Spider-Man’s New Threat is Making an X-Men Villain Even Weirder
Warning: contains spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #89
Though she might remind Marvel fans of a classic X-Men villain, Spider-Man's new threat, Queen Goblin has shown that she is not to be taken lightly. Brandishing a goblin glider and a flaming pumpkin scepter, she’s already laid waste to the Daily Bugle building and threatened the life of Mary Jane Watson. But she’s not the first royal goblin to hit the Marvel scene – X-Men foe Madelyn Pryor, a.k.a. the Goblin Queen, was causing havoc long before. From powers to origins, however, both goblins seem to pull from a similar bag of tricks.
Those familiar with Spider-Man’s history already know to fear villains bearing the ‘goblin’ moniker. Out of all the Goblins Spider-Man has fought, from arch-enemy Green Goblin to the murderous Hobgoblin, each has exhibited a ruthless nature, terrifying cunning, and the ability to strike at those closest to Spider-Man. There’s even a ‘goblin’ uniform of sorts – scaly skin, a hovering glider, and pumpkin-themed weaponry. By contrast, the X-Men’s Goblin Queen is a much more tragic figure. Originally a friend of the X-Men and married to Scott Summers, a deal with a demon granted Madelyn infernal powers. Later, when the villain Mr. Sinister revealed that he had in fact created Madelyn as a clone of powerful telepath Jean Grey, Madelyn’s sanity snapped and she fully embraced her identity as the Goblin Queen in Uncanny X-Men #241.
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The new threat of Queen Goblin is even weirder when one compares her powers and origins to Madelyn Pryor’s. As part of the ongoing Beyond storyline, it’s revealed that therapist Ashley Kafka was captured by the Beyond Corporation for
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