Siege Volume Two Issue 3

Posted by John Klein III on April 20, 2016
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Siege V2 3

Writer Kieron Gillen

Artist Filipe Andrade

Color Artist Rachelle Rosenberg

Double Page Spreads Julian Totino Tedesco; Juan Jose Ryp & Andy Troy; Michael Wm. Kaluta & Rachelle Rosenberg

Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles

The Shield.  Fun joke on the credit page, about the title of the series being about how the story is about a siege, on the Shield.

Siege V2 3 Kitty Pride Lockheed

I believe this double page spread is is done by Julian Totino Tedesco, based off of the TT on the far right.  Pretty great spread!

Not only do we get the hive mind blue Kitty Pride, we also get a pretty large Lockheed!  I do like how Gillen combined Nick Fury with the Fury, old school Captain Britain villain.  Pretty clever!

Brand has sent a request to the barons of Battleworld, send aid now!

Marvel put the pull out ad in the middle of another double page spread.  Super awkward.  The Summers Clones take on Nick the Fury.

Scott tells Brand that he is down to the final 100.  I need to start using “fluster of clucks” as it is fun to both write and say.  Kang is trying to figure out a way to use the timestream to take out Fury.  Brand uses Thing to transport them to the Units.  We learn that the Units are in love with each other, so they are committed to ending Fury and the army of Ultrons.

The Units don’t do that great of a job, taking out Fury but they slow him down.  Kate Bishop and Ms. America don’t stand up, much better, against Fury.  This is all a good distraction, as Kang grabs Fury The Fury and goes through time.

The plural of Units is Unite, apparently.

Kang uses the chronomines to hurt Fury, which actually works.  With Fury out the way, now they have to deal with the Perfection (the army of Ultrons) but they are prepared for that.  The only problem, now, is that they barely survived the fight with Fury.

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Good thing Magik and Leah arrive!  I’m so glad that Magik lives!  I do like the idea of them traveling on a giant Colossus.

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I’m not sure who provided the art, for this double page spread.

Through Abigail Brand’s War Journal, we learn the motivation of Illyana and Leah.  Essentially, it boils down to them being in love.  Doom doesn’t care about anything, south of the Shield.  So the two demonic queens fled their domains and dove into the southern realms.

The two are married now, great for them!  They are also in control of the Marvel Zombies.

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It is great to see Magik, not evil like in Inferno and in the present day of the pages of this series.  Baby Magik, in Giant Size Little Marvel AvX, has been adorable.

The ladies are not going to rejoin the team, they will not serve God Doom, at all.

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Brand threatens to out them to Doom, but they all know she won’t.

Kang returns, triumphant.  Kang and Brand have a nice hug.

The issue ends with Thanos, the real deal, arriving on the scene.  He surrenders himself to Brand and Kang.

“Time Before the Fall of the Shield : 1 Day and Counting.  There is No Hope.”

Pete Wisdom

Posted by John Klein III on April 19, 2016
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There was a time that Pete Wisdom would have been, by far, Kitty Pryde’s best boyfriend.  Depending on how Peter Quill, Star Lord of the Guardians of the Galaxy, works out – Pete may end up being a close second.

I always have a soft spot for good ol’ Pete Wisdom.  Black Air spy who got tired of the game and joined Excalibur.

Wisdom first appeared in Excalibur 86, cover dated February 1995.  I have his latest appearance being Wolverine 6, cover dated July 2014.  I can’t believe he is a 19 year old character now.

He has made over 133 appearances in those 19 years – which isn’t that much now that I have written it out.

Of the issues of his that I own and want, I own 89 of those appearances.  Which clocks me in at owning 67 percent of his appearances.  I’m only missing two – Gambit 17 (from his latest series in 2014) and Revolutionary War : Omega.

What helps of course, is owning every issue of Excalibur and New Excalibur.

What hurts the collection is that after Excalibur ended, he went over to X-Force and I only own two of those issues of the ten.  Next, is the three part tie in to House of M that Uncanny X-Men did.  Wisdom was treated to his own miniseries, of which I only own the first and last issue of.

The nice thing about Wisdom is that he thinks of Kitty often, and I’m a fool for buying all things Kitty, so I own those references or mentions or thoughts.

Then Captain Britain and MI13 came out, of that 15 issue run, I only own issues 4 and 7.

