While every Marvel character has a complicated backstory of some kind, Bucky Barnes is in a league of his own. Sure, Iron Man was a selfish, greedy war profiteer and the Incredible Hulk has some pretty serious anger issues, but the Winter Soldier was a downright villain… a merciless mercenary lacking any kind of moral code as he battled the very Avengers he would one day join...

Ororo Munroe, better known as “Storm”, knows a little something about the interesting dual nature of the winds and the rain… while these elements certainly possess the capacity to be incredibly destructive, she has found that they can also be used constructively to solve problems beyond any human’s capabilities. The atmospheric conditions that surround her certainly look over...

It isn’t easy being Professor X… as arguably the most powerful telepath in comic history, Charles Xavier has the innermost thoughts of every being within his immediate vicinity bombarding his mind at all times. But while a lesser individual would abuse this power for selfish gain, Charles chose to use his ability to hear the thoughts and desires of others to help them and gui...

Jean Grey has a bit of a complicated problem… when she is in full control of herself, she is an incredibly powerful and beneficial member of the X-Men, but the “Phoenix Force” that lives inside her and amplifies her powers unlocks a very dangerous and less altruistic side of her, the “Dark Phoenix”. This version of Jean is always present, waiting for her to yield control of h...

Of all the people who make up the Avengers in the MCU, Hawkeye is the one who seems most out of place. He wasn’t given superpowers by exposure to gamma radiation or a super soldier serum, he doesn’t command thunder or possess a fancy AI powered armor shell, and while his combat skills are potent, he isn’t even a trained assassin like Black Widow. But despite his lack of a spi...