Abigail Brand

Abigail Brand
Agent Brand with Beast (left), Sydren (right), and Lockheed (above) in the background.
Art by John Cassaday.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceCameo:
Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #3
(September 2004)
Full appearance:
Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #6
(December 2004)
Created byJoss Whedon
John Cassaday
In-story information
Alter egoAbigail Thanriaguiaxus
SpeciesHuman mutant / Alien hybrid
Team affiliationsAlpha Flight
S.W.O.R.D.
X-Men
PartnershipsBeast
Notable aliasesCommander Brand
Agent Brand
Abilities
  • Pyrokinesis
  • Trained armed and unarmed combatant
  • Multilingualism

Abigail Brand (Abigail Thanriaguiaxus) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, the character first appeared in Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #3 (September 2004).[1][2] Abigail Brand belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities.[3] She is the Commander of counterterrorism and intelligence agency S.W.O.R.D.[4][5]

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