From there, Wisdom makes odd appearances in Age of Heroes, Deadpool Team-Up, Steve Rogers : Super-Solder, Spitfire, Fear Itself : Wolverine.

Apparently he really likes Gambit as he appeared in a few issues of his 2012 series as well as 2014.  I’m sure the real motivation is that Gambit went to England and if you go to England, you run into Pete Wisdom.

X-Men : Legacy by Simon Spurrier comes out and Magik shows up as often as Wisdom did but I missed out on issue 13.

Finally, Revolutionary War happen and Wisdom is in three of those.  I was really hoping that would be the place where we could have a nice Excalibur reunion but that didn’t happened.

So that’s my Pete Wisdom collection and why I don’t own his other material.  I thought for sure it would be higher than 67% but that isn’t that bad.

Now that Marvel Database is in my life, I’m going to go through those 44 issues and make sure that Kitty isn’t referenced in those.

Now I can breathe a sigh of relief!  None of those issues have a Kitty reference.  Though, and I know that site is run by fans, the Kitty reference in Captain Britain and MI13 issue 4, isn’t included on that page.  Someone will add it eventually – I’m sure.

Shameless – The F Word

Posted by John Klein III on April 18, 2016
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From Shameless, Season Six Episode Three, the episode title is also “The F Word”

Thanks to ridvan sari for hosting this video.

Gus is Fiona’s ex-husband, played by Steve Kazee.

Such a great song and this was yet another messed up season for Fiona.

Inferno 4

Posted by John Klein III on April 17, 2016
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Inferno 4

Writer Dennis Hopeless

Art Javier Garron

Colors Chris Sotomayor

Letters VC’s Joe Sabino

Inferno 4 Illyana

Hopeless makes the good call to have this issue open with a pleasant memory of Illyana, as she has nearly killed the X-Men last issue.

Limbo, Now.  Colossus is force to look outside of the barrier and see a destroyed New York City.

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Darkchild is walking the streets, like the boss that she is!  Look at those goat legs!  She has nicknamed the deformed Nightcrawler, Bamfy.  Darkchild is growing stronger, as she stands on this side of the field.

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Longshot is sneaking around, thinking he has a chance to take on Darkchild.  Which, with his luck powers, his chances may be pretty good.

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The top panel confirms that this issue takes place before Secret Wars 2015 5.  Strange is here to offer Darkchild the position of Baron.  Scott Summers is no longer fit for the job, as the domain is clearly no longer under his control.

Meanwhile.  Jean seeks out Scott, as he is in his own head – making plans.  Longshot interrupts their conversation, to tell Scott that he is no longer Doom-chosen.  Even with this news, Scott doesn’t want to abandon the city.

Scott is tired, they allowed Illyana to take Limbo and now, after five years, she’s taking New York.  They shouldn’t allow this to progress, as there will be no place to hide.

Bamfy brings the demon horde to the remaining X-Men.

Elsewhere, In Limbo.  Colossus, Domino and their new alliance with Madelyn Pryor, Havok and young Nathan Summers.  They are trying to get to the end of Limbo, but in seven blocks, they have fought five groups of demons.  They are losing goblins (as Maddie is the Goblin Queen) but Maddie doesn’t seem to mind.  They get respawned after five days.  Sym is part of this traveling band, so he is going to try to undermine the team.  That’s what Sym do.  Havok is prepared to shut him down.  Maddie needs to take the fight to Illyana, as the alternative is to wait around until a super strong Illyana comes to rule the entire domain.

Meltdown comes out of the ground, to rejoin Colossus and Domino.  They are happy to see that she isn’t dead, like they thought.  Tabitha takes the Limbo folks into the sewers.  Maddie doesn’t really like the idea, but who would?

Madelyn is suspicious of why Boom Boom isn’t more hurt.  Tabitha had her guts hanging out of her, but she is ready for round two.

Colossus hears demons and knocks down a sewer wall, which I’m not sure if that was the best way to handle the situation.  Are sewer walls expendable?  I would imagine they are serving an important function.  Bamfy is leading the demons.  By knocking down the wall, Colossus’ side and Madelyn’s side have joined the X-Men.  Jean is overwhelmed by Bamfy, as she doesn’t want to hurt her friend.  Plus, she’s the weaker of the two, between her and Madelyn.  I do like how much Pryor has about how Kurt is dead as she tames Bamfy.

Colossus cuts down the head of Darkchild’s lieutenant, a horse heade red demon, with wings.  Once that is over, Colossus takes the time to apologize to Scott, as Scott was right about his sister.

