X-Men - First Class #10 - Marvel

I enjoyed this book, but, as the cover suggests, it was mainly about Scott. The rest of the team was down with some kind of flu or something. When Charles sent him to West Virginia to look in to finding a mutant that's popped up on Cerebro, I thought for sure it was going to have something to do, very early, with the Guthrie family. But I was way off base there. This one just had to do with this guy that lived way under-ground, in the coal mines, but his powers were psychic in nature. Basically, he made everyone around him feel as he did. So right now he was scared with a lot of anxiety. I like this book because of it's upbeat feel. That's not to say there aren't other upbeat books out there, but this one is about our favorite group of mutants. And lets face it, ever since about the mid 80's, this group has gone from one life ending episode to the next. They're always out saving the world, or the Universe, or just the human race with no accolades or acknowledgements. And with all that heavy burden on their shoulders, these guys don't get to be upbeat very often. At least not anymore. But, these stories take place in the beginning of the groups history. These are the stories of when these kids very first got together. And it's really nice seeing these kids, who end up saving the world over and over and over again, enjoying life and each other's company. This particular issue was a bit more serious than the others. But, only because Scott was by himself, so there wasn't really anybody for him to trade quips with. But that's ok. Even in the beginnings of this young group's history, they know that what they're trying to do . . . the difference they're trying to make . . . is going to get serious sometimes. Right now though, sometimes, they're allowed to forget about it. Jeff Parker is the writer of this series, but this issue Craig Rousseau does the pencils. He does ok. He keeps with the young fresh look of his predecessor. I really like this book, and I like this setting for our young heroes. It's like a breath of fresh air.