While fighting Pyro with his younger self, Bobby explains that his mother has finally made contact with him for the first time since he came out and that she wants to invite both of them to dinner. After Bastion was defeated, he took Cecilia and Marrow to the mansion, and soon left the X-Men again for a while to be with his parents. Before he is reached by Cyclops, he appears to have lost faith in friendship. [volume & issue needed], Iceman is also able to reconstitute his organic ice form if any part of it is damaged, or even if it is completely shattered, without permanently harming himself. Sinister, intent on trying to unlock the secrets of Iceman's DNA by dissecting him, sends forth an army of experimental ice creatures but Bobby's Omega Level powers absorb them all into him and he fires Mister Sinister into space. Like a throwaway Peter Greenaway gag teaching your high school biology class, which is to say... pretty much tailor-made for someone with my particular taste to appreciate. A content Bobby messages Judah, asking if he would like to meet up as friends. [29] He also battles Professor Power's Secret Empire while with the Defenders. He is also able to form exceedingly complicated structures within relative short time, such as miniature cities. [51], Zero Tolerance came across and Bobby found and helped Cecilia Reyes who was trying to keep a secret that she was a mutant. The Marauders attack Cannonball and Iceman and overtake them. [117], According to writer Mike Carey "one of Iceman's best personality traits is that emotionally Bobby Drake is like the ice he manipulates—not cold but transparent. Some time later, Iceman encounters Mirage, the "daughter" of Oblivion. Iceman was then telepathically summoned back to the X-Men by Professor X, who praised his student's performance. [107] Eventually he and the All-New X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy travel to the Shiar Empire to rescue Jean Grey from a trial for the genocide that her future Dark Phoenix self committed. Due to a series of events where Earth's orbital path moves, Bobby is able to return to the United States to aid in the battle against the demon Mephisto. In addition to his normal abilities, Bobby is capable of breaking down his body and merging it with another body of water to travel great distances in a matter of seconds. Knowing Judy could not put up a good fight, Bobby pointed his hand at Beasely and encased him in a block of ice. Iceman is immune to sub-zero temperatures; he is also able to perceive the thermal energy level of objects around him. [95], After being outed as gay by the time-displaced Jean Grey, the younger time-displaced Iceman confronts his older self, asking him why he has been presenting as straight for most of his adult life. Frank Herbert is the bestselling author of the Dune saga.He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. By confronting Opal and his father in her simulation, Iceman realized that Emma was right and managed to transform back to his human body with his chest fully intact. After returning to normal his chest did not fully recover and some parts of it remained icy, and he was unable to return them to normal. Mr. They were pitted against a servant of Onslaught named Post, in a specific battle area of harsh environment to test the extent of their abilities. [60], Nobody seemed to realize it at the time, but evidently this was an early sign of Iceman undergoing a secondary mutation of his own. [volume & issue needed] The team is then teleported into the Ultimate Marvel universe, where he stumbles into Mole Man's lair. [13] Not long after, he takes on a new ice-covered form. [39] The X-Men were separated into two groups, Iceman was placed in the gold team, led by Storm, along with fellow original X-Men Jean Grey (now without a code name) and Archangel. [47] Originally, Iceman's own body temperature would lower dramatically when his powers were active, reaching −105 °F (−76 °C) within a few tenths of a second (now his body usually converts to organic ice; see below). This article is about the X-Men character. With most of the original team, he quits the X-Men. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [89] Iceman mostly works alongside Nightcrawler, helping him search for Colossus after he is transformed into one of Apocalypse's new horsemen. [volume & issue needed], Without knowing where to go after Peter's death, Bobby Drake asked Kitty Pride if Johnny could come with them searching for a place where to live and hide from authorities. In 1964, the young X-Men change into their original clothes and young Jean performs a mind wipe so that they won't remember their time in the present day although she informs them that she is able to lock their memories away so that, once the loop is closed, their older selves will regain those memories. She reassures him that she only wants to help him and lets him know she is there if he ever wants to talk but suggests he should come out to his parents. Daken tries to flirt with Bobby to distract him but Iceman freezes him and attempts to convince the mutant to return to the Xavier School, though he refuses. Since Rogue was having problems with Gambit, the two of them go on a road trip to ease their minds. He had obtained Bobby's draft of a coming out letter from Kitty and the two men begin to reconcile. [volume & issue needed] Ultimately, he is seen attacking Magneto. Bobby made her promise not to tell anyone