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...is one of those "I don't care what they say about ___, you're alright in my book" liberals.
For a man as seemingly untrusting of gov't institutions as Claremont (see: Sentinels, Freedom Force, Magneto's Trial, Ronald Reagan), his Run features an awful lot of "not all cops"...
Their fight–and Logan's earlier spars with the Reavers–are rendered beautifully and graphically by Windsor-Smith (and boy does this man love to draw a blizzard).
I couldn't help but to question however, Logan's in-universe decision to refuse...
...ultimately overpowers them.
One of Claremont's main arguments across the Run is that humanity is derived from our relationships (he establishes Katie as a well of strength for Logan throughout the book), which is why the revenge-driven Lady Deathstrike falls to Logan.
...stage a second attack as Logan poses for a moment and asks Katie for his trust.
Before Logan prepares to take their assault, he asks Katie for courage and trust.
UXM #205 is very much a meditation on innocence–and when it might be lost–and so his request to Katie...
...Claremont is able to plainly establish how terrifying–and inhuman–Logan is throughout the issue.
To make Kurt animalistic, Claremont had him howl at the moon.
To make Logan the same, he had Katie Power look on in fear.
Katie's other function in issue is to serve...
...the distinction between Logan's animal and human halves after he's rendered bestial by our earlier seen assassin's attacks.
The decision to feature Katie Power as UXM #205's viewpoint character is a clever one; in immersing us in an observer's perspective (esp. a child's)...