This was a nice story that focused on Warren for a little while. Of course Jeff Parker wrote it, and Roger Cruz is back on pencils with this issue. Basically, Warren's parents come to the school to let him know that they're concerned about his aunt MiMi. It seems she left to do some exploring in Brazil, a couple of weeks ago, and they haven't heard from her since. Since she's Warren's favorite aunt, or course he takes off to see what he can do to help find her. It seems she went to explore the Iguacu falls in Brazil. They're supposed to be one of the wonders of the world. In the process of going there, Jean calls him to let him know that he got a post-card from her. Unfortunately, it's about a week and a half old. But she talks about how she's going to explore in the falls . . right down the Devil's throat . . which is what they call the area where several falls meet. He spots a rope going in to the falls . . and on faith, and courage, he dives right in to see if there are some caves behind them. He's overwhelmed by what he finds. It's a huge populated area, with structures and buildings and wildlife and fauna. I guess it's been here for a thousand years. Whenever someone comes in to threaten their way of live, the locals that know about the cave, retreat here and peacefully live out their existence. But what Warren likes about it is . . no one is freaked out about his mutation, or wings . . and everyone just treats him normal. So when his team-mates show up in search of him, he reassures them. Then he makes the decision that he's going to stay behind for a little while. It was a nice story with the concept that no matter what your differences, everyone can find someplace, and someone, to feel comfortable. Warren enjoyed the school, but that was a small nuclear family. In this new land, he has a whole society where he is accepted. How could he walk away from that? I've said this before, but I really like the way Jeff is constructing these early X-Men stories. They're kids. They're full of hope and ambition. And yes they may be a little naive, but . . sometimes there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes I wish I could be a little more naive.
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