Origin stories are a pivotal component in superhero comics. They’re the crucial backstories that shape the characters and send them on their paths. They also have a tendency to become incredibly complicated when rewrites of what happened in previous stories start stacking on top of each other. Retcons pop up in superhero comics constantly. Revelations, plot twists, new ideas, and the ability to fulfill original concepts pull stories in vast directions. Nightcrawler — the blue-tailed teleporting X-Man — has one of the more complicated origins in the Marvel Universe. X-Men Blue: Origins #1, written by Si Spurrier, with art by Wilton Santos and Marcus To, inks by Oren Junior, colors by Ceci De La Cruz, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and design by Tom Muller and Jay Bowen, sets out to bring readers the definitive Nightcrawler origin story, weaving together all the rewrites, confusion, and speculation into a single issue.This issue is all about revealing history and reconciliation. It’s spinning out of the pages of Spurrier’s Uncanny Spider-Man, but that series isn’t necessarily a prerequisite. It adds some context to what Nightcrawler has been up to and gives some answers to what’s been going on with Mystique since the Hellfire Gala. Readers can come into this issue without having read anything prior, and they won’t be lost. This is made even more impressive considering the decades of history that are concisely covered in these pages. Spurrier gives readers exactly what they need to know while streamlining the tale older readers will be familiar with. Along the way, it brings revelations while revealing the true story of Nightcrawler’s birth.It’s not a perfect issue. Spurrier’s voice for Mystique is a bit odd at times, but he makes some brilliant decisions for her and Nightcrawler’s characters. This issue’s plot is essentially all flashbacks, with Mystique and Nightcrawler having a conversation in the modern day as Mystique suffers from intense flashbacks as her true memories are revealed to her. Though everything happening is working within the echoes of past stories, Spurrier is still able to generate suspense. The prime directive here is character work and rectifying longstanding plot threads for some of the most important characters in the X-Men mythos, and it’s executed excellently.
Origin stories are a pivotal component in superhero comics. They’re the crucial backstories that shape the characters and send them on their paths. They also have a tendency to become incredibly complicated when rewrites of what happened in previous stories start stacking on top of each other. Retcons pop up in superhero comics constantly. Revelations, plot twists, new ideas, and the ability to fulfill original concepts pull stories in vast directions. Nightcrawler — the blue-tailed teleporting X-Man — has one of the more complicated origins in the Marvel Universe. X-Men Blue: Origins #1, written by Si Spurrier, with art by Wilton Santos and Marcus To, inks by Oren Junior, colors by Ceci De La Cruz, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and design by Tom Muller and Jay Bowen, sets out to bring readers the definitive Nightcrawler origin story, weaving together all the rewrites, confusion, and speculation into a single issue.
This issue is all about revealing history and reconciliation. It’s spinning out of the pages of Spurrier’s Uncanny Spider-Man, but that series isn’t necessarily a prerequisite. It adds some context to what Nightcrawler has been up to and gives some answers to what’s been going on with Mystique since the Hellfire Gala. Readers can come into this issue without having read anything prior, and they won’t be lost. This is made even more impressive considering the decades of history that are concisely covered in these pages. Spurrier gives readers exactly what they need to know while streamlining the tale older readers will be familiar with. Along the way, it brings revelations while revealing the true story of Nightcrawler’s birth.
It’s not a perfect issue. Spurrier’s voice for Mystique is a bit odd at times, but he makes some brilliant decisions for her and Nightcrawler’s characters. This issue’s plot is essentially all flashbacks, with Mystique and Nightcrawler having a conversation in the modern day as Mystique suffers from intense flashbacks as her true memories are revealed to her. Though everything happening is working within the echoes of past stories, Spurrier is still able to generate suspense. The prime directive here is character work and rectifying longstanding plot threads for some of the most important characters in the X-Men mythos, and it’s executed excellently.
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