Earlier this week, Marvel Comics unveiled the roster for the latest incarnation of its young super-team the New Warriors. Spinning out of the events of Outlawed #1, the new generation of superheroes will take on the moniker of the fan-favorite '90s team, with the original lineup serving as mentors to the next wave of teenage heroes. Among the new faces to reform the team are a pair of identical twin heroes named Snowflake and Safespace, with the former being the first non-binary superhero in the Marvel Universe.

In a trailer for the new series, the characters' co-creator and writer Daniel Kibblesmith noted that, while he is aware the codenames for the two twin superheroes are certainly not without their public perceptions as widely used pejoratives, Snowflake, in particular, would use their superhero handle as a badge of honor. However, as news of the latest Marvel superhero began to circulate online, a vocal segment of the fanbase has been less than pleased by Snowflake and the rationale behind their creation.

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Discussion threads have been launched on Reddit criticizing the new team, from the inanity of new superhero Screentime's power to constantly interface himself with cyberspace to the seemingly casual manner in which the first non-binary Marvel hero will be introduced. In addition to fans feeling the twins' attempt to "take back" their respective pejoratives is lazy and a bit too on-the-nose, there are also concerns that Snowflake, specifically, is only defined by their non-binary status rather than being introduced as a fully-formed character in their own right.

This criticism extends to the design of the twins' superhero personas themselves, rendered by series artist Luciano Vecchio. Social media posts note the only visible distinguishing features that indicate Snowflake is gender-fluid is that they have short hair and wear a predominantly blue-accented uniform, while their twin Safespace's uniform is primarily accented in pink. This color swap from expected gender roles ahs underscored concerns that the twins won't be well-defined without one another and that Snowflake's gender fluidity may not be adequately handled beyond a cheap caricature at worst.

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This criticism has similarly spread to the creators themselves, both Cisgender -- those that identify their gender with the one they were born with -- Caucasian males, who created characters of color with different gender identities. Rather than having the creative team be from different racial or gender backgrounds, the new title being helmed by Kibblesmith and Vecchio has drawn online ire over a missed opportunity to bring more diverse creative voices to such culturally significant characters. The criticism over the lack of diversity in mainstream comic books has not been isolated to titles like the New Warriors, of course, but with such sensitive, timely subject matter during the current zeitgeist, it has reignited the discussion with a new fire.

With fans feeling the attempt to take back timely pejoratives is misguided and poorly handled, the introduction of the Marvel Universe's first non-binary superhero has not been well-received, to say the least. And while the first issue may hopefully assuage concerns over the handling of such an important milestone character for the venerable publisher, Snowflake's announced introduction has not provided the teenage superhero with the first impression Marvel had surely been hoping for.

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New Warriors #1, by Daniel Kibblesmith and Luciano Vecchio, goes on sale in April from Marvel Comics.