Astonishing X-Men #51 covers

[suzene]

Yes, they're pretty enough that I'm actually stirring myself to make a post.




The standard cover by Dustin Weaver:


The Phil Noto "Create Your Own" variant (which is depressing on so many levels):



And the variant by Marko Djurdjevic:




I may be looking forward to this event just a tad.

Comments

[his_spiffynesss]

So, anyone reading X-Men of late, can you tell me if they have even touched on Northstar and Rogue's relationship since he's joined the X-Men?

Way back in the X-Men/Alpha Flight mini from the 80's they had a kind of bonding moment after Rogue did her power/memory drain thing on him. I was wondering if their friendship had been explored since then.

[suzene]

In the X-Men: Supernovas collection, Rogue is tender and concerned over Northstar as they prepare to return him and Aurora to factory settings after the latest brain washing. Even says a few words of French to him before they flip the switch, and Northstar is (for Northstar) unusually friendly to her once he's back in his right mind.

It doesn't explicitly refer to the mini, but Mike Carey does his research. I think he was aware of their friendship and wrote their interaction with that in mind.

[his_spiffynesss]

That's good to hear.