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Jim McCann is working on a one-shot featuring X-Men veteran Dazzler.
The Avengers: The Reunion writer is being joined by artist Kalman Andrasofszky (NYX: No Way Home) to produce a comic starring the pop-star mutant Alison Blaire.
"I think Dazzler is a character that can be relevant and powerful and popular," McCann told CBR, "but I didn't want to write her for the sake of saying 'I wrote Dazzler! Yeah!'.
"I wanted to wait until I actually had a story. I thought about it for a while, and it hit me that there were two things I wanted to do with this if I were to take the gig.
"[Firstly, to] address the image problem and stigma Dazzler has. She is seen as a joke or a throwaway character now, but that wasn't the case at all back in the day. She turned down the X-Men. Twice.
"I wanted to give her two things that she was missing that I think every character needs to be fully rounded: a villain and a family/loved one. The story that came to mind fit both of those, so I agreed."
Dazzler first appeared in Uncanny X-Men in 1980, before going on to star in her own solo-series between 1981 and 1985.
The Dazzler one-shot will be released in May.
The Avengers: The Reunion writer is being joined by artist Kalman Andrasofszky (NYX: No Way Home) to produce a comic starring the pop-star mutant Alison Blaire.
"I think Dazzler is a character that can be relevant and powerful and popular," McCann told CBR, "but I didn't want to write her for the sake of saying 'I wrote Dazzler! Yeah!'.
"I wanted to wait until I actually had a story. I thought about it for a while, and it hit me that there were two things I wanted to do with this if I were to take the gig.
"[Firstly, to] address the image problem and stigma Dazzler has. She is seen as a joke or a throwaway character now, but that wasn't the case at all back in the day. She turned down the X-Men. Twice.
"I wanted to give her two things that she was missing that I think every character needs to be fully rounded: a villain and a family/loved one. The story that came to mind fit both of those, so I agreed."
Dazzler first appeared in Uncanny X-Men in 1980, before going on to star in her own solo-series between 1981 and 1985.
The Dazzler one-shot will be released in May.
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