UNCANNY X-MEN #494Written by Ed Brubaker
Art by Billy Tan
After the slow start, I was really getting into Messiah Complex, but this issue was complete filler. After the excellent cliffhanger betrayal by Bishop last issue, he can't pull the trigger on the baby and the Marauders come in and lay the beat down on him as they steal the baby. The rest of the issue is some light recap and whining about getting the baby back and Caliban's death. Also, there's a million pyschics in the room and none can tell that Bishop is outright lying to them? And can no one put a bullet in someone's head? No one died despite Bishop shooting Forge and Cable, as well as a couple Marauders and later himself as a roof is dropped on him. Don't manufacture shock value plot points if there's never going to be any follow through.
The only thing interesting this issue dealt with Madrox and Layla in the future and it was only a couple pages where their story's purpose finally becomes clear as they meet up with the future, but, technically his past, Bishop, who's a child in the mutant concentration camp. I guess we'll have to wait until the next X-Factor issue before we get any development on that. I'll give this a Check It only because it's a crossover and people might want to see the fallout of Bishop's betrayal, which is negligable at best.
Verdict - Check It.
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