Cover by Kris Anka
I still need to buy the Art Adams variant, but I’m glad that Hastings had at least one of the variants that I wanted.
Uncanny
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Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Art Sara Pichelli, Mahmud Asrar, Stuart Immonen, Kris Anka, Chris Bachalo, David Marquez, Frazer Irving
Inks Wade von Grawbadger, Tim Townsend, Mark Irwin
Color Art Marte Gracia, Jason Keith, Chris Bachalo, Frazer Irving
Cover Art Chris Bachalo
Lettering & Production VC’s Joe Caramagna
Six months after it was suppose to come out, we get Bendis’ final issue of Uncanny X-Men! Though I can’t go on, too much, as this came out in November and I’m now reviewing this in February!
Last time in Uncanny X-Men – Cyclops tried to have a mutant revolution and it went nowhere, after one campus visit. Colossus was mad at his younger sister, as she could have undid Juggolosuss, at any time, but let him keep dmaning himself. Also, Teen Jean Grey forced Teen Iceman to admit to being “full gay.”
Jean Grey School. Storm has asked Beast to come to the cafeteria.
Note Kitty’s sweet space outfit, it will chance from time to time, even though it shouldn’t.
Look how sad or determined people look in this room. Doop doesn’t want to be there.
Iceman announces, like an idiot, that he didn’t want to do this. Kitty, regretting ever making out with the guy, gets the show back on track.
Beast picks up, immediately, that this is an intervention. Which I like how the X-Men finally got around to pointing out to Beast, how off the tracks, he has been. If only Beast had drank, smoked or whatever he means by dating (do people get interventions for dating?) those people can rationalize.
Instead, he has decided to break the laws of – physics, space-time continuum and genetics. One is bad, but one has to be triple threat, to be this ridiculous.
I wish I could tell who did these pages. I can’t distinguish Pichelli or Marquez’s art, for whatever reason. There are seven artists (minus inkers and colorists) but I can tell who the five artists are. Does anyone know which pages were which? I imagine I’m just not telling when they switched, during the intervention.
Beast, only a minute into this, has decided that this is really . . . a trial!
20 Minutes Ago. These pages, are done by Kris Anka.
Colossus, in classic Claremont fashion, destroys a tree! Kitty teases him about it, so that’s pretty great. Also, Kitty is in her classic X-Men outfit.
What does Colossus have on his butt!?!
These two do talk, like they have known each other for years. Like they have gone through some shit together – which they totally have.
Colossus turns the conversation to Kitty’s engagement. She’s surprised the news has made it back to Earth. Which I imagine, it would has Teen Angel came back with a brand new look. Kitty’s engagement would have to be mentioned, as one of the three highlights of Black Vortex.
Kitty hints that Illyana is here to talk to her brother, so he calls her out.
I like how awkward the Rasputin siblings are, it has been too long since they have talked. Illyana, showing some real vulnerability, admits that she has been training with Doctor Strange.
The faces that Colossus and Kitty make, what is that look? Surprised, mixed with disgust? They look, clearly taken back by the revelation.
It is astonishing that Xavier didn’t try to hook Illyana with Doctor Strange or Agatha Harkness, or anyone who is magically inclined. I guess, as there isn’t that many mutants who also use magic, he didn’t know who to reach out too. It isn’t like Amanda Sefton was an expert in the field – at that time. I’m pretty sure Scarlet Witch was still mostly mutant hex powers than sorcery
Colossus tells her to stop.
Bendis really excels with the whole, how people read a comic. As this is a great use of a page flip.
Colossus gives his little snowflake a much deserve hug! Look how happy Magik is!
Kitty announces that Storm is summoning them, and Magik teleports them away. So when did Kitty change outfits? This will happen, one more time.
Illyana joke that Colossus should make a move and stop the wedding, but he’s cool. Is he still dating Domino? I hope he is.
Back at the trial! Storm hints that people have approached Beast about these issues, but he ignores them and keeps on trucking. It was this or have SHIELD arrest him, which I’m sure SHIELD isn’t in the game of arresting Avengers – not with Steve Rogers running the place.
Beast keeps going on about Scott Summers.
Emma steps in, which is smart to have Storm, Emma and Kitty being the ones to do most of the talking. He relates to those three on different levels. Emma likes how this situation should embarrass and shame Beast, maybe the last tactic, will be the one that works.
Beast tries to explain himself. His ideas are so advanced, that he can’t explain himself – which is a bunch of shit. He knew no one would clear his decision to mess up the time stream and bring the Original Five X-Men to the present, so he just goes ahead and does it.
The Icemans (Icemen?) start saying the same thing, at the same time.
Which transitions us to Mahmud Asrar pages. The pages that deal with Teen Bobby talking to his present older self – which Teen Jean, in tow. Iceman makes short work of Cyclops’ new students, they didn’t really get much fighting experience.
Teen Bobby comes out to Iceman (that’s how I’m going to distinguish them). Teen Bobby asks if Iceman is gay too. I do like how Teen Bobby’s motivation to coming out to his older self, is that he doesn’t want to live in the closet, but he realizes how complicated that would make things, for his older self.
Iceman, without missing a beat, tells Jean that this is why no one likes her. Which is completely true! Teen Bobby tries to defend her, saying that people like her too much. Which I imagine is hard to prove. Who would like Teen Jean Grey? She makes poor decision, after poor decision.
Iceman doesn’t understand how his younger self is more put together than he is. Iceman tries to explain he decisions. He was persecuted for being a mutant and an X-Man, he wanted a part of his life that he could just live like a normal person. So he kept himself busy, too busy, to be gay. I guess I can understand that, but it does seem like he went out of his way to get some beards. He dated Opal for like six years! But that does happen.
Irritatingly, Teen Bobby asks Iceman what he is thinking. Instead of giving him a second to answer, Jean goes ahead and reveals what Iceman is thinking – as that worked out so well, before. If he isn’t being selfish to wanting to commit energy into making himself happy, instead of being an X-Man. Which makes sense, as one of the Original Five, he has seen how – once you are an X-Man, that’s pretty much all you are. If you try to do a side project, it will eventually bring you back to the team.
To end on a light note, Teen Bobby asks if Iceman finds Angel cute, which he does. Which is super weird, as the Angel he knows, has gone through the frying pan! I’m sure he hasn’t thought he was cute, since his original Archangel days.
Iceman wants to hug Jean but she doesn’t like how the code makes her front parts. oh Jean, you are the worst. So she gives him a mental hug, which feels nice – apparently. They are summoned to Storm.
