Blink Appreciation

[SayOcean]

i thin her first appearance was in xmen 27 during the phalanx covenant....I remember that cause i bought the comic in kmart cause i was bored....and always liked her, whe was probably one of my favorites as soon as i saw her, and I totally didnt buy her gettin killed by her own power..seans fingers were caught in the wave and he pulled them out and was okay.....until he hit that plane....and i always thought Clarice was of ethnic background....NOT an elf...trying to tie her into elfin culture would just be kinda dumb.....But i mean she is from the bahamas

[SayOcean]

i thin her first appearance was in xmen 27 during the phalanx covenant....I remember that cause i bought the comic in kmart cause i was bored....and always liked her, whe was probably one of my favorites as soon as i saw her, and I totally didnt buy her gettin killed by her own power..seans fingers were caught in the wave and he pulled them out and was okay.....until he hit that plane....and i always thought Clarice was of ethnic background....NOT an elf...trying to tie her into elfin culture would just be kinda dumb.....But i mean she is from the bahamas

[Askani's Flame]

Now that I think of it, Blink is a mutant, but whats her origin? I know she not a demon, so is she an elf maybe? Or is she another race entirely like from space, if so, I wonder how the 616 was on Earth? What u think?

Blink's ancestry comes from the Clan Akkaba, specifically from Frederick Slade who had similar abilities to her. . Her bloodline is that of Apocalypse's, which may or may not contribute to her elfish look.

[darknessatnoon]

So Blink is Egyptian, huh?

[Raptor]

So Blink is Egyptian, huh?

Blink can be whatever she wants. She looks yummy and can warp people to the moon, and therefore the darkness of space.

[SayOcean]

well she was born in the Bahamas, so idk how she has long hair in AOA while her 616's hair is probably more believable

[CmX]

Didn't anyone else notice in the solicits that the Exiles relaunch by Jeff Parker is rated Parental Advisory?? I'm so excited haha Either that's an error or they want to make Exiles edgy again which I'm all for.

[Grunty]

Why didnt they jus resurrect Blink, she became very popular after her death in Gen X and in Age of Apocalypse.

Well maybe because both characters have NOTHING to do with each others and were never planned that way?
They didn't wanted a replacement for Blink when they brought in Marrow. They actualy never even planned to use Marrow for long. She was a throwaway character who was actualy the upgrade of a former throwaway character.

It's only the fans who noticed that both characters have visual simliarities with each other. Point that out to any Blink writer and they will tell you that they never even thought about this.

If you guys allow me to go a little bit offtopic, here is a quick summary about Marrows creation.

1994, Jeph Loeb created a story in the 15th issue of his Cable series. The story was meant to show that not all Morlocks were killed by Mikahail Rasputin, in the big flood.
For this story he created a bald, pink skinned, Morlock kid named Sarah, who basicly only served to bring Cable a message about where the Morlocks are.
She showed any powers besides having pink skin, but Loeb later said she was supposed to have the power to see good or bad in people.

I should note that giving mutants a unnatural hair or skin color is pretty common in X-men comics in order to give them an exotic touch.

1995, X-men Prime was a one-shot which was meant to show the after effects of Age of Apocalyps. Writer Scott Lobdell, used this story to forshadow the arrival of a new enemy for the X-men.
The agressiv children of the transported away Morlocks, who called themself Gene Nation.
Wasted potential asside, he created a character named Marrow for this purpose. He wanted to make her as obscure as possible by giving her the nasty power to create bone weapons out of her body.
He originally wanted to call her Sheath but the name was dropped because of possible sexual undertones.
While creating her, he got info about that little girl Sarah which Loeb created.
So in order to connect the new Morlocks to the old ones, he made Marrow said little girl, now fully grown up.
Which was the reason Marrow was half bald and had pink skin.

The rest is commonly known among us X-fans, Marrow challenged Storm to a fight, lost, appeared to have died, returned thanks to a second heart (and the obvious healing factor even modern writers sometimes don't know about).

However she was never supposed to survive said fight. It was only because of an editorial frakup they brought her back.

Later the editors thought it would be a good idea to give the X-men some new strange recruits, including a former enemy, so Marrow became part of the X-men. Strangly she managed to be more attractive to write than the other three new members, which was the reason she lasted 2 years longer than the rest and is the only one next to Cecilia Reyes to be still alive.

However here you have it. Marrows pink skin and hair are actualy reminders to that little girl Jeph Loeb created, who was basicly a throwaway character.

It's only coincidence that Blink happend to have a simliar hair and skin color.
Also as far as i know Blink was original purple? Or am i wrong with that one?

[Raptor]

Didn't anyone else notice in the solicits that the Exiles relaunch by Jeff Parker is rated Parental Advisory?? I'm so excited haha Either that's an error or they want to make Exiles edgy again which I'm all for.

It'd be nice to have an edgier Exiles comic. The levity Morph added was nice, but too much goofy stuff for my tastes.

[CmX]

It'd be nice to have an edgier Exiles comic. The levity Morph added was nice, but too much goofy stuff for my tastes.

Yeah, Winnick balanced him out nicely though, although he was the comedic support of the title he still had his emotional touching moments. All that sorta went out the window with Bedard and forward. I'm kinda over Morph he's tired IMO.

Glad to see both him and Creed are gone with this new relaunch.

[Raptor]

Yeah, Winnick balanced him out nicely though, although he was the comedic support of the title he still had his emotional touching moments. All that sorta went out the window with Bedard and forward. I'm kinda over Morph he's tired IMO.

Glad to see both him and Creed are gone with this new relaunch.

I'd like to see a transition issue with a little interaction between Blink and Mr. Creed before he is out.

[FieryCajunforPolaris]

So Blink is Egyptian, huh?

How do yall figure she is Egyptian? She doenst look it to me, she looked more alien, like from space. I am a lil confused, she doesnt look anything like Apocalypse, lol.

[Leirus]

How do yall figure she is Egyptian? She doenst look it to me, she looked more alien, like from space. I am a lil confused, she doesnt look anything like Apocalypse, lol.

It was revealed in a mini... Apoc vs Dracula maybe? I do not know.

At any rate, she had an ancestor in Egypt like, 5000 years ago... that does not mean she is egyptian...

[FieryCajunforPolaris]

It was revealed in a mini... Apoc vs Dracula maybe? I do not know.

At any rate, she had an ancestor in Egypt like, 5000 years ago... that does not mean she is egyptian...

Lol, I wonder why they say that. Its weird how they get all the races mixed up now adays. Blink is adorable either way, but it would help me know her more if I knew what her racial background was. I kinda like the elves one, cant Marvel have one elf in the books? This would help explain her powers, I dunno, Blink has always been a magical creature to me, and she looks like one who would live forever and never age if u know what I mean.

[Leirus]

Lol, I wonder why they say that. Its weird how they get all the races mixed up now adays. Blink is adorable either way, but it would help me know her more if I knew what her racial background was. I kinda like the elves one, cant Marvel have one elf in the books? This would help explain her powers, I dunno, Blink has always been a magical creature to me, and she looks like one who would live forever and never age if u know what I mean.

Yep, It is kind of weird when they use typical characteristic from legends and myths and put them in a character... like how Pixie is a, well, Pixie and Blink looks like an elf. They stated once that Northstar was part elf (and then retconned, lol, was hilarious)

We do not have any info about Blink 616 backgrounds... however we know her great-great-grandfather.