I gotta say, I just wasn't that impressed with this latest chapter of the X-men epic, Messiah Complex. Sure it was brought to us by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo, both incredible talents. But I just didn't think it was all that interesting. Well . . except for the final couple of pages. Really, what we learn this issue, is that the X-men really wasted their efforts on both fronts. They send Rictor to infiltrate the Purifiers, and a strike-force after the Marauders. They have a third option out there, Jamie and Layla 80 years in to the future, but that doesn't seem to be bearing any fruit yet either. The reason the X-men's efforts are wasted is because neither the Purifiers nor the Marauders have the infant mutant. So all the pain and anguish that are inflicted upon the strike team by the Marauders, is all wasted. And the lethal blow that Lady Deathstrike has given Hellion . . . was all for naught. When alls said and done, both teams are scattered, and they aren't any closer to finding the baby. The other team that was out there, and really caused a mess of the whole thing are the New X-men. They were told to sit and wait, but they decided it would be better if they went out, and if nothing else, tried to avenge their friends for the pain inflicted by the Purifiers. But, in the end, all they did was make matters worse. But . . . they do have a name. They know who has the baby, they just don't know where he's at, or what his intentions are. And on the final page we see Cable carrying it across a frozen wasteland. Did he know something, coming from the future? And if that's the case, does Bishop know anything? So far, I think, we've gotten more questions than answers in this story-line. But we still have a few chapters to go, so we'll have to wait and see where it all shakes out at. It was nice to see Chris back on pencils, but, in this story, it really wasn't quite enough to hold my interest. Sorry!
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