![]() ![]() DC Comicsīut between Madripoor and using the name of an obscure character in an off-shoot X-Men comic, the MCU is going harder into the world of mutants than ever before. Written by JohnArcudi and James Felder, drawn by Bryan Hitch, Rob Haynes, Scott Koblish, inked by Paul Neary, Rick Ketcham, and Koblish, and colored by Ariane Lenshoek. Selby’s first (and only) appearance in Marvel Comics, in Excalibur #104. (See Brian Michael Bendis’ All-New X-Men from 2012.) If you’re in the mood to binge-watch, Madripoor also appears in two of the Marvel Anime shows, Wolverine and Blade, both streaming on Netflix. A great number of mutants live in Madripoor, notably the time-displaced original X-Men. The country made its first appearance in New Mutants #32 and has since been a major location in comics like the solo Wolverine, Uncanny X-Force, and X-Men: Blue. ![]() Madripoor is a place heavily associated with Marvel’s mutant characters. There is a steep class divide, with the wealthy living it up in “Hightown” and the dirt poor slumming it in “Lowtown.” (No one said comic books had to be subtle.) ![]() In the 21st century, it is now a trendy place of semi-lawlessness think the Cantina in Star Wars bumping Diplo. Modeled after Singapore (and geographically its neighbor), the history of Madripoor is that it started as a haven for sea pirates. In the Marvel Universe, Madripoor is a country in southeast Asia. Here’s the thing, though: Selby may be yet another connection to the world of mutants in the MCU, second after Wanda Maximoff and her brother Pietro. It’s there they meet one person in Madripoor’s hierarchy of underworld power: Selby, a gangster in a silk suit played by MCU veteran Imelda Cocoran (previously seen in a different role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). In the third episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, “The Power Broker,” Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl) brings our heroes Sam ( Anthony Mackie) and Bucky (Sebastian Stan) to Madripoor, a made-up Singapore-esque country in the archipelago of Indonesia. But does the Power Broker also know they might have a direct connection to the arrival of the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Deep in Madripoor, the Power Broker knows every secret. ![]()
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