New Exiles #4 - Marvel

This issue ended . . a bit strange, actually. Ok, our team has come to this Earth because when Reed Richards rocket came back to Earth it didn't spawn the Fantastic Four, but instead impacted the surface and altered the course of the world's history. On the good side, we have 2 factions. One is lead by Ororo, and consists, apparently, of a lot of mutants. The other is lead by Namor and his wife . . Sue Storm. Not to mention their kids, and the rest of the Atlantean nation. Speaking of which, they appear to be in the middle of a civil-war, and Attuma, who is also in love with Namor's daughter, is trying to lead the charge in Namor's stead. The bad side of all of this is lead by the Black Panther. She's determined and ruthless. It appears her plan, for some reason, is to seal the whole Earth inside an impenetrable force-field. There's a total of 6 planets in their solar system that are inhabitable, including the moon, because Stark industries have terra-formed them. Shortly before she does that, Namor and his clan rocket through the atmosphere towards the moon. Now, with all of this going on, Creed has never gotten a clear signal from the Tallus just what it is their mission is. They've kind of been playing it by ear up to this point. But when they get to the moon, and decide they need to return to the Palace because they can't find any of their team-mates, Gambit, Namor's son, decides he wants to return with them. He craves the life of adventure. It isn't until they return that they find out that getting a new team-mate . . was their mission. However, with everything that's going on back on that Earth . . I can't imagine that's the last we'll hear about it. Especially with Chris Claremont writing the series now. You now how he is about tucking away little plot-threads until you almost completely forget about them, and then he pulls them out as a surprise. I think they'll be back to this Earth in the future. Speaking of Chris, I think he is doing a fantastic job with these characters. He really seems to be diggin' this book. I also think that this is some of Tom Grummett's best work . . . ever! It's simply fantastic. I was sad to see the Exiles end, but New Exiles is, in my opinion, even better. Thanks guys!