If last issue’s violent cliffhanger left you scratching your head, then this issue will be just what you need. Marjorie Liu is done with the wedding ceremony and immediately gets back into the thick of things by exploring why Karma betrayed the team. She also reveals some background information that fleshes out Karma’s character so the reader has a reason to care about the terrible things that have happened to her. I praised Brian Wood’s X-Men for Storm’s attitude, but pick up Astonishing X-Men for characters that are likeable for more genuine reasons.
Because half this issue is flashbacks, having two different pencillers make a negligible impact on quality. Mike Perkins does a great job with the quirkiness of the wedding reception -- Northstar and Kyle dance midair above the crowd -- but his best work comes when he produces some of Karma’s more surreal moments. They’re haunting and frankly gross, which is no doubt the effect he was going for. Cris Peter handles the flashbacks well, although a few facial expressions don’t seem to fit what is being said. Still, this book looks good overall.
Initially, Liu’s tendency to show events out of order turned me off, but she hits her stride here and makes the flashbacks catch up to the present in a huge way. Also, her dialog has a nice touch of sentimentality to it that shows these are X-Men, but they’re caring beings, too. The characters act like teammates ought to with personal jokes and chummy behavior, which goes a long way to make Liu’s version of the X-Men one of the most authentic out there.
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