Publication history
Glob Herman first appeared in New X-Men #117 (September 2001). He was created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver. His backstory was further developed in New Mutants , vol. 3 #12 by Ed Brisson. [1]
In 2020, Glob Herman was set to appear in the "X of Swords" storyline as teased in Free Comic Book Day 2020: X-Men #1, but was replaced by Rockslide. Regarding this, X-Men editor Jordan White revealed that during the Krakoan Age, Glob already had a prominent role in New Mutants, while Rockslide received limited attention, so due to Rockslide's character development, Glob was replaced. [2]
Fictional character biography
Glob grew up with a violent anti-mutant father who forced him to attend hate rallies. After his powers manifested, Glob became a target of his father's abuse. His mutation transformed his skin into a translucent, pinkish bio-wax, leaving his skeleton and organs visible. He was eventually rescued by his mother, who left him at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. He struggled with his identity before redirecting his anger toward humanity and joined Quentin Quire's Omega Gang, a radical group of young mutants at the school. As a member, he participated in the violent retaliation against humans, whom they believed had murdered Jumbo Carnation and staged an attack on U-Men. The Omega Gang also rioted at Xavier for jeopardizing student safety, for which Glob was punished by being assigned to do humanitarian work in Africa. [1] [3]
Glob retained his mutant powers after "M-Day" and joined the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning as a student. He continued to struggle with anger and briefly left the school to join the Hellfire Academy. He eventually returned and after attending Spider-Man's Special class, and he chose to use his powers for good. [1] [4]
When the Terrigen Cloud proved lethal to mutants through M-Pox, Glob relocated to X-Haven. After he defended X-Haven from demons, he began training under Colossus. During this time, he formed a close friendship with the Old Man Logan and developed a romantic interest in the time-displaced Jean Grey. When Colossus vanished after being transformed into a Horseman of Apocalypse, Glob tracked him down and defeated him. He also fought alongside the X-Men during "Inhumans vs. X-Men". When the M-Pox crisis was resolved, he returned to Earth. [5] [1]
During a training mission led by Kitty Pryde, Glob Herman and his fellow teammates crash-landed in the X-Men's Blackbird jet. The team encountered the Mutant Liberation Front and fought them. [6] During "Age of X-Man", Glob played a key role in helping students (like Armor) to uncover the false nature of their reality. [1]
Glob became resident of Krakoa when the nation established. During a celebration, Glob danced with Pixie and asked Armor if he had a chance with her, but she was focused on finding Beak and Angel Salvadore. Glob joined her and tracked them to Nebraska, where Beak was caring for his sick father, whom they healed with Krakoan medicines. They were attacked by Túmulo and his men, who found them through the anti-mutant site DOX. After being freed by Boom-Boom, Glob joined the New Mutants during their visit to DOX. When its publisher, Joseph Canning, attempted to intimidate the New Mutants, Glob warned that he would take personal action against Canning if any innocent mutant deaths were linked to DOX's activities. Eventually, DOX was taken down. [7] [8]
When the X-Men relocated to Alaska, Glob joined their base team as chef and farmer. [9]
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