He joined the X-Men, becoming the first member of a secondary team to "graduate". He joined The New Mutants' later incarnation X-Force, serving as second-in-command and field leader.
Other siblings include a brother named Lewis, and four more sisters: Joelle, Elizabeth, Cissie and another unnamed sister who are human.Ĭannonball was a founding member of the X-Men's junior team The New Mutants.
Several of his siblings are also mutants and have joined X-Men-related teams, including his sisters, Paige and Melody, and brothers Jay and Jeb. The eldest of a large Kentucky coal mining family, Cannonball is one of few X-Men from a southern, rural background and has maintained the values of civility, hard work, and a strong commitment to his beliefs throughout his career as a superhero. He currently teaches at the Jean Grey School and is an Avenger. Over the years, Sam has grown from a New Mutants, to the leader of the original X-Force, to a full-fledged X-Man. In The New Mutants, he is portrayed by Charlie Heaton, who also portrays Jonathan Byers in Stranger Things.Ĭannonball is a mutant with the ability to propel himself through the air like a human rocket and flies at jet speeds while encased in an impenetrable force field. He was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, Cannonball first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (1982). ta protect! As for the peaceful approach of the open hand - well, that can be used ta hurt as well!Ĭannonball (real name Samuel Zachary "Sam" Guthrie) is a fictional character and superhero from Marvel Comics, who is associated with the X-Men and the New Mutants. Here's my closed fist, Professor! It can be used the way Cable taught us - ta hit - ta pound - ways you say you don't agree with, right? But it can also be used ta warm. You fellas wouldn't happen ta be invulnerable, too, would'ja? Say if I dropped you from five thousand feet? Nice try, but Ah'm pretty much invulnerable when Ah'm blastin'. Visit Shawn Lealos' website to learn more about his novel writing and follow him on Twitter More From Shawn S.We are the good guys, Magma we don't kill.
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Shawn is also a published author, with a non-fiction book about the Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmakers and has begun work on a new fiction series as well. His work on the Internet has been featured on websites like The Huffington Post, Yahoo Movies, Chud, Renegade Cinema, 411mania, and Sporting News. He has work published in newspapers such as Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma Gazette and magazines such as Vox Magazine, Loud Magazine, and Inside Sports Magazine.
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Shawn is a former member of the Society of Professional Journalists and current member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. He has worked as a journalist for over 25 years, first in the world of print journalism before moving to online media as the world changed. Shawn received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in Film Studies. Lealos is a senior writer on ScreenRant who fell in love with movies in 1989 after going to the theater to see Tim Burton's Batman as his first big screen experience.