Spring is in the air. It's warming up outside. Everyone is sick of winter. It doesn't seem very fitting for a fanfiction series to focus on a hardened farm boy from Siberia like Piotr Rasputin. But disagree. I think it's the timing is perfect. Colossus is one of those classic X-men characters who is awesome in any weather. And I've made it part of my mission to capture everything that makes him awesome in the X-men Supreme fanfiction series. While he has been a powerful pillar of the X-men mythos since the All New, All Different era of X-men, he's actually a newcomer to the team in X-men Supreme. His story has been revealed, but it hasn't been explored in great detail. That's what X-men Supreme Reflections Volume 4 is going to change.
Colossus has always been one of those characters who sounds like he should be flat on paper. He grew up on a farm in Siberia. He's super-strong, and super-resilient with his metal skin. He's humble, honorable, and kind. Those qualities alone aren't very interesting. But it's the way they play out in the circumstances of his life that makes Colossus such an endearing character. I've already established in X-men Supreme that Colossus has been put in some pretty tough situations. First, he had to work as a courier for a Russian crime syndicate run by Omega Red. Then he had to work for Magneto, which led to him helping the Master of Magnetism unleash the Cambrian. And it's all out of a sincere desire to help his sister. That's what has been driving him throughout the course of the X-men Supreme fanfiction series. But that's not the only thing that makes Colossus tick.
He finally joined the X-men at the end of the Cambrian arc and he has already endeared himself to his new team, especially Kitty Pryde. Many of Colossus's most notable stories in the comics involve either his sister, Illyana Rasputin, or his love interest, Kitty Pryde. But in the same way Psylocke's circumstances had some very personal impacts on her, the path Colossus took to get to this point has had an effect as well. How does he go about dealing with his sister, Kitty Pryde, and the X-men? How does a lovable farm boy like him go through the Russian Mob and the Brotherhood of Mutants? That's what this latest entry of Supreme Reflections is intended to explore. It'll include some important details that will come into play in X-men Supreme Volume 5 in a very personal way.
X-men Supreme Reflections: Piotr Rasputin
I understand that every X-men character has their share of fans. Some of those fans are much more vocal than others. These are the kinds of fans that help inspire me when writing something like X-men Supreme Reflections. Strip away the action and conflict, focus only on the character, and it cuts to the core of what makes them tick. It's a lot of fun to do, but it's easy to mess up. That's why I really want to hear from those vocal fans, and even the non-vocal fans if possible, on these Supreme Reflection entries. I want these little vignettes to make readers love these characters even more. So please let me know if I'm succeeding. Submit your comments to me directly by contacting me or post them in the issue. The personal journeys will continue as X-men Supreme Volume 5 draws closer. I hope to make them all sufficiently awesome. Until next time, take care and best wishes. Excelsior!Jack
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