and showed her that parts of his chest are now made of ice and he is unable to change them back to flesh and blood. His relationship with his family is also strained, and his brother actually turns Bobby in to the police out of jealousy. That same day, the sensitive teen-aged Iceman left the X-Men after being laughed at by his peers for his poor showing in a Danger Room exercise. [67][118] Iceman can also freeze sea water, as seen during the "Operation: Zero Tolerance" story arc. How Do The Steelers Clinch Playoff Berth: Jan 3, 2021 Cleveland Browns Beat Pittsburgh Steelers, Clinch Playoff Berth All Cleveland needed to do to win the game and head to the playoffs was The duplicate Iceman was defeated by the O5 Iceman, the present Iceman, and the future Iceman during the battle in the past (Prompting the youngest Iceman to note that they only needed one more Iceman for a five-a-side basketball team). [1], Iceman was featured in two self-titled limited comic book miniseries, one in 1984–85 written by J. M. DeMatteis and another in the 2000s by Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett, with art by Karl Kerschl. Bobby runs into a guy, Judah, while out shopping and he agrees to meet him that night at a local gay bar, with the rest of the Champions acting as his wingmen. In the novelization for X-Men: The Last Stand, Iceman saves Pyro from the destruction of The Dark Phoenix Saga. Though never outright mentioned, he may had a relationship with Kitty Pryde and even fathered a son with her, denoting the existence of Carmen Drake, a boy with the powers of both Iceman and Shadowcat. [94], In the present time, Iceman returns the teen-aged Franklin Richards to the FF's Yancy Street home/headquarters from Krakoa and is recognized by the building's security system as an FF member. Firstly they rescued Rogue, who joined them, and later Jimmy Hudson (the son of Wolverine), came to them for help after escaping Stryker's imprisonment along with other mutants he freed. Bobby explains to Ice Wizard that he is going to live life on his terms and that nobody, not even his future self, is going to decide for him. [23] However, the Champions soon dissolve. Bobby arranges dinner with his family but he is constantly subjected anti-mutant rhetoric from his parents. Shoah is a 1985 French documentary film about the Holocaust, directed by Claude Lanzmann. [50] Instead he turned to Storm because they share similar elemental powers and she agreed to tutor him. He moves to the Arctic regions of Earth, and made an ice city for himself and the Inuit. [66], While on Cable's island, the team and Iceman began working to defeat the Shi'ar weapon known as the Hecatomb. Bobby and Cannonball escape from the Marauders in the X-Jet, with help from Emma Frost. 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[79], Iceman rescues Colossus from Venom[80] and is later made a part of a team to battle Emma Frost's Dark X-Men. [47], Iceman's powers were pushed to their limit while possessed by Emma Frost, who used Iceman to discover the fate of her Hellions. In X-Men: The End, Iceman appears as one of the instrumental characters in the defeat of Cassandra Nova and Khan and one of the few surviving X-Men. [76] Now calling himself "Frosty", he and the others are sent by Martinique to confront Scott Summers and Emma Frost. This allows him to freeze objects, as well as turn his body into ice. [16] He then battles the Juggernaut,[17] and is badly injured in his first battle against the Sentinels. At the last moment before the original reality ended, Iceman's fellow X-Men, Rogue and Gambit shared a kiss. As somewhat of a connoisseur of cinematic narrators, it's refreshing that The Hellstrom Chronicle sticks to the 3 P's of good narration: Paranoid, Ponderous & 'Pocalyptic. In April 2015, in issue 40 of All-New X-Men, a time-displaced version of the teenaged Iceman was revealed as gay by his teammate, Jean Grey, who discerned this with her telepathic ability. As both speak, the adult Iceman confirms the fact and that he had put all his energy into just being an X-Man as he couldn't cope with being a mutant and gay simultaneously. Bobby took the suggestion and left with Professor Xavier and Cyclops to become the second member of the X-Men. [volume & issue needed] Eventually Rogue leaves, and Bobby starts to date Kitty. Its an interesting and often over looked subject w.\r\rWomen in Nazi Germany WW2 Documentary A Film Documentary, Nazi women - Hitlers Brides, from Channel 4 about Nazi Women in Hitlers Third Reich!\r\rThis is now the completed full length documentary of a previous posting here of … Iceman is reunited with Beast, encounters Cloud, and then returns as a full-time superhero in an incarnation of the Defenders alongside his former teammates, Angel and Beast. [134], In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, Bobby Drake is the youngest founding member of the X-Men. Wrongly assuming a romantic relation, his father disapproves of Rogue, verbally attacking them with the same prejudices he expressed with Opal. In the "Old Man Logan" storyline, Iceman is among the X-Men who perish at the hands of Wolverine when he is tricked by Mysterio into believing his friends are super-villains attacking the mansion. He can bring others along through a process that he calls "moisture molecular inversion", though it is a painful process for the passengers. This particularly upsets Bobby who is sad that all of their growth as people