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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #500-503
Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny (Uncanny X-Men
Collects Uncanny X-Men #500-503 & X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1-5. Witness the biggest shake-up in X-Men history. With the mansion in Westchester destroyed, the X-Men are moving to San Francisco. But it’s not just a change in the zip code. Come see what the momentous change in status quo means to the X-Men.
241 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 22, 2009
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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
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September 14, 2024
Almost a feel good arc, as the X-Men leave the utterly gutted mansion and go west... to inclusive, tolerant San Francisco... all a bit meh, great intention, but it all feels like to have come out of nowhere, like the stories of a number of the returning X-Men in the Brubaker arcs. 6 out of 12, Three Stars max I'm afraid.
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2018 read
January 8, 2018
I enjoyed this one. It basically tells the story of the X-Men relocating to San Francisco after the destruction of the old Westchester Mansion and it has a nice feeling of fresh starts and hope to it, despite the fact that there are fair number of setbacks along the way.
To be honest, I'd have given this four stars if it weren't for some of the artwork being below par.
To be honest, I'd have given this four stars if it weren't for some of the artwork being below par.
April 2, 2012
Someone, please, shoot Greg Land!
October 13, 2021
This basically tells the story of the X-Men relocating to SF and well it starts with a Pixie story and then becoming a x-man but when she is attacked just when the X-Men think they have found some peace and relocating to SF, they have to help their friend and fight this hellfire club and Empath, the mutant behind this thing. Also earlier dealing with Magneto and the sentinels he sort of provoked. Its an interesting story for Pixie about overcoming her fear and defeating her nightmare and becoming a X-Man and in other place, the return of Madelyne Pryor and the Sisterhood!
Its an alright story and not the greatest and has the X-Mend dealing with that and its weird but I like the way they handle Scott and Emma and set up future threats and give good moments to them and facing random threats but it just feels like a filler or maybe its the art of Land which just feel like tracings here. But maybe with Fraction taking over it will be a good read.
Its an alright story and not the greatest and has the X-Mend dealing with that and its weird but I like the way they handle Scott and Emma and set up future threats and give good moments to them and facing random threats but it just feels like a filler or maybe its the art of Land which just feel like tracings here. But maybe with Fraction taking over it will be a good read.
September 19, 2014
Kind of a weird, mixed collection, but pretty decent overall. The book starts with a Comic Book Day freebie, starring Pixie, which is a rather good Monster of the Week type thing. The "main" storyline is... Well, it's weird. There's some very strange BDSM overlays that seem forced. It's got a great kicker of an ending, though.
Roughly half the book is the Manifest Destiny miniseries, basically short, character centered pieces about the move to San Francisco. These vary quite a bit in quality. There are some really good ones, like the Cyclops and Emma focused stories, or the one titled Abomination. Some of them are blah, like the Dazzler one. And then there was the tiresome Juggernaut story. Oh, and one with a mutant apparently called Mercury having a conversation with... somebody. I'm honestly not sure who.
Like I said, it's a mixed bag, but mostly decent. Probably not the splashy opening to the San Francisco X-Men that many readers would have hoped for.
Roughly half the book is the Manifest Destiny miniseries, basically short, character centered pieces about the move to San Francisco. These vary quite a bit in quality. There are some really good ones, like the Cyclops and Emma focused stories, or the one titled Abomination. Some of them are blah, like the Dazzler one. And then there was the tiresome Juggernaut story. Oh, and one with a mutant apparently called Mercury having a conversation with... somebody. I'm honestly not sure who.
Like I said, it's a mixed bag, but mostly decent. Probably not the splashy opening to the San Francisco X-Men that many readers would have hoped for.
August 29, 2022
The X-Men head west to establish a new base in San Francisco - where it is more tolerant for the more eccentric and weird in general.
This volume is a bit jarring only because the move comes a little out of left field. I mean, I know the mansion has been destroyed, and the whole Hope fiasco has got the team fractured and wondering where to go... but this just drops us into San Fran. Which is not bad, but i wouldn't have minded some heads up. I think this era, where its Brubaker and Fraction writing, has these moments that are meant to stream line the book - but come off weirdly off pace. That coupled with their penchant to have snappy and "quippy" dialog - its not my favorite era of the X-Men to be honest.