Back at the Trial. Storm keeps coming at him. Out of nowhere, he was going to bring up that she married Black Panther, as if that has anything to do with this. Classic deflection! Plus, her decision affected, like no one. Even the people in Wakanda just saw it as an opportunity to have a party and then things were back to normal. Well, besides, Doomwar but that would have happened if Storm wasn’t there.
Beast doesn’t want to be blamed for Future Beast’s issues (from Battle of the Atom and that sequel story), as he also tampered with time and furthering his mutation. He gave himself goat legs, that have only worked for Illyana!
Dazzler, wanting to get involved, points out that Dark Beast tried to kill them, in the X-Men versus SHIELD arc. Which I had forgotten about, already. Probably as that reveal, was essentially “insert any villain” here.
Kitty just wants to be in the conversation, Beast can’t just keep doing whatever.
The New Xavier School. Location Sercret. (Still?) 40 Minutes Ago. (as they have to account for the Icemans segment). These pages are brought to us by Stuart Immonen, Wade von Grawbadger and Marte Gracia. Also, Joe Caramagna, but he does all of the lettering and production, for this extra sized issue.
The All New X-Men, including Cosmic Upgrade Angel and X23 (pre-All New Wolverine) are relaxing on the grass. Which last time they tried this, Bobby tried to comment on how attractive Illyana was and Jean told him how full gay he was and determined how he should categorize himself.
Jean wants a break, from being an X-Man. Cyclops got to have his own adventure, and she wants to see how she should define herself. Which is super ironic. Jean wants to train more, and fight less – which makes sense. Angel agrees, he wouldn’t mind some off time. He just wants to date X23, some more – I bet! Bobby wants some of Angel’s money, which I’m pretty sure NuAngel, has squandered all of that money, as he didn’t know how to spend it. Where is that guy, these days?
Hank walks away, realizing that he broke up the X-Men. Jean confronts him and FINALLY has the conversation they should have had, since Battle of the Atom, when the two kissed! Or, in that event, he didn’t want to run away with her, so she took Scott, instead. Hank is worried, about how much they have changed, in only a few months.
Jean has been reading Hank’s mind, she knows that he has been waiting for this moment and now, she is ready for it. Jean and Hank made out and in full view of Scott, who isn’t happy! Did Scott have a space honey? I thought I read somehow that he did meet a space pirate princess, or some such title.
I’m glad these little segments exist, as this non-trial would be hard to read, otherwise.
Back at the trial. Storm tells Beast that she loves him but he tells her that this isn’t love. Which is classic intervention! From what I imagine. Kitty and Illyana both tell him, that this is love. I like to think that Illyana saying it, is what makes him go quiet.
Beast turns to Young Hank, and asks how he is just standing there. Hank doesn’t like it, the Original Five X-Men were brought here, based on a lie. There was no mutant genocide. Beast tries to say that there would have been, but he stopped it by bringing the Original Five X-Men to the present. Which seems silly.
Beast goes on about Scott Summers, again.
Everyone is so tired of Beast and his breakup with Scott Summers. Beast starts walking away, he is done.
Kitty volunteers to follow Beast but Benjamin gets paged. Cerebro has picked up a unique signature, which seems weird as who it is, shouldn’t be a new detection. Unless it got a new setting or was doing a search for him, but we don’t get any additional information on that front.
This mutant is in Washington DC. Illyana teleports the entire school to the capital.
So Cyclops is in Washington DC! Also there, Kitty, back in her classic X-Men costume. What is she doing!?!
Cyclops makes a point of saying that the X-Men are the last mutants to arrive. He has gathered all of these mutants, to one location. I’m not sure he forced Mystique or Sabretooth, to be there or any of the other villains.
Look how cute Doop is!
Oh, these pages are brought to us by Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend and Mark Irwin. I imagine Jason Keith, like Caramagna, colors the rest of the issue – outside of Immonen, Bachalo and Irving’s part (which is the last pages).
Cyclops has to explain, that he misused the word – revolution – or that he simply failed at having a unified vision.
Cyclops has clearly lost it, as he states how Washington DC is the heart f everything democratic and good. Maybe democratic, but good? That seems silly.
The real revolution is that all the mutants can be in one location and not be fighting. Just then, Magneto arrives and people are worried that this will spark a race riot. He lands and says how crazy this plan is, but Xavier would have loved it. Which makes Cyclops smile.
The last two pages, are brought to us by Frazer Irving. Tempus talks to Beast, wondering if this is the Trial of Henry McCoy, as she has been foretold about it, three times. I’m not sure what she means with this – because if this was it . . . what do you do with what happened today?” Like, there are too many words or too few words. I’m not sure what she also means “and if this wasn’t it . . . ” I get that she is trying to indicate that things are going to get much worst,
What I’m getting at, is this – the issue ends on not a great note but the rest of it, was pretty good.
There is a nice letter by Bendis. He teases that Goldballs is going to show up in Miles Morales’ Spider-Man title, that I didn’t know, and that Bendis is taking Kitty Pryde, with him, to Guardians of the Galaxy, which I did know about.
For some reason, the Iceman story from Bizarre Adventures 27 is reprinted. There isn’t anything, that I can see, that tells you where that story is originally printed or why it was included, but that’s what that story is.
Bleeding Cool News believes that the story was reprinted due to Iceman commenting on how pretty Angel is. So it is canon, I suppose. Still weird that there wasn’t an introduction page to set up the backup story.
Writer Chris Claremont
Artists Dave Cockrum, Josef Rubinstein and Bob Wiacek
Letterers Tom Orzechowski and Jean Simek
Colorist Glynis Wein
Cover Dated October 1981
Before I start, let me just type this – this is an outstanding issue that starts Magneto’s redemption in such a way that – in fifty issues – we can believe that Magneto can be changed. Also great is that this issue proves how important Magneto is to the X-Men and how great of a threat he is, to the entire world.
Issue opens with Magneto addressing the world. He wants complete political control, or he will end life as we know it. The political figures he is addressing are – America’s President Ronald Reagan, Soviet leader Leonid Breshnev, English Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Deng Xiaping, General Secretary Hu Yaobang and King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz.
http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men_Vol_1_150
Thanks to Marvel Comics Database for hosting the information of the world leaders. I knew Reagan and Thatcher.
