In Brief: Here's X-Men #199, with the return of Cable's telepathy (a "gift" from the Mummandrai) the destruction of the hectacomb (the core looks awfully similar to another space bomb that this artist has drawn before in these pages years ago) thanks to a reeling Rogue, and a dramatic kiss between Iceman and Mystique when he's supposed to be fighting...but he kisses her...in front of the explosion...like a movie...instead.
Since this is my first snapshot review, I'll be a little honest. I don't necessarily buy these books (with the exception of X-Factor). I became disenchanted with the X-Men a long time ago. I'm one of those "Morrison" types, and now I'm planning to spend my money on #200 if for nothing else than to hop on board for the "extinction" storyline. I read the books to be sure, as I said in my mission statement I can't get these guys out of my head, so store-owners beware, I don't buy what I always read. If anything, not buying the X-Books so much has led me to other fun comics, some even outside of Marvel. As to X-Men #199, I enjoy the following things about this book:
- A writer other than Claremont writing Omega Sentinel.
- The characterization of Rogue, such as- her darker side and her tough girl commitment to her team.
There's more women than men on this team, and you can always nail me with a heroine and hubris.
The fact that this writer has enacted more shiar plots has kinda unnerved me, but it basically brings back bad memories of the messy continuity destruction of Cassandra Nova in one issue by Chuck Austen.
I do not like the losing and returning of Cables powers. At least he's explained, unlike Psylocke.
All in all: good things going on with allot of the characters. We've definitely got the "brotherhood X-Men" we always wanted to see here, because the writer keeps bringing the team to dark places, and a few mysterious subplots (a missing Sabretooth) we might just really get to see how these guys tick.
