#cannonball read

[kryptonbabe]

Mirage, Magik, Magma & Cannonball according to Charles Xavier's private journal

From The New Mutants Classic Vol. 3 (2008), art by Bill Sienkiewicz, text by Chris Claremont

[runchiarun]

Top X-men 🌟

I feel like this took me forever to do.

I'm counting Cypher, Warlock and Krakoa as a combined 1. Forget the council, it was them (along with Sage and Black Tom) who really ran Krakoa. My baby boy Doug is so grown up ;o;

With EVERYONE living on Krakoa, I ended up really liking some of the "villains" more, along with other mutants who I didn't really care about before.

[thequiver]

Who is...Sam Guthrie | Cannonball? - A Reading Guide

Sam Guthrie is an X-Men and Avengers affiliated mutant from Marvel Comics. Sam is the oldest of the nine Guthrie children and is the definition of parentification having dropped out of high school to work in the coal mines that killed his father (in either a mine accident or through black lung depending on your preferred retcon). Sam's powers would manifest during a mining accident and allowed him to blast through the rock to safety. Sam would then join the team he's most associated with, the New Mutants. Sam's story is one of overcoming adversities, determination, and of healing. Some of Sam's earlier stories show him being groomed by Lila Cheney and the adults in charge of his safety enabling her.

Sam is also excellent Appalachian representation and is one of the first Appalachian main characters to not be ashamed of being Appalachian while simultaneously not being based on hillbilly humor.

You'll find a reading list under the cut! The list will need to be posted in multiple parts due to length, subsequent parts will be added as reblogs.

Part 1 below!

Introduction and New Mutants Era

Sam's first team immediately after introduction was the original New Mutants (1983). Throughout this period Sam develops the close bonds he's known for, particularly with teammates Roberto Da Costa (Sunspot), Dani Moonstar (Mirage), and Rahne Sinclair (Wolfsbane). New Mutants was written by Chris Claremont and while wonderful, drops the ball in many places, one of which being the way that Sam's dialect is written and the sort of general understanding of Appalachia, as well as a refusal to acknowledge that Sam's relationship with Lila Cheney was based upon grooming. The issue that introduces Lila to Sam's story will have a red asterisk and a trigger warning next to it.

Marvel Graphic Novel (1981) #4 New Mutants (1983) #1-12 Marvel Team-Up (1972) # Annual 6 New Mutants (1983) #13-21 Rom (1982) #Annual 3 New Mutants (1983) # Annual 1 * (TW: Grooming) New Mutants (1983) #23-25 Marvel Team-Up (1972) #149 New Mutants (1983) #29 (Lila is in this issue) New Mutants (1983) #30-34 New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #201 (definitely not a necessary issue, but it's one that highlights that Sam IS smart, he's just really bad at technology) New Mutants (1983) #37 Firestar (1986) #2 New Mutants (1983) #38-40, 42-44, Annual 2, 45-51, Annual 3, 52 Fallen Angels (1987) #1 (this issue is a good look into Sam and Berto's relationship) New Mutants (1983) #53-66 Spellbound (1988) #4 (Lila's in this issue and you can see the way she almost treats Sam like an accessory) New Mutants (1983) #Annual 4A-B, 67-76, Annual 5A, 77-92, Annual 6A Wolverine: Rahne of Terra (not incredibly Sam focused and it's a bit..different, but what there is of Sam I like) New Mutants (1983) #93-100, Annual 7A

X-Force, X-Men, and X-Force Again

After the end of New Mutants, under the direction of Cable, Sam helped found the team, X-Force, and would be appointed Cable's second-in-command. While in New Mutants we got to see a Sam Guthrie who was coming into his powers, X-Force really gives us a glimpse of a Sam Guthrie who is starting to really apply those powers and who is starting to highlight why the character has come to be known as a powerhouse. During this period we see Sam go from a member of X-Force, to becoming a fully fledged X-Men, and then see him re-join X-Force until the team is disbanded. The change from X-Force to X-Men to X-Force are not represented in different sections as there is still overlap in Sam's character interactions and throughout his period on the X-Men, his former X-Force affiliation is an important factor that helps inform his choices and his outlook on situations, although I have tried to signify the changes with breaks in the text block.

