X-men 202 Review
Author: Mike Carey
Penciler: Humberto Ramos
Inker: Carlos Cuevas
Colors: Edgar Delgado
The New X-men, Colossus, and Shadowcat get their butts handed to them by Exodus and gang; of course they were using Tempo to stop time, so that's not really fair. It's funny how the New Mutants were able to take care of Tempo, but Colossus and Kitty have a hard time with the help of the New X-men. It looks like the incomprehensible storyline is starting to make more sense now that we know that the Marauders are after the books of Destiny. Why exactly is still a mystery? Dear God, they are probably tying into the Endangered Species flashback we had where Destiny is part of the Black Womb experiment. Funny thing to see pop up again in the X-books, since the editors didn't let Claremont do what he wanted with the books of Destiny.
Where the hell are the rest of the X-men? I know they were taken by surprise, but Cyclops, Storm, or Forge should be taking some kind of charge and getting everyone together for a counterstrike by now. I was a bit confused by what Emma learned from the Marauders minds. Did they go back and stick Vargas with a sword again or was this a flashback to Rogue stabbing him with the sword? Of course that has more to do with the art than anything. I'm a big fan of Ramos, but to me he has to be on the right book. Impulse, Crimson, and X-nation 2099 are perfect books for the guy. However, even if the characters looked their age I would still be disappointed by his art here. He is showing considerably less range than he has in the past and he is lacking in consistency from panel to panel. Endagered Species had another lackluster part in this issue. Hope to get some kind of resolution some time soon. B-
