Here are some ways to show the geek you love some love this Valentine’s Day!
Young Romance: The Best of Simon and Kirby’s Romance Comics The men who created Captain America also created the romance comics genre! Fantagraphics collects all the love, schemes, heartbreaks and makeups of the classic comics of a bygone era.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga A woman, two men that love her and the most powerful destructive force in the universe. The tragic heroine Jean Grey fighting a losing battle to control the darkness within her. Cyclops and Wolverine were the two men who’d take on the universe to save her. This is the ultimate X-Men story and one of the most cosmic love stories in comics. Scott and Jean are getting a second chance in the pages of All-New X-Men and Battle of the Atom. Can the original Cyke and Marvel Girl make it work this time?
Astonishing X-Men Omnibus This is must pick for two great love stories. Scott Summers and Emma Frost. The stoic leader of the X-Men slowly fell for the ice-cold bad girl turned ally. Kitty Pryde and Peter Rasputin. Not even death could keep them apart. Colossus came back from the dead and finally had sex with his beloved “Katya.” This is Joss Whedon’s romantic, thrilling and game changing X-Men era in one huge collection with stunning art by John Cassady.
Jessica Jones and Luke Cage Marvel’s coolest couple is former hero Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Ex-superhero turned private investigator Jessica was introduced in the series Alias by Brian Michael Bendis. Former Hero for Hire Luke Cage was her love interest. When Bendis revamped the Avengers, Captain America recruited Luke and Jessica and their baby moved into Avengers HQ. The couple married in the beautiful New Avengers Annual #1. Luke has unbreakable skin but the tough guy went all soft and romantic for the troubled ex-heroine. AKA Jessica Jones based on Alias is in a television pilot stage and could become an ABC series.
Northstar and Kyle Jinadu – The X-Man and Alpha Flight member married the man he loved in Astonishing X-Men. The openly gay X-Man made comics history in a Central Park ceremony after a rocky road to the altar. Possession by evil mutants can really test a relationship! Jean-Paul and Kyle are still together while Northstar and Wolverine are currently in Hell saving Nightcrawler in the pages of Amazing X-Men.
Rick Jones and Marlo Chandler this may be an odd choice but I love against all odds love stories. During Peter David’s classic run on The Incredible Hulk he eventually merged Bruce and the Hulk into one being. Rick was the Hulk’s sidekick. Marlo was the Hulk’s girlfriend in Las Vegas back when he was grey and a mob enforcer named Joe Fix-It. Marlo later became best friends with Betty Banner and fell in love with Rick. Not even death could keep them apart. After Marlo’s resurrection they couple were married in Incredible Hulk #418 in a sweet but hilarious cameo filled ceremony.
Clark and Lois in All-Star Superman The Man of Steel is romancing Wonder Woman in The New 52 continuity but for romance, nothing can be Lois and Clark’s tragic, cosmic love in All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. A dying Superman, Lois transformed into Superwoman and Lex Luthor’s final revenge? This is one of my favorite Man of Steel tales.
Happy Valentine’s Day
By Editor