I can safely say that I’ve never even considered
Frankenstein’s monster could be a corrupting circus ringmaster. So that’s a
point to you, Jason Aaron!
This issue felt distinctly Claremontian, with its mind
control, alternate costumes and abuse heaped on the faculty at the Jean Grey
Academy. I did find it interesting that Warbird is counted among the main team now;
I almost thought it was Dani Moonstar for a moment!
Had we already determined that one of the new Hellfire Club
members is a Von Frankenstein? I certainly don’t remember it, but it ties this
current, madcap story to the ongoing tale of this title. I like the idea that
the Monster basically wipes out entire towns through mental powers, but that
the X-Men alone are putting up a heck of a fight. Part of what makes the whole
issue so disconcerting is the en media res approach that the X-Men have already
been beaten. Aaron emphasizes the power of his leads by giving almost every one
of them a chance to vocalize their confusion and resistance to their new
circumstances. They’re down, but not out.
Nick Bradshaw is fantastic. Other than drawing the bustiest
Kitty Pryde I’ve ever seen, I’ve got nothing back to say about his art (and I
suppose that one thing isn’t BAD, exactly). The debut of Clown Wolverine is a
triumph of storytelling in one panel. That goofy grin, the strange tilt of
Logan’s walk and the bucket of vomit… how can the reader not be stunned at the
state of our lead?
Good
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