Alani Ryan

Alani Ryan, known as Loa, is a young mutant and Xavier Institute student whose power allows her to phase through solid matter — disintegrating anything she passes through. She trained among the next generation of X-Men and became a notable presence during the Utopia era.

Alani Ryan made her Marvel debut in the pages of Astonishing X-Men #13 (2006), stepping into the Modern Age under the celebrated creative team of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday — a pedigree that alone makes her introduction worth seeking out. Her story unfolds across a focused but meaningful run through the early 2010s, with her most substantial adventures playing out in Namor: The First Mutant and the landmark Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia crossover. She keeps genuinely marquee company — sharing pages with Wolverine, Cyclops, and the character known as Loa — which speaks to her place within the broader mutant world Marvel was building at the time. With a key issue already to her name and a tight, curated footprint in the catalog, Alani Ryan is exactly the kind of Modern Age discovery that rewards a collector digging deeper into the X-Men's rich ensemble.