Things that go "BAMF" in the night....
Thoughts on the Fuzzy Elf, Into the Weird's Favorite X-Man There was a time when Marvel Comics did the unthinkable. They killed Nightcrawler. Yes, Kurt Wagner—the soul of the X-Men, their conscience, their swashbuckling, teleporting, faith-filled heart—died in X-Force Vol. 3 #26. I was outraged then, and honestly? That outrage still lingers. But today, my love for Nightcrawler isn’t tangled in grief. Instead, it’s intertwined with awe for how Marvel has (finally) done right by one of their greatest characters. Back then, I was furious. Killing Nightcrawler felt like a cheap move, a marketing stunt for shock value. Sure, he sacrificed himself to save mutantkind’s so-called messiah, Hope Summers, but did Marvel have to take him of all people? Why not someone less integral to the X-Men’s heart and soul? Bastion, the glorified Sentinel, didn’t even deserve to be the one to kill him! Kurt deserved better. But let’s focus on where we are now. Nightcrawler did return, as all great comi...