Thoughts

This issue feels like its doing two things. The first of which is be the opening chapter in another long story arc. Sci-Fi stuff is back, which means Cockrum is back drawing spaceships, aliens and all things cosmic. Something that is always welcome.

Corsair is back, chased by Aliens. And it’s revealed that he – and the Earth – is in trouble thanks to a terrorist attack on the Shi’Ar Grand Council. Lilandra has been kidnapped, and the Starjammers have been blamed. All this information is dumped at the very end of the issue, as if setting up this plot is practically an after thought.

The other purpose of this issue seems to be setting up a radical reinvention of the status quo. The X-men temporarily relocate to the Atlantean Cthuloid Island in the Carribean while coincedentally the X-mansion gets destroyed. All of which feels like a permanent change for the team. In time, this isn’t the case at all but I wonder if the idea was entertained at the time. X-men relocated to a safe island? It’ll never catch on.

Outside of these developments, there’s not much to the issue beyond some solid action sequences, as Corsair is chased by a giant gestalt alien creation. There’s something oddly silly about the presentation of the Sidrian hunters, but at the same time they’re inventive. Simple spindly blocks, that form a similar basic, undetailed spaceship I can see why they never really come back – but its a shame. Even though the alien villains do become more conventional, more detailed – better fitting the universe.

Fun Panel

Dynamic Sidrian mayhem.

That Don’t Make A Lick of Sense

Back in Issue 114, we saw Cyclops realise Corsair must be his father by seeing himself reflected in a puddle while shaving (yeah – me neither)

This development seems to be completely forgotten here where Cyclops is angry and confused as to how Corsair could possibly have a photo of his mother and sons.

Mutant Mailbag Mayhem

Whatever happened to Ryan Scott of 1010 Greenwood Avenue? I hope he one day found his own Kitty.