ORPHANS OF X pt III
Written by Tom Taylor
Penciled by Juan Cabal
Cover by Terry Dodson
Published Nov 15 2017
Gabby senses someone approaching, and she tells Megan and Debbie to hide but they tell her they refuse to run. She pops a claw when in walks Laura and Daken. Gabby explains they planned to look for him, being they found his severed arm. He tells them that they’re being watched.
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| Look. When a man with one arm is waving a gun around going "LISTEN TO ME!!!", you may want to lend an ear. |
They tell him to calm down, but considering what he’s gone through, that’s not likely to happen. He tells them as well that he’d seen Laura on a live feed - care of the Orphans of X. She then introduces the people in the room, including her dead mother who just happened to show up when a mysterious group of people are trying to get information out of them. Not convinced, he aims his gun at her and fires.
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| OOOOOOOOoooooohhh! |
Daken tries to explain, but Laura sees red. She attacks, stabbing while Debbie and Gabby also join the fray. He tries to tell them that she wasn’t actually Laura’s mother, but the fight continues to rage - bloodier and bloodier. She runs to her mother’s side and as she fades, she opens her green glowing eyes and tells her the Oprhans of X are coming...
She’s revealed as a conduit, controlled by the rebel group explaining their mission. For years they’ve been forgotten, but now their sole mission is to get their long awaited revenge. Later, Daken explains she wasn’t lying because she was only being controlled. Laura tells him that she gave Logan’s sword to Captain Marvel to dispose of, when it’s further shown that the orphans of X know her location.
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| Can you hear me now?! |
From high above, they parachute... while one of them divebombs to the ground. Carol Danvers gets a phonecall from Laura warning her but it's too late. She explodes into the captain. Laura, Daken, Debbie, Gabby, and Megan flee while the orphans meticulously excavate the shards of the Muramasa blade. With renewed vigor, they now have a weapon that can finally kill the Wolverines. How they'll escape will have to wait though, as this issue is left to be continued.
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| That sword's all broken, y'all. |
I followed this series for a while before and eventually bailed because I didn't particularly care for the writing. It seemed simple and forced, and Jonathan the Wolverine was really the last straw. With the resurrection of this timeline's Logan, I picked it back up to see where it goes. I assume they'll address it before too long, but with so many Wolverine's running around, it could get a bit interesting. This story arc is pretty entertaining, and I'd like to believe that Tom Taylor has finally turned a corner with Ms. Kinney. Only time will if that's the case. For this one, I give it an 9/10.
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