Written by Gerry Duggan
Pencils by Ryan Stegman
Cover by Ryan Stegman
Published Mar 9, 2016
We begin with both Quicksilver and Dr Voodoo reminiscing about their siblings, and in Voodoo's case, having to deal with them asking to rejoin the land of the living. While over New York, Cable and Rogue work to hone Synapse's psychic abilities in a helicopter on the way to Pleasant Hill, Connecticut. As they reach their target - an armored humvee speeding away from town, Deadpool leaps out of the chopper and discovers its the Wrecker driving... Surprising because he was allowed to avoid jail in the previous issue if he helped Deadpool chase down some leads on the Red Skull. Either way, they disable the vehicle and interrogate the Wrecker for answers.
He explains that he's been in Pleasant Hill in a secret Matrix-like jail SHIELD operates that makes the inmates forget who they are. After some back-and-forth banter, we find out that Maria Hill, the SHIELD director was the passenger in Wrecker's car. She tells them that she was falsely imprisoned there as well, and that if the Avengers return her there, they're all in a lot of trouble. Sadly some sentinel like soldiers are closing in on them and it all hinges on whether the Avengers believe her or not. They eventually go with her description of events and attack the imposing SHIELD forces. After the battle is over, they throw the Wrecker out of the chopper and call Quicksilver and Human Torch to join them - just in time for another Maria Hill to flyover in another helicopter and start blasting.
I started reading this book because I was excited it caught me up with a few missing X-Men. Plus I've always been a fan of Cable. This book is part of the "Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill" and Stegman's pencils are interesting and abstract. Still, this seems like a C-level kind of book, aka not-exactly-ready-for-primetime, but I dig it. 6/10 for now but I see it creeping up and getting better...
Till next time, stay dirty - stay nerdy.
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