However, there's some good stuff in here, with the team going up against Magneto in a super suit of some kind that temporarily gives him his powers back - but even that was out of left field as a fight just breaks out in the middle of a party.
However, this is still a fun volume, and sets up a lot of what we are going to see in this era of the X-Men. Recommended for fans of the team.
This volume is a bit jarring only because the move comes a little out of left field. I mean, I know the mansion has been destroyed, and the whole Hope fiasco has got the team fractured and wondering where to go... but this just drops us into San Fran. Which is not bad, but i wouldn't have minded some heads up. I think this era, where its Brubaker and Fraction writing, has these moments that are meant to stream line the book - but come off weirdly off pace. That coupled with their penchant to have snappy and "quippy" dialog - its not my favorite era of the X-Men to be honest.
However, there's some good stuff in here, with the team going up against Magneto in a super suit of some kind that temporarily gives him his powers back - but even that was out of left field as a fight just breaks out in the middle of a party.
However, this is still a fun volume, and sets up a lot of what we are going to see in this era of the X-Men. Recommended for fans of the team.
October 24, 2020
3.25 stars. The main part of the book, issues #500-503 was pretty good. The X-men have set up shop in San Francisco. However, this city has its own group of mutant hating folk that needs to be dealt with. But it’s really all about who was leading them. The free comic book day issue was pretty cool too. A nice little story focusing on Pixie. The back half of the book, X-men manifest destiny #1-5 wasn’t really all that great.
May 1, 2023
Go west mutants! The X-Men move out to to San Fran after the events of Messiah Complex, and it isn't the smoothest transition. After run ins with Magento, Sentinels, and Mutant hate groups, the conflicts remain even in new scenery.
I forgot how much Greg Land was all over this era, and he is egregious at times here, and that's coming from someone who doesn't loathe him completely. At least we got the Dodson's on art too.
As a package itself, it's a bare bones, start from basics kinda relaunch. Nothing terribly exciting, although some of the fun little Scott and Emma moments do pop up here. The character focus Manifest Destiny issues in the back range in quality, but I liked the Yost Emma Frost one, he always got her.
I forgot how much Greg Land was all over this era, and he is egregious at times here, and that's coming from someone who doesn't loathe him completely. At least we got the Dodson's on art too.
As a package itself, it's a bare bones, start from basics kinda relaunch. Nothing terribly exciting, although some of the fun little Scott and Emma moments do pop up here. The character focus Manifest Destiny issues in the back range in quality, but I liked the Yost Emma Frost one, he always got her.
June 23, 2024
X-Men move to San Francisco and just have a fun time with the changes. Magneto attacks also using the Sentinels, as what seems a precursor to a later story. Seems outta place but i guess cuz its issue 500.
Pixie has a bad time thanks to a Hellfire Cult. And Empath causes trouble. And Dazzler returns.
Also included short stories..
Pixie has a bad time thanks to a Hellfire Cult. And Empath causes trouble. And Dazzler returns.
Also included short stories..
May 31, 2021
The X-Men introduce their new San Francisco base to the mayor, and deal with a new anti-mutant group: The Hellfire Cult, led by a classic New Mutant's character. Not sure if he's known for anything other than NM, but that's where I know him from.
Should be noted I didn't read anything other than the Uncanny issues, and from the other reviews for this volume it seems like I made the right choice. The Uncanny issues were fun and breezy and the story was good enough.
I like the book more for it showing us the state of the main team at this point in the universe. There are some funny moments as well. Nothing groundbreaking, definitely worth a read once.
Should be noted I didn't read anything other than the Uncanny issues, and from the other reviews for this volume it seems like I made the right choice. The Uncanny issues were fun and breezy and the story was good enough.
I like the book more for it showing us the state of the main team at this point in the universe. There are some funny moments as well. Nothing groundbreaking, definitely worth a read once.
