WHOOOSSHHH! Sorry about the HUGE absence; school and theater seemed to have taken over my life. But now that I am in Summer Stock hell (for all those who understand my pain) I have acquired a lot of need to escape my current situation–AND what a better to do that than with my X-Blog!
Well I’ll sum up everything that has happened recently in the X-Verse so that my posts to come will tie in nicely. So we shall begin with Necrosha.
So Necrosha had a pretty nice plot line–nothing too amazing, but entertaining. I was originally excited about this because I thought maybe the X-Gene, or at least the reanimated mutants, would retain their powers, but alas this was not the case. Only a select few of the zombified mutants retained their powers, much like the ones living. Also, I was hoping the newly reanimated would remain animated, but that was also not the case–minus Douglas Ramsey, aka Cypher. The plot was pretty linear, no one really was changed forever (minus Cypher being left alive), and for the most part life as the X-Men know it was relatively unchanged. However, this story arch gave the New Mutants and X-Force a little more game time and it showed that these covers work well–especially New Mutants. However, in the wake of Utopia, Necrosha seemed to just fade away with a rather anticlimactic death of Selene, who probably won’t remain dead for long.
I’d say, read it them. The story is pretty solid, it has a lot of exciting elements, and you get to see a lot of those mutants you’d never expect to see again. Overall I give the Necrosha plot line a 3.8/5. Not completely a four because nothing major impacted the X-Verse, but not completely a three because it did have some awesome elements in it.
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So, if I were the creator of a future X-Title that would bend to my will, I think this would be my line-up:
Wolverine:
Yes, it is true, Wolverine is in everything–but it’s because you need him. He adds something to the X-Men that no one else is able to do and not to mention the dude is a tank. While I think he is horribly overpowered, in my stint as an X-Writer, I’d tame the beast that is Logan Howlet and make him more of the drunk Bastard everyone knows him for–think early Astonishing by Whedon and Cassidy. Logan would also not always be around for the group, he sorta is reserve member that graces the covers every now and then to get more readers. Cheap? Yes. Effective? Yes.
Dani Moonstar (AKA Mirage):
This would be the unspoken second in command to Havok of the group who is sort of the glue to the ragtag team of mutants. She hasn’t had a lot of play on an actual X-Team, other than the New Mutants, but most people see the New Mutants as prepubescent teens who are constantly fighting Nordic Gods and myths. My spin on Dani would keep her depowered but somewhere along the stint of the run she’d be repowered. I’d also try to make her past involvement with the Valkyries and whatnot a bit more real looking–something more than winged helmets and flying horses. Maybe an arc reclaiming Dani’s Valkyrie powers?
Chamber (AKA Jonothon Starsmore):
We haven’t seen much of Chamber after his depowering then being pumped up with Apocalypse’s blood. In my arch I’d have him be somewhat of the antagonist but eventually being brought over to the team after they somehow rid him of Apocalypse’s hold on him. I’d have him regain his abilities after the transfusion and have an adept control over them while he is the X-Men’s enemy but then lose control when he crosses back over to the good side. He’d be torn between having control over his ability and having his face, but being Apocalypse’s minion, or being the same misshapen and out of control mutant. Also he’d have a little affair with his past lover…
Husk (AKA Paige Guthrie)
It’s been a while since Husk has made it onto an A-team and this stint would prove that she’s grown up quite a bit but has kept her attitude and wild spirit. A natural-born hero, she sometimes clashes with Dani, but for the most part she is a team player. Logan likes the girl, Dani knows she’s a necessity, and with Chamber around it should make things interesting. Husk is sort of the jack-of-all-traits among the group and is down for almost anything. I’d also write her somewhat up beat, just to counter balance the darkness that comes from Chamber. With her and Chamber we’d get to see how Generation X has fared since their breakup back in the 90s. I think having the skin ripping girl on the team would give it not only a blast from the past but also include a Guthrie in the storyline.
Polaris and Havok (AKA Lorna Dane and Alex Summers)
Back from outer space, the cosmic couple will sort of be the Scott and Jean of the group, giving them a full rounded base. With Logan as the brawn, Lorna and Alex will act as the back line powerhouses–Lorna with her magnetism and Alex with his concussive blasts like his brother. The pair will be the leading man and lady, but I’ll probably throw in Maddy Pryor showing up to throw a wrench in the system.
Prodigy (AKA David Alleyne)
I’d make Prodigy the “Beast” of the group, giving the group someone with some brains who can give the team briefings and insight into everything they get into. He’d also have a new sort of wit that he has started to acquire since he regained all his knowledge by the Cuckoo’s. Also, since he is only human and has uncharted amount of information in his head he had acquired a form of turrets that causes him to go on tangents of spouting useless information. He’ll be more playful and less serious than he use to be depicted back in the New X-Men.
Due to winter break, I have been home from school, which means that I don’t get to rely on the glory of my local comic shop. I guess I’ve been taking my comic shop for granted because returning home I’ve witnessed how unreliable comic book shops can be. UGH! This is awful and I won’t be back at school till the ninth of January… which is so long. Not only that, last week the comic shop didn’t have X-Force #22 or Cable #21… gurrr… So that means I’m so not up to date with Necrosha as of late and won’t be for about two weeks. UGHH! Well here’s a list of all the comics I’m missing out on…
I need these comics, especially that What If? title, which looks epic. Anywho, I was lurking the future comics list on Marvel and I was getting really excited earlier–there is so much that is going to happen in the beginning of this new year. Epicness such as X-Men: The Second Coming and the end of Necrosha plus fun little tidbits like Nation X showing characters like Northstar, Jubilee, Goop, Anole, and other X-Men with less attention. From now until March the X-Universe should be getting extremely interesting. Keep your eyes peeled.
