X-Men's Storm Fights Her Toughest Opponent Ever - Herself
A mysterious preview for X-Men Red #1 reveals Storm may be about to face her greatest opponent — herself. The X-Men's Ororo Munroe has a long and colorful history behind her. Storm began as a street thief in Cairo, which was where she first encountered Professor X — when she picked his pocket. This street urchin eventually became Queen of Wakanda, and for a time seemed to settle into a sort of "High Priestess" role on the mutant nation of Krakoa.
The mutant race has expanded into the stars, and Storm has been raised to even greater heights. Mutants have claimed the planet Mars as their home, terraforming it and placing Krakoa's twin living island Arakko there. With Mars now serving as the most important planet in the Solar System, Storm has been declared its regent. She is now the most important superhero of all, her every decision shaping the galaxy's understanding of humanity and mutantkind. But that doesn't mean she's unchallenged.
Related: X-Men Fans React to Mutant Hero's Tear-Jerking New Name & Form
In April, writer Al Ewing and artist Stefano Caselli are launching a new X-Men Red book that will explore life on Arakko — with Storm as the major character. Speaking to ComicBook.com, Ewing reflected on Storm's past and how her secret opponent Abigail Brand — a traitor to the X-Men — will need to restrict her, to box her in. "I think it's worth remembering that while Storm has been a queen," Ewing reflected, "that's only part of what she can be. It's a card she knows how to play, but people who assume it's the full deck… are doing her a great disservice. I'd go as far as to say that 'queen' is actually a pretty small box to put somebody like Storm in – a street fighter with the power of a goddess, who's operated at
Read more on screenrant.com