Once Magneto ends his transmission, he goes to talk to Lee Forrester and Cyclops, who doesn’t have his powers – thanks to the properties of Magneto’s island home. I do like the real moment of, after explaining his motivations, he asks Cyclops, who this Lee Forrester is, and why isn’t he with Jean Grey. Cyclops explains to his greatest enemy, that Jean died, on the moon. Magneto tries to sympathize with Scott but Scott swats him away. Scott doesn’t believe Magneto’s sincerity. Magneto shouts at him, his family use to be massive but now he is alone – due to Hitler and his Nazi scum.
Just then, before Magneto can mention Nazis, missiles are shot at the island. Magneto shuts them down and seeks out the vessel that fired them, Cyclops yells at him that Magneto can’t do that. Which seems silly, as that would make Magneto want to prove himself to the young pup.
Magneto projects himself onto the submarine, Lennigrad. He explains the situation, that they shouldn’t just follow orders and sinks the submarine. The soldiers, on board, never had a chance. In Moscow, generals are freaking out and want vengeance. Magneto beats them to that score and causes an eruption of magma to spill out onto Varykino’s Center Square. He does take measures to slow the path of the magma, so that the city can escape. Though I don’t think that headlines, the next day, will read as “Magneto — Hero?”
At sunset, Lee is trying to gather her wits. Scott comes to check in on her, she finds his courage – as he will be confronting Magneto – to be very sexy. As she should! They start making out, as we see a plane fly above them.
In the Blackbird, the plane’s controls get locked up. Wolverine, being an idiot, went to get a sandwich and loses his balance. Such a great touch, having Wolverine’s head “krak” Storm’s skull. Metal on bone, Storm is knocked out. Without Storm, the plane nose dives into the ocean.
Colossus, being the massive fool that he is, decides to armor up and break the control panel. That’s Colossus, the worst. Kitty is able to wake up Storm and she is about to create a wind current and gets the plane to make a softer landing, than it would have done, without her.
Xavier, Moira MacTarrgett and old friend, Peter Corbeau – astronaut, physicist, engineer, creator of the Starcore manned orbital solar laboratory- he’s a busy guy – are on a ship, trying to get to the island. Xavier loses touch with the X-Men, so they know they are heading in the right but dangerous, direction.
The X-Men, thanks to their scuba gear, are swimming to shore. They didn’t have enough of the air tanks, but Colossus wasn’t worried, as he doesn’t need to breathe. As they approach the island, Colossus loses control of his powers and transforms back to his human form. Imagine if there was a “What If Colossus died in Uncanny X-Men 150?” and how barely nothing would be changed? That would be a fun series to read.
Lee Forrester is enjoying the moonlight, she is thinking about how Scott can sleep through anything but he did confide in her about the X-Men, so she knows that help is on the way. She has made her mind and she will help Scott fight the powerful Magneto. Just then, a gloved hand grabs her handle and freaks her out.
Wolverine doesn’t give a shit about her, or her safety, as he assumes that she works for Magneto. Storm and Kurt break through the water and the X-Men refer to each other, as their hero names. So Lee figures out, these are the X-Men. Lee, quickly, tells them that she knows Scott, so they know that she’s pretty cool. Kitty is crying, as Colossus isn’t breathing. She is also confused, why his powers deactivated.
Cockrum does a great job of not hiding Kitty’s self-made costume, but also not spotlighting it, so the costume doesn’t distract from the important story. Wolverine breaths life back into Colossus.
Wolverine’s nose smells something familiar and goes to check it out.
Scott taps Logan on the shoulder and almost gets six claws to the chest. Scott is barely recognizable in that outfit, plus I imagine no one on this team, has seen him without his visor on. Wolverine does notice that his senses are dimmer.
Look at that big hug and even bigger smile, that Storm has for Scott! Note, that it is only a hug with their upper bodies, they are friends but they are not, great friends.
Kurt notices Scott’s eyes and Scott explains how their powers are deactivated. Scott also explains Magneto’s schemes. The X-Men know that the stakes have never been higher than now, and they are at their all time lowest. The odds are not in their favor, but that’s what it is like, with the X-Men.
For some reason, the team splits into two smaller teams – boys and girls. With the boys, Wolverine takes the time to mention how they never defeated Magneto, with their powers, so what chance do they have, now that they do not have their powers.
Scott also explains that the ladies’ “talents” wouldn’t be of much use, where they are going, as they head downstairs. Scott’s plan isn’t to confront Magneto, himself, but to shut down his plans. Scott wants the boys to break down the energy field, to restore their powers.
As the boys went down, the ladies went up. Storm picks a lock and gets them into the secured quarters of the castle. Kitty is looking for any type of computer, so that she can do the hacks. In no time, Kitty finds a computer, not only that, but she finds Magneto’s programming book, and Magneto’s coffee, which is still warm! Storm heads off to find Magneto. Once she is gone, Kitty realizes that the programming book is in, both, a foreign language and in code! One would be bad enough, but both!?!
There is a two page ad for Mile High Comics, which is pretty great. Uncanny X-Men issues 123, through 129 are only $5, buy them now!
Storm finds Magneto, in a very famous scene, and he is sleeping. We can see his manly chest and she marvels at the sight.
Da boyz see the massive computer displays and the machinery. They are dummys so they turn away from the computers and decide to wreck the machines. Wolverine starts to slice and dice. Wolverine slips off the side and Kurt doesn’t grab him. Kurt dives after him and, thanks to Kurt’s tail, clings to a pipe and Kurt saves the both of them.
Back with Storm and Magneto. She is inching closer to Magneto, debating if she should just slay him. While she debates, with knife in hand, Magneto wakes up and flings Storm out the window. Magneto creates his classic costume, out of the fibers in the air – which is pretty bad arse. During his haste, Xavier is able to mentally attack Magneto, both of them, pushing the other to the brink. Xavier suspects that Magneto is weakening, but instead, he was turning his attention to the screws of Xavier’s safety harness. Xavier (and his chair) are carried form the ship to the tower. I wonder if this is when Xavier gets the bright idea of a hoverchair but that’s still like twenty years from this issue.
Back with da boyz, Wolverine slashes the final structure. Colossus catches Wolverine, as he – again – almost falls to his death.
While da boyz are trying to celebrate, Magneto busts up their style and groove that they are use to. He has Xavier, Lee and Kitty, captive. To add insult to sweet injury, he waves a hand and reforms the structure, so the X-Men’s powers are back to zero use.
Magneto now has the entire team captive, Well, except for one, as Storm clings to sweet life. If it wasn’t for her cloak, she would be dead, right now.
Storm makes her to way to the computer terminal that Kitty had located. She takes a cue from da boyz and throws a chair at the computer. Scott, instantly feels his powers coming back and has to shut his eyes. Xavier knows what is up.
