Today we talk about Mantis, who is (was?) a human martial artist who has some psychic powers, joined the avengers, married a tree, had a prophesized baby, joined the guardians of the galaxy, and has generally been very badass in space.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:

-Avengers (1963) #112
-Captain Marvel (1968) #31-33
-Giant-Size Avengers (1974)
-Silver Surfer (1987) #3-9
-West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3
-West Coast Avengers (1985) #37-39
-Fantastic Four (1961) #323-325
-Avengers: Celestial Quest (2001)
-Annihilation: Conquest (2007)
-Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord (2007)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Empyre (2020)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #15-18
-Marvel's Voices: Identity (2022) #1

-Dawn of DC announcements

-Hellfire Gala 2023 preview
-Hellfire Gala hosted at SDCC2023
-Marvel Voices Pride 2023 announcement

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