Wolverine is the most surprising member of the Midnight Suns, and it’s unclear why he’s part of the team. A master of voodoo magic, Marie used her sorcery to preserve her life for an impossibly long time, and in modern times has clashed with both Doctor Strange and Blade. Zoe is an unusual addition for the Midnight Suns, and it’s possible she’s part of the team because the darkness they’re dealing with is connected to her ancestor, Marie Lavreau. Zoe became addicted to Gaslamp’s magic, and the addiction killed her – but, fortunately, her parents were able to find a way to bring her back, albeit with a zombie-like curse and necromantic powers. Heir to a powerful magical bloodline, Zoe struggled to control her magic and unwisely turned to a dark magic user called Gaslamp for help. One of the students of Strange Academy is riding with the Midnight Suns as well. She’s a staff teacher at Doctor Strange’s version of Hogwarts, Strange Academy, where she’s taken on the role of Professor of Creative Spell Casting. Nico briefly attempted to live an ordinary life, but she swiftly learned someone with her powers would never be able to stay on the sidelines for long. Unfortunately Nico’s life as a young superhero has been a rather traumatic one, because she had the misfortune of getting caught up in a Hunger Games rip-off created by Arcade. Nico has inherited the Staff of One, a black magic artifact that can perform any spell – once. Nico Minoru – sometimes called Sister Grimm – was one of the Runaways, an unofficial group of teenagers who discovered their parents were supervillains and turned against them. Related: Spider-Man’s Mystic Origin Is Resolved by His Darkest Decision Ever Blade has been a member of other incarnations of the Midnight Sons, and his presence is a smart continuity nod. Although typically considered a superhero, Blade thinks of himself more as pest control – and he deals with a wide range of supernatural pests, not just vampires. Blade has dedicated his life to hunting vampires – and, because he’s half-vampire, his life has been an unusually one. The vampire hunter known as Blade is a Dhampir, a half-human, half-vampire hybrid created because a vampire preyed upon his mother as she gave birth. Magik is a remarkably powerful sorceress, defeating even Doctor Strange in magical battle, and she’s also a mutant teleporter. She was resurrected through Belasco’s dark sorcery, but in an ironic twist took his throne and became the Sorcerer Supreme of this sinister realm. The original Illyana Rasputin was eventually de-aged once again, but contracted the Legacy Virus, an artificially-created diseases that targeted mutants, and died. The little sister of the X-Men’s Colossus, Magik was kidnapped by the Hell Lord named Belasco the X-Men pursued her to Limbo, unaware time progresses at a different rate in that dimension, meaning she had become a teenager by the time they rescued her. The X-Men’s Magik is the Sorcerer Supreme of Limbo, the Hell Dimension she was spirited away to when she was just a child. Kushala isn’t the only powerful sorcerer on the team. She’s recently been brought back to the 21st century after an unfortunate encounter with the time traveling Doctor Doom. Kushala first visited the present day after an adventure in which she worked alongside other Sorcerers Supreme from history, only to return to her own time and raise a new family. She became one of the most powerful sorceresses of all time, and the Sorcerer Supreme of her age.
Horrified at what she had become, Kushala swore to discover how to undo the curse, and traveled the world learning secrets of magic. Army, and she subsequently fell thrall to the Spirit of Vengeance, becoming the Ghost Rider of her time.
Kushala was an Apache woman who lived in the 1800s her family were killed by the U.S. That means Kushala, the Demon Rider, likely lies at the heart of the mystery. Here’s all you need to know about the roll call.Īccording to Marvel, the villain of the Midnight Suns miniseries is tied to the history of the Sorcerer Supreme. It brings together some of Marvel’s most powerful and promising sorcerers, along with a number of other supernatural characters – and, of course, the ubiquitous Wolverine. This particular iteration of the Midnight Suns is the best yet. Related: Avengers’ Illuminati vs Thor’s Congress of Worlds Is the War Marvel Needs