Sunday, July 30, 2006

Uncanny X-Periment # 47: "Blue Team"

X-Men # 4-7

The X-Men face down a ghost from Wolverine's past: Omega Red. Fernis (remember them?) and the Hand have joined forces in the hopes of not only eliminating the X-Men, but also retaining a substance called Carbonadium - which is sorta like Adamantium, except more maleable. The X-Men are eventually all captured, but with the help of Wolverine's old partner Maverick, Logan escapes. To hunt him and Maverick down, the Hand calls in Sabretooth and re-takes control of Psylocke. A battle eventually follows and the X-Men take off.

While this story isn't too bad, it's a little too remeniscent of the "Shiva Scenario." There's some cool scenes, but at times, it's more substance than style. The story tries to be better than the art, but it ultimately fails. That's not a terrible thing as the story isn't as flimsy as others, but it's lacking a certain . . . something.

Character development is mostly geared towards Wolverine. Cyclops and Jean Grey get a little time, and Gambit and Rogue's "relationship" starts. Moria has a great sequence that really deals with the fall-out of Magneto's "death," and ultimately has her leaving, with Sean chasing after her.

Overall, a neat story and amazing art, but not up to par with what's one would expect from the X-Men. But this is still really in the fall-out of Claremont's departure. It gets better.

~W~

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