The X-books are constantly tackling bold ideas, startling concepts, and weighty themes ... An openly gay mutant superhero was absolutely groundbreaking for Marvel Comics, and it is a shame ...

The first and only time fans saw Cumming as the mutant superhero was in the well-received 2003 X-Men movie X2. While Nightcrawler did appear in a few of the X-Men prequel movies, he was portrayed ...