#Abidemi

[umbrarosecafe]

The mean kids of the multiverse!

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[wakandas]

Der Kuss - gentle / prodigy

studio

[psikonauti]

Abimbade Abidemi (Nigerian)

The Perfect Gentleman, 2023

Acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal and marker on canvas

[fridka]

I was working on a Comic back in autumn but ran out of steam with it. I redrew one of the panels as a standalone illustrations;

[racefortheironthrone]

Why aren’t there seemingly any Krakoa era-esque stories based in Wakanda, where the creator goes deep on the world-building for the nation and it’s relationship with the wider Marvel universe? Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems like most Black Panther books are basically always just “who is T’Challa if he isn’t King” or “why T’Challa is the worst” type stories. They’re boring and uninspired, give me my nerdy shit Marvel!!!

I think you've missed some key issues, because there's definitely been some that cover world-building about Wakanda's relationship with Krakoa.

From the beginning of HOXPOX, Hickman established that Wakanda had a unique relationship with Krakoa - while most human nations signed trade deals with the mutant nation-state, some did not due to ideological or geostrategic opposition. Alone in the world, Wakanda (and its protectorates in east Africa) didn't sign a trade deal with Krakoa because it was so technologically advanced that it simply didn't need anything Krakoa was selling.

This was a source of consternation for the Krakoan government, so they went to some lengths to try to bring Wakanda into their diplomatic-economic orbit - as we see in X-Men #4. These efforts were politely rejected, as the Wakandans preferred a more arms-length relationship in which Krakoan-Wakandan relations would be managed through bilateral monarchical negotiations between T'challa and Ororo Monroe, leveraging their personal connections to promote a friendly policy of non-interference.

This status quo broke down during the Arraki-Amenthi invasion of Otherworld, which threatened the very existence of Krakoa and indeed the survival of the whole world. As part of Saturnyne's scheme to foil the invasion through a tournament of sword-bearers, Storm was tasked with retrieving the Wakandan blade Skybreaker. This vibranium weapon was uniquely suited to Storm's powers, amplifying her omega weather control powers even further, but it was also sacred to Wakanda as it was also the weapon forged by the founder of their nation and the Black Panther cult.

Thus, when Ororo traveled to Wakanda to ask for the sword in Marauders #13, T'challa did not want to give it to her - but rather than refuse her outright, he attempted to stall negotiations and avoid the confrontation. With a literal deadline for Krakoa, Otherworld, and Earth itself breathing down her neck, Storm was unwilling to wait and broke into the royal vaults to steal Skybreaker. While T'challa ultimately let Ororo leave with the weapon, trust between the two of them and their respective nations was broken - and Wakanda cut ties with Krakoa, although it never declared formal enmity with the mutant nation.

At the same time, neither country could totally isolate themselves from the other - especially after Krakoa terraformed Mars at the first Hellfire Gala and turned it into a new homeland for Arrako and her people. Through the joint efforts of S.W.O.R.D and Storm, Arrako would become the diplomatic nexus for intergalatic politics and Krakoa the new foundation of intergalactic monetary policy - something that had enormous ramifications for the Intergalatic Empire of Wakanda.

This ushered in something of a cold war between the two nations, who had to maintain formal diplomatic and economic channels, but who secretly engaged in espionage against the other in order to gain intelligence as to what their counterparts were up to, since they no longer trusted the other to give them an honest answer directly. This caused a great deal of tension for Wakandan citizens who were mutants, as they became the obvious candidates to spy on Krakoa and Arrako for Wakanda.

As depicted in Black Panther #3 and X-Men Red #4, the former X-Man Nezhno Abidemi, aka Gentle, was recruited by T'challa to be one of his sleeper agents. Using the very real anti-mutant prejudice Abidemi experienced growing up in Wakanda as cover, Gentle spied on Ororo Monroe in her capacity as the new Regent of Arrako and Voice of Sol on behalf of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda.