will be undone once they go back. [123], Icemaster later returned to the mainstream marvel universe and confronts Iceman about trusts and decisions. During a game of pool with older Iceman, Bobby breaks down, knowing that his memory of the present must be erased and he will be forced back into the closet and, despite Iceman's best efforts to convince his younger self that he will grow up to be someone awesome, Bobby admits that he likes the person he has already become but that remaining that person is no longer an option. Iceman attacks Sinister, distracting him, which allows both of the X-Men to escape. "The Hellstrom Chronicle" is an insect film that has deserved a DVD release for some time (not just for inspiring entomologists who lean towards the speculative literatures in their leisure hours) but the Olive Films release, while merciful, is not nearly as high of quality as it should have been. Ignoring Kitty's protests, he agrees and Emma explains that her Father, who subjected her brother Christian to conversion therapy before having him institutionalized, has recently let him out and reinstalled him as the new heir to the Frost business empire. [volume & issue needed] Upon her acceptance into the X-Men, Bobby begins to date Rogue. While the team are in space working alongside Venom to defeat the Poisons, a race of mind-controlling symbiotes, Magneto attacks several Hellfire Club parties searching for Emma Frost. He is very up-front with his emotions and his thoughts all the time. Touched, Annie allowed him to kiss her, but when Havok called off the wedding, wanting to be with Annie instead, she quickly dumped Bobby. [14] He then teams up with the Human Torch for the first time. [volume & issue needed] Iceman is chosen because Wolverine feels he has the kind of spirit the new school needs. The Twelve managed to free themselves and Cyclops sacrificed his own body and life force to keep Apocalypse from getting Nate. [126] Because Magneto is harder on his students than Professor X, Bobby lacks his 616-counterpart's sense of humor. Cable then sends the X-Men back to their original time, informing them that everything will return to normal once they officially close the time loop. I knew it would reach a lot of people, but I had no idea just how big it was going to be until it launched. [12] Bobby Drake's first girlfriend is Zelda. Iceman is notable for being one of the most prominent gay characters in comic books. Created by Paul Zbyszewski. Bobby, while in his ice form, suffers a gunshot wound from Mystique, which severs one of his arms above the elbow. Iceman wonders if he will entirely turn into ice on a permanent basis. He tells them he is gay and they both react negatively, angry that their son is both a mutant and a gay man. Bobby then helped defeat Predator X and also helped stop Selene's resurrected army's invasion of Utopia. However, Iceman's chest had been shattered in his ice form during battle, making it impossible to change back to human form. [37], After the "Muir Island Saga", Iceman rejoins the X-Men along with the rest of X-Factor. [volume & issue needed] He proudly creates his first ice golem in order to escape. On one occasion, Iceman suffered a severe chest injury while in his ice form and was able to heal himself by converting back into his normal human form. [91] After that Iceman joins the X-Men when they declare war against the Inhumans after discovering that in a matter of weeks the Terrigen will render earth as completely uninhabitable for mutants. [112] Iceman then joins Magneto in Madripoor along with the rest of the time-displaced X-Men; however, due to a lack of trust in their new leader, the X-Men make plans and train in case Magneto returns to his former villainous ways to kill them. [65] The team is successful and during this time, Bobby learns that he can be completely destroyed but then pull himself back together again. She broke off their relationship, Iceman and Gambit returned to the X-Men. After a session of ice sledding, she discovers threatening mail in her mailbox, a precursor to harassment by her cybernetically-enhanced relatives of the Tatsu Clan of the Yakuza, which Bobby helps her out with. Iceman (Robert Louis Drake) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Iceman joins Rogue's team after she tells him that she wants him as a member. Such is the premise of my favorite sci-fi/psuedodocumentary: 1971s The Hellstrom Chronicle. New Excalibur battles an evil counterpart of Iceman, who is a member of the Shadow-X, the X-Men of an alternate reality in which Professor X was possessed by the Shadow King. Loki enhances Bobby's powers and then extracts them to restore the size of the Frost Giants. Knowing he had little time left, Icemaster eventually revealed to Iceman that after beginning a relationship with Daken, they both led the X-Men to space in order to prevent the Shi'ar from overwhelm the Earth and lay waste to it. This paradox caused the events of the Age of Apocalypse. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1975 Vinyl release of "Theme From The Master Gunfighter " on Discogs. They discover that Cable has been genetically modifying young Iceman so that he looks the way he looked when he left his original time period. [8], Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake was born in Floral Park, Long Island, New York, to William Robert Drake and Madeline Beatrice Bass-Drake. [111] Upon learning this, Iceman joins the rest of the young X-Men and leaves the rest of the X-Men to find their place in the world. