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        | Steven Queen Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Wonderful to see Angel (of sorts) interacting with the "new" X-men.  It was always such a treat when the original team makes an appearance---same today as it was back then.
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 Was it just me, or did the team-change add a semi-tragic depth to the book---one that was not overplayed, but still used to good effect?  Ancient lore, ending of youthful games, and all that.
 
 Also, from yesterday's page, I want to point out how striking the small silhouette of Kurt climbing the skyscraper is---with the slight vertical lean.  What a wonderful composition!
 
 I can imagine in my mind's eye a beautiful JB commissioned-work with Nightcrawler silhouetted against a city-scape at night---a treat to the eye and firmly entrenching that he does not become invisible in shadows. :)
 
 Lastly, I clearly have ELSEWHEN-21 in my bloodstream because I awoke last night, thinking "Kurt's superhero moniker is named after an earthworm!?!"---something that had escaped my attention for 40 years.
 
 
 
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        | Philippe Pinoli Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Likewise Colossus spinalbreaking jab on
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 |  the IG optic blast guy, who is not
 horrified by this sliced in ribbon Kurt
 shot !!! May this blade be an energetic
 one !!! JB you are killing us...hopefully
 not them ! Great "noise" choice, works in
 french too..I can almost "hear" it...and
 worried of a "meanwhile".
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        | John Byrne 
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          …Colossus spinalbreaking jab on the IG optic blast guy…
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 |  •• Uhm......
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        | Philippe Pinoli Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Loving the logic M belt buckle "instead"
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 M-Men ?
 Loving the madness we can see on the
 face...definitely a different teacher
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        | Philippe Pinoli Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          "
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 |  …Colossus spinalbreaking jab on the IG
 optic blast guy…
 ••
 
 Uhm"
 At first sight, JB, I have since learned
 he is a guy of energy ;)
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        | Jeffrey Rice Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          A respectful FYI, sir... Jason and I each purposely withheld the name of the character we think appears in the final panel of today's page so as not to ruin the surprise in case we turn out to be right. (Plus, it's just not nice to offer any speculation that's too specific.)
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        | Philippe Pinoli Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          This shot makes us remember phasing or
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 automatically as a safety measure,
 surprise and/or too slow reactions can
 have them hit or...cut.
 Likewise speed guys like Flash or
 Quicksilver....fast but not their reflexes
 or breaks.
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        | Richard Stevens Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Yikes. Poor Kurt.
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 Great reveal. It's Angel, but not Angel. And the guy with the least scary power is extremely dangerous having been under Magneto's tutelage. | 
       
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        | David Allen Perrin Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Yup.  I figured it was Angel.
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 I echo Jeffrey’s sentiment.  It’s good to see the plots converging. | 
       
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        | Eric Ladd Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Page #3. All I've got is DAMN! That is some dern good comic booking, JB.
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        | Jason K Fulton Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          I should have kept my initial comment to myself yesterday.
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        | Jeffrey Rice Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          This shot makes us remember phasing or
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 |  teleporting ability do not selfreact
 automatically as a safety measure,
 surprise and/or too slow reactions can
 have them hit or...cut.
 Likewise speed guys like Flash or
 Quicksilver....fast but not their reflexes
 or breaks.
 _________________________________ 
 There was a Flash issue where Wally "felt" heat on his neck and immediately jumped into a crazy speed mode to avoid a bullet. If this were always the case, only a faster speedster could touch him.  
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