Give her a hand!

[colonel_green.insanejournal.com]

Four scans from X-Force #19.

As we saw last issue, X-23 was delivered to the tender mercies of Kimura, her former handler/tormentor, who proceeded to chainsaw off one of her arms.

In this issue, the spotlight is mostly ceded to Agent Morales, a former-SHIELD/current-HAMMER operative who's been on the trail of the famous assassin X-23 for pretty much the whole series.  Now having unwittingly delivered X-23 into the hands of the Facility, she's offered a spot with them, or else death.



She arrives on scene and shoots Kimura, then frees X-23, while mumbling in horror at her severed hand.  Laura's pretty unphased by it, after a moment, and picks up the other, saying the Facility can't make more of her.  She spends the rest of the issue running around carrying her severed arm, which, if Warren Ellis was writing, would probably have been milked for a lot more black comedy than it is here.

However, this is Kimura, so a bullet isn't enough to put her down.



They boogie, and eventually stumble across a lab full of trigger-scent chemical.

Elsewhere, the buildup to Selene's big scheme continues:




Ah, Selene, you Claremont-era BDSM queen.

Choi and Oback really should draw most everything, but I really wish they had a few more female faces.

Comments

[zechs27.insanejournal.com]

Oh dear God, if Raven finds out Irene's alive Selene will wish she isn't somewhat immortal with whatever harm she's done to Destiny.

I know

[roguefankc.insanejournal.com]

I'm wincing as I think about it.

Although arguably, Selene is more powerful than Mystique. And Mystique isn't stupid; she knows there's no way she can take out Selene alone.

Perhaps this may be an invite for Mystique to use whatever connections she has with Osborn or the X-Men to do her dirty work help her.

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[thandrak.insanejournal.com]

Selene is much more powerful than Mystique. And much nastier.

... but this is Irene. One of two people that if you screw with them, Mystique will come at you like someone with _nothing to lose_.

Re: I know

[the_jeff.insanejournal.com]

Also, Irene helped Mystique raise Rogue who is more or less in Selene's weight class, and has a whoooole bunch of friends with a history of kicking her ass - heck the X-Men probably wouldn't need the excuse.

"Team, I need some help. You see Selene..."
All together - "Let's get her!"

^_^

Re: I know

[thandrak.insanejournal.com]

That would be the other person. And no, Rogue's not in Selene's weight class. Almost nobody is. She's right up there with Apocalypse.

Re: I know

[xlineartx.insanejournal.com]

Rogue and Mystique? Really really angry? At the same time?

Yeah, that's terrifying.

Re: I know

[unknownscribler.insanejournal.com]

Right up until Rogue lays some skin on her.

Re: I know

[sir_mikael.insanejournal.com]

I can't remember if Rogue has tried that yet but I have the feeling that if she does, Selene will just be one of those people that are "too strong/angry/magic!" Meaning it wont work, or Selenes personality will take over Rogue or Selene will suck the life out of Rogue. Selene is too Big a Bad for the fight to be over that easy.

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[unknownscribler.insanejournal.com]

From memory, Rogue took her out that way last they met, sticking her in a horrifically painful genetic spooling device

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[sir_mikael.insanejournal.com]

Huh, well I didn't know that. Good to see Selene isn't unbeatable. Not that she hasn't been beaten before, but being taken out by Rogue is not usually how the big bads go down.

Btw, that's an awesomely cute icon.

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[unknownscribler.insanejournal.com]

Yes, yes it is.