Nightcrawler, whose real name is Kurt Wagner, made his first appearance in Giant-Size X-Men #1 in 1975, created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. Born in Germany, Kurt was orphaned and raised in a circus, ...

Nightcrawler has actually had a big couple of years. He starred in several very well-received Krakoa era one-shots, team books, and a solo series, got an all-new origin that actually makes sense, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The 1992 "X-Men" cartoon had to prune the huge cast of the comics down to a manageable (and gender-balanced) roster of nine. Inevitably, that ...

When it comes to Marvel Comics, no origin story is safe. One issue and one retcon can change everything we know about a character, and the X-Men are especially vulnerable to such tinkering. The ...

Kurt Wagner is one of the most interesting and conflicted of the X-Men. Despite his demonic appearance, the Mutant called Nightcrawler is a devout Catholic and one-time aspiring priest. He is also one ...

Ultimate Wolverine #1 comes from the creative team of Chris Condon, Alessandro Cappuccio, Bryan Valenza, and VC’s Cory Petit. We begin in the Eurasian Republic, ruled by the triad of Colossus, Magik, ...

Superhero costume changes are quintessential to their stories, often allegorical to a larger evolution of the character ...

One of the big surprise return reveals for Avengers: Doomsday was Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, the teleporting mutant he played in X2: X-Men United. Cumming didn’t return for any of the ...

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