New Men (Marvel Comics)

Fictional comic book characters

The New Men are a fictional group of characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are depicted as uplifted animals created by the High Evolutionary.

The New Men first appeared in Thor #134 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The New Men appear in the X Men: The Animated Series episode "Family Ties". Besides Lady Bova, other New Men featured are a goat, a lion, a rhinoceros, a deer, a panda, a zebra, some musk oxen, a snow leopard, and a warthog amongst others. Lady Bova is the foster mother of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch before giving them to a man named Django and his wife to look after. Years later, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch come to Wundagore to look for her. After a DNA match, the High Evolutionary takes them to see her. She is the one who told them that Magneto is their father. Some of the New Men are sent to trap Magneto only to also trap Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Wolverine. Following the battle with the X Men, Magneto, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch, the New Men manage to escape with the High Evolutionary. The New Men, referred to as Bestials, appear in Spider Man Unlimited. This version of the group are residents of Counter Earth and serve as the dominant species, with humans being a second class minority. They consist of Sir Ram (voiced by Ron Halder), Sir Tyger (voiced by David Sobolov), Lady Ursula (voiced by Tasha Simms), and Lady Vermin (voiced by Jennifer Hale).

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the Humanimals are uplifted animals created by the High Evolutionary who are loosely based on the New Men. They resided on Counter Earth until most of them were killed when the High Evolutionary destroyed it.