Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler #5 (spoilers/discussion)

[Anduinel]

Yeeeah... so the cover to this issue was appropriate in that the ending kind of gutted me.

Kurt sacrificing himself for the people he loves is so heartbreakingly in-character, and having him deny that there was ever any chemistry between him and Meggan... ouch. Just ouch.

I'd really like to see a second arc for this book. I mean, obviously it can't happen, but there's so much more dramatic potential to be explored here - the Cuckoos' machinations, the fallout at Lady Mastermind's studio once Nori departs, Meggan and little TJ keeping their memories of Kurt, the actual nature of TJ's existence, etc. But I guess the best we can do is hope for some fallout once everyone's back in their proper dimension.

McGuire's done a fabulous job questioning the nature of Kurt's heroism in this reality while still allowing him to remain a hero, and she's left me wanting more. Best of the minis so far.

[Dthirds3]

This was good. I wonder how's meggen going to react when she rembers she married and had a kid with captain Britain.

[Master of Sound]

So were Briquette and the turquoise haired woman some peeps previously discussed finally named?

[Tycon]

Wow. The reveal that TJ is Meggan and Kurt’s kid should be huge, but I guess Brian could understand the.....circumstances?

[Anduinel]

Wow. The reveal that TJ is Meggan and Kurt’s kid should be huge, but I guess Brian could understand the.....circumstances?

This is going to break some hearts either way - either the kid is a construct and gets left behind when this reality flies back up Nate's butt, or she's an actual flesh-and-blood person whose existence can only wreck her mother's happiness. Gah. So many feels...

[Sundown]

This was really well done. I want McGuire on a longer running X-Men book.