Mojo (comics)

Mojo
Textless cover of The Uncanny X-Men #461 (Aug. 2005).
Art by Frank Cho.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceLongshot #3 (Nov. 1985)[1]
Created byAnn Nocenti
Art Adams
In-story information
SpeciesSpineless Ones
Team affiliations
  • Wildways
  • Baby Badies
  • Spineless Ones
  • X-Babies (revolted)
  • Mighty 'Vengers (revolted)
  • Exile Legal Eagles
PartnershipsSpiral
Major Domo
AbilitiesSuperhuman physical attributes
Mystical powers

Mojo is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those featuring the X-Men family of characters. Created by writer Ann Nocenti and artist Arthur Adams, Mojo first appeared in Longshot #3 (Nov. 1985), as the titular hero's archenemy, and subsequently a villain to the X-Men and their various sub-groups as well.[2]

Mojo is one of the "Spineless Ones", an alien race that is immobile without advanced technology. He is a slaver who rules the Mojoverse, a dimension where all beings are addicted to his gladiator-like television programs. The character is an absurdist parody of network executives, and was inspired by Nocenti's reading of media critics Marshall McLuhan, Noam Chomsky, and Walter Lippmann.[3]

  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. 245. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  3. ^ Keller, Katherine (November 2, 2007). "Writer, Creator, Journalist, and Uppity Woman: Ann Nocenti". Sequential Tart.