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...choice on Claremont's part, but it really highlights just how intertwined his two texts were at this latest height of his storytelling.
While I imagine the sales incentive certainly played a part in how interwoven the series' were, it really does help create the atmosphere...
...of Ororo's will has rarely been called into question or challenged; it's terrifying, then, to see how easily Karma's possessor bends the woman to his will and the language of slavery invoked as it happens.
Centering Ororo in this New Mutants story feels like a curious...
...apparently ready to bring Illyana's life to an end.
Claremont cuts the scene with powerful dialogue, couched within Leialoha's depiction of Illyana in what appears to be a little girl's dress instead of her New Mutants uniform.
The dress–perhaps intentional manipulation...
... its part to play in the Inferno, the introduction of the techno-organic virus to the demonic realm is another signal of the event's presence on the horizon.
In part cause by S'ym's sabotage, but also because of Illyana's own lack of transparency with her plan, Warlock is...
...ended with the escalating tensions between Illyana and Warlock, I called a lot of attention to the asymmetry between their personalties–but a quick moment in New Mutants #34 points to the danger of their worlds' collision.
As much as demonic influence will obviously have...
“What can I say? I’m an expert at repression.” https://t.co/6ZjkxSNz3M
...of the outcome of the battle between her two natures. I'm a big fan of "show, don't tell", but the thought bubbles in these older books (I miss thought bubbles so much!) really helps us get into Illyana's head as we learn of her drive to join, rather than fight, Xi'an's evil.
...suggests that her decision to surrender Dani and Ororo to their opponent isn't as sinister as it appears on its face.
Illyana's heroism is defined by her pursuit of light in the face of her own burgeoning darkness, even if it is often stunted by her self-hatred and fears...
...previous experiences with the monster, but the attack of the possessed New Mutants distracts them from the conversation (via literal explosion) and its dropped to respond to the assault.
Warlock–whose identity in the series is still developing–is highlighted in the issue's...
...confusion over her burgeoning sexuality, the entire series of scenes read like (standard for Claremont) discussions of different aspects sexual agency–or lack thereof.
Ororo is about to reveal to Dani the true nature of their opponent, which she has surmised given her...