Yes, sometimes it's best when the source material is a bit vague. You can do whatever you like with it.

I found a cool, very stylized Angel origin (http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Angel-Revelations-Graphic-Novels/dp/0785132945/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276527073&sr=8-13) GN at a comics sale yesterday. Enjoyed it a lot. Very erotic for one thing! Stretched, Modigliani-on-acid art, pervy priests, sadistic prep school thugs, gay crushes.