Cyclops blasts a dude, named Magneto. Scott dons his emergency visor, that the X-Men (for some reason) brought along with them. The X-Men are back in full force! Unfortunately, for them, they are still battling Magneto. Who, for my money, has the greatest powerset, of them all. Having power over metal, which is essentially everywhere, does make him the most powerful mutant.
Kurt takes a pipe to the back of Magneto’s head. Colossus punches a wall onto Magneto. Magneto lifts the debris off of himself, with ease. Cyclops Colossus and Wolverine try to triple team on Magneto, but he waves them off. Storm sends lightning bolts at him, and this is the first attack that catches his attention. Which makes sense, as they both have elemental powers. Storm sends a tornado to deal with Magneto.
Colossus, being worthless, but not to Magneto – is flung into Storm, knocking the two of them out. To make matters worst, Magneto flings Colossus into Cyclops.
Xavier tries to attack Magneto again, I’m not sure why his helmet isn’t working like it should. While distracted, Wolverine attacks Magneto, ripping Magneto’s helmet apart.
Cyclops tells Sprite to go hack Magneto’s computers, which serves the double purpose of getting her out of harms way.
Somehow, turning human, makes Colossus able to punch Magneto to the point where it can hurt him. Storm shoots lightning at Magneto, which charges him and drains her.
Kitty, gets excited about her mission – not knowing the overwhelming odds. Kitty walks through the computers, which fries the electronics.
Kurt saves Storm by teleporting the two of them away from the fight, falling into the ocean.
Magneto senses that his computers have been fried and goes to see out what caused the disturbance. He finds young Katherine Anne Pryde and tries to murder her.
What is awesome, is that this page is followed by Hulk v Phoomie Goonies, in a Hostess Fruit Pie ad. I guess that is an act break.
Magneto, in his blind rage, shuts Kitty Pryde down! This startles him to his senses and he can’t believe he almost killed a child. I don’t recall if they ever talk about this, once he joins the team, but I know I would have brought it up. Like, the very first time we got in an argument, I would be all “yeah, I guess you’re right, like that time you almost killed me” then he would have to let cede the point.
As Magneto is comparing himself to the Nazis, Storm comes flying into the room. If she wanted to kill him before, she is all set to do it now. Magneto, recognizing how far he has fallen, is cool with it.
Magneto becomes more human in those top three panels, than any character has ever been shown, in that amount of time. Storm wants her kitten back, and Magneto hands her over.
Then there is a time cut, which is odd but I imagine they didn’t want to commit two more pages of the entire team letting Magneto fly away but it is odd how he does just that.
Some time later, enough time for Wolverine First Class 12 to occur, the X-Men are relaxing on the beach. They deserve a break.
Kitty evokes Star Wars and lifts the sunken Blackbird. The team can’t believe their eyes! Of course, it is Colossus who is lifting it but what a great and fun way to end such an emotionally heavy issue.
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Most of the higher quality images come from Brian Cronin’s incredible “Month of Cool Avengers / X-Men Comic Moments”
Thanks for those!
Writer Kieron Gillen
Artist Dustin Weaver
Colorist Jim Charalampidis
Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna
Covered Dated August 2012
In the middle of AvX, Gillen decided he wanted to get back to his Sinister plot.
Inside front cover ad is for Amazing Spider-Man’s video game.
Previously. The Phoenix Force is back, and it has empowered five X-Men – Cyclops, Emma, Magik, Namor and Colossus. Meanwhile, and this will be the entire plot of the issue – we catch up with Sinister, as he is living in his own SinisterWorld, where everyone is Sinister.
Weaver does an amazing job of painting the issue, it is just unfortunate that it is a purely Sinister issue. I had originally didn’t buy this issue as I never saw Magik in it. That was prior to learning about Marvel Database, I saw this issue was listed, luckily – Hastings had a copy and I had enough time to read the issue and I finally saw the page, with Magik. We’ll get to that below.
Since I didn’t read this issue, the following issues left me a tad cold. I didn’t quite get the entire atmosphere. It also didn’t help that I’ve never been much of a Sinister fan.
Sinister has always been huge on cloning and he finally realized a dream, to live in a world of himself. If something were to happen to him, his mind would just move to another clone body – an upgraded clone body.
Sinister London. Deep Beneath the Earth’s Surface. The main character we follow, is actually a man who has turned into a Sinister clone. He gets to interview Sinister-Prime. Sinister likes milk, so he has cows all over the place. He doesn’t care for women, so there are no women, he has nothing against women or for them – so why bother.
Gillen takes the opportunity to world build here. There is a creation engine, that is constantly making Sinisters. If the machine stops, half of the clones will become women. As soon as the engine is fixed, those women will revert to males again.
A moloid breaks to the surface and Sinister shoots him dead – on the spot! It is a nice reminder that they are under the surface. Sinister London, is actually an old Moloid cavern. After his last defeat, he went underground to hide. Now, he is just waiting for the Phoenix Five to come gloating. Also, the milk is not really milk but a nutrient-enriched brew.
There is an ad for Ghost Rider, Spirit of Vengeance on BluRay – which we own but have yet to watch. One of these days.
The interviewer has murderous intentions but wants to give Sinister away from eyes and guards.
Sinister really adores 19th century London, but he chooses to live in a castle. This society is art – and art requires appreciative criticism, history and hagiography. Which does sound right.
In Sinsiter’s living quarters, the interviewer (who has a toothache of free will) wants to take a picture. By doing so, he teleports the two of them away.
The art direction (and story) draws our attention to the fact that Sinister Prime has his forehead diamond being the color of red. The rest of the clones, have a flesh colored diamond.
Prime is forced into a chair but the diamond fades away. Prime comes down the stairs. Rebels against the system, are still part of the system – so, naturally, Prime has anticipated rebels.
Prime sends the interviewer to the edge of town. From there, he is given thirty minutes to run from . . . Sabretooth clones! Which makes sense, as Sinister has all of the Marauders’ DNA.
Prime talks to the fake Prime, he predicts that Cyclops will have the thought that he can make the world better. After changing deserts to gardens, he will have the thought that the world doesn’t need Sinister in it.
There is a two page house ad for Ultimate Comics storyline, Divide We Fall. Which was more of a common theme, than a proper crossover. I only own the X-Men tie-in, wherein Ultimate Shadowcat grows Utopia. Ultimate Cap will become the President, and I’m not sure what happens to Miles Morales Spider-Man. Ultimate Comics X-Men is their first issue, of three – perhaps?
