#Noriko Ashida

[mr-foods]

black x-men

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going back to my comfort subject: assigning pokemon teams to comic characters i like

[rei-ismyname]

Magneto's Greatest Fear

That's right, it's being scolded by Chuck, lol. The New Mutants are in a malfunctioning Danger Room and are being walloped. Dani Moonstar uses her powers to conjure his fear and it's his ex boyfriend arguing with him. Maybe getting an erection in public is a big deal for the Master of Magnetism?

[rikebe]

hellions a girl now. she told me in a heavenly vision

^ just like this

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[lillbitdramatic]

i can’t believe i never posted this academy x chart i made last year 😭

academy x stan’s have fun! the legend is merely a suggestion, chart whatever.

[captainamateur-artistt]

What a time to be a Surge aka Noriko’s fan! She’s in the main lineup of not just one but TWO X-books 💪⚡️

Here is my fanart of @peachmomoko60 ‘s Ultimate X-men Nori meets @marcusanthonyto ‘s X-force Nori ⚡️💙 (I doubt they’d get along…at first, at least 😭🫶)

P/s: I definitely was listening to Plastic Love while making this piece

[why-i-love-comics]

Ultimate X-Men #4 (2024)

by Peach Momoko

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Noriko Ashida/Surge in X-Force (2024) #3

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My full fan made X-men team in one picture. From left to right: Kate Pryde, Magik, Bishop, Maggott, Armor, Surge, Marrow, and Boom Boom

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Holiday Variant by NAO FUJI

Real Lass Hours

[stormandforge]

Raw reactions to X-Force #5

Yup, someone dies.

MASSIVE spoilers (and controversial opinions) below.

It's Nori. There'd been so much foreshadowing in the comic - and so much fan discussion about the upcoming character death - that I had started believing it wouldn't be her. But no, it was always going to be her. When you consider the way she joined the team, her post-Krakoa trauma, her selflessness and her relationship with Forge, it makes complete sense.

That death scene goes hard. We actually see her burned-up corpse, we hear her farewell words - oof, my heart. Rest in power, little blue-haired hero.

This said, everyone attacking Geoff Thorne over Nori's death needs to calm down. I would understand this amount of upset if he'd done her dirty, but he really hasn't. He's consistently written her with respect, gave her as much spotlight as he could in a team book, and gave her a heroic death. Stories kill characters, people. That's just the way it is.

Also: Nori's coming back, maybe even in this run. We just don't know yet. And don't give me nonsense about the resurrection protocols being gone - mutants came back from the dead before Krakoa, they will continue to do so.

"Forge always has a plan." YES. Nothing to do with his power; he's just always up to something. That's Forge 101. Fuck me, it's so good to have a writer who understands him. And because Thorne has done his homework, I believe what we're witnessing is a typical Forge plan: something that he believes will benefit the greater good, but that is also misguided and full of hubris and will repeatedly backfire in his face.

Forge can be cold, but this is subzero. He loves Nori, he wouldn't act that way if he was fully himself. Something's going on. Someone needs to shake him real hard - beat him to a pulp, really - and realign his neurons. The two most qualified people to do that are showing up in the next issue, so I'm thinking this is what will happen.

Why does he take her gauntlets? It can't just be for the sake of getting his tech back. As i said he's not that cold, and also he can probably make those again in his sleep.

FORGE ALMOST KILLED AN ALT VERSION OF STORM IN COLD BLOOD. The man is not well, I'm telling you.

There's a theme of Forge hurting the women he cares about in this issue. Trust Sage to see the pattern and get the hell out before anything can happen- the hurting or the caring.

OK, now he's levitating with a big shiny triangle around his body. That's magic, isn't it? For a second I started thinking the Analog must be magic after all, but then I remembered Sage loves staring into it too, so it can't be. Mmm...still processing.

Thorne understands Forge's power better than any writer I've seen (yup that includes Claremont), and I appreciate that he mentions his need for materials to build anything. It should be obvious, but most writers have him make things out of thin air. There's only so much he can fit in that utility belt.

So many people, so many things! Poor Marcus To.

Marcus To is still doing excellent though. Do I need to tell you that Forge is hot? I think I've been clear on that already, but let me reiterate: FORGE IS HOT.

"Slippery as ice": oh, that made me hap-py. Such an evocative, accurate way of describing Sage.

No, Forge's power doesn't let him see what will happen. But you know whose power can see every eventuality? Sage's. This was highlighted in the very first issue, and Forge repeats the exact same words from this moment in this issue. THERE'S SOMETHING TO THAT.

I continue to dig the dynamic between Forge and Sage, curses and all. The little cerebral push and pull they have going on is very interesting.

Also continue to adore Tessa herself. The way she challenges Forge at every opportunity, the way she always asks the right questions *chef's kiss*. Everyone obviously wants to murder Forge on that last page, but I love that she's the one who tells him to go fuck himself, even though she's been the person closest to him on the team. She's my girl. I'm this close to opening a side blog entirely devoted to her awesomeness. (I see what Geoff Thorne means when he says she tries to steal the show. She does!)

OK, so, there's no way Forge has a team anymore at this point, so I assume the next issue will be a downtime one. I imagine he'll go home, have an existential crisis featuring his two exes (as you do) and then get back on the road. Or something? Also, the next issue has a Sage variant cover, which could imply she plays an important part in it. One can only hope. If it's the issue of Forge getting his ass kicked by awesome women, she should take part.

[zed-sabre]

I just miss these kids

[braddocklegacy]

Betsy Braddock ⚔️ X-Force

[kryptonbabe]

This scene, this moment, this confrontation. If you're not reading Ultimate X-Men it's always time to catch up

Slow-burn action adventure with horror elements and found family sensibilities, this series is 🔥🔥🔥 

From Ultimate X-Men #9 (2024) by Peach Momoko

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