Brood (comics)

Brood
Cover art for Ms. Marvel vol. 2 #2.
Art by Frank Cho.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Uncanny X-Men #155[1] (March 1982)
Created byChris Claremont (writer)
Dave Cockrum (artist)
Characteristics
Place of originSleazeworld
Inherent abilitiesThe Brood possess wings, fanged teeth and a stinging tail. They have a hive mentality and mindlessly follow a queen. To reproduce, they must infect other races with their eggs.

The Brood are a fictional race of insectoid, parasitic, extraterrestrial beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, especially Uncanny X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, they first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #155 (March 1982).[2]

  1. ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
  2. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.