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...the relationship between the two is anything other than strained.
There's a great queer reading of the scene, in which Angelica's familial rejection over her identity (as a mutant) exposes her to greater risks, itself doubled down upon by her father's admission...
When she arrives back home in New Jersey, Angelica is greeted by her less than happy to see her father.
He's barely able to bury his bigotry against mutants long enough to for his daughter to even unpack, and as he explodes at the girl for hugging her own cat, it's clear that...
...the fire alarm and sprinklers to go off. Initially, she assumes Emma will be furious with her–and while she's far from happy–she doesn't rescind on the earlier prize she offered Angelica.
No, it's not done out of the goodness of her heart, instead rather to further...
...way to go (thankfully) before she's ready to be Emma's murderous guard dog.
I love the idea that much like the New Mutants, the Hellions also attend dance classes as a means of strengthening their combat skills, although I question Roulette's dye job.
For a girl who hates...
...ward feels believable and is enriched by the complete absence of other truly caring figures in his life.
His kindness is such a break from the mold among Hellfire Guards that his colleagues assume there is more to their relationship, an opinion he swiftly dismisses.
...felt wildly two-dimensional compared to the others I've gotten used to reading and writing about, and the plot felt almost too contrived to suspend my disbelief.
But, over the last two issues, it feels like DeFalco has settled into Angelica's character and improved how he...
...on the Firestar limited series and have grown to really, really enjoy it.
For me, I think my problems with the first issue of the series stemmed from the feeling that it was disinterested in the continuity built within the X-Universe.
Characterizations felt off, Angelica...
This new age of the Uncanny X-Men will see our mutants faced with greater hatred and fear than ever before–and greater violence than they've ever known.
It isn't that all of humanity hates mutants; there are still many a man–like Jaime Rodriguez–who condemn this wanton hatred.
...with the children he's brought into his life (and army); instead doing far more listening than instructing.
Able to recognize James pain–and his part in it–Charles admits some fault for the death of his student, his remorse helping James see the errors amidst his justified...
...his less openly hateful subordinates, orders the mutants murdered on site. Empath explodes Kurt's simmering anger (at himself, at violence, at hatred) into a berserker rage all his own.
Firestar tries to take on Piotr and Rogue, and while she succeeds in beating the former...