Nick Lowe answers questions about Emma Frost

In CBR’s X-Position: Nick Lowe, the x-editor answers various questions about the redemption of Emma Frost:

EC has been thinking about Emma Frost quite a bit – both her present and her past. How about a hint on the future?

1) Emma and Namor’s involvement with Norman seems to have ended abruptly. Any chance we might see more interaction with other members of the Cabal, like Loki, Doom, or the Hood?

Emma and Namor are doing their best to avoid further contact with these scary individuals. That was part of the point of betraying them.

2) I’ve been wondering this for a while and was hoping you could give me your thoughts on the portrayal of Emma Frost in the X-universe. She committed horrible on-panel/off-panel deeds as the White Queen, including murder – and it all appears it’s been glossed over (both by the X-Men and their writers). Can stuff like that truly be forgiven and forgotten? Plus, all the crying she’s done lately makes me wonder how she lasted so long as the White Queen. Thoughts?

Wolverine has killed people both on purpose and by accident many more times than Emma has. One of the key tenets of the X-Men is taking in people with pasts that are less than moral and giving them second chances. That’s what’s going on here.

Do they like that she did those things? No. She’s been working with the X-Men for a long time now (from way before “New X-Men,” as the Gen X fans who’ve asked questions here today have noted) and has saved the world many times.

Does she sleep well at night? Probably not.

Do the X-Men trust her implicitly? Probably not all of them. Scott does. I could go on about this for hours and hours, because many of my favorite stories are redemption stories, like that of St. Paul. People who do horrible things, see the light, so to speak, and try to make up for it in any way possible. Emma is trying her hardest to make up for her past crimes and protect her people. She can’t change the past, all she can do is try and do better every day.

SOURCE: X-Position: Nick Lowe

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