Wow. Where to begin. In theory a lot is happening in this book. Jubilee has been gutted, Maverick has died, Dum Dum Duggan has died at the hands of a debuting 2 clawed child of Wolverine's , and Cyber has come back from the dead! It's all so exciting!!!
Or something. Maverick and Dum Dum will come back. We already had a 2 clawed child of Wolverine. Her name was X-23. The difference between her and the new guy is that she's a well thought out character we can understand and empathise with, this guy is a very dull serial killer that only seems to be brought out to boost sales and to tie in with the release of the new Hannibal Rising movie.
Cyber has returned, looking exactly like the Shadow King. He's corrupting a mentally retarded strong guy mutant, which is always depressing. Cyber wasn't interesting 10 years ago when they killed him off in a side story. The guy sucked so badly that the Dark Riders managed to kill him for pities sake, why is his return being treated like the second coming of Elvis?
But it brings up a broader problem facing the Mutant books: We now don't have 198 mutants, we have 200. This is the first definitive point at which M Day is being circumvented. In a book where it's effects have been clearly mentioned (By Maverick) There's either a plan, or the editors are napping.
The story is moving along now at last, but it's just not nearly as interesting as it thinks it is. The art is static, the story lacks consequence (my money has it that the kid isn't Wolverine's) and ultimately, your money is better spent elsewhere.
D+
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