Machine Man (X-51) is a fictional character created by writer/artist Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics. The character, an android, was created in 2001: A Space Odyssey #8 (July 1977), a comic written and drawn by Kirby featuring concepts based on the eponymous Stanley Kubrick film and Arthur C. Clarke novel. Shortly thereafter, Machine Man spun off into his own Kirby-created series. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ... The Avengers is a fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Nextwave is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, that debuted in 2006 and was cancelled after issue #12,[1] which was published in February 2007. ... The Avengers is a fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... “Mechanoid” redirects here. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an influential and acclaimed American film director and producer. ... Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16, 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. ...

Publication history

Volume 1

Machine Man originally appeared in the pages of 2001: A Space Odyssey #8 (July 1977), which was written and drawn by Jack Kirby. He would go on to appear in his own self-titled series in 1978. Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ...

This title featured Machine Man entering the mainstream Marvel Universe. Jack Kirby wrote and drew the first nine issues, which dealt with the title character's status as a fugitive from the military after the death of his creator, and his first interactions with mankind. The book was cancelled at the end of 1978 with X-51 finally standing up to the military.

The title was relaunched in issue #10 after a nine-month hiatus. Status quo in the book changed with Machine Man now living amongst humanity, and dealing with his own new-found emotions. Marv Wolfman came aboard as the new writer, partnered with artist Steve Ditko, which helped set a different tone from Kirby's previous stories. Issue 15 saw a new writer, Tom DeFalco, taking over the writing chores. The title lasted until issue #19, ending in February 1980. Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Stephen Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is a renowned American comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. ... Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comics writer and editor. ...

Volume 2

Cover to Machine Man volume 2 #1 (1984). Art by Barry Windsor-Smith

In October 1984 - January 1985, the Machine Man title was resurrected, in a four-issue mini-series written by Tom DeFalco with art by Herb Trimpe (breakdowns only, issues #1-3) and Barry Windsor-Smith (finishes only, issues #1-3 & full art for issue #4), with Windsor-Smith also coloring the entire mini-series & co-plotting issue #4 with DeFalco. This series turned out to be one of the most popular of all the Machine Man titles, tying with previous continuity, but with the action set in the distant cyberpunk future of 2020, starting with Machine Man's reassembly. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x618, 162 KB)Cover to Machine Man 2020 #1 (1985) by Barry Windsor-Smith This image is the cover of an individual issue of a comic book. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x618, 162 KB)Cover to Machine Man 2020 #1 (1985) by Barry Windsor-Smith This image is the cover of an individual issue of a comic book. ... Unity #0 for Valiant Comics cover by Barry Windsor-Smith // Biography Barry Windsor-Smith (formerly known as Barry Smith), born 1949 in Forest Gate, London, is a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter best known for his work in American comic books. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comics writer and editor. ... The Incredible Hulk #181 (Nov. ... Unity #0 for Valiant Comics cover by Barry Windsor-Smith // Biography Barry Windsor-Smith (formerly known as Barry Smith), born 1949 in Forest Gate, London, is a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter best known for his work in American comic books. ... Berlins Sony Center reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ...

The mini-series was first reprinted as a 96 page trade paperback in 1988 (ISBN 0-07135-458-6), with brand new cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. A trade paperback can refer to any book that is bound with a heavy paper cover that is generally cheaper than the hardcover but more expensive than the regular paperback version. ... Unity #0 for Valiant Comics cover by Barry Windsor-Smith // Biography Barry Windsor-Smith (formerly known as Barry Smith), born 1949 in Forest Gate, London, is a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter best known for his work in American comic books. ...

The mini-series was republished again in 1994 as two double-size books, with the name Machine Man 2020. Characters from this alternate future have made appearances in other Marvel books, namely Arno Stark, the mercenary Iron Man 2020. Iron Man 2020 is a fictional character and supervillain who exists in the future year of 2020 within the Marvel Comics Universe continuum. ...

In 1990, Machine Man guest-starred in Iron Man Annual #11 (part of the "Terminus Factor" storyline). That story created strong hints that the 2020 Machine Man may turn out not to be the true X-51, but instead a duplicate created by Sunset Bain.

