{"id":320084,"date":"2026-03-09T04:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/320084\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T04:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:11","slug":"marvel-has-a-new-strongest-hero-officially-stealing-superman-from-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/320084\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Has a New Strongest Hero, Officially Stealing Superman from DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marvel has a new strongest hero, as Spider-Man and Superman<\/a> combine into a merged form. The superstrong result is a gigantic anti-kaiju warrior, and the newest addition to X-Men<\/a> lore. Let’s unpack this bizarre combination of franchises…<\/p>\n

Spider-Man and Superman Fuse in X-Men Lore… Yes, Really<\/p>\n

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In the recent X-Men Annual 2026 #1 – from Ryan Stegman, Steve Skroce, Sanford Greene, Arthur Hesli and Clayton Cowles – the X-Men battle a mutant known as the Creationist. After unleashing some titantic monsters on Marvel’s mutants, the villain has a change of heart, summoning a huge superhero to protect Rogue’s team.<\/p>\n

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The character is intended as “a child’s fever dream of what a super hero looks like”, combining design elements from Marvel’s Spider-Man and DC’s Superman<\/a>. While Marvel can’t actually use the Man of Steel’s logo, Jubilee does observe, “He looks like Spider-Man crossed with… who’s that guy again?”<\/p>\n

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With the cape, chest logo, color scheme and trunks on the outside, it’s clear that Marvel is deliberately and hilariously biting Superman’s style, having the Creatonist summon a merged Spider-Man\/Superman. However, the character’s powers are no joke, as he uses superstrength to take out the kaiju in seconds and removes them from existence.<\/p>\n

The X-Men have a new, godlike student who can summon anything into existence…<\/p>\n

God-Tier New Hero THE CREATIONIST Joins X-Men Lore<\/p>\n

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While the Spider-Man\/Superman combo is a short-lived creation, the character will likely return. That’s because the Creationist ends the issue by accepting the X-Men as his mentors. The story reveals he’s a traumatized mutant who quit Xavier’s school because he’d been raised to fear and be ashamed of his powers.<\/p>\n

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The Creationist has a unique power – he can summon whatever he can imagine into being, but has little to no creative ability. The X-Men annual sees him kidnap a group of artists to fuel his powers, creating monsters with the ultimate healing factor<\/a> – whenever they’re injured, he edits their ‘art’ to make it so the damage never happened.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, Jean Grey is able to give him some clarity, showing how being raised by mutant-hating parents destroyed his confidence and created an antagonistic relationship with the world around him. The Creationist accepts the X-Men’s criticism and crumples to the ground, saying he’s ready to learn.<\/p>\n

That means the X-Men have a new, godlike student who can summon anything into existence. His own artistic instincts may be in their infancy – hence the generic Spider-Man\/Superman superhero creation – but thanks to Jean, he’s finally ready to start growing.<\/p>\n

X-Men Has Introduced Some of Its Most Powerful Mutants of All Time in the Last Two Years<\/p>\n

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The Creationist is only one of the new roster of godlike mutants introduced to X-Men lore. New character Benjamin Liu can warp reality on a massive level, even summoning an alien fleet made up of individual ships and pilots. Meanwhile, Justina LaGuardia instantly manifests a superior version<\/a> of any power she’s confronted with, including Omega-level abilities.<\/p>\n

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X-Men has spent the last couple of years introducing some of the most powerful mutants in franchise history, and the Creationist and his Spider-Man\/Superman mash-up is the latest. The question that remains is what huge threat X-Men is preparing to introduce that would need heroes this powerful?<\/p>\n

X-Men Annual #1 is available now from Marvel Comics.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tMovie(s) \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tX-Men (2000), X2, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Deadpool (2016), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants<\/a>, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst Film \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tX-Men (2000)<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tTV Show(s) \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tX-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), Wolverine and the X-Men (2008), Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Marvel Anime: X-Men, Legion (2017), The Gifted (2017), X-Men ’97 (2024)<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tVideo Game(s) \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tX-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom (1998), X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011), X-Men Legends (2005), X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), X2: Wolverine’s Revenge (2003), X-Men (1993), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995), X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tCharacter(s) \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Phoenix, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Morph, Nightcrawler, Havok, Banshee, Colossus, Magneto, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Cable, X-23<\/p>\n

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