Written by Jeff Lemire
Penciled by Eric Koda
Cover by David Yardin
Published Feb 22, 2017
Cover by David Yardin
Published Feb 22, 2017
In Iceland, the X-Men charge into battle against the Inhumans. Storm yells out for them to not hold back and suddenly Illyana hears Sapna's voice. She tells her that she needs her help, and Illyana has to painfully tell her that she's kind of in the middle of something. She pulls her into another dimension and in the heat of battle, Magik is locked inside her soulsword.
Sapna tells her that since she killed her, she's been very lonely. Illyana tells her she can't be here right now. Sapna tells her her body will be ok because time moves slower inside the sword. Ilyana says she's sorry the way it happened. The World Eater left her no choice but she needs to get back to the X-Men. Ilyana can see Crystal speeding towards her through the sword but Sapna is mad, and tells her she won't let her go. Just then a boom is throttled across the realm and they realize Crystal is attacking her. Illyana tells her she has to go but if she lets her go back to her body, she promises to come back and find her a way out. Sapna relents and Magik pops back into reality. She hits Crystal with the soulsword while the X-Men battle with the Inhumans mightily. Colossus tries to speak with his sister but she tells him she's distracted. If anything happens to her, bring her sword to Doctor Strange and tell him she's inside of it.
Back inside the sword, Illyana tells Sapna she wishes she never got M-Pox, was never found by the world eater, and they could go back in time. But it's not the end. She has an idea. A way to pull Sapna out of the dimension and back into the real world, maybe even eventually finding her a body. She agrees, and the two of them hold hands stepping through a portal and back to the fight. Outside she talks to Sapna and knows she's there, while Colossus thinks she's just talking to herself. Sapna asks her what we do next and Illyana tells her we fight for what's important and we keep fighting no matter what. With that, the issue wraps.
Of all the X-books, this is still the reigning champ as far as I'm concerned. Including as many of the Giant Size X-Men from 1975 as possible, it still manages to spotlight other legendary mutants as well. Magik is one of those that has a great background and with great writing, Lemire does a great job of continuing to round her out. I don't know what's gonna happen when they shake it up with the new titles in a few weeks but I for one can't wait. I give this one a 9/10.
You can also buy my physical copy of this book HERE.
Like comics? Check out my ebay store HERE.
No comments:
Post a Comment