Fictional character biography

Machine Man, whose real name is X-51, was the last of a series of sentient robots created by robotics expert Dr. Abel Stack for the US Army. However, all previous 50 experimental robots went mad as they achieved sentience and became psychotic, due to systems failures. X-51 was the only survivor, as he was treated humanely by Stack and given a human face mask as well as being exposed to one of the monoliths from 2001. After Stack died trying to protect him, X-51 assumed the human name Aaron Stack and escaped confinement, only to be relentlessly pursued by the army. While on the run, the newly-christened Machine Man (Mister Machine in his very first appearances) initiated contact with humanity in order to better understand it. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a loss of contact with reality. Stedmans Medical Dictionary defines psychosis as a severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration... A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ...

After being captured and later freed, Machine Man was found by psychiatrist Peter Spaulding and mechanic Gears Garvin. They set-up Machine Man with a human identity as Aaron Stack, insurance salesman, but he continued having superhero adventures on the side. In a meeting with the Thing (comics) of the Fantastic Four, he also found and fell in love with another sentient robot, Jocasta, before she was destroyed by Ultron. The Thing (Benjamin Ben Jacob Grimm) is a fictional character, a founding member of the superhero team The Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Fantastic Four is a fictional American team of comic-book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Jocasta is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In more recent appearances, he has fought alongside the Avengers, which lead to the invitation to become a team reservist. Later he was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D., who wanted to use his technology to create another Deathlok. He helped the X-Men and Douglock against the villainous Red Skull, who had taken over the Helicarrier where Machine Man was held. The Avengers is a fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Deathlok (sometimes also referred to as The Demolisher) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero, a cyborg, created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Warlock is a fictional character, a cybernetic alien superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, affiliated with the original New Mutants, a mutant superhero team. ... Red Skull is the name of three Marvel Comics supervillains who are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general. ... The Helicarrier, an aircraft carrier specifically designed to be itself capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers, is the signature capital ship of the fictional intelligence/defence agency S.H.I.E.L.D., usually shown in Marvel Comics-published comic book magazines. ...

He helped the X-Men again against Bastion and his Sentinels. As a consequence, he was infected by Sentinel programming, assuming a more robotic look in the subsequent series X-51, and losing self-control whenever he was faced with a mutant. During this series he was on the run from Sebastian Shaw, who wanted his technology for himself. Because of his new programming, while seeking aid from the Avengers, he attacked Justice and Firestar. Because of his actions against Justice and Firestar, X-51's membership in the Avengers was revoked. At the end of X-51, X-51 encountered one of the monoliths and disappeared, brought into the presence of the monolith's creators, the cosmic beings known as the Celestials. This can be seen as something of a satirical comment on his rather pretentious role in Earth X, where he was something of a surrogate watcher (who were themselves connected to the Celestials). Bastion is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a fusion of the Sentinels Master Mold and Nimrod. ... The Sentinels are a type of fictional robot in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Sebastian Hiram Shaw, also known as the Black King, is a Marvel Comics supervillain, and an adversary of the X-Men. ... Justice, real name Vance Astrovik, is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Firestar (Angelica Angel Jones) is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Arishem towers in the distance and judges that a world shall die. ... Earth X Hardcover (2005), written by Jim Krueger cover by Alex Ross This article is about the Marvel Comics miniseries Earth X and its sequels. ...

Aaron, Sleepwalker, and Ms. Marvel.

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Civil War/The Initiative

Aaron has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the solicited cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative^[1]. They have as yet not been assigned a State, nor is it known whether the Fifty-First State that Nextwave had conquered by the end of their series exists in the regular Marvel Continuity, nor whether it would be counted as part of a Fity-State Initiative if it did exist. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 775 × 600 pixels Full resolution (800 × 619 pixel, file size: 205 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Avengers: The Initiative #1 Front to back, right to left: (please fill in remaining with the correct wikilinks!) Iron Man Ms. ...

Aaron will also be recruited for a mission alongside Sleepwalker to aid Ms. Marvel in finding her team-mate Araña. In the promotional cover for this appearance, he is in the costume which he wore during Nextwave. ^[2] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Ms. ... Araña (Anya Sofia Corazon) is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Machine Man is powered by solar energy. He can also draw power from several different external energy sources, if needed. Machine Man has telescoping arms & legs. His fingers contain a different variety of weapons, projecting heat, cold or electricity. He has the ability of flight through the means of anti-gravity disks.

