Astonishing X-men 13 (Spoilers)

[Leirus]

Alex reeks of desperation. With his mind put right back by Emma and Polaris over in x-men blue, he is trying to be a hero again. First he goes solo, and goes as you saw in the preview. Then he just goes into the mansion in Central Park and tries to grab some students to make his own X-men team. It is interesting that he wants to be called Havok, I guess the the "call me Alex" days are in the past now that the Avengers do not want to be seen in the same general area as him. The students however are less than impressed, and Kitty (rightly, for once) chews his head off. He can not just waltz back and recruit some child soldiers. Warpath is present to witness his total emasculation.

So he goes to Beast, who is teaching in Harvard, because both of them have “disappointed every single person they know”. The rationale being they both can find redemption together. But Beast is tired of fighting. Half his teeth are prostethics and under the fur he is scarred all over.

Over in B-plot land a military guy is using the Reavers to capture experts in mutant genetics. Not real world old doctor ladies, mind you, but exciting ones. They start by baging Miss Sinister (I guess they decided Sinister himself was above their paygrade). Given Moira is still dead, their next stop is Beast…

And so the Reavers attack the Hank-Beast meeting. There is some fun banter about who is their actual target, with Beast thinking they are there for Havok. Luckily Beast has a secret weapon.

And with two of the most despised and unlikable X-men around as leads you need someone really warm and lovable to make this work (There is a reason Dazzler is the one in the cover). So Beast pushes a lever and a door opens. In the shadows a high collared figure can be seen. And it starts low, a sound effect we have not seen in ages. eeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

ENTER THE WAIL OF THE BANSHEE

Fuck yeah. He looks like crap, and it is not the usual male Land thing, he is all parched up. God only knows what that traitorous monkey-cat has done to him.






So, Land. I dislike his art deeply, but it is not the worst we have seen of him. Also not his best, mind you.

About the writing, I like the fact that he takes the time to pick up characters from where they were left. Like the reavers after the Wolverine mini, Beast being a pariah after his “trial”, Banshee having been in a lab for a while, and so on. The banter is fun, and I expect it will be better once characters that are not Havok and Beast show up.
The pep talk was super sudden, and Land is not good at talking heads. I do not know if the intention was making Alex look like a twat. Points for using Rockslide to mock him pretty much in character. A lesser writer would have chosen Quentin. It is also cool that Iron man is written as a smug asshole, and the he remembered that Kitty actually dislikes Havok.

With the Banshee reveal, it is also clear that this team has only one gal, which is curious. I hope they pick another one along the way. Emma would be ideal, as she has close ties with all the cast (except Dazz, maybe) and fits the redemption thing.

[Havok83]

Kitty is such a bitch. At least her characterization is consistent across multiple books

[PrezValentine]

Absolute win.
Sean is back, lads.

[Purplevit]

It seems like everyone except Havok are jerks in this issue. First Avengers, then Kitty.

Glsd that 6th character is alive.

[Leirus]

It seems like everyone except Havok are jerks in this issue. First Avengers, then Kitty.

Glsd that 6th character is alive.

Kitty heavily dislikes Havok. Remember All-new X-men 13 after the M-word debacle.

[PrezValentine]

It seems like everyone except Havok are jerks in this issue. First Avengers, then Kitty.

Glsd that 6th character is alive.

It's the Summers family curse.

[Fokken]

I haven't read it, so I'm really only going off this ONE scan that the gracious Havok83 provided but..... this could be the ONLY time I've enjoyed Kitty since the Schism.

[Havok83]

I haven't read it, so I'm really only going off this ONE scan that the gracious Havok83 provided but..... this could be the ONLY time I've enjoyed Kitty since the Schism.

You're welcome and why? Dislike Alex?

[Fokken]

You're welcome and why? Dislike Alex?

Its more about the kid recruitment thing being in line with the school's intention and less about feelings for Alex one way or another.
Again, that scan is all that I have for context, but I appreciate that she was so hard line about a grown man (regardless of who he is or what her relationship is to him) trying to recruit students for his "team".
And the humorous conclusion about the ownership of the title of X-Men gave me a chuckle.

[Leirus]

You're welcome and why? Dislike Alex?

It is kind of weird, him going in and trying to make a team out of students. Alex can be rehabilitated, but he has had a rough decade. That is kind of the point of the book.

[Angrel-San]

It seems like everyone except Havok are jerks in this issue. First Avengers, then Kitty.

Glsd that 6th character is alive.

Tony Stark has always all his life has been a supreme asshole, except to Rhodey.

And Kitty is Kitty.

But serves Alex right for being a Steve sycophant when he has his older brother to admire. So yeah, Alex, unfortunately you are a moron in the same league as Deadpool but at least he saw the light.

[Nick Miller]

Bitchmistress Kitty, lmao


Oh Xmen comics.....

[nx01a]

Bitchmistress Kitty, lmao

Headbitchmistress

[LoganAlpha30X33]

Scott made plenty of mistakes before his death and the two brothers were often not on the same page and barely spoke for the most part, also it was clear that Corsair liked Scott a whole lot more than Alex, not sure why Warpath would do anything that Kitty told him to as he's been with Weapon X for the last while and probably goes straight from there to Astonishing...I think that the Avengers and Kitty acted how they did to show that this team is on their own, that they can only trust each other, and that no one else is going to help them no matter what they say or how bad things get...

[Dthirds3]

Kitty is such a bitch. At least her characterization is consistent across multiple books

Didn't dozens of students die almost immediately after she took over ? I get others had a higher mortality rate but it seems the body's started dropping sooner when she took over.