I lasted a week before I gave in. I had planned on passing
on this one since I’m not a huge fan of Bendis’ pacing. But the leaded “traitor”
and the chance to see Cyclops as a hero convinced me.
Unfortunately, the issue is narrated by Magneto. And he is
not a believer in Cyclops these days. Magneto’s powers are messed up, Cyke
killed Professor X, and Cyclops won’t take the time to get himself retrained
with his new power set. But I’m not buying it. Magneto is either playing a long
con and still loyal to Cyclops, or he’s being manipulated by Professor X’s
brainwaves or something. At least, that’s what I’m hoping. I’ve loved the
Magneto and Cyclops relationship; I bet Bendis isn’t going to tear it down
easily.
I do like the way Bendis is putting together the new Uncanny
X-Men. We’ve got Magneto plus four of the Phoenix
5. The only guy missing is Colossus, and I actually would like to see him show
up here. I think the team needs some more support from the other X-Men, but I
understand that is coming. For now, it is pretty cool seeing some of the new
mutants buying in to Cyclops’ vision for mutantkind. I also love that the new
mutants call him “Professor.”
I wasn’t sold on Cyclops’ new costume, but Chris Bachalo
sells it. Cyclops looks awesome, especially on his propaganda-style pages where
we see him as a champion of mutant equality. Bachalo has a habit of drawing his
women way too young, and he does it again here. Emma Frost doesn’t really look
like herself, although I do dig her costume. Magik looks closer to the right
age, and I dig the gigantic sword! Let’s add in a couple more “classic” X-Men
or crazier costumes on the new mutants, and this book will be all set.
Good
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