Manifest Destiny #3: Iceman, Graymalkin and Colossus [SPOILERS]

[Pach!]

Kill or Cure Pt 3 by Carey and Ryan

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Iceman is on the road again hitching a ride and telling the truck driver his story about how he reformed after being attacked by mystique. Suddenly a cop shows up and starts shooting at them. The cop is obviously Mystique, Iceman throws the driver out before the truck explodes. He walks out of the fire and up to Mystique telling her that fire wont kill him. She'll have to shoot him, powering down walking into her shotgun.

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The story's purpose to make Iceman an important character that should be taken seriously is kinda interesting but overall each issue abruptly ends just as I'm about to get invested. I think the pacing is a bit off and its heavily affecting the story. The art though clear and easy to follow lacks any strong emotion, so for the most part Iceman seems pretty bored during the whole thing. Not my cup of tea.

Abomination by Guggenheim and Paquette

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Graymalkin is sitting, telling his story to someone. He talks about how he was buried alive for so many years and explains how he got there. Jonas Greymalkin was 16 and exploring his identity when his father found him. Beat to a pulp, he only woke up to find himself being buried alive by his father. All that just because his father had found him ...with another boy. Anole tells him that back then people werent tolerant but now..everything is going to be ok.

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Paquette's art here was much better. I think its because Graymalkin is basically his design and his anole was reduced to 2 panels. And he's great (or at least much better) with normal looking people. Guggenheim also gave us some backstory to his new character, which is important if you want readers to care about your stories so I think this was a great story. In any of the previous issues it may have been my favorite but this week it had a very strong opponent.

Uncheerable by Yost and Ramos

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Wolverine and Nightcrawler try everything to cheer their buddy Colossus up. Trying to ignite some passion into him by getting Rockslide to try and start a fight, going out for drinks, a movie, some of the kids try their own ways. Nothing seems to help. Wolverine even goes "X-force" drastic on Colossus but it fails. When all hope seems to be gone, fate helps by bringing a small girl to Colossus who is sitting in a park. "Can you help me rescue kitty?" Her kitty cat is caught in a tree. Colossus calmly responds that "Nothing would make him happier"

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Definitely my favorite this week. Yost just gets the X-men. He gets the X-men, he gets the new X-men , he even gets the random girls who lose their pets in trees and need Colossus' help. Also I love Ramos' art. I know not everyone does, but I think it's full of energy and it just makes me excited to read comics. Overall the best in the book for me.

It was also very nice to see Loa back!