We see several trophy cases. Sinister has been making a slew of clones – Gambits, Cyclops, Sabretooths and Phalanx. Though I don’t quite get how the Phalanx clones work. We see that the Gambit clones have accents. Turns out, the accents are not genetic but trained as it is folksy and charming – which is pretty funny. The Gambit clones are brain damaged as Gambit has always leaned that direction – oh Sinister, you clever minx! Sinister hints that he has a twist that Cyclops will not appreciate.
This issue is getting better, it helps that clearly the interviewer was going to die – it was just a matter of time of waiting for it.
See the Phoenix Five at the bottom of the page? I couldn’t see Magik but she’s on the other side of Cyclops. That Cyclops, I feel like he is always portrayed standing inbetween Magik and Emma – he likes his blondes on either side of him.
Sinister Prime has stolen power from the Dreaming Celestial, now he plans on stealing from the Phoenix Five.
Sinister knew that the Avengers would step in, preventing the true host – Hope Summers – to not fulfill her destiny. You don’t know this, but I’ve been staring at this laptop (that sucks!) trying to come up with the word “fulfill” I’m the worst.
Issue ends with the big reveal that Sinister does have women folk in Sinister London. He has six Madelyne Pryors running about, in very nice dresses.
Seeing Madelyne (and a half dozen of them!) should rock Cyclops.
There is a house ad for X-Treme X-Men – the attempt to try an Exiles style book but with our Dazzler, in the lead role. It started in July 2012, by the creative team of Greg Pak and Stephen Segovia. I own issue 7.1, and that’s pretty much it.
Inside back cover ad is for the Civic HF.
Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Art Valerio Schiti
Color Art Richard Isanove
Lettering & Production VC’s Joe Caramagna
Cover Siya Oum
I saw that Magik was in this issue but then I saw this variant and thought that that would be awesome to own. I figured I was going to add it to my Wishlist but then Hastings actually had a copy! They are getting more and variants, which is pretty awesome. Look at all of those pouches on Cyclops’ belt!
Tempe, Arizona! Animax has gone to her father’s school, and interfers with his football game. Animax, who we haven’t seen since the beloved Battle of the Atom crossover. He abused her and her mother, and she is here for some sweet vengeance! Her mutant power is to invoke dragons.
The New Xavier Students (who chose to not go to the Jean Grey School, like how Scott wanted them to) arrives on the scene. Goldballs shouts his hero name, as if he is a Pokemon, attacking the dragons.
The Cuckoos diamond armor up, which is nice that someone remembered that is in their move set. They can even use their telepathic powers, while in diamond form. That shows up Emma Frost! Who I’m sort of missing, these days, as I haven’t read a comic with her in it, in what feels like a while. Is she even slated to be in any of the October / November relaunch titles?
Benjamin Deeds, changes his appearance to match Animax’s look. This does calm her enough to get her POINK!ed.
After the fight, Hijack gets interviewed – he wastes time with the fact that they don’t have a hero group name. Hero Squad is taken, but it shouldn’t be. Goldballs is also a media darling.
Hellfire Club. This team is crashing at an old Hellfire Club location.
Goldballs wakes up to a world that is in love with him. His mother lets him know that people have contacted his parents, to try to talk to him. His parents are very proud of their son, which is nice. I never understood while every parent has to hate their mutant child. Like, sixteen years of love and memories and then one uncontrollable act makes them turn their back on their child? That isn’t real.
Goldballs is invited to the Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon states that he is part of, Hero Squad. He is on the cover of, Falling Stone. I don’t like that Fallon says his real name but I imagine it really is impossible to keep a secret identity in this modern age.
POINK is no longer the new BAMF, it is the new THWIP! So that has to be pretty popular. Probably nowhere near as SNIKT.
The goldballs are actually gold, so they must hurt, like crazy! But they disappear, rather quickly. On a show I don’t recognize, Goldball’s parents out him as a mutant, and it becomes a whole dumb thing.
Hero Squad takes out Klaw, but Goldballs gets a bottle thrown to his neck! However that happens, is beyond me. A woman threw the bottle and the Cuckoos shut her stupid racist mind down. Triage starts to heal Goldballs’ neck.
The issue ends with the team going to the Jean Grey School. That was a pretty fast rise and fall, but that’s the new era we are in. Adult Iceman and regular Storm, invite them into the school.
Not a bad issue, it all leads to Uncanny X-Men 600, which will come out, one day.
Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Art Kris Anka
Color Art Marte Gracia
Lettering & Produciton VC’s Joe Caramagna
Delhi, India. Cyclops is confronting Mystique, who is on a bit of a vacation from herself. She is enjoying being a Bollywood star. Mystique starts playing mind games, to try to seduce him. She takes the forms of Emma, Dark Phoenix and Wolverine. Scott has had sex with two of those three.
Scott wants to know why Mystique has been so all over the place, since Xavier’s death. There was a time when she was the villain of four different titles – all at the same time. Get it together, Mystique! She would be committing minor crimes in one title and these massive month long plans.
SHIELD Hellicarrier. Maria Hill and Dazzler are having a nice chat. Dazzler never technically quit and Hill never technically fired Dazzler, so she is still a member of SHIELD in good standing.
The first of two pull out house ads for Secret Wars 2015 3 – of the titles featured, I’m only excited about Star Lord and AoA Kitty Pryde!
Dazzler wants help in seeking out Mystique. Dazzler will help but she wants full clean records for the New Xavier School students.
Mystique and Cyclops. Mystique asks Scott why he hasn’t brought up their affair together, which caused me to pause. He says it is because he wanted to keep this conversation on point but this is all she needed to know that this is not Cyclops.
Scott has been Dazzler, this entire issue! The New Xavier Students and Dazzler make short work of Mystique.
Mystique is pushed through the window and will surely die. Dazzler asks Magik to save the foe. Poor Magik, this is Bendis’ only role he uses her for.
The second pull out house ad for Secret Wars 3, has several more titles that I’m interested in – Giant Size Little Marvel : AvX, Years of Future Past and X-Tinction Agenda.
Magik keeps her word but makes sure that Mystique has a rough drop. Mystique recognizes that Dazzler is better than her as she would have let Dazzler die.
Dazzler gets on a stage, later, and sings. Maria Hill, after the show, admits to being a huge fan of hers. Dazzler needs to be the mutant liaison as she is better suited for it than anyone.
