Thoughts

It’s a new team of Mutants, and like all new teams they have to face the baptism of fire that is taking on the Sentinels.

After the deliberately low-key first issue, the scale of the storytelling becomes noticably bigger this issue. Whether its the scale of the world within the Danger Room that Dani Moonstar explores, or the rumble in the shopping mall, there’s a scale here thats impressive.

It especially good for McLeod to be able to show off his skills at drawing on this scale. He hasn’t been given the opportunity to cut loose like this so far, and its a reminder that he can do so much more than the more basic, restrained, low key peril and character interaction that has defined the title so far.

And it also reminded me that at this stage Dani Moonstar is not Mirage by Psyche. What a dreadful name. Indeed its only in this re-read that I’ve realised that the team don’t get the names until the text boses in issue one. Which is a shame – it really feels like a missed opportunity to have these kids, learning they could be heroes, create or embrace their code names. Or even a scene where they are assigned (and as teens inevitably kick against it). I have no recollection of what Psyche turns into Mirage. I guess a reason to keep reading.

Fun Panel

I had never come across the name Rahne when I started reading the comic. So my brain iervitably defaulted to think it was pronounced something like “Rani”.

And now it doesn’t matter how much I know that the name is meant to be pronounced “Rain” – I still immediately read it as “Rani”.

No matter how many times I tell myself otherwise.

Its RAIN.

RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN.

*sees panel*

Oh look – it’s Rani.

One day I might get it right immediately, but I fear it might be too late for me. Too many years reading comics with “Rani” Sinclair in it has wired my brian to default to that name. Maybe this re-read will change things.