New Warriors (1990) # Annual 1A Uncanny X-Men (1981) #Annual 15A X-Factor (1986) #Annual 6A X-Force (1991) #1-3 Spider-Man (1990) #16 X-Force (1991) #4-5 X-Factor (1986) #77 X-Force (1991) #Annual 1C, 6-15 X-Cutioner's Song Event (this links you to a reading list I made for the event) X-Men (1991) #17 New Warriors (1990) #31 X-Force (1991) #19-26, Annual 2, 27-29, 32-33 New Warriors (1990) #46 X-Force (1991) #34-37 Cable (1993) #15 X-Factor (1986) #106 X-Force (1991) #38 Excalibur (1988) #82 X-Force (1991) #39-45 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #323-325 Wolverine (1988) #93

Uncanny X-Men '95 (1995) #1 X-Men: Clan Destine (1996) #1 Wolverine (1998) #96 X-Force (1991) #48 X-Force and Cable '95 (1995) #1 X-Men vs. The Brood (1996) #1-2 X-Force (1991) #51 X-Men (1991) #48 Wolverine (1988) #99-100 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #332 Wolverine (1988) #101 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #334 X-Men (1991) #54 Onslaught: X-Men (1996) #1 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #335 Cable (1993) #36 Beast (1997) #1-3 X-Men (1991) #59 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #340 X-Men (1991) #60 Wolverine (1988) #111 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #341-342, Annual '97 The Incredible Hulk (1962) #455 X-Men (1991) #62-66 Wolverine (1988) #115-118 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #350 X-Men (1991) #70 New Mutants: Truth or Death (1997) #1-3 X-Men (1991) #71-72, 75-76 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #355 Alpha Flight (1997) #9 X-Men (1991) #77-78 Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual '98 (1998) #1 X-Men (1991) #79

X-Force (1991) #83-84 X-Force/Champions Annual '98 (1998) #1 X-Force (1991) #85-93 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #375 (Sam's only in the beginning of this one) X-Force (1991) # Annual '99, 94-98 Cable (1993) #73-75 X-Force (1991) #99-117

Part 2 to follow soon as I've hit the link limit!

[baambastic]

Wait, was Kon’s whole bragging-about-his-TTK thing in YJ98 supposed to be a joke about how comic book characters used to explain their powers every issue?

[kermit-coded]

so hey. I'm planning on writing a fic centered on ric's attempt in xfi (who is surprised) and I wanna do it as voicemails from the other members of x-force. I know terry was with xfi with him but if anyone can give me like. either issue numbers or a general summary of what everyone else was doing in 2005 that would be great!

[isaacathom]

i have genuinely so many thoughts about how the book Lieutenant Hornblower was adapted and how most of the changes work, when accounting for the fact it must necessarily leave Bush's POV in order to work as television, and how those changes end up fucking over Bush's character in the movies, and how he was further pilfered by the series' decision to maintain characters like Styles and Kennedy. There is so much going on in there. Unfortunately, I don't yet own a copy of Lieutenant Hornblower, and having to constantly borrow it from my library is a faff and prevents me using post its to mark important passages. :(

[nyxcentury]

Currently reading Möbius Trip by MawoftheMagentar

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50377582/chapters/133969945

And was possessed by the urge to draw something for it.

From chapter 17:

“Stupid road won’t break,” he muttered, taking another hit from the joint, “The road won’t break, these drugs suck, there’s no fucking stars, and now I’m really really hungry for some reason.��

“Same.” Wels said, pulling a bag of “Potato chips” out of his inventory and tearing it open.

“I feel like we’re a few blocks from the answer, we’re just looking at it from the wrong direction, or something,” Wels muttered, yanking out a fistful of chips and shoving three of them into his mouth at once.

“Yeah, same. It’s like…I don’t fucking know. We’re gonna…I don’t know.”

Silence, this time punctuated by chewing.

[cocoabubbelle-newblog]

[gotham-at-nightfall]

Unwelcome guests crash the Hellfire Gala!

X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1

[sophieswundergarten]

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[kryptonbabe]

Illyana Rasputin using black magic in The New Mutants #24-25 (1984) by Bill Sienkiewicz

[llycaons]

was about to make a post like 'luffy's passion for freedom is a little disingenuous considering he wants to become the king of the pirates and presumably dominate everyone else' and then I realized how fucking stupid I sounded. real 'overanalyzing children's media' hours over here

[deathdefyinglifeleaps]

“Our partnership transcends the societal norms of what is and is not expected of normal dudes.”

X-Men (2019) #17

[cyphers-and-sunspots]

it’s okay sam, jubilee was thirteen and a half i promise you she meant it

[badger-with-a-boa]

The fact that Shan is the oldest at 19

And Roberto the youngest at 13

Full page below the cut

[abrahamvanhelsings]

can't believe i have to read 350 more pages without my favourite guy