Cyclops straights blasts the dude, as OF COURSE HE WAS RIGHT!!!   Darkchild has been tormenting peeps for years and they were losing people, trying to reach out to her.  Colossus feels like he has been blasted enough, so he clearly doesn’t know how much damage his little snowflake has truly caused.

Mister Sinister arrives, with his own demon horde.  He introduces himself, as he doesn’t believe he has met all of them.  I’m not sure how that lines up with the original timeline but I’ll take it for the truth.  Goblin Queen is surprised that Sinister lives, she thought Havok killed him.  Havok had that same thought.

Two page house ad for 50 Years of SHIELD, which is pretty amazing.  I do like how the characters of the Agents of SHIELD show are now proper Marvel characters.  Of the six issues spotlighted, I’ve bought SHIELD 10.

Tabitha vouches for Sinister, as he saved her.  She tells them that Sinister’s demon horde are actually clones of Tabitha, and I figure they must have demon blood in them.  Maybe it is goblin blood, now that I think of it.  They are definitely red.  Sinister explains that they are a mix of Tabitha’s blood and three succubus, and they are a mutant / demon hybrid clone army.  He also reveals that he has tinkered with Tabitha’s brain, to make her more subservient.  Explaining one of the bigger reasons why I don’t care for Sinister.

 

Issue ends with Sinister stating that he will be the heroes’ villain later, today, he is their savior.

Giant Size Little Marvel AvX 4

Posted by John Klein III on April 16, 2016
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Giant Size Little Marvel AvX 4

Words and Art Skottie Young

Colors Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Letters Jeff Eckleberry

The tradition of opening each issue with a song, continues.  This one is largely about Cyclops – which is nice.

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This issue picks up where the last issue ended, with the Guardians of the Galaxy becoming the third group for the twins to choose from.

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Cyclops and Iron Man are yelling at each other.  The X-Men turned the twins into temporary mutants, when they were like that, they broke Iron Man’s new suit of armor. Captain America shows everyone that Wolverine is an Avenger.  This annoys Cyclops, so much!  Check out that look from Cyclops to the ashamed Wolverine, so great.

We get the impression that the Guardians are not going to fight anyone, for the twins.

Iron Man asks the twins who they want to join.  Just then, a fourth group arrives.

The pull out ads are for – Extraordinary X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Woman and Silk.  Pretty decent synergy with the Spider-Folks being the inside fold.  I’m only interested in the first two issues but I’m super interested in them.

The Inhumans have arrived.  There are a couple I don’t recognize.  I do know Lockjaw, Triton (I had to look it up, but it is like the father in Little Mermaid), Black Bolt and Gorgon.  So I don’t recognize anyone on the right side of the page.  The Inhumans are the Royal Family of Marville.

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The Inhumans tree house is right next door to the Avengers, making them the middle tree house.  Cyclops is not impress, and I’m not either.  Cyclops, who is very funny in this series, goes on about how the Inhumans like to say the word, Royal, as much as possible.  Medusa will use the word, at least ten more times, before the issue is over.

Good for Lockjaw for not allowing Medusa to further hurt Cyclops, good dog!

Medusa wants to show the twins something that will prove that the Inhumans are the group to join.

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This sequence is so great. Skottie Young gets to really lampoon Inhumanity.  The combined kids come across two unsuspecting kids.  A green cloud downpours on top of them, and they are in those green eggs, from the crossover.

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I love how pleased Medusa is, and then how much this will eventually backfire on her.  It takes so long for the kids to hatch out of the cocoons.

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Those poor two children, they are now Inhumans, gorgeous looking Inhumans.  The twins want the newly created Inhumans to be set on fire.

Cyclops and Magik are laughing so hard, this was the worst decision the Inhumans could have made.  Black Bolt does not like the laughter at all, probably due to being jealous that they can even let out a chuckle.

Black Bolt screams at Cyclops, knocking him a great distance, into a statue of God Doom.  Poor Scott is messed up, and to make matters worst, Doom’s head falls off and lands on Scott’s noggin.

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This brings the Avengers and the X-Men together, as Black Bolt was way over the line.  The Guardians really don’t have any interest, anymore, in any of this.

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Everyone starts yelling at each other.  The twins want this to stop, as they have no interest in any of the four fractions.

The kid heroes are not done fighting, at all.