November 17, 2014
This whole "the X-Men are moving to San Francisco" thing seems like such an arbitrary, random decision. The reasoning seems to be that, since mutants are a hated race that is continually prejudiced against, the natural place for them to move is the open, accepting San Francisco. Fine, I guess, except moving to SF has done nothing to change their situation? Right away after moving they are set upon by a gang of mutant-hating skinheads lead by the Hellfire Club, who I guess is out west, too. So, moving to this progressive city didn't seem to do anything to drive away the threat of hate and violence, since that only lasted about 2 days. There are no actual changes to the the way the X-Men operate except that they're in a different time zone.
Beyond this, the storyline with Magneto showing up is some of the dumbest, most wasteful storytelling I've seen in a long time in X-Men. We've been seeing Magneto in fleeting glimpses since House of M, still powerless, trying to regain the foothold he once had in the mutant community. So in this one he just shows up and starts fighting the X-Men for no apparent reason, and is soundly defeated pretty quickly. The implication is that he has other plans, but we're given absolutely no idea what they are, so it just kind of slips past as a massive anti-climax.
The rest of the book, while not really fitting the whole San Francisco thing, is decent. The X-Men have to fight a powerful empath who is committing hate crimes against his own people. The story's really straightforward, but it's got some classic X-Men team action that's plenty fun to see, so I'll give it a pass.
The remaining short stories culled from the central Manifest Destiny series range from lackluster to terrible, but luckily they only make up the very tail end of the book, and feel more like a bonus than anything else. So, skipping those is a definite option.
Overall, I just feel like Brubaker had no idea what to do with the X-Men. This book is the final one of his run, which never really did anything interesting outside of the massive crossover Messiah Complex. He's not a soap-opera guy, he's an espionage, black ops, and crime guy. He felt very out of his element for this run, which is very disappointing. I'm interested to see what Matt Fraction does with it from here on out.
Beyond this, the storyline with Magneto showing up is some of the dumbest, most wasteful storytelling I've seen in a long time in X-Men. We've been seeing Magneto in fleeting glimpses since House of M, still powerless, trying to regain the foothold he once had in the mutant community. So in this one he just shows up and starts fighting the X-Men for no apparent reason, and is soundly defeated pretty quickly. The implication is that he has other plans, but we're given absolutely no idea what they are, so it just kind of slips past as a massive anti-climax.
The rest of the book, while not really fitting the whole San Francisco thing, is decent. The X-Men have to fight a powerful empath who is committing hate crimes against his own people. The story's really straightforward, but it's got some classic X-Men team action that's plenty fun to see, so I'll give it a pass.
The remaining short stories culled from the central Manifest Destiny series range from lackluster to terrible, but luckily they only make up the very tail end of the book, and feel more like a bonus than anything else. So, skipping those is a definite option.
Overall, I just feel like Brubaker had no idea what to do with the X-Men. This book is the final one of his run, which never really did anything interesting outside of the massive crossover Messiah Complex. He's not a soap-opera guy, he's an espionage, black ops, and crime guy. He felt very out of his element for this run, which is very disappointing. I'm interested to see what Matt Fraction does with it from here on out.
September 26, 2015
I actually love Pixie so I enjoyed the Uncanny-issues. But not as much as I thought I would. And nothing of real importance occurred and it almost felt like a waste of time. But the Pixie and Emma Frost-parts made it worth it somewhat.
Could have been so much more though.
Could have been so much more though.
April 7, 2020
The beginning of Matt Fraction's run for real. He's still sharing duties with Brubaker, but they obviously work well together (their work on Iron Fist was great too). I like the story, the beginning of their time in San Fran. Scott and Emma are great. Pixie's arc throughout this books is young X-man stuff. All the side stories in this book are great too. The only flaw is that most of the main books drawn by Greg Land. Ugh. He's constantly drawing weird uncanny valley almost photorealistic people in unnatural poses. I know he's going for sexy, but he can't even pull that off. There's a sequence where Emma Frost gets up in the middle of the night and is naked talking to Cyclops, and it's not hot at all, she's just one step up from a Rob Liefeld drawing. Terrible. That said, most of the characters are not as terribly done as Emma, thank god. Matt is definitely getting his feel for the characters and the X-world, setting up his plots. A good beginning.
