The Big Gay X-Men Wedding Of Mystique & Destiny For Pride Month

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Mystique and Destiny are an previous married couple. But we by no means noticed their marriage. But Pride Month, we lastly will, courtesy of the X-Men.

Mystique and Destiny are an previous married couple. Natural mother and father to Nightcrawler, adoptive mother and father to Rogue, they’ve been villains, heroes and all the pieces in between, and their historical past is intwined with the X-Men, Days Of Future Past, the age of Krakoa and the Sins Of Sinister. But we by no means noticed their marriage – nicely, it was a distinct time. But in 2024, for Pride Month, Marvel Comics might be publishing X-Men: The Wedding Special as their Marvel Voices Pride particular, written by Kieron Gillen, Yoon Ha Lee, M. Louis and extra. All a part of the Marvel May 2024 solicits and solicitations for Marvel Comics which are obtainable on Bleeding Cool a little bit bit early.

X-MEN: THE WEDDING SPECIAL #1
KIERON GILLEN, YOON HA LEE, M. LOUIS & MORE! (W) • TBA (A) • COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
WEDDING EXTRAVAGANZA! Mystique and Destiny are some of the beloved – and longest operating – homosexual {couples} in historical past. Somewhere of their 100+ years collectively, the
pair married, however we have by no means seen the occasion on the web page. This 12 months MARVEL’S VOICES: PRIDE makes historical past with Marvel’s first woman-to-woman
marriage ceremony in a narrative by famous person X-Men scribe Kieron Gillen! And with a pair as advanced as these two, there’s much more to the story.
We promise get together crashing! Villainy! Romance! In the basic custom of FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 and X-MEN #30, this anthology might be a
must-read for each comics fan. Featuring the Marvel debuts of award-winning writers Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit, Machineries of Empire) and
M. Louis (Agents of the Realm), and far more expertise to be introduced! 88 PAGES/ONE-SHOT/RATED T+…$9.99

After all, who would wish to argue with Mystique over a big day like this?

Raven Darkholme, shapeshifting referred to as Mystique, was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum in 1978, first showing in Ms. Marvel #16. Irene Adler, precognitive mutant referred to as Destiny, created by Chris Claremont and John Bryne, first appeared in 1981’s Uncanny X-Men #141. And from the beginning, Claremont noticed, and wrote, Mystique and Destiny as a lesbian couple, elevating their adoptive daughter Rogue collectively, even when Marvel’s requirements of the time prevented the connection from being portrayed too explicitly. (Fun reality: Claremont needed Mystique and Destiny to be the organic mother and father of Nightcrawler, with Mystique shapeshifting into a person to impregnate Destiny, one thing Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter was having none of. Though the choice parentage of Nightcrawler Marvel in the end went with — Mystique raped by a demon — appears demonstrably worse in each means.)

In any case, Marvel’s reluctance did not cease Claremont from making an attempt, akin to in a narrative with penciler Craig Hamilton in Marvel Fanfare #40 during which Mystique calls Destiny “my love” and transforms into a person to allow them to share a dance collectively.

But it wasn’t till History of the Marvel Universe #2, by Mark Waid and Javier Rodriguez, that the 2 acquired to share a kiss on the web page.

Destiny died again in Uncanny X-Men #255… however Krakoa was all about resurrection. And in X-Men #6 by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Buffagni, Marvel formally put a label on it.

She did come again… but it surely did not finish nicely. Moira Mactaggert went off into her personal mission in consequence, and it led to the tip of Krakoa. But this, at the least, might be from a happier time…

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