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We are treated to an epic double splash page sequence.  Marvel has to sell this as a poster!  It is amazing!

There are so many great match ups.

Magik v Gamora
Doctor Strange v Brother Voodoo
Drax v Iron Man v Thing
Cyclops v Captain America
Morbius v Blade
Colossus v Vision
Spider-Gwen v Rocket
Wanda v Rogue
Iceman v Black Widow
Spider-Man v Black Bolt
Star Lord v Thor v Beast

Everyone else seems to be floating in space but involved in one sided fights, that I can’t quite make out who they are directed at.

The other pull out ad is for Invincible Iron Man 1 & 2 with Spider-Man 2099 and Chewbacca, four titles I can’t even bring myself to be interested in.  Though Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto, on Chewbacca, is a good creative team.

Zoe closes her eyes and is about to randomly picked a group, when a blur picks up the twins.  There is a fifth group!

Magneto was the blur and he welcomes them to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.  Loki points out that they are not mutants, so they should go by – Brotherhood of Evil.  Mystique points out that they are not all dudes, so they should go by – Fellowship of Evil.  Except, she doesn’t like how ‘Fellowship’ sounds boyish.

The twins look like they should be somebody, in red shirts and tights with black boots, gloves, shorts, capes and masks.    The Zs make me think they are, Fenris, Baron Strucker’s children.  That isn’t it though, but it is interesting that Fenris’ first names start with A and these twins are Z names.

Such an amazing series!

Bragging Rights : Magik action figue

Posted by John Klein III on April 15, 2016
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I own this!

Apparently, at one time, they made a New Mutants line of action figures – a glorious era.  So Magik finally got an action figure (and prior to Kitty Pryde too!).  I like how it came with a Lockheed, what I don’t like is that it is a giant Lockheed that isn’t to scale to Magik so the two toys will never be able to ‘play’ together.

Lockheed, also getting an action figure, prior Kitty.

He gets to spit hot fire which I rarely do but it is fun for nephews to do it and launch the flame behind a couch or otherwise hard to reach area.

Magik action figure

Apparently, you can still purchase this through Amazon and only for $17 – which seems to be a deal!

This is Illyana’s only action figure to date (outside of Heroclix) so sometimes it doesn’t pay to be first.

House of M Volume Two Issue 1

Posted by John Klein III on April 14, 2016
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House of M V2 1

Writer Dennis Hopeless

Artist Marco Failla

Colors Matt Wilson

Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna

House of M V2 1 Recap

I’ve read the original House of M crossover event but I didn’t follow any of the revisits, until this issue.

The Monarchy of M Domain.  Castle Magnus.  Magnus wakes up, from a flashback that brought on the events.  Magnus had to fight Sentinels and Namor, but now he reigns supreme.  Well, under God Doom but still.

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We are treated to another page long flashback sequence.  We see him with the original Brotherhood versus the Original X-Men.

The second panel, is what got me to buy this issue.  Lockheed, on the front lines, right there with Magneto!  That’s pretty awesome!  Them and the X-Men (minus Kitty Pryde, from what I can see) are fighting the Reavers.

Finally, the uprising that got Magnus sitting on the throne.  Now, he has the Sentinels working for him.

Meanwhile, Genosha’s Human Quarter.  Josie’s Bar.  The humans include – Luke Cage, Hawkeye, Black Cat, Moon Knight, Elektra, Darkhawk (!), Misty Knight, Iron Fist, Speedball and Bullseye are in attendance.  There are three I can only guess at – Songbird, White Tiger and a guy with racing stripes down his arms – I’m not sure.

Luke Cage wants to take the fight to Magneto and end this nonsense.  Since this plan will go against Magneto’s goals, he has his elite team come in.  Wolverine leads his SHIELD agents – Mystique, Nightcrawler, Rogue and Toad.  Added to the team, in this realm, is Sasquatch and Marrow – who are not bad additions.

SHIELD makes short work of the humans.  Hawkeye gets the upper hand on Nightcrawler.  Black Cat embarrassingly defeats Toad, in an awesome sequence.  Wolverine chops off Misty Knight’s arm but don’t worry, it is her mechanical arm.

I really like the choice of not showing Hawkeye defeating Kurt, they teleport outside and (with a page flip) Hawkeye comes barging through the wall in a car.  Hawkeye shots a pair of arrows into Wolverine’s head and he runs away with Black Cat and Misty Knight.