July 1, 2021
A strong, self-contained adventure to start the San Francisco era. There’s a lot of great focus on Pixie, but Cyclops carries most of the story, and we get to see how dynamic a character he has become in the face of the many threats to mutantkind. While this story is fairly low-stakes, it’s still engaging and exciting. Issue 500 also does what I think every “brand new direction” issue should do - it teases the storylines we will see over the next few arcs, and they are all pretty intriguing. Be advised, there is some stuff that didn’t age super-well - for example, a female villain dresses as a dominatrix, and there’s a casual use of the “R” slur in one scene. Also, Greg Land draws everyone to look basically the same, and that means most of the women look like porn stars. (Pixie, thankfully, is not depicted that way.)
July 17, 2019
The Matt Fraction UXM stuff was great. The actual Manifest Destiny stuff was meh. I guess I just don’t really love those “events” where it’s just a bunch of little looks at the characters. They just did this with Divided We Stand. Do we really need another one? It gets old.
All that aside, nothing here was bad, although the art in a couple of the Manifest Destiny vignettes left much to be desired.
Another thing; I take back some of the shit I’ve talked about Greg Land. The stuff he does with Fraction looks really good. Maybe he’s decided to stop tracing magazines!
All in all, this is a decent collection. I already have all the Fraction stuff in a separate trade, so I can’t factor that too highly here. Just based on the title arc, this is a solid 3.
All that aside, nothing here was bad, although the art in a couple of the Manifest Destiny vignettes left much to be desired.
Another thing; I take back some of the shit I’ve talked about Greg Land. The stuff he does with Fraction looks really good. Maybe he’s decided to stop tracing magazines!
All in all, this is a decent collection. I already have all the Fraction stuff in a separate trade, so I can’t factor that too highly here. Just based on the title arc, this is a solid 3.
July 16, 2018
Brubaker has this keen ability to take the fantastic, and ground it within something more tangible, and more relatable. I enjoyed this new direction for the series, and it felt like it was laying the groundwork for something more inpressive, but the landmark issue was somewhat underwhelming and the overall cohesion between the titles still isn't completely felt (Wasn't Forge a nutter just across the way in Astonishing X-Men, guys...?) Still enjoyable, and the pencils are crisp and clean (even if Land's idolatry of women is a little unsettling at times...).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 23, 2025
The quality of art varies wildly. But the artists have a regrettable tendency to give the female characters seductive poses as a matter of course. While male characters typically wear protective clothing, some of the prominent female ones look like they are running around in bathing suits. As for the stories themselves, Manifest Destiny has some potential, but feels a little incoherent and unfinished. The main story arc is followed by a series of shorts, which, I have to say, are not particularly memorable.
March 9, 2018
Continuing the great x-read of 2017/18....
This one is slightly hard to rate as it is more a collection of short stories than anything else.
That said, it is one of the more enjoyable x-books that I have read for awhile. There are some pretty deep character dives and most of them are quite well done.
Also, I freaking love Pixie.
This one is slightly hard to rate as it is more a collection of short stories than anything else.
That said, it is one of the more enjoyable x-books that I have read for awhile. There are some pretty deep character dives and most of them are quite well done.
Also, I freaking love Pixie.
July 18, 2024
The core UXM issues are a good read, with decent artwork. For some reason, though, I cannot stand the stubble-laden Cyclops. He has always been clean cut. Emma Frost/ the White Queen still needs to be evil again, too. The short stories from the X-Men: Manifest Destiny issues are pointless character sketches with mostly crappy artwork.
January 1, 2021
I hate the stupid smiley face bullshit, every woman's either orgasming while they talk or pouting like a pornstar.
Fuck Greg Land's art.
Fuck Greg Land's art.
August 8, 2022
Yes to Pixie and Emma Frost.
Shock and horror at Greg Land turning every X-Woman into the same porn star.
Shock and horror at Greg Land turning every X-Woman into the same porn star.
October 17, 2023
It’s good but not much happens
June 20, 2025
Storyline is just kinda mid. I don't feel like there were any moments that particularly stood out. I like Pixie though. Just felt kinda lackluster. Something that's just ok.