Greenvich Village, New York City. The former students of Cyclops are all outside. Celeste reads Hijack’s mind and wants him to reveal his thoughts to the group. He has an idea that they don’t need to be the X-Men but they need to do something.
The answer will be in Uncanny X-Men 600, which is strangely going to come out after Secret Wars 2015’s final issue instead of properly being done before the event. Which is so odd as Marvel should be going with a fresh start with the X-Titles instead, they are going to launch with the final issue of Bendis’ X-run and that is all he will be contributing to the line. Seems so dd to me.
Writer Kieron Gillen
Penciler Terry Dodson
Inker Rachel Dodson
Colorist Justin Ponsor
Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna
Cover Dated June 2011
Breaking Point, Part Two of Four
This is the final back issue I was able to buy from Kelly’s Komix in Great Falls, Montana, I had a twenty dollar budget, as I couldn’t tell if my wife was going to give me more of budget. Our son, Walker Dennis, was pretty much running around the store, he was only sixteen months at the time and always looking for a chance to run about any location. So I had a pretty tight timeframe of searching for comics. With this issue, I now own all four chapters of this storyline.
That’s a pretty great cast of characters above – plus there are only seven so that rule of thumb is still respected. Kitty Pryde, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Namor, Magneto and even, Colossus. That’s pretty A-List there.
This is only part two, so the previous issue mainly dealt with setting up the overall plot. There was a warship from Breakworld, coming to Earth – Agent Brand of SWORD (whatever happened to her, she was all over the place, for quite some time) called the X-Men to intercept the ship. That issue ended with Kruun, the former warlord of Breakword – and who Colossus in an awesome scene, ripped off his arm, has come to Earth, asking for Asylum for the rest of the refugees of the planet.
There is an ad for Thor, coming to theaters on June 6, 2011. Can’t believe it has been four years since that film came out.
I want to say that this was an odd time for me, like I barely remember reading the issues and I was in a weird headspace, like I was reading but not super enjoying it and the issues were not leaving much of an impression on me.
Decomissioned Breakword Flagship Resplendent Celestial Slaughter. Docked. The Peak. Orbital Headquarters of SWORD. Peak Meeting Room XIV. Topic : Breakworld Refugees. In the meeting room is – Agent Brand / Sydren / Cyclops / Emma Frost / Kruun / Haleena. Kruun doesn’t know how to go about being a diplomat. It is a new language to them. They came in a warship, as they don’t have anything else, and they didn’t signal their arrival, as they didn’t know that was necessary. Haleena isn’t any more skilled. Kruun suspects that Brand wants them to beg, but he refuses.
Haleena had a vision that Earth would take them in, and apparently, she and Kruun are a couple. Cyclops asks the question, what happened to Breakworld. Kruun explains that there is constant fighting and the planet is no longer what it use to be. Brand makes some flippant comments and Kruun doesn’t care for her tone, he wants, no – he demands – refuge.
Cyclops asks the other important question, why is he there? The United Nations are still divided on if Utopia is a proper nation, or not, which is silly. Brand has some leeway, so if Cyclops wants the refugees, he can have them. If the Breakworlders revolt, she will just wipe the entire island out. There is a great moment when Emma mocks Sydren, which is great. That poor guy can’t catch a break. In one panel, Cyclops decides to test out the peace idea.
Utopia. Island Home of the X-Men. Emma mocks Scott, she wonders if he fed the stray cats of Anchorage, Alaska. Magneto, also isn’t thrilled, Utopia is for mutants, by mutants.
There is an house ad for Fear Itself, Book Two – Blitzkrieg USA, it came out in May 2011. All I really remember of the main event, is that Winter Soldier was killed in one of the first issues and then, was back alive by the end of it.
Scott feels responsible, as they are refugees because of the X-Men. Well, like Emma states, they did fire a moon-sized bullet at Earth. Good thing Shadowcat was there to save all of us! Not only that, but they brought the X-Men to them. Scott isn’t sure what they even eat. Probably rocks, as they are hardcore!
Kitty isn’t thrilled to have this many Breakworlders around her. Kitty decides the best way to start building a community, is to be interested and listening. Oh, Shadowcat, you truly are the heir to Xavier’s dream!
They listen to several stories.
The last one calls Colossus, Powerlord. The person is willing to rip off his own arm, if that is what the Russian wants.
Kruun shows up, he calls Kitty “Colossus’ mate” which is going too far! Kruun suspects the true power couple have plans to parade his people around the island and laughing at them. Kitty has no plans to laugh at anyone, she only wants to help. Kruun tells her that helping is the same as laughing.
Haleena reveals the rest of her vision, that they were taken in but they have no future on the planet. Which is, essentially, true – as I don’t believe they have been seen since.
Kitty tries to explain how there is always hope. Colossus is fine with the refugees being on Utopia, he hates Kruun, and how he benefited from all of the death and breaking of wills.
Kruun explains how they brought Colossus back from the dead. Which is a story that Whedon didn’t even really hint at. Kruun keeps making a point that “they didn’t have hospitals” which seems to be the line from the Whedon run, that really stuck with Gillen.
See that only left panel on the image above? Try reading that again? Is it me, or is that some not great explaining of a concept? To bring back Colossus, five slaves had to give their lives. Or rather, their life energy, so you could survive the process but these five didn’t, as they didn’t want to live with the shame. Being part of the process, at all, is to be one of the lowest of the low.
A would be hero decides to do a sneak attack – assassin style – but Kruun prevents the attack.
There is an ad for four collectible Slurpee cups featuring Thor characters. Two are decent – Thor & Loki – and I imagine those who got the Destroyer & Lorelei cups. Did Natalie Portman decline on the invitation? These were only available at a 7 Eleven, which I don’t believe I’ve ever lived in a city that had one of those. Sort of like how Circle K isn’t in Montana, at all.
Kruun is mostly upset with the younger guy, because of the sneak attack from behind. Heleena, and apparently this is her first appearance – which is pretty cool – is proud of Kruun for saying “I’m sorry” to Colossus for the attempted assassination.
Kitty and Colossus walk away, as they can only listen to so much nonsense.
Kruun does recognize that Colossus was the death nail in Breakworld but it was his own actions that brought them to Earth.
There is a house ad for X-Men Legacy 250 – featuring the cast of Magneto, Rogue, Gambit, Frenzy, Xavier and David Haller.
Heleena, and those like her, are called – Augurs. Heleena and Kruun would never have met before, as he would never have looked at a lowly augur before.
Magneto approaches the couple, he wants to know how the metal of Breakworld works. Afterall, it was Magneto who brought Kitty back to Earth, and he has been (apparently) trying to figure out the metal.
