Just to be curious... what're your thoughts on this odd series?
I love the characters, personally. A lot of them are really interesting to me, aka Dust, Mercury, Anole, Hellion, Rockslide, etc., but christ, do I hate the way that they're being written. For those of you who don't read the series, about half of the characters have been slaughtered including the incredibly awesome Icarus, brother of Sam and Paige Guthrie. Also, ever since X23 came into the picture, it's become 'X 23 and the Hellions!' which bugs me to no end. I like X 23, don't get me wrong, but she's hogging all of the freaking story lines! Every other one is X 23 confused about her human feelings. All I can say is been there, done that a gazillion other times. MOVE ON.
However, I do like Anole a hell of a lot. Not only because of his adorable mentor relationship with Northstar, but also because he's just plain funny. If you doubt me, go to http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...newxmen305.jpg
Also, for those of you who don't know, when Anole saw Northstar and spoke to him in 190, his appearence was enough to make Northstar have a glimpse of humanity, and instead of slaughtering the poor kid, he just knocked him unconcious, after visibly struggling mentally on what to do.
I also like Dust, the muslim character a lot. Not only is she a real bad ass when fighting, she can turn into a dust storm, but she also has a lot of fire to her. And it's nice to see a positive muslem character, I must say.
Also, New X men has kind of been Marvel's attempt to make JP seem more human outside of Alpha Flight. They show him as a fair, just teacher who cares deeply for his kids and puts his own life on the line regularly so that they don't have to. And the art has been fan freaking tastic, I must say.
What're your thoughts?