November 14, 2009
The central story of the X-Men's relocation to San Francisco and battles against guys in old Hellfire masks is weighed down by supporting character-based stories that are not as fun, hopeful, or engaging. Ed Brubaker and now Matt Fraction seem like the only writers able to tell a decent, not-depressing X-Men story these days. Fraction's captions for the X-Men do more than just set up the dramatis personae (as Chris Claremont used to write it)--they deliver humor and obviously-telegraphed emotional insight into the droves of characters sloshing around the book. It's a bit frustrating that the main villain of Uncanny X-Men #500--the first issue in the Brubaker/Fraction story--doesn't show up again, but he'll no doubt be back soon. The writers make the team's move to Bay Area headquarters seem so obvious and organic, though at times it reads like a travel brochure for San Francisco's many tolerant neighborhoods. Greg Land and Terry Dodson's art is also beautiful. Their styles don't make the most sense together, but Land seems to have abandoned his more obvious photo-referencing, and Dodson's going for less cartoonish art.
Unfortunately, this book is padded with less compelling stories about supporting X-Men (namely, Pixie, Karma, Juggernaut, Emma Frost, Graymalkin, Colossus, Mercury, and Dazzler.) Almost all the characters are struggling with their own version of ennui. It's a moroseness that's plagued the X-Men since the end of
House of M. I'd hoped the team abandoned it with the move out west, but I guess not. And, actually, the Dazzler story is pretty fun. It's nice to see her back as a side character. There should be room for a disco-pop X-Man.
Unfortunately, this book is padded with less compelling stories about supporting X-Men (namely, Pixie, Karma, Juggernaut, Emma Frost, Graymalkin, Colossus, Mercury, and Dazzler.) Almost all the characters are struggling with their own version of ennui. It's a moroseness that's plagued the X-Men since the end of
House of M. I'd hoped the team abandoned it with the move out west, but I guess not. And, actually, the Dazzler story is pretty fun. It's nice to see her back as a side character. There should be room for a disco-pop X-Man.
February 21, 2013
Sorry, I didn't get it. This is supposed to be a "big" event, the X-men moving to SF. Probably is, but the comic sure isn't. I'm not a intensive X-men reader so I just wanted to pick up some main story events between House of M and Avengers vs. X-men. This comic starts with the X-men in SF, ok, but why did they move ? What happened ? Seems to be something with Emma Frost and Cassandra Wilson ? Why is everyone talking about the dissapearence of Kitty Pryde ?
In SF they meet their same old enemies (not so original): first Magneto (working on some big plan) and the Hellfire Club (with a very 'kinky' Red Queen). But then the story stops. Right in the middle.
Then the second part are some small stories about individual X-men and how they experience the move to SF (most of them I don't even know by name). But the quality of the stories and the art work are far from good, the final one (Dazzler) I didn't even read the two last pages. If your completely into the X-men and you can get a hold on the following issues of Uncanny X-men (nr. 504 etc) it's probably good, but if you just want to read some X-men comics, don't buy this one.
In SF they meet their same old enemies (not so original): first Magneto (working on some big plan) and the Hellfire Club (with a very 'kinky' Red Queen). But then the story stops. Right in the middle.
Then the second part are some small stories about individual X-men and how they experience the move to SF (most of them I don't even know by name). But the quality of the stories and the art work are far from good, the final one (Dazzler) I didn't even read the two last pages. If your completely into the X-men and you can get a hold on the following issues of Uncanny X-men (nr. 504 etc) it's probably good, but if you just want to read some X-men comics, don't buy this one.
July 2, 2012
This was a great kick off to a new chapter in the X-Men story. After basing their operations out of NYC almost exclusively for decades, the X-Men are moving to the west coast after the destruction of the mansion, and are setting up shop in San Francisco. They build themselves a new home there in abandoned military outposts around the city, and open their doors to all mutants, both active and former, who seek refuge there. Magneto shows up, mysteriously re-powered, and helps the High Evolutionary collect technology from the Dreaming Celestial, to a purpose that as yet seems to be a mystery.
Greg Land and Terry Dodson's art is amazing; both artists have such a dynamic style each to their own, and their storytelling is really good. Sometimes it's hard to follow what an artist is trying to illustrate, but not with these two. They are two of the best artists working on the X-Men in a while. I'm anxious to see where Matt Fraction is going to take these characters in the future.
