X-Men Legacy 231-234
Magneto is a pimp! The dead may be rising, the teams may be in trouble, and the world may be on the line, but Magneto sets aside a few moments to make sure that Rogue knows he's still interested in her. It's a fantastic scene that shows off a side of Magneto we rarely see AND establishes how much stronger a character Rogue is after Mike Carey's work with her.
When Destiny gets Blindfold to look into the dead rising on Muir Island, Cyclops dispaches a pretty powerful team to check it out. Rogue, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Colossus, Husk, Trance, and Blindfold head right out to check out the situation, little realizing that Destiny was manipulated into bringing them in. Proteus is back from the dead once again, and this time Colossus' fists aren't going to be enough to rip him apart.
Carey plays around with the timing to split the team between Proteus' puppets, Rogue's survivors, and casualties. (Colossus' use as a missle and puppet, all while unconscious is pretty amusing.) Rogue is a good leader, but it comes down a test of wills between Proteus and Magneto. You KNOW how that's going to end.
Clay Mann's art is new to me, but he's pretty solid. He loves bringing out the drama in the characters' facial expressions, which works well for this emotional story.
There is a bunch of bonus material at the close of the trade, but the core story hits in the issues I've reviewed. This is a very solid X-story, I recommend it to anyone missing the fun of Mutant Massacre or X-Tinction Agenda.
Good
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