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I'm with Suedehead: really, really liked this. For those who enjoyed the character interaction bits in NXM but were annoyed by the art inconsistencies and massive freaking plot holes, I'd say this even has the potential to go one better. It's just potential so far, and the bad guys look a little generic, but we shall see.
I think what I like best about this issue is the fact that it actually deals with some of the fallout from the very abrupt end of 'Planet X'. I've always thought the aftermath more interesting than the big bang, and so I found there was something really dissatisfying about the way Morrison ended his run with four issues of stuff that kinda, y'know... never actually really happened. Whedon's always been very big on aftermath, and the way relationships between friends/teammates get fucked up by what happens while you're fighting the good fight.
So I loved the Scott/Logan clash: I'd be fascinated to know how anyone can think this is out of character. Yes, in Morrison's run it was made very clear that while they would snark at one another, Logan had a lot of faith in Scott. But I think that's been shot to pieces now. I think if you read back over conversations like Scott/Logan in the Hellfire club or Jean/Logan on Asteroid M, you can tell Logan honestly thought Jean and Scott would work things out. Instead... well, see my comments here.
And of course Scott's lashing out has a lot to do with Jean's death as well, I think - otherwise I think he might say something rather than just blast away, no matter how creepy it is to wake up and find an angry, furry homunculus sitting on the end of your bed... (Probably my favourite panel, that one.) The stage of grieving that comes directly after denial is anger, by the way. Nice touch.
One other little weird thing: Emma says Xavier is "on sabbatical". Um, he kinda quit, didn't he? This could just be an odd choice of words, only elsewhere other people refer to how Scott is "acting" headmaster. I like to read into it that they're all refusing to accept that Charlie isn't coming back for good, which would be denial except that in time, of course he will.
I do think it's funny that every new writer/title starts with the X-Men saying "Right! No more getting our asses kicked all the time - now we're going to get out there and so some good with a new pro-active approach!" - I'm sure the Summers plan of dazzling spandex featsn will end up in tatters the same way Xavier's corporate International Rescue idea did. |
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