The X-Labs, Utopia. Madison Jeffries hints that Doctor Nemesis wouldn’t like a stranger being in his lab. He calls Magneto “Mags” which Magneto doesn’t miss a second to inform him that Magneto is not amused with that nickname.
Magneto asks if technology or magic is the trick to working with the metal. Kruun reveals that “magic” isn’t a word they know – which is odd as I thought they had placed magical protection against the bullet, so they must know about it. Instead, they just call working with the metal as “weapons” such as, making weapons, I imagine.
There is a house ad for Uncanny X-Force 11, the team going up against Age of Apocalypse characters! They keep referecing “MMXI” the year of the X-Men – which I feel like it really wasn’t.
With the little amount of the metal, Kruun makes a weapon that hones reflexes – mostly, used by children. With more metal, he could make more impressive items. Magneto states that there is so much debris all over the state, he just needs thirty minutes. Since he open the bullet on Utopia, wouldn’t most of the metal be on the island? Or just he just fling the bullet away once Kitty was out?
Magneto leaves and Kruun quickly takes out Madison Jeffries, from behind! Kruun throws up a bag and inside are five vials. Magneto came back in twenty eight minutes. While fighting Magneto, we learn that the vials have the mutant cure in them.
On Breakworld, they have an expression “revenge is a dish best served, swift” as he ties Magneto up, next to Madison Jeffries. The issue ends with Kruun brandishing a decent sized dagger.
Pretty good issue!
Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Art Kris Anka
Color Art Antonio Fabela
Lettering & Production VC’s Joe Caramagna
I know I jokingly keep track of the Top Ten Best Comics of 2015, but only until I’ve read eleven comics for the year (we all enjoy it – I hope) but this issue, right here – is by far my favorite issue of the year. I can’t imagine too many will surpass it. Well, if we get another comic that has Kitty and Illyana, on every single page, but with Lockheed – even if he is on the one page – that comic, would surpass this one. I can’t recommend this issue enough! Go seek it out!
This issue takes place moments after the last issue’s flashback sequence. Scott told the team that he is dissolving the school and Magik grabbed Kitty and off they went. Kitty, against her will.
Kitty grabs Illyana’s . . .. shirt? top? Yeah, top, and Illyana states, simply, “touching” and that signals to Kitty to let go.
I like Kitty asking Illyana “what is wrong with you?”and without missing a beat, she states that she “was raised in a hellish dimension by a demon.” She was in Limbo for seven years, that isn’t something that one gets over, if ever.
Kitty wants to know where she is, she guesses the Savage Land. Though, I’m not aware of any bad times Kitty has had in the Savage Land. She was there in Uncanny Annual 7, but she had a decent time there.
Magik and Shadowcat are at . . . Monster Island! That is way cool! So, we now know that this isn’t the hinted at, Demon Hunters storyline, teased in All New X-Men 25 – like I thought it was going to be. This is still great but these two characters (with Lockheed) need a buddy book! I could make it last 50 issues, just give me a chance! I just need a decent short story concept that I can write, to give me some of that sweet credibility.
Illyana starts fighting the monsters, while Kitty isn’t engaging. They are simple creatures, giant creatures but they are reacting to Illyana’s aggressive actions. I do enjoy seeing Magik hold her own against creatures.
Kitty guesses that the reason why they are there is either there is an In-N-Out Burger or a record store. I like Kitty still holding onto vinyl. Also, I miss In-N-Out Burger, I didn’t appreciate them while I was in Yuma but they are a higher quality cheese burger. I had to finally stop getting animal style as I enjoyed the burgers more.
Illyana finally gets around to the real reason, there is a mutant for them to engage with.
Illyana is trying to get the monsters respect, until the thunder happens.
The thunder chases the monsters away, so Kitty was right – as usual. Illyana wants Kitty to follow her, Kitty states that she doesn’t like her anymore and Illyana states that she is lying. I miss these two so much!
Illyana shows off her portal Cerebro.
We get them finally talking about the tension in their friendship. Kitty says that Illyana didn’t have to bring her all the way out here to kill her. Illyana states that she could kill Kitty anywhere, super scary! Kitty tells Illyana that it is only funny when Kitty jokes about how crazy and mysterious Illyana is.
Illyana, in a real moment, tells Kitty that it isn’t funny when Kitty makes those jokes, it actually hurts Illyan’s feelings.
That last panel is such a real moment, with Kitty reflecting on all the times that she has made such jokes and the regret that now exists.
Illyana reveals that, whenever there is in-fighting with the X-Men, she leaves to go find a new mutant. I want an ongoing of this, so much! She doesn’t even need a special school. Just saving new mutants, being a positive influence and moving on. Kitty jokes that this has to be a full time job for Illyana, as that is all the X-Men do, these days.
Kitty is all about that mission and would have loved to be invited for those missions. They finally get to the cave where the new mutant is hiding.
There is an ad for A-Force, that I’m hoping that Shadowcat gets some play in, if not her, then Magik has to be involved! I suspect that Rogue is the mutant representative, though at this point, she is more an Avenger. This is part of a pull out ad. Of those advertised, I am getting Secret Wars 2015, Ultimate End, Master of Kung-Fu and Inferno. Maybes are only – Battleword and Journal with Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars.
A voice tells them not to approach. Kitty tries to get the person to reveal themselves. Who is comforted with being told that the X-Men are outside of the cave that you are hiding in?
We meet sweet little, Bo. Bo speaks broken English but like Kitty says, she is pretty good with the language. Bo likes that Shadowcat’s name is “Kitty cat” it is a pleasant name. Bo is very hungry. Kitty offers to take Bo to food and safety.
I’m not sure why Illyana opts for her hero name but Bo likes it. Magic and Kitty cat, not a great name for a title but I do enjoy it.
Kitty keeps asking about how many days she has been out here. Magik rephases it “how many sleeps” and this question, has stuck with me and I have kept working it into conversations, as there is something about it that I can’t shake.
This is heart breaking, Bo ha been out there for seven nights. Worst, her father abandoned her out there.
Poor poor Bo, and I’m sure it is because I have a sixteen month old that makes me so sensitive to this but poor Bo woke up here. She knows it was her father’s doing. Bo starts crying and I want to find her father and punch him to his dumb face. In a story that we will never get and I’m not sure is actually necessary, Bo hurt her mother. Hopefully she isn’t dead, but she must be as no matter the injury, I would like to think a mother wouldn’t allow her husband to abandon their daughter on an island full of monsters – where she will mostly die. That is what is happening here, she is not meant to survive this experience. She didn’t have a week’s worth of food.