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity - each with their attitude and skills. The local sheriff had no choice but to put Bobby in jail for his own "protection". "[117], Iceman had a brief relationship with a Japanese-American New Yorker named Opal Tanaka. [129], After the New Exiles land on the world of warring empires, they encounter Dame Emma Frost, head of Britain's Department X and founder of Force-X. His father stood out in a crowd and spoke in favor of the mutants, which came as a surprise to Bobby. During this time Iceman was able to control all forms of moisture, freeze fluids inside people's bodies, travel as a liquid, solid or gas. He is depicted as being very short-tempered and paranoid. Pixie teleported them back to the mansion in a rush, but the entire team was scattered between D.C. and Westchester. In his frustration he turned to Annie, who had problems with the wedding too, as she was secretly in love with Havok. Each year, we begin the National Film Registry process anew and start from scratch. Iceman, after recovering from his injuries, volunteered to go look for them and was given telepathic directions by Emma Frost. When Gambit awoke from his coma, he tracked them down and confronted Rogue about what she saw in his mind. The date appears to be going well but is interrupted by an attack by some Sentinels. In All-New X-Men #40, the time-displaced Iceman is revealed to be gay, which eventually forces the youth to confront the adult version of himself about the matter. He can temporarily add the mass of a body of water to his own, increasing his mass, size, and strength. With his mission apparently completed, Icemaster turns into thin air soon afterwards.[132]. Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. With time, Bobby gains sufficient control over his augmented powers and is able to stop using the inhibitor belt. [69] This was a front, as Mystique was using Iceman and the X-Men as a Marauder spy for Mister Sinister. [volume & issue needed], In his early appearances, Iceman generally covered his body in a thick layer of what appeared to be snow; hence he looked more like a traditional snowman than an ice-man. Iceman journeys back in time and meets his parents before he was born, and battles Oblivion and Mirage. Time-displaced Iceman agrees on the condition that Bobby tries to talk sense into Romeo, who hasn't called him in weeks. [71], Cannonball and Bobby, telepathically prompted by Emma Frost, attempt to recover the diaries which are hidden in a dilapidated brewery. [42] By turning his entire body to ice, instead of just wearing an icy exterior, Bobby now was capable of using his power in new, aggressive ways, adding spikes and padding to his ice structure. [74], Soon, Iceman participated in the final battle against the Marauders, the Acolytes, and Predator X. [99], Bobby reconnects with his former Champions teammates, Angel, Hercules, Ghost Rider and Darkstar, so they reminisce about their time with Black Widow. [104] Celebrating his birthday, Bobby is confronted by Ice Wizard, a future version of himself from an alternate timeline. He further acknowledges that he was scared to reveal his true self to the world due to already facing prejudice for being a mutant and not wanting to receive hatred for another part of himself. While together they made some initial progress, she refused to train him further. Auxiliary data. [5] In 2017, Iceman received his first ongoing solo series, which focused on the adult Bobby Drake coming to terms with life as an out gay man, his Omega-level superpowers, his legacy as a hero and fighting some of the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe. A mainstay in most X-Men titles, Iceman has been a main character in both Uncanny X-Men and the second volume of X-Men and was also featured in The Champions from 1975 to 1978[3] and The New Defenders from 1983 to 1986 as a member. [volume & issue needed] Magneto and the Brotherhood attack the world and Iceman helps the world's heroes fight them off. Icemaster eventually became convinced, after seeing Bobby's character growth, that his present self had matured beyond what he remembered, leaving the future open for new decisions to be made. Young Iceman breaks down to his older self, admitting he doesn't want to be forced back into the closet but the present day Bobby tells him that his younger self finally allowed him to accept that he was gay and promises that he will be finally be able to truly be himself when he grows up. The Long Afternoon of Earth, an uncommonly interesting science fiction novel by Brian W. Aldiss, tells of a time far in the future when the "greenhouse effect" has warmed the planet into an endless rain forest. Iceman (Robert Louis Drake) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men.Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). [88], When the Terrigen became toxic for mutants, Iceman was one of the recruits in Storm's new team dedicated to protecting mutants from the Terrigen by leading them to X-haven. The older Bobby breaks down and admits that he has known he was gay for a long time but forcibly repressed that part of himself, fearful of how others would react. [40], One day he took Opal to eat with his parents, however his dad began humiliating her because of her Japanese heritage.
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