Kitty Pryde, my absolute favorite mutant of the X-Men, Excalibur teams, with the ability to phase her body through solid objects and short-circut electrical systems in the process! She has a dragon named Lockheed, whom she saved while in outer space (long story). What exactally is it that I love about her? Well, she has the coolest code name, for one. And she's close enough to my age for me to really identify with her. But I never liked the whiny brat she was when she was first introduced to the X-Men series. However, with her introduction into Excalibur, she became an instant favorite. I especially loved her from episodes 75 or so on, when she met Pete Wisdom, my absolute favorite comics guy ever. She has depth, character, a great set of friends on Mur Island, the greatest comic guy ever as a boyfriend, and my favorite costume rendition too and then things go downhill. She and Pete break up (the result of a stupid decision at Marvel to give her a mini-series in which she gets a new 'boyfriend'. Bad, bad, idea), Excalibur is canceled at issue 125, and she goes to join the X-Men. And then somehow Pete joins X-Force, becomes its leader, and gets himself killed, (only it turns out he's not dead as of August 2001). Just like that-the greatest couple in the comics universe is gone! (anyone who knows where to get the links and stuff for this cause button I came across, please email me!)
Links to the best Shadowcat themed pages, where you can find out everything about this wonderful character: |
This is from an early comic when Kitty first joined the X-Men...awesome issue | An early Excalibur Kitty | This is a back cover from one of the early Excalibur issues...has anyone ever considered that her phasing field is probably interfering in what she's working on? |
I think this is my favorite Kitty costume ever, with the detatchable weaponry...in this X-Men Unlimited issue, she took on Sabertooth and won | The scene in which Kitty and Pete are breaking into Dream Nails, and discovering that they really do like eachother |
From the Dream Nails Trilogy cover | Kitty and Pete's first kiss...Excalibur90 | |
Kitty in the Age of Apocalypse series, an alternate universe storyline |