New X-men 41 SPOILERS

[Meta Jon]

Well the end of the story for Magik... or is it?
At one of the cons recently it has been stated that Magik will return in '08
I thought the story over all was quite well done and like the interaction between Colossus and Magik

Now I just have to wait til next year...

and I'm surprised Neil hasn't already started a thread on this

[rilynil]

Originally Posted by Meta Jon

Well the end of the story for Magik... or is it?
At one of the cons recently it has been stated that Magik will return in '08
I thought the story over all was quite well done and like the interaction between Colossus and Magik

Now I just have to wait til next year...

and I'm surprised Neil hasn't already started a thread on this

I got my comic on Monday through my Marvel subscription, and I was waiting for someone else to post about it.

I loved this arc! Although I've got to admit that I didn't know the Magik backstory, so parts of this issue confused me a bit. So Darkchild is a soulless, separate entity than Magik, right? Belasco was looking for Magik, but Darkchild is a separate creation? That confuses me a bit. I was expecting Belasco to be happy to see Darkchild, but boy was I wrong! If Darkchild gets her soul back, will she be Magik again? Can anyone explain this to me?

And I love the ending when Anole and Pixie are made members of the team! This is great news! I hope whichever artist takes over the series in a few months will continue to draw Pixie the way Skottie Young does. I love the freckles and the black eyes with white pupils. It's so much better than Paco Medina's version, although I was very sad to see Paco leave the series.

New X-Men remains my favorite series in all of comics! Rockslide rocks! (as does X-23!)

[endsongjen]

they do? yay! im waiting for a trade.

[Meta Jon]

This is the first time they have ever said anything about Darkchylde and Magik not being the same person
Anyother time before she was called Magik until the "Asgardian Wars" where Enchantress pulled forth Magik's "Darkside" and from then on I think it was used whenever she went into limbo and was normal when on Earth.
This was some time ago and I may be wrong and if I am I'm sure someone will correct me

But Neil, I gotta agree with you, I love this series.
I hope they settle on a final version of Rockslide soon so CB can get a bust made

[rilynil]

Originally Posted by Meta Jon

This is the first time they have ever said anything about Darkchylde and Magik not being the same person
Anyother time before she was called Magik until the "Asgardian Wars" where Enchantress pulled forth Magik's "Darkside" and from then on I think it was used whenever she went into limbo and was normal when on Earth.
This was some time ago and I may be wrong and if I am I'm sure someone will correct me

But Neil, I gotta agree with you, I love this series.
I hope they settle on a final version of Rockslide soon so CB can get a bust made

Thanks for the info, Jon! CB's X-23 and Surge busts are completely awesome. I hope to get my Surge bust built up soon. But I'm going to have it customed to be her more recent half-top costume. And, you're right, we definitely need a Rockslide bust!

[rychehitman]

I have tried getting into NEW X MEN , but it just hasnt grabbed me yet...although I loved them in HULK vs X-Men #2!

I am a sucker for scened with Peter and Illyana though! Is it just me or are they ALL so well written?

[Meta Jon]

I think every issue has good character moments like this one.

*sigh* 2008 can't come fast enough...

[Car50n]

this has been a great book.

also, i believe the Darkchyld/Magik situation is explained in the series from '01 or '02. which followed the Black Sun mini series. DarkChyld is a "hollow spirit" without Illyana's soul. similar to the green arrow's return in kevin smiths run.
this is one of the great things about the recent x-books. they are putting together the lose ends without destroying the established stories of Claremont, but at the same time, appreciating and understanding the later material.

[rilynil]

Kyle and Yost are rockin' on this series, no doubt.
My jumping on point with all these new mutants was Kyle and Yost's "X-23: Innocence Lost," which begins before X-23's creation and ends with her about 12 years old and leaving the Weapon X facility. That had me completely hooked, and I followed her (and Kyle and Yost, too) to New X-Men. I loved "NYX" (by Joe Q), and "Target X" (by Kyle and Yost again), which tells what happened to X-23 after "Innocence Lost" and before "NYX." And there is much more of X-23's story to tell!

Anything Kyle and Yost write, I'm buying. I hate to think about them leaving New X-Men and X-23. I hope it doesn't happen for a long, long time.

[patrickwm68]

Such a powerful moment ruined by such cartooney artwork.