exatron | Quickie review

I've only got one comic book review this week, which is good since I'm flying out to California for my cousin's wedding, and should probably be in bed right now.

Ultimate X-Men #81: The cover for this issue is one of the most spoileriffic I've ever seen, as well as a healthy dose of "be careful what you wish for" since the writers did something I mentioned the last time I reviewed an issue of Ultimate X-Men.

More transition this issue, which is fitting since it's a one-shot with the title "Cliffhangers". We get a brief glimpse at Mr. Sinister, who apparently offed himself again. This also provides for a convenient distraction to get Mystique away from impersonating an imprisoned Magneto.

The Xavier institute is doing okay as a normal school; although, most of the original students have left and they have trouble maintaining a proper staff. Scott actually resorted to hiring Toad.

Meanwhile, Nightcrawler finally finds the Morlocks and we learn that another deceased character wasn't really dead. Turns out that this guy was resuscitated, but squirreled away so he could work on a cure for a nasty virus. Oh, and Xavier messed with his mind to make him think that he was still in contact with family and friends. The only thing that snapped him out of it was Xavier's apparent death.

This issue could have been better, especially since it feels like the writer tried to pack a reference to almost every unresolved story into one issue while tossing a few new surprises at us.