Because Storm isn't an idiot, she quickly uncovered Gentle as an agent, but left him in place as a backchannel between their two countries, although the deception further strained the personal ties between her and T'challa. As both of them are professionals, this didn't stop Arrako and Wakanda collaborating diplomatically to forestall a Shi'ar civil war.

When Krakoa fell, ORCHIS attempted to take advantage of the situation and Wakanda's presumed anti-mutant sympathies. In Wolverine #39, we see that the ORCHIS operative Jun Wei was dispatched to Wakanda to work out a Vibranium-for-Sentinels agreement. When Prime Minister Folasade rejected the offer, Jun Wei turned to the criminal gangs of Birnin T'chaka to get ORCHIS' hands on rare earth metals - only to be foiled by the joint efforts of Logan and T'challa.

[celadons-penultimate]

Well, I made one post where I told y'all about one of my weird, random X-Men / mutant ships (Polaris X Colossus), but then I remembered Tumblr doesn't have as restrictive a character limit as Twitter, so why not fit multiple ships into one post? So here goes, a few more (unranked) non-canon mutant pairings I'm in favor of, for no reason at all:

1) Bishop × Frenzy

2) Prodigy × Gentle × Trinary (YES, a polycule, I said wtf I said)

3) Dazzler × Ruckus (if Kwannon / Psylocke & Greycrow, a former Marauder, can find love worth rooting for, this is also possible)

4) Thunderbird × Bei the Blood Moon (with ALL disrespect, Cypher & Bei still feels like a joke pairing; Doug, John & Bei ALL deserve better)

5) Spyke × Tag (iirc, each was PLANNED to be gay in their respective stories, but neither was confirmed, some X-Men writer needs to get on that)

[lovecatsys]

god i love these kids so much

[why-i-love-comics]

X-Men Hellfire Gala Confessionals: Infinity Comics #1 (2022)

written by Steve Foxe art by Alan Robinson & Carlos Lopez

[tournament-of-x]

The Hole

Contestants Index

[comicsgallery-marvel]

X-Men Red (2018) #6

[saltycollectornerdme]

Happy Black History Month!! Here are a few more black X-Men to help celebrate!!

1. Bishop  2. Dr. Cecilia Reyes  3. Monet  4. Darwin  5. Gentle  6. Oya  7. Prodigy

[big-gay-apocalypse]

lol

// X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #51

[wakandas]

more Hellfire Gala looks: downloaded these ideas from the aether at like 3am one sleepless night.

Monet: I thought of Gareth Pugh and customized this structured see-through "shawl" for her. Ceramic-like accessories to not distract too much.

Gentle: I played on the fear of his powers and what a fully vibranium-ed skin would look like. Dogon-style boots and Krakoan and Wakandan words speak to his walking of two (three) worlds.

Spyke: My son. I played up his alternative sk8er aesthetic with a Rick Owens style pants-heels combo. Crown of bones and attitude finish the look.

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[fridka]

Proxy and Vodryn

Their relationship is a bit hard to put into words. It falls somewhere in between rivals, best friends and traumabonded partners.

Proxy for the first time in his life does not feel weak and powerless, but has a lot of emotions towards Vodryn and is very, very bad at handling them. Vodryn meanwhile is becoming more and more dissociative, partially as a trauma response, and partially due to the magic radiating from the gem in his eye.

It’s a whole thing

[comicwaren]

From Black Panther Vol. 8 #014, “All This and the World, Too: Book Four”

Art by Germán Peralta and Jesus Aburtov

Written by John Ridley

[jackaxed]

Gambit And Rogue Are Your (Adopted) Parents ASMR

Inspired, of course, by this scene from ATSV:

I cannot. Will not. Make any promises. But this exchange is so good gets me in a mood for a short comic or animatic.

The kid, if you're curious, is tentatively "Gentle"/Nezhno Abidemi, whose powers are actually just getting super buff, but because I have an Agenda, I will take any opportunity to make an X-werebeast (which is incidentally why you see Wolfsbane there).

And if you're interested in my Rogue design... I'm not totally settled with the lineart here, but these are some exploratory sketches.