Who Is Michael Pointer? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Michael Pointer is a Marvel comic book character, with over 207 comic issue appearances. Michael Pointer is a mutant with the power to absorb other superhuman energies and powers. He was unaware of being a mutant until all the lost powers from M-Day selected him as a host. In this state he accidentally murdered Alpha Flight. He has been trying to make amends since but has almost constantly been manipulated by others.

Who is Michael Pointer?

Origin Michael first absorbs the Collective Michael Pointer was an Alaskan postal worker whose latent mutant power to absorb energies drew the " collective ," the displaced energies that the maddened Scarlet Witch had stripped from Earth's mutants, to him. Unable to control the massive influx of mutant powers, Pointer went on a rampage from Alaska , through Canada , where he was confronted by Alpha Flight . Murdering the Canadian team, Pointer was then drawn to Cleveland, where he now faced the Avengers. With Sentry's help, they were able to chase Pointer into space, but they were unable to keep him there. He returned to Earth and went directly to Genosha , where Xorn 's mind from the energy inside of him sought out Magneto as a more suitable host. Luckily, The Collective was removed from Magneto and trapped within an energy field by Iron Man , who then had it flung into the sun by Sentry , but Pointer retained some of the energy and was taken into SHIELD custody for further tests and training. Creation Michael Pointer was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven and first appeared in The New Avengers #16. Major Story Arcs Weapon Omega Involuntary Initiative Participant Fo.

Key facts

Michael Pointer is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Something Wicked This Way Comes; Kickin' It in Hell". The character is published by Marvel. With 207 recorded issue appearances, Michael Pointer ranks among the most featured characters in comics.