Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler Chris Bachalo
Inkers Tim Townsend, Al Vey, Mark Irwin, Jaime Mendoza and Victor Olazaba
Colorist Marte Gracia
Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna
Battle of the Atom Part Eight of Ten
Can’t believe we only have two more parts left. Doesn’t feel like we are building to anything yet.
Issue opens with Cyclops wanting to make a plan, and stick with it.
Future Jubilee looks awesome drawn by Bachalo.
Turns out the guy with Dr. Strange’s cloak is Wiccan grown up. That makes sense, I’m just disappointed.
Last issue Psylocke was really Raze, the son of Mystique and Wolverine. I imagine Logan impregnated her, dies ir doesn’t know he did, and names Raze after herself. Raven -> Raze, that is my guess.
I wonder what Kurt would think of this coupling. Doesn’t feel right, with how close Logan and Kurt are. Maybe Mystique was impersonating another lady at the time? I highly doubt that though.
Surprised how easy Raze was able to capture young Bobby and Hank.
Magik and Future Colossus go into the school.
Magik finally brings up that current day Colossus and her do not speak to each other.
They get into a fight with Bruiser and Future Deadpool.
Magik takes Deadpool outside.
Bruiser reveals that there was a Stark Tower / Baxter Building Wars. As it is the names of buildings, I take it was more than just Avengers v. Fantastic Four, but most likely, it got all the heroes involved, split by loyalties.
I like that the fights were not paired by gender, though I did take notice that Colossus punched Bruiser hard to the face.
The panel with Magik running her soulsword through Bruiser, is beautifully drawn. There is just something about it.
Cyclops. Team has to fight Krakoa, being controlled by Xavier. Apparently, something happens to Krakoa, as Xavier has only ever heard of him.
Raze does take awhile to get to Future Hank and Jean, he comments on it.
Future Jean reveals that Illyana eventually will kill herself. Which is the saddest fate, I have ever heard! Hopefully hearing that, sparks a change for her and she tries to find something she can start enjoying.
Colossus stabs Xavier with his borrowed soulsword.
Magik hearing her fate teleports out of there, it is a horrible thing to have had to hear, much less have thrown in your face. Stupid Jean, sge is the worst.
The Time Cube is not letting the Original Five go back in time.
Raze can go back in time, he claims that he saw Professor Xavier reading in the garden, but he wasn’t in the mansion during Uncanny issue eight of the first volume, he was hiding / preparing himself to fight some aliens.
Unless Raze made that up, but why would he?
If they can’t send the Original Five back with the cube, could Magik do it?
The Original Five have spent this entire issue sleeping.
Issue ends with Cyclops’ team coming into the lab.
Will they all fight in that room or will Future Beast have to explain some additional theories on why they can’t send the Original Five back with the cube. Or use various other means of time travel.
They have to go back in time eventually, those early adventures need to happen.
Would Xavier really be reading in the garden if he knew his students were missing? I was imaging the past was sort of on hold until they got back. Like they were going to show up mere seconds after leaving.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 