Thoughts

The Body Swap two-parters comes to satisfying conclusion, with the status quo returned but with the Hellfire Club and, especially, Emma Frost back in the X-Universe for the long term.

The final resolution is pretty pat – the device that intially swapped Storm and the White Queen appears pretty much from nowhere and conveniently swaps them back. But to get there we have some fun watching Storm, still trapped in the body of Emma Frost, win over Kitty’s trust. While the X-men and the Hellfire Club have another fun slugfest, with a few inventive twists and turns along the way.

This feels very much the sort of fun story that defined the Byrne/Claremont era. It doesn’t overstay its welcomes and it races along at a great pace. But curiously it does not herald a return to that established format. The title is about to take quite a leap into the new.

Fun Panel

The title opens with a cracking car chase, and these dynamic panels.

Any Googling

The name “Cole”. Leading to a deep dive on the history of these characters that were to beomce Reavers. As a background detail, I didn’t appreciate how long a history this team of back-up thugs have and how their story with the X-men evolves.

It was a Product of its Time

Storm gets naked. Again. There should probably be a tally of this stuff.