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A queer boy's journey into Claremont's sixteen year long run on the X-Men- from Krakoa to Muir Island. Often quite concerned about the New Mutants. (He/Him).
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It contrasts with Emma's full introduction to the series, where rather than training, her recruitment of young mutants is exclusively for the purpose of serving the Hellfire Club, when already in the main books, we're seeing that (while evil), Emma does care about her kids.

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The series briefly pivots to Westchester, where Kitty helps the Professor in making repairs on Cerebro. The entire scene only seems to serve the purpose of injecting Angelica into the X-Mythos–all the while indirectly taunting her with the life she could be living at Xavier's.

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...that DeFalco's understanding of teenage identity borders on parody.

Over in New Mutants–another book centered on "teen drama", the emotional depths of adolescence are often well captured and scripted– but Firestar strictly goes through the insincere motions of teen sitcom.

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Angelica is a special girl–and if you asked her grandma (at least in front of her), she'd tell you she's destined for some form of greatness...

But I'm not going to bury the lede any longer on this one, folks, I really struggled to enjoy this story.

Written by Tom DeFalco...

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One of these days we'll get to read another issue of the Uncanny X-Men–but until then, it's you, me, and Firestar

While not part of the Run-proper, I thought it would be fun to detour into Angelica's comics debut ahead of her first appearance in UXM!

I was wrong.

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...ultimately forgiven, however, when Those Who Live Above in Shadows intervene on the situation and condemn Loki for his treachery.

The larger condemnation–that to force something on others simply for its outcome is *not* goodness–neatly ties up the limited series' thematic...

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...to give up. While the others may enjoy they powers they've been given–Madelyne is the only among them often faced with her powerless in the face of her husband and his friends' mutant abilities.

Talisman ominously asks if this is what Madelyne wants–a world paid for with...

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...Piotr's comfort with the concept of personal sacrifice for greater good makes sense, but I struggled to believe that sense would extend to the death of his beloved snowflake.

A fight breaks out between the two sides–one committed to their deontological response, the other...

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...against absolute power–that no one person has any right to choose for others.

Kitty–in contrast to her earlier point to Rachel–tries to dissuade Piotr from his heel turn, reminding him of his sister's magickal identity.

Perhaps in line with his "Soviet" characterization...

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...be unable to defend her and the rest of the X-Men. Ross, transformed into the Lore Lord, confirms Logan's report that the Gift is killing those with sorcerous potential, but Rachel begins to suggest that those sacrifices are worth the cost.

Claremont's argument here is one...

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