Immortal X-Men Reveals Mystique and Destiny's Centuries-Long Love Story
The upcoming Immortal X-Men series will explore the histories and political destinies of each member of Krakoa's ruling Quiet Council, including the shape-shifting former villain Mystique and her long-time wife, the recently resurrected Destiny. Raven and Irene have both lived long and mysterious lives, and while their original creator always intended them to explicitly be a lesbian couple, their relationship has only been made canon recently.
Chris Claremont, who many view as the architect behind the X-Men brand, created many queer characters throughout his 16 years of writing X-Men in the 70s and 80s, but editorial decisions by then editor-in-chief of Marvel Jim Shooter led to Claremont being unable to explicitly out any of his LGBTQ+ characters. First introduced in 1978sMs. Marvel #16, Mystique was created by Claremont and drawn by Dave Cockrum, before Destiny debuted in 1981's Uncanny X-Men #141, drawn by John Bryne. Claremont had always intended for Raven and Irene to be a couple and the adoptive parents of the young Rogue, but unfortunately, the two iconic women were not shown kissing until… 2019, in The History of the Marvel Universe #2.
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While some comics have been able to explore how they became a couple, the current Krakoan Era, which has many explicitly LGBTQ+ characters, it is absolutely past due that the true history of these two is explored, without any blindfolds or thinly veiled homophobia. Thankfully the team of Kieron Gillen and Lucas Werneck will be doing a deep dive into each member of the Quiet Council, focusing on one member in each issue. Destiny and Mystique have been at the center of the major drama and intrigue on Krakoa over
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