The Forgotten & The Forsaken: Awesome characters sadly unremembered or demoted

[Starleafgirl]

Probably a silly question given they are pulling the pug on FF shortly, but what ever happened to Lyja?

As of Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3, she's still in the Negative Zone, by her own choice. Of course, my only source on that is Wikipedia, so take it as you will. ;D

Genoshan mutants Freakshow and Wicked.

Oh, I agree about Wicked! What a neat character concept.



Going to go ahead and add "Wither" to characters I miss and wish we could bring back, now that we're thinking about the more gothic ones.

[Beamish]

Moondragon: demoted.
Last I remember hearing anything about her, Bendis used her as a joke during Avengers vs. X-men when the Avengers were looking for a powerhouse telepath to battle Emma, her name came up and they all just ignored it, made a lame joke or something like that. She should be front and center in any of the recent cosmic stuff involving Thanos, but since she's not on the cinematic, Bendis-led GOTG, I guess we won't be seeing her for awhile, since I get the feeling he doesn't care for her too much. Also, Mantis should be somewhere as well. Two great characters wasting away.

I agree with other posters regarding Firebird and American Eagle. Two great characters who could be fantastic with the right creative teams.

I am glad with the recent trend of bringing back some forgotten characters recently: Hellcat, Monica Rambeau, Stingray and Sharon Ventura.

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Thanks for co-creating Thomas Fireheart aka Puma!

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Earth Force featuring Earth Lord, Skyhawk and Wind Warrior
Darkdevil aka Reilly Tyne, the son of Ben Reilly(The Spider-Man Clone)
American Dream aka Shannon Carter

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Thanks for your art on X-51 The Machine Man series. http://www.comicvine.com/machine-man/4005-7242/ http://www.examiner.com/article/excl...st-joe-bennett

[Overhazard]

I also think the eternals are undervalued. Two of my favorites are Sersi and Makkari.

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This guy is the fastest speedster in the MU, and is a million times better than Quicksilver. Marvel doesn't really have a lot of speedsters, so he could fit a niche. Sure he's wearing a red outfit, so some people might just assume he's a rip-off of the Flash, but Marvel and DC have been ripping each other off forever.


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Sersi, the lovely lady in green, is a magic user so powerful that Zuras, the prime eternal, is afraid of her. She was a bomber jacket wearing avenger in the past, and she could be again. The MU only has a handful of magic users, so there's room for her as well.


My main impression of them came from Gaiman's eternals mini which still reads pretty well after all this time, and I really like the characters.

[Derek Metaltron]

Granted that Lockheed isn't always mistreated but a lot of X-Men writers seem to regulate him to the background to look cool. And after Black Vortex I'm not especially sure where he's got to. That said we got two badass alternate takes on the little guy in Years of Future Past and Masters of Kung Fu.

[Captain Wessex]

I also think the eternals are undervalued. Two of my favorites are Sersi and Makkari.

250px-Makkari_1.jpg

This guy is the fastest speedster in the MU, and is a million times better than Quicksilver. Marvel doesn't really have a lot of speedsters, so he could fit a niche. Sure he's wearing a red outfit, so some people might just assume he's a rip-off of the Flash, but Marvel and DC have been ripping each other off forever.


373786-40157-sersi.jpg

Sersi, the lovely lady in green, is a magic user so powerful that Zuras, the prime eternal, is afraid of her. She was a bomber jacket wearing avenger in the past, and she could be again. The MU only has a handful of magic users, so there's room for her as well.


My main impression of them came from Gaiman's eternals mini which still reads pretty well after all this time, and I really like the characters.

Makkari was in the recent All-New Invaders series and is pretty cool in there. He might come back in Squadron Supreme since Robinson's picking up left-over plot-points from ANI

[Sandy Hausler]

He was in Civil War, was he not? Not front and centre, but still.

How many years ago was that? I think if a character hasn't been seen in any significant way in two years, he (or she) is pretty much forgotten.

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[Sandy Hausler]

Has anyone seen Tigra recently? Or Free Spirit?

Sandy Hausler

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Has anyone seen Tigra recently? Or Free Spirit?

Sandy Hausler

Tigra had a bit part in Fearless Defenders, I think. Although I can't remember if that was before or after her stint in Avengers Academy.

Free Spirit is just forgotten. I think her last "appearance" was a half-hearted mention in one of those "in character" quasi-handbooks circa Civil War.

[Panic]

Night Raven

[Mantis Girl 94]

IT! The living Colossus!!!

First appearence, tales of Suspense #14, 1961! (older than the Fantastic Four)!



Appeared in '73 and '74 in 4 issues of Astonishing Tales!



Last Appearance?? 1980, Hulk 244....death of IT??

Come on... A Superhero who changes his soul/thought from a 100 stone monster to a disabled, wheel chair bound, special effects artist! How did this character die away?

[Abe]

IT! The living Colossus!!!

First appearence, tales of Suspense #14, 1961! (older than the Fantastic Four)!



Appeared in '73 and '74 in 4 issues of Astonishing Tales!



Last Appearance?? 1980, Hulk 244....death of IT??

Come on... A Superhero who changes his soul/thought from a 100 stone monster to a disabled, wheel chair bound, special effects artist! How did this character die away?

OMG !!! Wonderful... (and I kinda suspect a message...)

[Abe]

Granted that Lockheed isn't always mistreated but a lot of X-Men writers seem to regulate him to the background to look cool. And after Black Vortex I'm not especially sure where he's got to. That said we got two badass alternate takes on the little guy in Years of Future Past and Masters of Kung Fu.

I used to love Lockheed... One of the best dragons at Marvel... (there are a few others...)