Wednesday 19 July 2017

The Duran Family Tree

This one was even easier than the Kirby Family Tree. Here is every known member of Courtney Marie Duran's family. Courtney's parents aren't identified by first names in their only appearance in Spider-Girl #50. Mayday only refers to them a Mr. and Mrs. Duran but she does mention they've been good to her through the years. I think it's worth pointing out that Courtney's parents appear to be far older than most other parents we've seen thus far. Perhaps Courtney is an only child for a reason? I like to think she was fairly sheltered as a child in much the same way Aunt May and Uncle Ben raised Peter.


A recurring feature in the back of some issues of the Spider-Girl series called Spider-Girl and her Amazing Friends was the source of some of the previous characters family information. Courtney has the privilege of being the first to be featured. However, unlike other friends, Courtney's entry does not identify her immediate family, probably because hers was the first entry and the criteria hadn't been nailed down yet. Then again, the other entries aren't exactly consistent and are written from Mayday's point of view, in much the same way as her diary. I may cover May's diary in a post sometime down the line.

Until I stop digging, I remain

frogoat

Sunday 16 July 2017

The Xavier-Marko Family Tree

Due to a specific request, I have broken my previous rule about not including characters who were explicitly seen or referenced in MC2 stories. Big Al asked if I was going to show the connection between the Yama clan and the combined families of Cain Marko and Charles Xavier. You'll note I have not added Xavier's 'sister' Cassandra Nova. This is due to her being introduced after the point at which the MC2 diverges from the Main Marvel Universe. This, in addition to her having never been mentioned, seen or referenced suggests she does not exist in the MC2 Universe.



Until I stop nitpicking through the MC2 (hey, that rhymes!), I remain

frogoat