History ComicBook / NYX

* SelfHarm: [[spoiler: Mrs. Palmer attempts suicide by cutting her wrists.]]

* BillingDisplacement: Although she's a relatively minor (though important to the plot) character, almost all anyone really remembers about the series is that it was X-23's first comics appearance. You can bet that any artwork or promotion of the series now will show X-23 quite prominently.

The first was ''NYX: Wannabee'', a seven-issue miniseries written by JoeQuesada and Zeb Wells, with art by Joshua Middleton, Jean-Francois Beaulieu and lettered by Chris Eliopoulos. It first ran in 2003 before later being collected into a trade paperback, and focused primarily on a young homeless mutant named Kiden Nixon in a particularly rough part of [[BigApplesauce New York City]].

Now relatively obscure title, today it's primarily memorable as the series which brought X-23 to the comics universe after first appearing in ''XMenEvolution''.

A six-issue follow-up series, ''NYX: No Way Home'', was released beginning in 2008, this time written by Marjorie Liu. This series followed Kiden, Bobby, Tatiana and Lil' Bro (X-23 having departed and eventually finding her way to the X-Men), as Kiden is pursued by a sinister force seeking to make use of her powers. Unlike ''Wannabee'', which was largely self-contained and only loosely mentioned the larger Marvel universe, ''No Way Home'' featured appearances by significant characters such as Cable and Venom, an alternate universe version of {{Wolverine}}, and X-Men ally Cecilia Reyes.

!!Tropes featured in ''NYX'':

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''NYX'' eschews the typical comic book focus on superheroics, and focuses on a world that's much more gritty and realistic than what's usually seen in such books. The crime and violence associated with urban decay, poverty and corruption are major themes, and Zebra Daddy is able to make himself quite an influential gangland figure in the Flatiron District despite being [[BadAssNormal just a normal human being without any superpowers]]. This in many ways makes him an even more frightening villain for the readers than characters like DoctorDoom, as his actions are painted ''very'' realistically, and are something that's much more accessible and familiar to the reader.

* FailOSuckyName: After manifesting, Tatiana considers taking to calling herself "Catiana," before deciding that it sounds incredibly stupid.

As a young child, Kiden witnesses the death of her police officer father in a drive-by shooting. Years later, she's a troubled teenager who stays out late partying, smokes, and uses recreational drugs. One day at school she gets into a fight with a fellow student who has gang connection, and during the confrontation her latent mutant powers activate, giving her a sort of time manipulation (time slows for everyone around her, but progresses normally for her, effectively giving her SuperSpeed and SuperReflexes. And SuperStrength, when she snaps the gang-banger's arm with just a light touch). Unfortunately, the conflict between them escalates and an innocent bystander gets hurt in the crossfire, leading to Kiden fleeing to the streets, where she must learn to cope with her new powers. Over the course of the story, she gathers a small group of other castoff mutants: Tatiana Caban, a {{Shapeshifter}} who can take on aspects of any animal whose blood she comes in contact with, Bobby Soul--a {{Body Surf}}er going by the name of Felon who can take control of others by possessing them, at the expense of his memories of what he's done, or even who he is--and his little brother, known only as Lil' Bro. Last is a [[TheQuietOne withdrawn]] teen prostitute with [[{{X-23}} metal claws]] and whom [[MysteriousWaif no one knows who she is]]. Accompanying them is Kiden's former high school teacher, Cameron Palmer.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: {{X-23}}'s claws, of course.

** The surrogate family Kiden gathers around herself over the story counts as well: Her formerly suicidal ShellShockedVeteran high school teacher, who at one point blows up and blames everything on Kiden. [[{{X-23}} A virtually mute prostitute being hunted by her pimp because he thinks she killed a John]]. And a girl whose very public manifestation and utter disbelief that she could possibly be a mutant makes her a bit tough to get along with.

* TheReveal: You know that teen StreetWalker the story follows throughout issue three? She seems pretty insignificant at first, right? All it takes is that first frame with her claws out to know ''exactly'' [[{{X-23}} who she is]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Initially, of the characters introduced in this series, the only one whom we learn ''anything'' about after the series ends is Kiden Nixon, when she shows up later in ''ComicBook/{{X-Force}}''. Oh, and of course {{X-23}}.

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[[caption-width-right:250:The only thing anyone remembers about the series...]]

* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: Lil' Bro, is severely autistic, so Felon has been using his powers for shady jobs to raise the money to get him out of ComicBook/DistrictX and into a school where he can receive the care he needs. The only reason Felon takes on Zebra Daddy's job to track down X-23 is because Daddy offers to not only pay him the rest of what he needs, but a ''substantial'' additional bonus.

* TheNameless: X-23 is never named in the book. In when Zebra Daddy hires Bobby to bring her back and Bobby asks if he knows her name, he outright tells him he doesn't.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''NYX'' eschews the typical comic book focus on superheroics. It doesn't quite descend to the level of noir as ''ComicBook/DistrictX'', but nonetheless focuses on a world that's much more gritty and realistic than usually seen in the books. The crime and violence associated with poverty and corruption are major themes, and Zebra Daddy is able to make himself quite an influential gangland figure in the Flatiron District despite being [[BadAssNormal just a normal human being without any superpowers]]. This in many ways makes him an even more frightening villain for the readers than characters like DoctorDoom, as his actions are painted ''very'' realistically, and are something that's much more accessible and familiar to the reader.

** It gets subverted when her power manifests: She can take on aspects of other animals, but to do so requires contact with their ''blood''. The first time was after touching the blood of a dog that was hit by a car and she was taking to a vet, but later, she has to ''kill'' a cat to transform in order to protect herself from a mob. Her pending manifestation is also foreshadowed when her pets get very aggressive towards her at home.

* ISeeDeadPeople: [[spoiler: Throughout the story, Kiden has visions of her slain father, who guides her through gathering up her disparate gang of outcasts, and evading Zebra Daddy's pursuit of X-23.]]

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Of all the cast, X-23, already with a sizable fanbase from ''X-Men: Evolution'', is by far the most popular character, and the only one to have made a significant impact outside of either series (though Kiden Nixon was central to one arc of ''X-Force''.

* WolverinePublicity: Retroactively. Although she's a relatively minor (though important to the plot) character, almost all anyone really remembers about the series is that it was X-23's first comics appearance. You can bet that any artwork or promotion of the series now will show X-23 quite prominently.

* EnsembleDarkHourse: Of all the cast, X-23, already with a sizable fanbase from ''X-Men: Evolution'', is by far the most popular character, and the only one to have made a significant impact outside of either series (though Kiden Nixon was central to one arc of ''X-Force''.

* DisabilitySuperpower: [[spoiler: Lil' Bro is severely autistic, but is a powerful telepath.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: Even if she ''is'' his favorite girl, it's pretty clear that Zebra Daddy has been quite abusive towards X-23. When Kiden passes on killing Daddy to avenge her father in order to save Mrs. Palmer instead, X takes care of things herself.]]

A seven-issue miniseries set in Marvel's main Earth-616 universe, written by JoeQuesada and Zeb Wells, with art by Joshua Middleton, Jean-Francois Beaulieu and lettered by Chris Eliopoulos, ''NYX'' was first run in 2003. It focused primarily on a young homeless mutant named Kiden Nixon in a particularly rough part of [[BigApplesauce New York City]].

As a young child, Kiden witnesses the death of her father in a drive-by shooting. Years later, she's a problem child who stays out late partying, smokes, and uses recreational drugs. One day at school she gets into a fight with a fellow student at school with gang connection. During the confrontation her latent mutant powers activate, giving her a sort of time manipulation (time slows for everyone around her, but progresses normally for her, effectively giving her SuperSpeed and SuperReflexes. And SuperStrength, when she snaps the gang-banger's arm with just a light touch). Unfortunately, the conflict between them escalates and an innocent bystander gets hurt, leading to Kiden fleeing to the streets, where she must learn to cope with her new powers. Over the course of the story, she gathers a small group of other mutants: Tatiana Caban, a {{Shapeshifter}} who can take on aspects of any animal whose blood she comes in contact with, Bobby Soul--a {{Body Surf}}er going by the name of Felon who can take control of others by possessing them, at the expense of his memories of what he's done, or even who he is--and his little brother, known only as Lil' Bro, and a [[TheQuietOne withdrawn]] teen prostitute with [[{{X-23}} metal claws]] and whom [[MysteriousWaif no one knows who she is]]. Accompanying them is Kiden's former high school teacher, Cameron Palmer.

Now a relatively obscure title, when first released ''NYX'' was not particularly well-received. Today, it's mostly memorable as the series which brought X-23 to the comics universe after first appearing in ''XMenEvolution'', and only Kiden has made a significant appearance in the comics since.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Of the characters introduced in this series, the only one whom we learn ''anything'' about after the series ends is Kiden Nixon, when she shows up later in ''ComicBook/{{XForce}}''. Oh, and of course {{X-23}}.