Meanwhile.  Wanda and Polaris are eating breakfast.  Quicksilver arrives, he’s suppose to be at the trade negotiations with Atlantis.  Wanda is screaming at her children, to join her, at the table.  Quicksilver is in Atlantis, as Magneto can’t stand Namor.  Wiccan and Speed are not at the table, as they are performing a stunt, downtown.  Wanda is so mad that she breaks through the wall, using that HoM brick effect, and flying off on some of those bricks.  Quicksilver takes off too.

Later.  On the titantrons, in Times Square – Black Cat, Hawkeye and Misty Knight’s images are on the screens.  They know they don’t have much of a chance, especially as a Sentinel arrives and tries blasting at these dudes.  They run past a talking dumpster.  In the dumpster is Deathlocket (son of Deathlok, it looks like) and he electrocutes the Sentinel.

The issue ends with Lorna trying to warn her father that Quicksilver is up too something.  Magneto doesn’t seem to care, he’s all for the worst case scenario – war with Atlantis.

Under the sea, where the seaweed is always greener and it is better where it is wetter – Quicksilver and Namor are coming to an agreement.  Next issue promises an invasion, so that should be fun.

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A – Z 8

Posted by John Klein III on April 13, 2016
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All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 8

Nekra to Quoi

Head Writer / Coordinator Jeff Christiansen

Writers Sean McQuaid, Stuart Vandal, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Mark O’English, Chris Biggs, Eric J. Moreels, Mike Fichera, Al Sjoerdsma, Barry Reese, Chad Anderson, Madison Carter, Anthony Flamini & Richard Green

Cover Artist Keu Cha

Cover Dated 2006

A year ago, we lost Herb Trimpe and today, we look back at another comic that I have of his.

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 8 Herb Trimpe Outlaw Kid

Unfortunately, Trimpe only has one spotlight that features his art.  Outlaw Kid, a character I really enjoyed in Blaze of Glory, a series that I would buy another sequel of, at any given time.  He was also used to nice effect in Dan Slott’s She-Hulk series.

The profile that got me to keep this issue is –

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 8 Thomas Derenick N'Garai

The N’Garai, art by Thomas Derenick.  Which, of course, mentions the incredible and legendary adventure of Kitty Pryde one fateful Christmas Eve.

Other Entries worth mentioning –

Night Nurse, only note worthy due to her inclusion in the Daredevil Netflix series.

The New Warriors’ Night Thrasher gets two pages

The Marvel Proper version of Nighthawk gets two pages

New Warriors’ Nova gets three pages

Orge, who I liked in Thunderbolts, get a page

Onslaught gets a page

Younger Avengers’ Patriot gets two pages

Generation X’s Penance gets a page

Mockingbird rapist, Phantom Rider gets three pages

Genis-Vell, Captain Marvel’s son, who is going by Photon apparently.

Original 66 X-Men villian, Plantman gets a feature.

Runaways’ parents, the Pride, gets a page

Proteus, gets two sweet pages.

The first attempt to try to create a Pre-Captain America in, Protocide, gets a page.  I really dug this guy, back in the day.  He got replaced with other characters, over the years.

Spider-Man off again on again pal and villain, The Prowler gets two pages.

Also getting two apes, Puma!  Who I guess now didn’t pay for the Parker honeymoon now.

Groot 4

Posted by John Klein III on April 12, 2016
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Groot 4

Writer Jeff Loveness

Artist Brian Kesinger

Letterer Jeff Eckleberry

I really should buy the first issue, as it is the only one I’m missing, thus far.

Issue opens with Eris, the bounty hunter, talking to her hostage, Rocket.  She isn’t happy that Groot hasn’t come for his friend.  Rocket knows that Groot is on his way, he just gets

Groot is on Earfk, a small planet (possibly a moon) that appears to be only a gas station.  We are introduced to creator find of 2015, Mantron.  A robot that was built to the pinnacle of earthdate 1996 technology.  Mantron, is pretty awesome.

The pull out ads are for – Amazing Spider-Man 1, Doctor Strange 1, Marvel Point One Avengers 1 and Avengers 0.  I saw that in Marvel Point One, Maestro (a future Hulk) had Illyana’s soulsword, strapped to his back.  Should I buy that, just because it has Illyana’s soulsword or does that not count as an appearance of her?  I figure I should buy the issue that they specifically call it Illyana’s soulsword but then, do I go back and get this issue?  I’m not sure.

