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[joiedecombat]

My copy of Rogue #7 finally arrived, and I am very pleased.

It's not great, maybe, but it's worlds better than the first arc - enough so to keep me following the series for a while longer. In spite of the fact that maybe half of the issue was spent with Sunfire instead of Rogue, more happened in this issue than in any two of the previous issues. And look! Rogue can fight without being super-strong and invulnerable! Who knew?

And I am pleased that this arc centers on Rogue's criminal past, something that hasn't come up much since, what, UXM #185?

I like the art better as well. It's not as consistent as I'd like, but it's not as stiff as Richards' work.

Happy me.

Comments

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

She's been a fighter her whole time as an X-Man. She doesn't forget the skills just because she hasn't the power to back 'em up.

And she fought without powers through most of the X-Treme book.

[joiedecombat.livejournal.com]

You know it and I know it, but there's an annoyingly large number of fans who insist that without Ms. Marvel's powers, Rogue gets her butt kicked. And while I won't say that Rodi was among them, she certainly didn't make a very good showing of herself in that first arc.

[funwithrage.livejournal.com]

It's entirely possible that I need to start reading comics. God knows I need another fandom since "Buffy" went dork-tastic and then ended.

[joiedecombat.livejournal.com]

I cannot swear you'll find this comic all that engaging if you're not already a Rogue fan, but if you would like to check it out without having to pay for a copy, I am scanning mine.