** everyone also refers to X's pimp as Zebra Daddy, so what his real name is is unknown.

** The surrogate family Kiden gathers around herself over the story counts as well: Her formerly suicidal ShellShockedVeteran high school teacher, who at one point blows up and blames everything on Kiden. [[{{X-23}] A virtually mute prostitute being hunted by her pimp because he thinks she killed a John]]. And a girl whose very public manifestation and utter disbelief that she could possibly be a mutant makes her a bit tough to get along with.

A seven-issue miniseries set in Marvel's main Earth-616 universe written by JoeQuesada and Zeb Wells, with art by Joshua Middleton, Jean-Francois Beaulieu and lettered by Chris Eliopoulos, ''NYX'' was first run in 2003. It focused primarily on a young homeless mutant named Kiden Nixon in a particularly rough part of [[BigApplesauce New York City]].

As a young child, Kiden witnesses the death of her father in a drive-by shooting. Years later, she's a problem child and gets into a fight with a fellow student at school with gang connection. During the confrontation her latent mutant powers activate, giving her a sort of time manipulation (time slows for everyone around her, but progresses normally for her, effectively giving her SuperSpeed and SuperReflexes. And SuperStrength, when she snaps the gang-banger's arm with just a light touch). Unfortunately, the conflict between them escalates and an innocent bystander gets hurt, leading to Kiden fleeing to the streets, where she must learn to cope with her new powers. Over the course of the story, she gathers a small group of other mutants: Tatiana Caban, a {{Shapeshifter}} who can take on aspects of any animal whose blood she comes in contact with, Bobby Soul--a {{Body Surf}}er going by the name of Felon who can take control of others by possessing them, at the expense of his memories of what he's done, or even who he is--and his little brother, known only as Lil' Bro, and a [[TheQuietOne withdrawn]] teen prostitute with [[{{X-23}} metal claws]] and whom [[MysteriousWaif no one knows who she is]]. Accompanying them is Kiden's former high school teacher, Cameron Palmer.

Now a relatively obscure title, when first released ''NYX'' was not particularly well-received. Today, it's most memorable as the series which brought X-23 to the comics universe after first appearing in ''XMenEvolution'', and only Kiden has made a significant appearance in the comics since.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Bobby is heavily driven by this. Everything he does is to look out for Lil' Bro. [[spoiler: When he later questions Kiden's older brother about her whereabouts while looking for X-23, he punches him out when he {{Body Surf}}s into him and finds out just how big of a dick he was to her]].

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: X-23, of all people, is the first one to calm down Tatiana when she's in a rage after being attacked by a mob when her power manifests.

* YearInsideHourOutside: Kiden's time manipulation powers. Time flows normally for her, but slows down drastically for others. She literally spends ''months'' in an accelerated state at one point while doing some self-reflection, while barely a week or two pass in reality. She doesn't need to eat or drink during this time, but her hair continues to grow normally.

* BigApplesauce: The series is set in New York City, in a particularly rough, crime-ridden neighborhood.

As a young child, Kiden witnesses the death of her father in a drive-by shooting. She gets into a fight with a fellow student at school with gang connections, and in a confrontation her latent mutant powers activate, giving her a sort of time manipulation (time slows for everyone around her, but progresses normally for her, effectively giving her SuperSpeed and SuperReflexes. And SuperStrength, when she snaps the gang-banger's arm with just a light touch). Unfortunately, the conflict between them escalates and an innocent bystander gets hurt, leading to Kiden fleeing to the streets, where she must learn to cope with her new powers. Over the course of the story, she gathers a small group of other mutants: Tatiana Caban, a {{Shapeshifter}} who can take on aspects of any animal whose blood she comes in contact with, Bobby Soul--a {{Body Surf}}er going by the name of Felon who can take control of others by possessing them, at the expense of his memories of what he's done, or even who he is--and his little brother, known only as Lil' Bro, and a [[TheQuietOne withdrawn]] teen prostitute with [[{{X-23}} metal claws]] and whom [[MysteriousWaif no one knows who she is]]. Accompanying them is Kiden's former high school teacher, Cameron Palmer.

* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: What Lil' Bro's real name in is never revealed.
** Likewise for Zebra Daddy.

** X-23 is frequently seen cutting herself with her claws. Daddy is not exactly pleased when he sees the cuts she leaves on her arms.