#irma cuckoo

[thatawkwardmoth]

I had no power during a tropical storm so I wrote a bunch of shit by candlelight, like a Victorian ruler. So I'm sorry for the spam posts but...

Enjoy I guess.

Let's start with one thing that has been on my mind for a while; if Emma had been able to raise the Cuckoos from day one, she would've put an emphasis on them all being different, not just a hive mind. She maybe would've stuck with the matching outfits but she wouldn't have let anyone group them up. They had names. It's something I see in a lot of twins or parents of twins (being a twin myself) is that eventually, you want to be different. And the Cuckoos were all different at one time, two dead, three dying their hair. But then the Krakoa era started and I understood in a way why they all went back to looking the same. They were a complete set again.

But I think that if Emma had raised them, they'd all be individuals in their own way. Even their rooms, which are important to any kid, are your first chance to portray and discover your interests and a safe haven for you. In the White Palace, they share one room, by choice. And I think they would do that in any universe. They want to be close and probably never slept separately until Phoebe and Sophie (? I think) died. So I think they'd have one room together. But they'd have different decors and aesthetics if they were only allowed to have a character arc outside of being evil, dead, or a hive mind. More than just a few interests shown or spats between them.

I would imagine they'd get to decorate the space by their beds and that would be that. Kind of like the og X-Men dorms, if you've seen that panel, where it's the boy's dorm and everyone has a section of the floor and walls to decorate to their tastes (and sadly, Scott's is empty and barren). But their room would have that vibe.

And Emma would be so organized with them. She's a good mom. On top of her shit, not like Hazel. Not overbearing and with unreachable standards that her father. Everything would be in certain folders, certains baskets, certain bags, their names on each thing. Or even just their initals. Her assistant would have to keep with all of their after-school activities just as well as Emma does because the driver shoulder never be late. Emma would have a fit if her daughters ever thought she forgot. Meaning every dance practice, gymnastics competition, swim meet, beauty pagent, whatever the Cuckoos wanted to join, had to be put in the calander next to Emma's meetings and such. Only the best private schools but Emma is not afraid to pull them out if they want, unlike her parents when she was telling about her being the outcast, or letting her girls pass because of how much money Emma gave the school to improve.

Just let Emma be a mom. Not just an at-arms-length mom.

(The Emma mini-series in the comics really is one of my favorite things, despite the weird teacher thing. It was a wonderful insight into her character and why she acts the way she does with her students/children. Mainly because of how her parents were. I also think Emma enjoys seeing how close the Cuckoos are as sisters because the only sibling she's close to is Christian and all her sisters tried to kill her and they never recovered from it.)

[comicwaren]

From NYX Vol. 2 #005

Art by Francesco Mortarino, Elisabetta D’Amico and Raúl Angulo

Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly

[rei-ismyname]

Cable (2020) Highlights Pt 1

It's a great run overall, and gives the character a much needed recontextualisation - 90s edgelord anti hero who's older than his parents becomes 'fresh faced teen struggling with insecurity and the legacy of his older self.'

He wants to have fun but he also drives himself relentlessly on self-appointed missions. He's dating all five Cuckoos at the same time but he's a pretty crappy boyfriend. He's deeply aware that he's not his older self and he's afraid to ask for help, to fail. He's struggling to enjoy what should be the best time of his life. He doesn't know how to be a teenager (not that anyone does,) especially not one who has to be prepared for Kyle Reese and forever war steez. Pouch life looms.

Issue 1 opens with Cable vs Wolverine in the Quarry (a gladiator arena/dojo thing for mutants to practice combat and settle beef.)

'Aww, is little Logan's metal ass too heavy to move?'

It's a hilarious line without context, though it does a lot of work in worldbuilding - establishing Young Cable's personality, Logan's place in the Summers-Grey polycule, mutant solidarity and culture, and the infrastructure ahead of the Crucible in X-Men #7. The quarry isn't used a lot, though we get a noodle incident where Magik is the only person to be disqualified.

