Mister M (comics)

Mister M
Image from X-Men 198 #5 Art by Jim Muniz
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	District X #2 (2004)
Created by	David Hine David Yardin
In-story information
Alter ego	Absolon Zebardyn Mercator
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	The 198
Abilities	Psionic manipulation of energy and matter on a subatomic level Reality warping

Psionic manipulation of energy and matter on a subatomic level

Mister M (Absolon Zebardyn Mercator) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by David Hine and David Yardin, and debuted in District X #2. Mister M wears a black suit and hat, and has the power to manipulate energy and matter.

Not much is known about the enigmatic man called Mr. M. He grew up in a small village near Ghent, Belgium. After his powers manifested, he left for the United States, and after much wandering, settled in Mutant Town. Once there, he mostly stayed to himself, only leaving his apartment at night to get drunk.

From time to time he would intervene in the lives of the other citizens of Mutant Town, but most of it was unwelcome. He once rescued a young boy called Toad Boy from rival gang lords and returned him to his mother, curing him of his mutant abilities to produce hallucinogenic fumes and drug-like secretions. His mother was furious at Mr. M because she, like many other residents in Mutant Town, had become addicted to "Toad Juice"—the mind-altering secretions he produced. Another time, he attempted to stop Jazz from pursuing a man who stole his drugs. While he was trying to liberate Toad Boy, Mr. M killed one of the guards by phasing his hand inside of his body and squeezing his heart.

After seeing a painting (by an artist who painted his premonitions) of himself as a destroyer, Mr. M made up his mind that the only way he could help Mutant Town was by destroying all of the sickness and corruption. He decided to go through with it (although Bishop and Ishmael tried to stop him) leveling the city with huge displays of energy manipulation. When he had finished, his friend and neighbor Hanna Levy asked him if he would want to take it back. He agreed that if he could he would, and then Lara the Illusionist dropped her show to reveal that the destruction had been an illusion, as Ishmael had recruited her last minute to avert the disaster and Bishop had absorbed all of the energy output.