The Uncanny X-Men #38 // Review
A woman has arrived at a mansion, somewhere outside of New Orleans. She wants to buy the house. The resident there are more than a bit non-flushed by the situation. It's not for sale. They're living there. Nevertheless, the a woman who identifies herself as Sarah Gaunt he is about to make them an offer. They can't refuse in The Uncanny X-Men #38. Writer Gail Simone and artist Luciano Vecchio and colorist Matt Wilson continue a potentially appealing story that still feels very silly in its second issue. Nevertheless, it continues to be entertaining.
The kindly couple our perfectly happy to welcome Ms. Gaunt into their home. It's rather strange for someone to arrive somewhat unexpected. It's not like she isn't offering them a lot. They're going to get $8 million to vacate the premises. There is an extra half 1 million in it for them if they can leave in 90 minutes. And if that's not convincing enough, she's got powers. And she looks positively demonic when she's using her powers. So granted they're going to be leaving really quickly. It would appear as though Miss Gaunt has found a home for her four Wolverinian proteges.
Let's get a whole bunch of characters and give them clause. Three retractable clause for hand. And I'll all just basically have lesser versions of wolverine's powers. Or something like that. One of the things that was really appealing about the original character when he first debut in the late 1970s was the fact that he was such a mystery. And it was the fact that he was such a unique character. Over the years he's become less and less distinct. And over the years is the primal energy that's maintained his distinct place in the Marvel Universe has continued to dissipate. The Samoan continues that with another story involving various variants.
Vecchio render mood quite well. And there's a distinct look about each of the characters that are continuing to be introduced. The artist is able to do this without Drist altering their look. Each one doesn't have to have a completely different looking costume. They all look very practical and pragmatic. They all look really bad ass. So that's very cool. It's a very earthbound sort of a realism amidst all of the craziness and horror that it seems to be dominating the page in the panel. It's a good execution.
But with an issue like the latest ofThe Uncanny X-Men, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that there was actually a point at which everything in the mutant end of the Marvel universe fit together in a way that felt perfectly modular without any echoes. There were only a few series at best. There is a history that was almost intelligible whether it was in the past, the present or the future. Something happened since then. And so it's difficult to blame Simone for this. However, it really exhausting to try to keep up with everything and to feel like it isn't just an echo of a shadow of what's come before.
