Generation X-23 #9 // Review
The Generated have been in training for a while. They're ready for a test. And they're ready for something in the field. So naturally they're going to search for bigots. Address the right way and you're not going to have that much difficulty finding them. Certainly they're going to find people ready to hang up on one person who looks something other than human. They don't know that they're being haunted in Generation X-23 #9. WRiter Jody Houser and artist Marco Renna find a very specific pulse for an emerging mutation of Marvel mutant stories with colorist Erick Arciniega.
As much as the group knows about their history, there's more. And it stands to reason that at least one of them is going to go out in search of her past. Of course,Laura Kinney isn't going to flinch at the thought of the entire group going on a road trip. Of course, being superhuman mutants they're going to back a lot of danger. It's only natural. But it's better than splitting up, right? Things are that much more dangerous for people who don't have experience if they find themselves alone. And a road trip might just be what the team needs.
Houser has little difficulty planting the team in a very dark territory that is quite casually intense. The initial hunt for bigots seems kind of strange. It is remarkable to see how far these books have come from the age of Professor X win there was a quest for understanding between the humans and superhuman mutants. Just trolling people who will be more than willing to attack for the purposes of training seems more than a little sinister. Other than that, it's a fun ensemble that continues to show quite an entertaining energy about it.
The art team has a firm grasp on the varying ages of an entirely young group of people who are entirely on their own. It can be difficult for artists to show subtle differences in youth. This particular team is a brilliant job of showing different levels of experience in the middle of very dynamic action while also showing great superhuman power. It's actually very deaf and nuanced with respect to action and age and youth and inexperience. The settler ends of the drama are a bit elusive to the Arctic team on this particular issue. But it's still a lot of fun.
There's quite a bit of potential in the team. The mysteries be served as their foundations slowly get revealed. However, the constant convolutions in the backstory can get to be a bit tedious. And a little bit more patience with respect to revelations of the past might well-being in order if this series is going to have any chance of being sustainable in the long run. Kinney had always been a lot of fun in her own series. Giving her a group to lead like this is potentially a big step forward for her in carving out a hole portion of the Marvel universe for her. And she certainly has enough energy and personal gravity to be able to hold it together.
