Knowing Judy could not put up a good fight, Bobby pointed his hand at Beasely and encased him in a block of ice. Bobby's powers first manifested when he was on a date with Judy Harmon, and a local bully by the name of Rocky Beasely tried to take Judy away for himself. His father is Irish-American Catholic, and his mother is Jewish. Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake was born in Floral Park, Long Island, New York, to William Robert Drake and Madeline Beatrice Bass-Drake. Collected editions Titleįictional character biography Main Timeline Iceman Early life However, Marvel later reversed the decision and announced that a new book written by original writer Sina Grace as a part of their Fresh Start initiative and was released in 2019. The book had been cancelled, with its last issue being in early 2018. 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. In Uncanny X-Men #600, which was published in November that year, the young Iceman confronts his older self, who confirms that he is gay as well but repressed his true self, not wanting to be both gay and a mutant. This raised questions, because the character's adult, present-day counterpart had previously been portrayed dating women. 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. He was a main character in the first volume of X-Factor, and a star in flashback stories when he was a teenager in X-Men: The Hidden Years and X-Men: First Class. That was a case where the editor's input was really needed-and Bob was a big help." Ī 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 and The New Defenders from 1983 to 1986 as a member.
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I'll just say that it was a mistake and if the series made any sense whatsoever it was due to Bob Budiansky. DeMatteis said of the first series, "It was my idea, so there was no one to blame but myself. DeMatteis and another in the 2000s by Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett, with art by Karl Kerschl. Iceman was featured in two self-titled limited comic book miniseries, one in 1984–85 written by J. Lee later admitted that Iceman was created essentially as a copy of the Human Torch, only using the opposite element for his power. ( March 2015)Ĭreated by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in X-Men #1 ( September 1963). Shawn Ashmore portrayed Iceman in the X-Men films, and voices the character in The Super Hero Squad Show. The character has been frequently present in X-Men and Spider-Man-related comics, video games, animated series, and films. Iceman is notable for being one of the most prominent gay characters in comic books. The character received widespread media attention when it was revealed that he was gay in All-New X-Men #40 (in April 2015). This allows him to freeze objects, as well as cover his body with ice.
He has the ability to manipulate ice and cold by freezing water vapor around him. Iceman is a mutant born with superhuman abilities. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (Sept. Iceman ( Robert Louis Drake) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men.