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The saddest part of Rogue's transformation is the reality that the monster's words could have just as easily been said by the reformed terrorist just two dozen issues ago, but the comparison between the her and the Wraiths is growing tired.
Thankfully, *drumroll please*...
...the creatures utter darkness. The enemy of your enemy isn't always your friend.
But magical problems require magical solutions, leaving Kurt's sister-girlfriend conscripted to the X-Men's mystic battle.
With all due fairness to Amanda, I'm *also* wondering how...
Upstairs, the Wraith-possessed Naze continues his incantation, summmoning some dark adversary from realms unknown, seeking its aid in exchange for dominion over Earth.
The being mocks him: "(why) offer that which I already possess?" It's a chilling line that speaks to...
At UXM #187's close, our mutants miscalculated their victory over the Dire Wraiths, culminating in their capture by the Shadowbeings summoned by the Wraith.
The contrast between Forge's mysticism & machinery is again drawn–his advanced prosthesis saving him from the Shadowbeing.
...leaving them susceptible to the mutants' attack.
Victory seems assured for our heroes, but not before Naze's deception–that he was in fact earlier replaced by a Dire Wraith–becomes clear when a malefic (thanks CC for this word) forces tears itself into the Eagle's Nest.
...his past, he'll never be fully able to. Forge looks for solutions in his mutant gifts, but the reality is that it will take his sorcery to return Ororo to her full self.
The man who has rejected his identity must return to it to restore the stolen identity of another.
First hinted to in his first appearance as Mystique and Val eavesdropped on his fight with Naze, Forge isn't just a man of technology, but a man stuck between his mystic past and his machine-based future.
Forge is trapped between two worlds, and even as he tries to escape...
Good afternoon, everyone! Another day, another issue of Uncanny X-Men with a compulsory Wraith appearance!
Today, we're reading UXM #187, "Wraithkill", the latest installation of the Claremont Run's crossover with the wider, company-wide event, the Wraith War.
Compared to...
...the Dire Wraiths provide an interesting parallel to the more violent aspects of her mutant ability.
Rogue absorbs Val's memories and learns not only of Ororo's whereabouts, but also of Forge's involvement in her depowering at Gyrich's hands.
...Rogue reappears midway through our Dire Wraith fraught intermission to exact what government girl boss Val Cooper assumes must be revenge.
In reality, Rogue is on a fact-finding mission to locate the lost Ororo.
Much like her encounter with Selene, Rogue's experience with...