Thoughts

It’s felt a while since a proper slugfest and this issue delivers – X-men vs Brotherhood. Claremont always seems to enjoy bringing new powers to the fight, and that – combined with our established X-men becoming more comfortable with their abilities – makes for another fun, inventive fight.

This isn’t just an issue about fighting, though. Mystique has plans. But Callisto also has plans. Two villainous women, pursuing defined agendas and with a clear, interesting motive. The only downer really is that both are seeking a very embittered revenge, but it’s a minor gripe. And one more than offset by the sheer imagination they’re putting into their schemes.

It ends with another “could this character possibly be dead” cliffhanger. But rather than just dropping it at the end to create a cliffhanger (only to conveniently reverse it within three panels of the next issue), this feels like an important plot point. Something terrible has happened, but we don’t quite know what. And finding out will pull us back to the next issue.

Fun Panel

That Don’t Make A Lick of Sense

Erm… what’s going on with this picture. Is that… Maddie’s arm reaching across!!

Mutant Mailbag Mayhem

Angel on the letters page does more than he did in his recent stint on the team. Well done, Warren *pats head*