X-Men's Trans Mutant Escapade Is Marvel's Best New Character
Warning! Spoilers for Marvel Voices: Pride #1 (2022) by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics just introduced a brand new mutant to the world of X-Men as Escapade quickly proves to be one of the best new characters in some time for the publisher. The trans mutant, who has the powers to instantly switch physical locations, attributes, powers, or possessions with anyone standing close to her, got an amazing debut story in this week's Marvel Voices: Pride #1. The character immediately stands out as unique, entertaining, and worth having her adventures continued in future stories.
Shela Sexton aka Escapade, is a brand new character to the Marvel Universe, making her debut in the story 'Permanent Sleepover?' in Marvel Voices: Pride #1 (2022) by Charlie Jane Anders, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, Tamra Bonvillain, and Naseem Jamina. However, Escapade is no hero. While she picks her targets wisely, she works with her best friend and fellow trans mutant Morgan Red (who has a genetically engineered flying monkey) to pull off heists at labs, expos, and banks. However, the pair's new mission finds Escapade infiltrating a hellicarier turned party barge, as Shela wants to prevent a dark future the X-Men warned her about from occurring.
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Escapade's story proves to be one of Marvel's most exciting introductions of a new character in years. After growing up as mutant and trans, Shela and Morgan formed a pack to be there for each other no matter what. But, as the X-Men try to recruit Escapade to Krakoa, seeing value in her translocative powers, she's shown a definitive future from Destiny where she's responsible for the death of her best friend after using his powers. Shela keeps
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