Uncanny X-Men #132

[iamrman]

Rematch with the Hellfire Club!

Comments

[blues32]

Seems to me that Pierce is right. Jean was hardly the key to the victory. All she did was take out Scott.

[mazway_75]

And in one panel, Wolverine goes from side character to the star of the series.

[huntleyhaverstock]

In which Jean Gray suddenly becomes Emma Peel, right down to the characteristic fearless smirk. (See also Orson We-- I mean, "Harry Leland.")

[scorntx]

Huh. Thought Emma was the one designed after Diana Rigg.

[huntleyhaverstock]

[huntleyhaverstock]

Sorry -- tried to post some embed code for YouTube, but it didn't work. Search "Emma Peel Hellfire Club," and you'll find Diana Rigg indelibly inspiring Jean's look here.

[scorntx]

Sometimes, Claremont plots are his fetishes running rampant, and sometimes they're him writing something based on an old movie or TV series he liked (like the previously seen Kitty in St. Trinians).

In this case, it's a two-fer.
Well, it's not like anyone would've predicted the characters would still be in use forty years later...

(Oh, hey, look! It's Tessa. See, see how important and cool she's being? What a dynamic character, standing around handing people stuff and saying nothing!)


John Byrne really draws a smug smirk, huh?

[zylly]

That thought ballon of Kurt’s about Pierce also shooting him full of electricity feels like a writer/artist disconnect, with Claremont trying to better justify why Kurt doesn’t just bamf away…. When being choked would make it hard enough to concentrate.