Karma
Heart Attack
Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop, Sage, Cannonball, Beast, Psylocke.
supporting: Lila Cheney, Lifeguard
In the wake of Cassandra Nova & the genocide on Genosha, along w/ several other tragic turns of events, When Storm decided to break away from Xavier's main body, it came @ a very critical time for House of X & mutants in general.
Written by classic, beloved X-scribe, Chris Claremont & illustrated with lush glamor by Salvador Larroca, this book definitely had potential that I didnt see right way @ the time it was active.
I've recently revisited this series & team thanks to tpbs available from the library.
This team, unlike other branches of the House of X- were licensed, sanctioned law enforcement officials/diplomats & a much needed liason between mutants & govts around the world. X-treme Sanctions Executive.
Say what you will about the book or the team- but what i liked BEST about it overall was that the characters, particularly Storm & Rogue, that i grew up w/ during Claremonts legendary reign over Uncanny X-men seemed to regain the strength of character & personality they'd lost over the years due to other/bad writers.
Rogue in particular, though temporarily depowered following injuries, was back to being that competent, capable BUTT KICKING woman who had a steady, generally optimistic outlook on things. Even w/out her powers. Storm once again stepped out as the powerful leader I remember her being. backed by Bishop & Sage in particular, Storm's savvy on & off the battle field was bolster by Bishop's expertise as a soldier & Sage's genius as a living computer. It was the perfect synergy for powerfull & efficient leadership.
Cannonball seemed to be back in touch w/ his New Mutant roots. Now a young man, he was very well presented in this team/title & to see him enjoying happiness w/ Lila too often denied them in years past was nice.
Biggest negative for me? Psylocke's death early on. That was so harsh. But by then, the character had been dumbed down & made rather irrelevant by so many other writers from the LAST time Claremont oversaw her, I suppose he wanted to press the reset button.
The team & book seemed to lose its luster when Salvador was no longer the artist & then...like usual w/ Quesada, the book was cancelled in the name of "reboot time".
Looking back on the series, the team & the writing...I realize that I kind of slept on it when it was originally out b/c I'd been so disillusioned & put off by Grant Morrison's run on the X-men that I'd stop collecting/reading.
Anybody else?
supporting: Lila Cheney, Lifeguard
In the wake of Cassandra Nova & the genocide on Genosha, along w/ several other tragic turns of events, When Storm decided to break away from Xavier's main body, it came @ a very critical time for House of X & mutants in general.
Written by classic, beloved X-scribe, Chris Claremont & illustrated with lush glamor by Salvador Larroca, this book definitely had potential that I didnt see right way @ the time it was active.
I've recently revisited this series & team thanks to tpbs available from the library.
This team, unlike other branches of the House of X- were licensed, sanctioned law enforcement officials/diplomats & a much needed liason between mutants & govts around the world. X-treme Sanctions Executive.
Say what you will about the book or the team- but what i liked BEST about it overall was that the characters, particularly Storm & Rogue, that i grew up w/ during Claremonts legendary reign over Uncanny X-men seemed to regain the strength of character & personality they'd lost over the years due to other/bad writers.
Rogue in particular, though temporarily depowered following injuries, was back to being that competent, capable BUTT KICKING woman who had a steady, generally optimistic outlook on things. Even w/out her powers. Storm once again stepped out as the powerful leader I remember her being. backed by Bishop & Sage in particular, Storm's savvy on & off the battle field was bolster by Bishop's expertise as a soldier & Sage's genius as a living computer. It was the perfect synergy for powerfull & efficient leadership.
Cannonball seemed to be back in touch w/ his New Mutant roots. Now a young man, he was very well presented in this team/title & to see him enjoying happiness w/ Lila too often denied them in years past was nice.
Biggest negative for me? Psylocke's death early on. That was so harsh. But by then, the character had been dumbed down & made rather irrelevant by so many other writers from the LAST time Claremont oversaw her, I suppose he wanted to press the reset button.
The team & book seemed to lose its luster when Salvador was no longer the artist & then...like usual w/ Quesada, the book was cancelled in the name of "reboot time".
Looking back on the series, the team & the writing...I realize that I kind of slept on it when it was originally out b/c I'd been so disillusioned & put off by Grant Morrison's run on the X-men that I'd stop collecting/reading.
Anybody else?