Giant Size X-Men: Storm - He's the WHAT now?

[icon_uk]

I confess feel slightly guilty posting images from a one-shot devoted to Storm with images of a blond white guy and his alien boyfriend, but... I am weak.


To help Storm with her current plot arc from some of the other Giant Sized X-Men issues, which is about her being infected with a yet ANOTHER new strain of techno-organic virus, she is leading a team into Fantomex's old stomping ground "The World", which he has been visiting regualry, and which is getting weirder and more dangerous each time.

She is leading a team including herself, Cypher, Penance (The Monet St Croix one, not the Robbie Baldwin one, and Penance is a form that the usual super-strong flying M can turn into) and Fantomex. (There's also a random AIM dude with specialist knowledge)

And in the midest of battling the World's latest iteration, floating eyeball monsters, we get this...



YAY! We know Hickman likes Cypher and Warlock (especially using Doug as the voice of slightly tired and sarcastic reason in the midst of the usual X-chaos) and that they make an awesome team!

Biut giant floating eyeball monsters seem not to share his fondness for them, as....



"The mutant version of Bambi"

I did wonder "Is she was talking about Doug or Warlock here?", then realised the correct answer to that question is "Yes"

I mean... she's not exactly wrong, but I suspect that it's not a description Doug would like say... Roberto to find out about! :)

Comments

[dcbanacek]

I mean... she's not exactly wrong, but I suspect that it's not a description Doug would like say... Roberto to find out about! :)

I don't know, he beats his rival and gets the girl, what's not to like about it?

[flo_nelja]

Haaa I'm so glad to see them talking again.

[donnblake]

Neat! I've been assuming that Hickman has plans for Warlock- isn't there something in one of Moira's past futures (er... Futures Past?) about the Technarcy being cosmic janitors for the black hole supermind network? Feels like it'll all end in tears, but good for them to have a nice moment.

[obsidianwolf]

Yeah he retconned the nature of the Phalanx from the technarc's spoiled food into the real masters so the Technarc are just creations of theirs.

Since after all Hickman loves his hive mind threats regardless of how well it fits with what we've seen before.

[dan_ingram]

That does feel kinda fanboy-ish.

"No, the phalanx are the cool ones!"

[remial]

Mutant version of Kenny seems more accurate, or would that be Jean?

maybe she meant Bambi as king of the forest?

[icon_uk]

With Doug I think it's more quality than quantity.

He's died, more or less, twice, but one of those lasted for over twenty years, which is still nearly a record.

[onsokumaru]

Right now, that would be Kid Omega. Who also fits as Poochie.

[beyondthefringe]

So Warlock goes from Doug's secret arm, with the implication he's undercover or in hiding, to full-fledged battlesuit. I'd really like to know whats going on with those two.

[icon_uk]

Certainly Warlock does a lot more morphing in this issue, including being a rocket pack for Doug at one point, rather than just being a static arm.

But as for who knows Warlock is a conscious part of the arrrangement seems a little unclear, especially as his face only appears briefly when they're in the middle of a battefield (and both Storm and Penance only refer to Doug, never to Warlock) but I think we can assume it's still a secret, and yes, I want to know what's going on too!

[scorntx]

Well, back in HousePower of X, when it flashed back to Doug first getting to work on Krakoa, when he touched some plants they started turning all cyber-y...

But there's probably nothing suspicious about that.

[donnblake]

I mean, that's how he eats, I think, so as long he cleaned his plate it should be fine, right?

Right?

[icon_uk]

"What could possibly go wrong?"

[mesmiranda]

I'll admit it: I don't know that much about Cypher or Warlock, but icon_uk's love for the characters is so infectious that I've ended up liking them by proxy. And it seems like a really good set of powers on both sides!

[icon_uk]

Awww.. thanks! That may be the sweetest thing I've read in months :D