In Nextwave, he has become a living Swiss Army knife of sorts, containing various tools and weapons for a multitude of situations, both useful and esoteric. When asked if he could impregnate a human woman from several feet away, Aaron simply stated "I am full of very useful devices." A Swiss army knife with its implements in various stages of extension A Swiss Army knife (SAK), (German: ) is a multi-function pocket knife or multitool. ...

Other versions

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.

Aaron Stack from Nextwave. Artwork by Stuart Immonen.

Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen's Nextwave series sees Machine Man join a team formed by the Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, or H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation©) to fight Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. Now preferring simply to be called Aaron, Machine Man is partnered with Monica Rambeau, Tabitha Smith, Elsa Bloodstone and The Captain, and the team soon discovers that H.A.T.E. are funded by the Beyond Corporation©, leading them to go rogue and carry out their mission on their own prerogative. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (615x1235, 165 KB) Summary Featured in this sketch is Machine Man, artwork by Stuart Immonen. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (615x1235, 165 KB) Summary Featured in this sketch is Machine Man, artwork by Stuart Immonen. ... Warren Ellis Warren Girade Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of comic books and graphic novels, well known for his acerbic personality and sociocultural commentaries, both through his online presence and his writing. ... Stuart Immonen is a comic book artist. ... Nextwave is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, that debuted in 2006 and was cancelled after issue #12,[1] which was published in February 2007. ... The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, better known by its acronym H.A.T.E., is one of two antagonistic organizations in Marvel Comics Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., a series created by Warren Ellis. ... The Beyond Corporation© is a fictional multinational corporation that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Monica Rambeau is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, who has been a member of the Avengers under the aliases Captain Marvel and Photon. ... Tabitha Smith is a comic book superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Elsa Bloodstone is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe incorporating elements of both Lara Croft and Buffy Summers. ... The Captain (formerly Captain ☠☠☠☠, where ☠☠☠☠ is an unknown expletive) is a fictional character, a satiric Marvel Comics superhero appearing in the book Nextwave. ...

Calling humans "fleshy ones" and expressing a degree of pride in his "roboty parts" - which he used to kill Fin Fang Foom - Aaron has developed a fondness for alcohol, stating "My robot brain needs Beer" on regular occasions. He could, allegedly, make a woman pregnant, as he is "full of useful devices". He is, however, not especially popular with his teammates because of his self-important attitude, and as is learned in a flashback that after being brought to space by the Celestials at the conclusion of his previous series, he was dumped back on Earth because the space-gods considered him to be a "complete and utter ☠☠☠☠." Fin Fang Foom is a fictional character and an alien dragon that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... A pregnant woman near the end of her term Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ...

Despite the appearance of Nextwave characters in other Marvel titles, in 2006 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada stated that Nextwave's setting was in an universe separate from the main Marvel continuity.^[3] Quesada at the February 7, 2007 midnight signing of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born at Midtown Comics Times Square, New York. ...

Delmar Insurance

Insurance Adjustor Aaron answers a call, headless, in Nextwave #10.

In Nextwave #10, Forbush Man forced each member of Nextwave to experience life in 'Forbush Vision'; they were cursed to suffer in a boring or mundane personal hell. Aaron's nightmare was life as an insurance adjustor for Delmar Insurance in Central City, USA. Bashing his head into a personal computer several times out of depression, he decapitated himself...only to answer the phone a moment later. Stack was freed from the nightmare by the intervention of fellow Nextwave member Tabitha Smith. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Nextwave is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, that debuted in 2006 and was cancelled after issue #12,[1] which was published in February 2007. ... Forbush Man was the mascot of Marvel Comics Not Brand Echh, a 1960s comic book that spoofed other comic books, including Marvels own line of superhero titles. ... For other uses, see Hell (disambiguation). ... Tabitha Smith is a comic book superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Machine Man 2020

