Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils Chris Bachalo
Inks Tim Townsend, Mark Irwin, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba and Al Vey
Colors Jose Villarrubia and Rain Beredo
SHIELD Headquarters. Rachel is trying to get through to Matthew Malloy. Storm wonders if they should try tricks, or just talk to the new mutant. Beast doesn’t recommend it. Hill seconds not doing it. Malloy is trying out the extent of his powers.
Thanks to Comixlogy for hosting this first image.
Cyclops wants to try talking to Malloy. Beast doesn’t recommend that. The worst thing about the two same strategies, is that both take place on the left side page. One turn of the page, and we are back to repeating ourselves.
Wolverine is okay with Cyclops going into a situation where he may die. Pretty messed up, that’s why you are dead and Cyclops is still alive.
I like Beast going on and on about screwed up Xavier was to Malloy. This coming from a guy, with his fellow New Avengers / Illuminati, is killing entire alternate Earths.
Wolverine recommends that they just have Magik teleport him to space, killing him.
Cyclops and Wolverine have a brief conversation, clearly about how Cyclops killed Xavier while experiencing going Dark Phoenix.
Rachel gets the idea to protray Xavier and a horde of Avengers, to try to scare Malloy into behaving. He sees right through it. I just like seeing Bachalo drawing non-mutant characters.
Because now Malloy knows where Rachel is, he turns his attention to the Hellicarrier. He drops it out of the sky.
Code Black, is what it is when a Hellicarrier crashes.
Malloy teleports the X-Men back home. Cyclops lands face first into the snow. The students gather around him.
Rachel wakes up on the yard. Look how soft Doop looks like. For some reason, Storm gets to wake up in her bed. See that bottom panel? For the first time, may be ever, Kitty and two of her best friends are in the same panel Magik & Rachel.
Thanks to X-Men Supreme, as usual, for the Kitty Pryde scan!
We get two panels with the trio!
The entire issue, with Malloy, took only two minutes to occur. Wolverine has not appeared anywhere yet. Who cares?
Magik even tries to soothe Rachel.
Thanks to Tumblr user, xsoldier for the Magik images.
Cyclops doesn’t get anxiety attacks. I get that. Magik teleports next to Cyclops.
Now that Cyclops can think, he has a sure fire plan.
Bachalo’s art looks different this issue. Might be due to Bachalo not coloring himself. I sort of like it.
Issue ends with Cyclops offering to buy Malloy breakfast. Malloy accepts, as who wouldn’t? “The humans call me Cyclops” sounds bad arse.
Is it just me or was the six part Wrecking Crew / Harley Davidson back cover concept not very good. I doubt it was successful.
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If you want to read all six pages, that page should have them. Marvel.com is so graphic heavy that it doesn’t load good for me.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 