Woof. I don’t even know where to begin on this one. Dave
Cockrum is a fantastic artist, his X-Men designs are some of the best in comics
history. And the art in this story is fantastic. Nightcrawler looks RIGHT, and
seeing him in the classic costume just makes me miss the character. Back in the
day, the swashbuckler version of the fuzzy elf was so infectious, I think he
had to be everyone’s favorite. The 80’s stylings aren’t too obvious here, but
Kitty Pryde has some really good 80’s hair and makeup, and Magik is rocking a Michael
Jackson shirt. Fantastic.
So the art? Wonderful. Fun. Zany. But the story? Ouch.
I’m not sure if Cockrum thought this was funny, but it’s
really a sort of strange take off on Wizard of Oz maybe? John Carter?
Nightcrawler is trapped in another dimension, rescuing princesses and fighting
off shark-man sorcerers. But everything is so… silly. The slang is weird. The “plays”
on words like L’n D’n Tw’n, why bother? I honestly can’t figure out what the
goal was with this one!
Surely Nightcrawler had some kind of rogues’ gallery that he
could have been featured in a better debut mini than this? What an odd choice.
Not to belittle Cockrum, who is a legend, but I can see why this one hasn't been collected.
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