorna is so beautiful (so is Werneck's)
We are so lucky

[kcekada]

Like I said I don’t give a fig if one considers it a retcon or not. But, it was a ruinous reversal for the character as she was left with no center other then who will date her and the classic X-Men was barely canceled.

But doesn't that apply to most any new character introduced? Honestly, I liked the way that story ended. The problems lie with Roy Thomas coming aboard and doing very little follow up, and then the book being cancelled. There could have been an exploration of her life prior to that -- and then how she fit in -- or didn't with the new group. I never had a problem with she and Havok being paired -- as they were literally Marvel's first power couple, but for whatever reason they were mostly ignored in the Bronze Age.

Even if she had been Magneto's daughter back then -- I don't think it would have significantly changed the outcome of the atory -- she still would have sided with the X-Men. I guess there would have been more angst. And they revisiting her relationship with 'Daddy' at some point. Maybe Claremont would have used her more as Mag's daughter in his run -- which could have made her more popular with fandom. Who can say? I never saw linking her with Magneto as an advantage.

[kcekada]

The more I look at the costume, the more I love it on Lorna. I honestly think she pulls it off more so than Magneto IMO. I know seeing Lorna decked out in her Dad's costume can be controversial, but I think it's nice to see writers reinforce the connection between the two. Out of all of the House of M, Lorna is the true heir to Magneto, and I think that's what this cover is trying to evoke.

Yeah, I don't see it being a permanent change, but it will work for the story. Someone in the House of M thread posted a link to a Wolverine variant cover of Lorna in gala outfit that I thought would make a good modern uniform: https://twitter.com/RPHutch1975/stat...01883529396435 The mini-skirt and boots never felt right to me.

I'll be asking the local shop to reserve Fall of the House of X for me. Can't recall when I last purchased a Marvel book -- it's been a while.