Rogue: Forget-Me-Not

Rogue (2004) #7-12

by Tony Bedard, Scot Eaton (Cover Art), Derec Donovan (Artist)

A bold new direction for the Southern Belle Rogue may be a hero now, but once upon a time she wasn't so sweet... and that criminal past may just come back to haunt her A traumatic encounter will leave her drastically changed... permanently Collects Rogue #7-12.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Comic Book, Fantasy

139 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 2005

About the author

Antony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early 1990s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writing Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off Exiles.

Reviews

[Logan Harrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

7/10:
Definitely not as strong of a volume as its predecessor, but still engaging and exciting! Blindspot is such an annoying character, but getting more depth to the relationships Rogue has had with other characters from her time in the Brotherhood and the X-Men was interesting! Sunfire, Lady Deathstrike, and Silver Samurai really make for an interesting set of characters to pair with a Rogue-centric story.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second half was a pretty cool retcon/back history fill, but I was not a huge fan of the art. Sunfire was delightful.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

*I've read A LOT more than I've reviewed, so it's time for some knee-jerk reactions!*

Meh, a totally fine adventure. I love Rogue and I love how she sees and approaches the world, and this book did allow some nice introspection into her past and how her character has evolved... but it was mostly just an action movie. And that's fine. This at least had more depth and emotion than some other "action movie" comics I've read, so I would definitely say it was solid.

[Lillian Francis · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a mess. Blindspot is annoying AF.
Hated what happened to Sunfire. And will you all stop breaking Bobby into pieces. It's not funny or clever.
The art was mostly meh. Fine on action pieces or where people had their masks on. Faces, not so great.

[Jack Morelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was surprisingly interesting. I enjoyed the japan stuff but blindspot made for an interesting villain for rogue though her obsession/love of her was really creepy. I wonder if that character ever came back

[Jedidiah Martin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'll just say that this isn't Bedard's best and leave it at that.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This novel unites Rogue with a part of her past which she has forgotten. The story begins when Rogue receives press coverage of a photograph of herself with Sunfire and Mystique, a picture that Rogue does not remember being taken. Journeying to Japan to meet with Shiro (Sunfire) her plane is intercepted by Lady Deathstrike and this is when the plot truly begins.



A beautifully drawn graphic novel. I found the story quite slow at first but it picked up by around the third chapter and then gets progressively better. Stick with it!

[Miri Gifford · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've been wanting to read Rogue for a long time, but I hope there are better ones than this. The story was interesting enough, but I found the depiction of the Japanese characters fairly cringe-worthy, not to mention how much I hate when Southern accents are written phonetically . . . and with hokey catchphrases like "butter my butt and call me a biscuit." Blindspot's power is super unethical, and it drove me crazy that she was constantly changing the narrative by making people forget years of their lives.

[Thrishni Subramoney · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think my biggest problem with the way Rogue is written is the accent, which seems to sound the way it would sound if it were written by someone who only heard a Southern 'belle' accent on TV. "Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit.." It just seems like the writer is trying to hard to emphasize the accent so it becomes jarring and irritating. Plot is better than Volume 1 though, this time Rogue heads to Japan to assist an old enemy and confront her past.

[J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Way better than the first volume of the series, this run still doesn't rise above average. It's entertaining enough, and there's nothing particularly bad about it, but there just isn't anything particularly interesting, either. If you're a big fan of Rogue, you'll probably dig it. It certainly has some changes in store for the characters, but I can't say it's particularly indispensable.

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good story. Rogue in Japan, sort of follows on the various other X-Men in Japan. Writing and art not bad. And yet I just don't particularly like Rogue. Or Sunfire. Or Silver Samurai. Or Lady Deathstrike. Blindspot was interesting as was Rogue wandering before she made it to Japan. Rogue as a character has potential and some of that was visible in this one. 3.5 of 5.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rogue is my favorite, but this story arc was just okay, and it felt kind of unfinished. The first volume was a lot better, so this was a disappointment.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh.