The Birth of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver!

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Avengers, birth, Bova, David Michelinie, High Evolutionary, John Byrne, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, X-men

Let’s take a look at the scene from the Avengers where the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are born. The tale of their birth comes to us in a flashback by Bova. No, not sci-fi author Ben Bova! Bova is a humanoid cow created by the High Evolutionary. We don’t know if Bova is still single. But if she is, we’ll hook her up with a date with Hip Flask of the Elephantmen. They’d hit it right off!

Plot by Mark Gruenwald and Steven Grant. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dan Green.

Collector’s Guide: From Avengers #186.

Dinosaurs of Young Earth: Dinosaur Eggs!

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birth, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Turok, Turok Son of Stone, Young Earth

No collection of pure dinosaur comics is complete without the mother of all dinosaur comics, Young Earth! Young Earth appeared in the golden age comic, Turok Son of Stone. Published first under the Dell imprint and then by Gold Key, Turok sees the light of day again in an archival reprint series by Dark Horse. We will share with you the complete original educational series of dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and other animals of prehistoric earth. Enjoy!

We invite you to:
Shop for original issues of Turok.
Choose an archival edition of Turok.
Browse our galleries of Dinosaurs or Dinosaur Comics.
See all our Young Earth or Turok exhibits.
Like Young Earth? You’ll love Age of Reptiles and Prehistoric Mammals.

Dinosaurs of Young Earth: The Triumph of the Egg!

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birth, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Turok, Turok Son of Stone, Young Earth

No collection of pure dinosaur comics is complete without the mother of all dinosaur comics, Young Earth! Young Earth appeared in the golden age comic, Turok Son of Stone. Published first under the Dell imprint and then by Gold Key, Turok sees the light of day again in an archival reprint series by Dark Horse. We will share with you the complete original educational series of dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and other animals of prehistoric earth. Enjoy!

We invite you to:
Shop for original issues of Turok.
Choose an archival edition of Turok.
Browse our galleries of Dinosaurs or Dinosaur Comics.
See all our Young Earth or Turok exhibits.
Like Young Earth? You’ll love Age of Reptiles and Prehistoric Mammals.

The Conception and Birth of Nightcrawler!

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birth, birth scene, Chuck Austen, Nightcrawler, Sean Phillips, Uncanny X-Men, X-men

January 22. Today is our birthday, Martians. And there’s nothing more poignant than sharing the moment of birth — especially if what’s being born is a hideous mutant! Let’s have a look at the conception and birth scene of X-Men‘s Nightcrawler. Writer Chuck Austen reveals Mystique as Nightcrawler’s mom!

Sean Phillips rocks the artwork on Nightcrawler’s birth. This sets the stage for even more mind-blowing artwork by Phillip Tan in the Draco storyline, where we learn more about Nightcrawler’s demonic dad. Phillip Tan did the cover for this issue. Tan would stay on the book for too short a time. We really dig his style: distinctive, detailed, and over-the-top.

Chuck Austen’s run on Uncanny X-Men (#410-443) and X-Men (#155-164) is much maligned, but it does have some pretty awesome moments!

Collector’s Guide: From Uncanny X-Men #428.

Don’t Stick Needles in My Son!

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Andy Kubert, birth, birth scene, Iron Man, Orson Scott Card, Ultimate Iron Man

We’ve had some really nice birth scenes here on Mars. Nothing bring us more joy than bringing new life into the world… Unless it’s mutating that life in our laboratories into an army of reptiles that we send off to conquer the planet! While we work on that, you check out this version of the birth of Tony Stark, Iron Man, from Ultimate Iron Man by Orson Scott Card and Andy Kubert!

Inside the Twisted Mind of the Professor!

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birth, brains, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, jean grey, phoenix, professor x, Silent Issue, X-men

Once upon a time, Marvel had all writers do a month of scripting without dialogue, letting the pictures do the work. Maybe it was because copies of the famous silent issue of G.I. Joe from the 1980s sells for hundreds of dollars now.

Luckily for you, Frank Quitely was around this time to take your brain to the birth of the most powerful brain of all: Professor X! Let’s see what happens when Jean “Phoenix” Grey takes a far-out trip to the inside.

Collector’s Guide: Published in X-Men #121; printed as New X-Men by Grant Morrison. Art by Frank Quitely.

He Wants to be Born!

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Africa, Barry Windsor Smith, birth, birth scene, Chris Claremont, Storm, Uncanny X-Men 198, X-men

You know, we haven’t had a good childbirth here since we dug that issue of MiracleMan. Lots of carnage involving dinosaurs and mutants, but not many childbirths. Here’s one from artist Barry Windsor Smith and Chris Claremont. Remember when Storm lost her powers? She went on a trip to Africa to find herself. She used to be revered as a goddess in Africa when Professor X first found her. This time around she nearly dies — and helps bring new life into the world.

Collector’s Guide: from Uncanny X-Men # 198.

You can see Barry Windsor Smith’s cover art before coloring and lettering at Marvel 1980s.

Reveals a Pterosaur – With an Egg!

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birth, dinosaur, fossil, national geographic, pterosaur

This month’s National Geographic reports scientists located a pterosaur fossil showing the presence of an egg in 2009.

This Pure Act of Creation!

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Alan Moore, birth, birth scene, Eclipse Comics, Indie Comics, MiracleMan, MiracleMan 9, Rick Veitch

The birth scene in Miracleman #9 made it one of the most controversial issues of arguably the greatest superhero story of the twentieth century. Isn’t it strange that a candid depiction of birth, an event all of us experience at least once, often draws harsher criticisms than graphic depictions of violence? Hats off to Alan Moore and Rick Veitch for this one.

Collector’s Guide: From Miracleman #9; Eclipse. Reprinted in MiracleMan TPB #2.

Faceless Contours Merge Over the Large Forebrain!

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birth, brains, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Steve Bissette, tyrannosaurus rex, Tyrant

Feast your eyes on the development of a fetal Tyrannosaurus, meticulously researched and rendered by Steve Bissette in Tyrant. You will also enjoy Steve’s history of dinosaur comic books!

Collector’s Guide: From Tyrant; 1994, SpiderBaby Grafix. Reprinted in Tyrant second printing.