The Skrulls from previous issues; Laz and the other two; come raining down.  Mantron flips in his battle floppy disk.  It takes too long to load but the Skrulls turn on Laz, as they thought they were on Earth.  It happens, that the name is really hard to read, on a map.  The Skrulls feel like they continue to disgrace their race.

Mantron is about to attack the Skrulls but Groot moves his cannon gun out of the way.  Groot recruits the Skrulls and Mantron decides to come with them, as well.

Groot meets Numinus.

http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Numinus_(Earth-616)

Who appears in this issue and in Power Pack 51, as well as the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe ’89 5.  Apparently she was modeled after Whoopi Goldberg.

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I guess she has the ability to influence wonder, opportunity and chance.  Or something like that, she seems overly cryptic.  We are shown the Fantastic Four, mid-cosmic ray bath / Peter Parker, mid-spider bite and Jean flirting with Scott.  Scott, gets a trilogy moment.  We get Kesinger’s take on the Thing, which seems off model and villainous but I can go with it, as we are shown five tragic moments.  Well, six, I suppose as Ben Grimm didn’t want to become the Thing.  Gwen Stacy’s death, The Phoenix Force as Jean Grey’s death.  Captain America v Iron Man, during Civil War – which we are apparently getting a sequel (of sorts) just in time for the film – Captain America : Civil War.  Wanda, which  assume is No More Mutants, related and finally, Scott killing Xavier at the end of AvX 11.

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Groot assures her that things are okay.  We are treated to scenes with Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man.  Steve Rogers saluting FalCap.  Reed and Sue with their children, Franklin and Val.  Miles Morales, a flashback from Astonishing X-Men 51, with Northstar and Kyle’s wedding.  Thorster, is the nickname I’m going with.  Quill proposing to Pryde, which is why I bought the issue.  Nova is thrown in as is Thing and Alicia Masters.

Numinus agrees to help, so the entire team is off to save Rocket.  The Skrulls don’t do a good job of infatuating the base – largely due to Laz’s lack of control over his shape shifting abilities.

The team charges at Eris but everyone trips over Numinus’ dress.  Eris and her gang do a decent job of keeping Groot and his team, off of their feet.

There is another set of pull out ads.  Invincible Iron Man, FalCap, Astonishing Ant Man, Angela Queen of Hel and Contest of Champions.  I’m only interested in Contest of Champions, as Maestro is carrying Magik’s soulsword, or maybe it is a regular soulsword, I’m not sure.

In a very fun sequence, Numinus (further adding to her power description; she is – chance, fate and existence.  Numinus blasts mist at Eris and that gives her hiccups.

Mantron needs to be rebooted.

Groot strikes Eris and she shoots him with a fancy gun that causes Groot to explode.  Eris tells her crew to burn everything and this separates them from Groot’s team.  Well, Rocket’s team now, I suppose.

Numinus saves the team and they flee.

Groot 4 Uncanny X-Men 132 Homage

Such a nice homage to Wolverine from Uncanny X-Men 132.

Baby Groot is back!  I can imagine that there will be a reason for me to buy the next issue but this is a pretty good series, thus far.

Magik in other media

Posted by John Klein III on April 11, 2016
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Sometimes I read online about how Magik is a hard character to adapt for other media.  Which I find to be just silly.  All you need to do, is to never show her as a six year old girl.  Tell the audience that she is Colossus’ younger sister.

Also, she is one of those mutants with multiple powers – which is pretty cool.  So all one has to do is explain that her mutant power is to teleport via disc that happen to go through Limbo.  Which segues to what Limbo is, how she was trained there for a number of years or for some time – as years makes people wonder how she got there.

She is the ruler of that place – which, I’m not sure if you really have to say that – thus, she has awesome magical powers as she is a sorceress.

But that is even complicated, all you really need to do for Magik, is to have a young lady, with a Russian accent, with a soulsword and who teleports about the place.

Don’t even have to even use the word, soulsword, but that is what it is.

People, I believe, get hung up on the whole, on film – a young girl who gets teleported to a demon dimension, for seven years and now is the same age as the younger classmen and now is jaded and morose.

Of course, if they made a solo Magik film – which they should! – they could go into all of that but if she is just going to have a cameo or be used for a scene in a motion picture – she is super easy to adapt.

Even if they just had a young blonde lady who shouted, nyet! that could even be enough to let people know who she is.