A monster, that I imagine has been protecting Bo (or treating her as a pet), wakes up.
Bo’s powers kick in, harshly.
Kitty wakes up, first. Bo has been watching the sunset. Bo is still freaking out.
Kitty tries to assure Bo that everything is okay, no one is hurt. Kitty offers to take Bo to the Jean Grey School, as she has powers that make her special. Bo asks if she is like the Mighty Thor – which is awesome. Kitty is amused, as well.
Monsters start coming at them, and Magik teleports them away. How sad is it that Bo finally realizes that her father left her to die? So horrible!
I sort of adore how much this is common for Storm and Nightcrawler. Storm is so used to walking the grounds and seeing sudden teleportations.
Bo’s strings can hurt Kitty, while she is in her phased state. Bo’s powers may be that she can paralyze folks. Kurt greets Bo, all smiles but Bo is a tad terrified.
Is that second to last panel, the best Storm panel in ten years? Such a fun exchange. Bo finds Storm to be so beautiful and now she is Storm’s favorite student.
Bo coming back for that last hug? So fantastic! I love this issue so much!
Magik attempts to say the famous “Welcome to the X-Men, I hope you survive the experience” but she doesn’t want to scare Bo.
Those last three panels, I love them so much! Illyana misses their friendship, Kitty tells her she doesn’t and that Illyana is a goofball. Illyana is also missing her brother, so she must still be recovering from her injuries.
Kitty wants to help Illyana reconnect with Colossus, so now we know what some pages of Uncanny X-Men’s 600’s forty pages are going to be made up of. Let’s hope that they get at least ten pages!
Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils Chris Bachalo
Inks Tim Townsend, Wayne Faucher, Mark Irwin, Victor Olazaba & Al Vey
Colors Chris Bachalo & Rain Beredo
I could go for more covers of one character with multiple costumes. That is an awesome gimmick!
We get Uncanny back on track with this issue, hopefully!
The Xavier School, Location, secret. Today. Scott comes outside and sees his brother, Havok, standing about. Havok’s face is all scarred from AXIS. One of maybe three consequences from that event. They hug, which is nice to see. The base is empty.
Three hours ago. Scott is breaking the news that the Jean Grey School is going to be taking the students. No one wants to go, why would they? They have been told for months how horrible that school is and the teaching staff. Hijack seems to be taking this the hardest. It is simply nice to be reading about the students again.
Scott has decided to turn himself over to the authorites, due to his actions that lead to Xavier’s death. Mostly, that Scott told Xavier to walk away and Xavier, instead, chose to keep playing with fire. I imagine the authorities are going to do a quick Google search and see that Xavier has ‘died’ at least four times and shrug their shoulders.
This is the first Magik has heard about this part of the plan.
Goldballs loses control of his balls and slaps them against Scott’s face.
Now. Havok is taking a nap and Scott is in the room, doing some packing. This wakes up Alex, who has been sleeping for fourteen years. Apparently this happens a lot, after a major super-power event, which is as decent of a name for crossovers, in-universe. Poor Scott, all that he owns, can fit into a few bags and boxes.
Havok wants to tag along with Cyclops. Cyclops is trying to take back the public perception of him. Xavier leaving everything to Cyclops, blew his mind. He wasn’t the guy’s son, he actually had one of those (before Legion wrote himself out of continuity) and Cyclops killed his adopted father.
I like Scott’s answers to Alex’s “what’s wrong with us?” Parents captured and mother killed by aliens. They had powers in a world that hates and fears them.
Then. Scott is knocked out by Goldball’s balls.
Kitty wants all of this tomfoolery to just stop. Magik wants Kitty to come with her, Kitty just got back from space with her boyfriend. So is this Post-Black Vortex? Kitty wants a shower but Illyana grabs her arm and the two ladies are off to what will most likely be my favorite arc of this series!
Emma tells Triage to heal Scott. Just let the guy take a tad nap.
Emma isn’t going to the Jean Grey School, why would she, she should totally go back to the Hellfire Club. Someone should make that group, important again.
Now. Alex asks the question most of us had this entire volume, when is this Revolution going to start? I like how Bachalo clearly doesn’t want to draw Alex’s scarred face, so he keeps picking angles that only hint at his left side.
Then. Emma and Scott are finally have the conversation they should have had prior to this volume. Their break up has never really been addressed. Emma apparently asked Scott about the revolution too.
Nothing Cyclops did, has ever worked, in terms of mutant and human relations. The X-Men fought for the dumb flatscans and they were feared. They fought alongside them, and mutant children died. They moved to an island and it was attacked in full force. All Cyclops had, was threats.
Emma was willing to start over with Scott, she knew all of his motivations already. Emma implies that she is willing to get back with him, but he tells her that he wouldn’t touch her with Namor’s trident. Which goes to show how much he paid attention to Namor. Why did they break up? Was that ever really addressed? They sort of where together under Kieron Gillen and Bendis had them broken up by the time his first issue came along.
Emma diamond forms up. Emma has had full use of her powers for a while now. He keeps wanting to know when her powers came back, and she keeps talking about how much she has been on his side. I really did enjoy the Emma Scott relationship. She has let Scott in like none before him, and they were the best of teams.
Alex is way to excited about Emma being out of Scott’s life.
People made a big deal of last issue’s cover, with Havok and Cyclops fighting, not being reflective of that issue but it isn’t reflective of this issue too. It should have been them hugging but I guess that would have tipped the emotion of the issue.
Alex has a plan to get Scott back on track. Scott takes a guess that it is a, Summers Brothers Pizza Parlor, and Alex wishes that was what he came up with. There is a What If, I sort of what to read!
Next issue, Monsters! Which has Magik and Shadowcat, being Demon Hunters, which was hinted at way back in All New X-Men 25! The only hinted at story that people wanted to see and now it comes! I hope it isn’t disappointing nor just one issue. I also wish that Lockheed will be involved! I’ms o excited!
One of my favorite aspects of Comics Should Be Good is that someone is doing a 365 Days of … list.
Greg Burgas has been doing Day of the Artist and during the week of June 9, 2014 – it was Paul Smith’s run.
For the Uncanny X-Men spotlight, Mr. Burgas went with Uncanny X-Men 173 and did an excellent write up and posted some amazing scans!
Here is the link to his amazing archive that he has amassed already! :
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2014/01/01/year-of-the-artist-archive/
