This is turning out to be a pretty interesting story. In Charles' search to find himself . . he may have found more than he bargained for. Last issue Remy came to his rescue. It appears that he found a 'hitlist' with 4 names on it . . Charles, Cain Marko, Sebastian Shaw and Carter Ryking. Well with Carter dead, that only leaves 3 left. Charles also just found out about Carter's death last issue. When they leave the hospital to head for the research facility, where his father worked when he was a child, they pick up an unexpected stray . . Sebastian. Basically the story is . . Nathaniel Essex, Sinister, is dead. However, a long time ago, he planned for such an eventuality. The four names on the 'list' were also the children of the Geneticists that were helping him when they were doing research here. Somehow, when they weren't looking, he, basically, reprogrammed their DNA. In the eventuality of his death, the device he had buried under the base, the Cronus device, would turn itself on and trigger the transformation in one of the 4 recipients. Which, right now, it seems like Charles is going to be the choice. But Cain hasn't shown up yet, and I'm fairly certain that he'll be involved somehow in the next issue. This whole 'hitlist' plan was put in to effect by a Doctor Meuller. Apparently she was the first mutant that Nathaniel ever met. She feels that she gave him the inspiration because she was already immortal. Anyways, she's found the Cronus device and a way, with the 4 triggers dead, for her to absorb Nathaniel's essence without his personality. Now, with the story laid out before us . . we just have to wait until next issue to see how this is all going to take shape. This is a pretty interesting chain of events, actually. And now I see where the surname . . 'Legacy' comes in. This story is going all the way back to the beginning of the mutant 'outbreak' on Earth. A very interesting piece of work by Mike Carey. It'll be interesting to see where he takes our characters from here, and how it's going to affect the future of the mutant species. I'm also thoroughly enjoying Scot Eaton's pencils. He's really been doing an outstanding job on this series. And issues . . from a creative stand-point, just keep getting better and better. Thanks!
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