What did Magik do? It was the very first match ever vs Gorgon of all people, and Silver Samurai (who has quite the rap sheet) flat out decided nope, you're done - get out of here. Probably sent his ass to Limbo or summoned demons lol. Good to see Callisto is a regulator, though aren't Artie and Leech kids? I I love that Rogue beating up Havok, and I headcanon that the Cuckoo fight was purely physical - a psychic duel is not a spectator sport whereas two identical teenage girls whaling on each other is.

Scott and Jean really want to make the most of getting a second chance at raising Cable, though they have their own insecurities and he really doesn't want to be seen as needing them. The moment in X of Swords when Cable cracks and opens up is also one of the funniest moments and what inspired this post.

That was the last thing Jean expected to hear. I wish we got Scott's face for the initial reaction, but we'll have to make do.

'.......'

'Doug's what?'

There's an all-time Quiet Council moment, too.

Ouch.

Next time... Swords are cool, and 'how much Deadpool is too much?'

[newx-menfan]

😑😂🤣

Bonus Edition:

(There’s a typo…but I’m too lazy to edit it and I feel like it’s probably on brand for Emma anyway lol)

[heckcareoxytwit]

Kamala Khan goes to the Times Square to stop Krakoan from rampaging the city. Krakoan (Julian Keller) is not only acting like a terrorist, he even says the cheesy line like "Welcome to Die" from the X-Men arcade game. Kamala is becoming suspicious with Sophie Cuckoo as she believes that she is involved with Krakoan as she used to be his schoolmate. Meanwhile, the new Quiet Council - Empath (Manuel de la Rocha) and the remaining Stepford Cuckoos are manipulating everything behind the scenes with their telepathic powers and they watch the events unfold. The Stepford Cuckoos coerce the lone Sophie Cuckoo to use her telepathic powers to manipulate the journalists to make sensationalist news on the mutants. Back to Times Square, the fight doesn't go well for Kamala Khan as Krakoan stretches her limbs and trapping her in spread-eagle position. Krakoan's terrorist plot was actually a set up by Empath and the Stepford Cuckoos who used Julian Keller as their pawn for their sinister scheme. The world watches Kamala get beaten down by Krakoan on live TV. Just as Krakoan could finish Kamala, Prodigy (David Alleyne) bursts into the scene. The Stepford Cuckoos try to manipulate Prodigy with their telepathy but he resists them thanks to the Anti-Telepathy Shield taught by Emma Frost. Prodigy fights Krakoan by using a combination of martial arts, tools and wits. Prodigy knocks Krakoan's helmet off, revealing the face of Julian Keller. Prodigy defeats Julian by tying him up with a cable and throws him down to the pavement. Even though Julian has been stopped, Prodigy is unfortunately arrested by the police. Sophie Cuckoo is hiding in the alley and showing her regret as she watches Prodigy's arrest from afar.

NYX v2 #4, 2024

[trickarrowsandbatarangs]

Love that she sees drama happening and IMMEDIATELY messages the group chat. Real.

[doyouknowmarvelcomiccharacter]

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Not sure which is the one at the front (Sophie, maybe), but they're certainly thinking "I'm way too gay for this shit".

[marveltournaments]

[emmafrostcovercollection]

Marauders #23 (2021) - Aspinall Variant

[everyonesonthespectrum]

Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

Irma Cuckoo (Mindee) from Marvel

[comicwaren]

“The five-in-one voted. It wasn’t just my call.” – Sophie Cuckoo

Cover art for NYX Vol. 2 #005

Art by Sara Pichelli and Federico Blee

[esmecuckoo]

[newx-menfan]

God this panel gets me every time…because it’s all painfully true…

[gnc-shadowcat]

I think at some point the Cuckoos should ask Scott where he was/ what he was doing & he should say “your mom.” Celeste would break down crying. It might even kill her. Phoebe and Irma would live & Phoebe would even find it funny. But Celeste would combust.

[pollackpatrol]

Round 2!!