Machine Man was reactivated in the year 2020 by a group of outlaw scavengers called Midnight Wreckers (led by X-51's old friend Gears Garvin), and forced to battle his old enemy, the industrialist ice queen Sunset Bain, as well as mercenary Arno Stark, the amoral Iron Man of 2020. In Paradise X: Heralds #1 , Iron Man 2020 claimed to the Earth X Machine Man that he had killed Machine Man 2020. It is possible that this Machine Man was actually a copy made by Sunset Bain in Iron Man Annual #11. Sunset Bain is a fictional villainess in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Earth X Hardcover (2005), written by Jim Krueger cover by Alex Ross This article is about the Marvel Comics miniseries Earth X and its sequels. ... Iron Man 2020 is a fictional character and supervillain who exists in the future year of 2020 within the Marvel Comics Universe continuum. ...

Earth X

Machine Man was also one of the main characters of the Earth X trilogy. Transformed by a monolith into a transparent version himself, Aaron was forced to become the new Watcher by a blind Uatu, the previous Watcher, who had not viewed any event on the planet for 20 years. Tricking Uatu, who had attempted to force Machine Man to reject his humanity, Machine Man managed to use his access to Watcher technology and data to help humanity defeat the coming Celestials, by revealing to Earth's superhero community the true origins of mankind. After defeating the Celestials, Machine Man used his newfound position to contact parallel Earths to help them eradicate the Celestial menace. Earth X Hardcover (2005), written by Jim Krueger cover by Alex Ross This article is about the Marvel Comics miniseries Earth X and its sequels. ... A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, Uatu is the member of the extraterrestrial species known as the Watchers assigned to observe Earth and its solar system. ... Arishem towers in the distance and judges that a world shall die. ...

Queen's Vengeance

When Morgan le Fay restructured reality in volume three of Avengers #1-3, nearly all Avengers, past and present, were transformed into the Queen's Vengeance, a sort of medieval-themed Avengers. Machine Man became Sir MacHinery, an obvious play on the word machinery. He can be seen on the cover of issue #2, behind Hercules. for the DC Comics character, see Morgaine Le Fey (DC Comics) Morgan le Fay is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, based loosely on the Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. ... The Avengers is a fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A machine is any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. ... Hercules is a fictional character, an Olympian demi-god and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe, based on the mythological demi-god and hero called Heracles by the Greeks and Hercules by the Romans. ...

In other media

Television

In the Spider-Man Unlimited animated TV series, Machine Man is an old robot that once served the High Evolutionary. Spider-Man saved him from disassembly in the 5th episode ("Heart of Steel"), and he joined forces with Spider-Man and the Human Rebels in their struggle against the High Evolutionary's regime. This robot is one of a group of Machine Men, who switches sides after not wanting to be scrapped following serious damage in a battle. He is known as X-51, and the design of these machine men is somewhat reminiscent of the original Machine Man, especially in terms of colour and abilities. However, they are substantially bulkier than Machine Man's human sized physique, drawing inspiration from the design of the Sentinels from X-Men. Title Sequence. ... The High Evolutionary is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Sentinels are a type of fictional robot in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

Music

The song "Public Menace, Freak, Human Fly" by Powerman 5000 has the lyrics Image:Mega Kung Fu Radio. ... Powerman 5000, frequently referred to as PM5K, are a Boston-based alternative metaland industrial metal band formed in 1991. ...

"I know a machine man, he's X-51.

Harder than steel,

His fists, they're like machine guns."

Another song by Powerman 5000 is titled "Son Of X-51". Tonight the Stars Revolt! is the third album by Boston heavy metal band Powerman 5000. ...

Bibliography

• 2001: A Space Odyssey #8-10 (1978)
• Machine Man Volume 1 #1-19 (1978-1981)
• Machine Man Volume 2 #1-4 (1984, mini-series; later reprinted as Machine Man 2020 #1 and 2 in 1994)
• Machine Man TPB (1988, reprinting Volume 2 #1-4) (ISBN 0-07135-458-6)
• Cable/Machine Man ’98 #1 (1998 annual)
• Machine Man/Bastion ’98 #1 (1998 annual)
• X-51 #0-12
• Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #1-12 (2006-2007)

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External links

• Machine Man at MarvelDirectory.com
• Midnight Wreckers page on Marvel Unofficial Handbook

References