I wished they just focused on Cyclops, Jean and the kids instead
I wished they just focused on Cyclops, Jean and the kids instead
Want to sleep but I'm afraid that Petra and Sway will show up in my dreams offering me a drink and taunting me about my genocidal past
I don't think Hickman is trying to make Petra and Sway viable so much as he needs characters that could communicate to the audience how Vulcan is trying to act normal despite being anything but. They're stereotypical drunk college students and Vulcan is the kid trying (and failing) to rise above those temptations. Petra and Sway exist to push his arc forward.
I just assume everyone is doing it on that island.
How old are Vulcan, Petra and Sway supposed to be? Like who would be their closest peers? Are they Gen X's age?
That's how it used to be. They've been closer over the last few years, now they're talking about having children and being naked in hot tubs together.
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I love how the whole Empyre invasion is something that is treated like an everyday invasion so if one weren't following that event you don't feel like you're missing something.
Gotta love Hickman's skills of weaving a delicate story
I think I liked this issue more than the Brood King Egg two-part story and definitely more than the Horticulture one (I really hated that issue). Vulcan has been around for a while now and it was nice to finally dive into his headspace. I actually felt a lot of sympathy for him.
And I even liked how Sway and Petra were portrayed. I think introducing them this way was just enough without giving anything away. Since this was a Vulcan story, you don't want to get into their issues if you're not going to go there (and they probably have a lot of trauma that they're processing). They may have seemed vapid and uncaring, but there were tiny hints that they're trying to help Vulcan through this. Like how they didn't judge his meltdown. You'll also notice that for a moment they switched to calling him Gabriel when he needed it. I dunno, I found their dynamic intriguing.