Chapter 5 in the Messiah Complex. The issue with the "surprise" guest. Have to admit "Cable" never really connected with me. His growth in the X-saga kind of took off when I went through a period of non-X-ness in my life. I was in college, lost track of the group, and this sort of culminated in the X-cutioners saga which I missed all together. Needless to say I just started to read the X-men and then he disappeared and now he is back! Wolverine has had some great lines in this series especially to Gambit, "Cause I'm gonna have to take your first answer"
Ultimate Spider-Man 116
Great spread on Page 5, really love Immonen's art. I've said it before, but it has really added something to this books readability. Bendis quote of the issue, "No, Kenny Rodgers." Kitty --> "Good Chicken" Peter (in regards to who she is dating). Kind of a filler issue to get to the beat down in next issue with the Green Goblin and Hobgoblin. Should be good...same spider time, same spider channel...
Essential X-men Volume 8
Collecting issues 229 - 242, X-factor Inferno books, as well as the Art Adams annual this series was spectacular in the leading up to the last good mega X cross-over which was Inferno (Messiah Complex is looking like a winner). Of the late 80s crossover this one was probably my 3rd favorite behind Fall of the Mutants and the Mutant Massacre but Inferno probably was the ultimate result of all these previous books and leading to the reunited X-teams (up this point the original X-team and the new X-teams were separate groups with unification stemming from this event). Also it conveniently cleared up the whole Maddie issue which really isn't a good time for Scott. First he shacks up with the Jean look alike then drops her once Jean comes back. Making her a clone and a Sinister appendage sort of makes it ok for Scott but up until this point kind of a bummer for our hero. Anyway a great re-read of the stretch of x-books which to me was the renaissance period of great x-stories. Claremont was at his peak and the two best x-artists, Lee and Silvestri.
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