Mike Carey, (Writer) Scot Eaton, Ken Lashley, (Pencils) Andrew Hennessy, Paul Neary, (Inkers) Frank D’Armata, and Edgar Delgado (Colorists)
Another month, another entertaining issue for the X-Men: Legacy series. This second arc wraps up with Gambit and Sebastian Shaw working together to help Xavier reclaim his mind from the recently awakened genes of Mr. Sinister. Meanwhile, Amanda Mueller attempts to take over Sinister, herself!
Carey, once again, effectively pulls from X-Men history to frame the struggle going on inside Xavier’s mind. His storytelling works extremely well, whether it’s done in a hallucinogenic flashback, a mindscape struggle, or a present day fight scene. Particularly impressive is how Carey makes sure all the major players get time to make an impact amongst a chaotic battle.
Art duties are, as usual, shared between two teams and they both do a nice job with the material. The action is strong, the flashbacks are fun, and the color work by both Frank D’Armata and Edgar Delgado is fantastic. All in all, this is another good looking chapter in Xavier’s story.
If you are an X-Men fan you owe it to yourself to check out one of the most consistently entertaining books in the X-Line. While this isn’t a great issue to jump onto (it concludes the current arc), it is worth checking out just for the teaser of where things might go in the near future. (Grade: B+)
-Kyle Posluszny