Greg Land and Terry Dodson's art is amazing; both artists have such a dynamic style each to their own, and their storytelling is really good. Sometimes it's hard to follow what an artist is trying to illustrate, but not with these two. They are two of the best artists working on the X-Men in a while. I'm anxious to see where Matt Fraction is going to take these characters in the future.
July 18, 2011
It's probably been over ten years since I've read an X-Men comic (I followed the X-Statix series with Allred, so I suppose technically...) and I was pretty impressed with the writing and art. There are of course some cliches and there are pages where one artist or another blatantly draws a female character a la pin-up muting the intended dialogue, but I suppose there is still a demographic which reads comics for the lycra... Overall, I did enjoy the book. I'm not sure of the complete narrative from the early and mid-nineties to the present books, but for the most part the story was followable. I would have to say, however, that this collection does seem incomplete, there seems to be a few arcs that are dropped which I can only assume are picked up later on (and having not been a reader for some time, I'm uncertain over which titles bleed into each other). Go X-Men! Oh, and I'm really glad that they've brought Colossus back.
February 25, 2016
The X-Men begin to set up shop in San Francisco, but they (like usual) have to deal with a group of hater mongers, this time known as the Hellfire Club. They are seemingly led by a mutant, Empath, who can cripple people by controlling their emotions. However, he is being controlled by the Red Queen, who is Madelyne Prior returned to life.
The best parts of this story are about Pixie, but even that feels a little convenient and forced. Nice to see a minor character step up and save the day though.
Overall, still not much here. Lots of little short stories about individuals and how they are reacting to their new surroundings and life post M-Day, loss of Kitty Pryde, and the mutant messiah gone off to the future with Cable.
Overarching (overtly male) bonus? Emma Frost.... LOL
Recommend, but slightly. Hoping the X-Books get better with the next cycle I'm reading: Utopia, X-Nation, and Necrosha.
The best parts of this story are about Pixie, but even that feels a little convenient and forced. Nice to see a minor character step up and save the day though.
Overall, still not much here. Lots of little short stories about individuals and how they are reacting to their new surroundings and life post M-Day, loss of Kitty Pryde, and the mutant messiah gone off to the future with Cable.
Overarching (overtly male) bonus? Emma Frost.... LOL
Recommend, but slightly. Hoping the X-Books get better with the next cycle I'm reading: Utopia, X-Nation, and Necrosha.
July 10, 2011
A return to form in some respects, Manifest Destiny refocuses the X-Men's struggles and brings it back to the era of Sentinels and Marauders. An era of intolerance and hatred. It recreates the X-Men for a new generation but brings in old themes of bigotry and race hatred. In that respect, Manifest Destiny wins. The four issues of Uncanny X-Men (500-503) are the only real reason to read this collection, as most everything else is separate from the main story and tries to form a piecemeal, patchwork story of individual mutants struggling in their new surroundings on the West Coast.
I would have given the book 5 stars just for showcasing Pixie in the Uncanny books the way it did. Far and away my new favorite of the team- a mix of Kitty Pryde, Jubilee and Magick, only with a darker edge, and a personality that I hope the writers take the time to develop more in-depth.
I would have given the book 5 stars just for showcasing Pixie in the Uncanny books the way it did. Far and away my new favorite of the team- a mix of Kitty Pryde, Jubilee and Magick, only with a darker edge, and a personality that I hope the writers take the time to develop more in-depth.
August 18, 2016
500 editions in and the X Men is basically the same beast it has been almost all along. Mutants are having a tough time at the hands of unsympathetic homo inferiors, idiots keep resurrecting the sentinels, baddies turn good and agonise about having been bad, Scott Summers shows that a one-ply cardboard character can go through many editions without getting soggy, Wolverine smokes, someone dies for a bit, new X Men wonder about whether they should get into all of this - in this case Pixie - I'll give her 2 years. Same as it ever was, if pleasing to see how many of the Classic line up and the "New Muties" are still around. The frame where they show they are still agonised about Doug is the best in the book.
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