You know what could be a sick Bishop story? A maxi about him killing his past self (the one from the Cable series) while trying to save the future.
DC, please give Jonah Hex a new solo.
I agree on both accounts.
I think it would be cool if he carried duel pistol or a single one for times when he is out of power/energy. However, with Bishops ability to increase his physical abilities combine with his range blast powers, when he has energy stored, he should be able to get by easily without relying on them.
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So from the cover of Iceman Bishop still has his dreads they just tied back a la Future or Young Thug haha I like it.
Do you guys feel that Iceman #1 is worth picking up if you are only really interested in Bishop?
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Question: what is the “lowest form” (for lack of a better phrase) of energy that Bishop has been shown to be able to absorb and utilize?
Like...energy beams and all that are usually fairly powerful, but he can’t absorb, say, basic sunlight (or can he?) and refocus that.
Hmmm...I'm not sure, but what comes to mind is when Magneto crashed Illyana's funeral in X-Men 304 he used his powers to both physically restrain all the X-Men and prevent them from using their powers to fight back. He could hold Bishop, but couldn't turn off his ability so while Magneto was grandstanding Bishop was passively absorbing the energy he was using against him. I don't think that qualifies as a "Low" form of energy absorption but it does imply that he can use energy that's both directly and indirectly effecting him.
His powers have been hard to pin down over the years, but I do remember back in the day he was sitting out in a snowstorm and remembering how he and Shard were able to stay alive from the energy released from melting snow. Sometimes he can even absorb kinetic energy from a moving car. I think a case could be made for things like sunlight or wind, too.
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This would actually get me to pick up the current version of GOTG. He would be a great fit for a team like that.
I think Sunlight would be to extreme of a power upgrade. If he did that he would just become a regular blast type character since his power source would be ever present.
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Does anyone remember the "Zap-Caps" from the Static Shock cartoon? I was just thinking that if Marvel did want to move Bishop away from using guns that something like that would be a interesting and cool alternative. He would not only have a "weapon" if he needed but he could also use the caps to give him energy to power him up.
Do you guys think that would be a happy medium for Bishop?
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He usually has some amount of energy stored just from absorbing ambient energy, so I'd say he does at least partially absorb sunlight and so forth. The one thing he's not supposed to be able to absorb is direct kinetic energy, but there are a few scattered examples of him doing so, mainly due to writers who didn't know anything about the character.