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Anonymous asked: Hi. I love your blog and as you seem to know a lot about Moondragon and Phyla-Vell I was wondering if you could help we with finding comics that involve them. I've only got Avengers vs Thanos for Heather and would like to know more... seeing as she seems to have been edited out of the Guardians' MCU version. Thanks.

First off, thank you anon! :3 You’re lovely, and I’m glad to help.

Heather was introduced long before modern cosmic Marvel really got going, in Iron Man 54. She had some skeevy storylines, though including one where she mind-controlled Thor into loving her. It’s unclear, though, how much of this was really her, and how much of it was due to evil cosmic possession. (Yes.)

Her redemption arc really begins in The New Defenders 125, ending in her apparent death in 152. In Solo Avengers 16, it’s revealed that her soul survived, and in 20, she and her cousin - Pamela, AKA Sundragon - adventured together in space. 

Heather’s next appearance is in Infinity Watch, as the keeper of the Mind Gem. Next was Captain Marvel (1999), in which she attempted to aid Genis-Vell and fell for Rick Jones’ wife, Marlo. 

This series is also Phyla’s first appearance, in issue 16. She’s Genis’ bio-engineered sister, determined to take the title of Captain Marvel because poor Genis is a hot mess. She and Heather start dating in issue 25.

Issues 1-25 are collected in four volumes:

Nothing To Lose
Coven
Crazy Like a Fox
Odyssey

Finally, we’ve got the beginning of modern cosmic, with Annhilation. Phyla and Heather don’t come into it much until the end; they play a bigger role in Annhilation: Conquest, GotG, and later events. I recommend reading everything, though, because it’s all excellent.

Here is a great reading list. o/

Unfortunately, neither of them are featuring in current comics; Phyla is dead, and Heather is…somewhere.


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ifninomiko asked: Comixology is currently having a sale on 520 different Uncanny X-Men comics. Are there any that you can recommend that are especially good where Scott Summers in concerned?


Giant Size X-Men
is the start of the All New X-Men, and Scott plays a major role in wrangling them into a team.

98 to 101 is the storyline where Jean dies, and it’s an awesome showcase for the entire team. Scott in particular, well, it gets pretty intense.

109 - After an epic battle for the heart of the universe, Scott is having trouble dealing with Jean’s transformation, along with Corsair’s odd familiarity and Alex’s absence. Kurt gives him a valuable talking-to.

114 - After another battle with Magneto, Jean and Hank are presumed dead and the rest of the X-Men are stuck in the Savage Land. Scott isn’t dealing well. This is also his first flashback to the plane crash that destroyed his life.

125 - 128 is the Proteus arc, which includes Scott’s reunion with Jean, Scott helping Logan through a panic attack with violence, and Scott desperately trying to maintain his calm while Jean is hurt.

130 - 137 is the Dark Phoenix Saga.

138 is Jean’s funeral, which is entirely from Scott’s perspective as he remembers their lives from their first meeting to her death.

144 - Scott tries to move forward with his life. Highlights include him being called Scotty, playing pool with his optic blasts, being super awkward with Lee Forrester, and fighting a fear demon.

148 - 150 Scott and Lee are washed up on a deserted island; to make matters worse, he’s lost his glasses and has to work blind. Then Magneto shows up and dresses him in this.

153 - Kitty tells a fairytale. Trust me on this.

154 - 156 - Scott finally finds out who Corsair is.

168 - Scott parts ways with Lee, goes to meet his grandparents in Alaska, and meets Madelyne Pryor.

170 - They end up falling for each other. He reveals that she looks exactly like his lost love, and the fact that he’s a mutant. They decide to keep trying.

174 - 175 - Scott and Maddie have settled into their romance, but their happiness is threatened both by Scott’s continued grief over Jean and Mastermind being a huge dick. Scott’s near-death experience is heart-wrenching, and his speech to Jean’s grave is poignant.

176 - Scott and Maddie’s honeymoon is threatened by tentacles. Highlights include Scott’s booty shorts.

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