The best segment of this issue didn't even really happen. It's all a dream of Franklin Richards and it focuses on his fears of his family being constantly targeted by Doctor Doom. This Dave Cockrum (Uncanny X-Men) penned and inked story is rather poignant. Has their ever been a story where Franklin gets in the middle of a battle and confronts Doom as to why why is he always hurting his daddy? If not, this story might be the closest we ever get to it!
And if this idea happens sometime in the future, I hope I get contributor credit. Okay, at least a free autographed copy of the book. Sound good, Marvel?
I also liked the Meggan and Kitty Pryde centered Excalibur tale. It has them being held captive in the lighthouse while the rest of the team is away getting provisions on the mainland. It's a lot like Home Alone as these gunmen have zero idea just who they've taken hostage.
The Weapon-X tale continues to go nowhere. The Shanna The She-Devil story looks to head into the final battle. I think the next chapter or so will be rather explosive. But this chapter still moved slowly.
The artwork however, especially of an African priestess conducting a ritual, is rather alluring. Maybe it's the lack of clothes sported by the practitioner of black magic. Maybe it's the artwork of Paul Galacy (Master of Kung-Fu). Maybe it's Maybelline... Regardless of what it is, it's what helped bump this issue up into the Worth Consuming range.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.
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