Mantis' ever changing skin tone.

[mathew101281]

Why do some artist make her green while others give her a more human skin tone? Also why does she gave antena? Isn't she human?

[Charlie_1981]

Why do some artist make her green while others give her a more human skin tone? Also why does she gave antena? Isn't she human?

She´s the Celestial Madonna, maybe this explain something regarding her and why sometimes she has green skin instead of a more human like in her origins.

[Grim Ghost]

At one point I believe she had some sort of connection to a plant like race somehow connected to the Kree (I forget their name). She was using it to transport from planet to planet, basically plant life on each planet would form a new body for her (I think!) and that was the cause of her green color. This was long ago in Steve Englehart's Silver Surfer.

[Charlie_1981]

At one point I believe she had some sort of connection to a plant like race somehow connected to the Kree (I forget their name). She was using it to transport from planet to planet, basically plant life on each planet would form a new body for her (I think!) and that was the cause of her green color. This was long ago in Steve Englehart's Silver Surfer.

this race was called Cotati, I don't know if Groot is also member of it.

[Grim Ghost]

this race was called Cotati, I don't know if Groot is also member of it.

Yep, Cotati thanks.

To the TC there is a Mantis appreciation thread here, they can probably answer your questions in more detail.

[ed2962]

In the earlier comics she was human with martial arts abilities and her "antennae" was just hair style. But she always had the potential to became the "Celestial Madonna"

Her change in appearance is due to her living with Cotati who were a race of intelligent plant life. While there she developed psychic powers and other abilities.

[roni190]

this race was called Cotati, I don't know if Groot is also member of it.

Groot is a member of the race called Flora Colossi from Planet X (hey writers were NOT very imaginative in 1960 it seems lol) which is unconnected to Matis and the Cotati.