X-Men: Manifest Destiny #2 - Marvel

I like this book. First of all I love the Humberto Ramos cover. Emma looks hot! Secondly, I'm diggin' this story about Bobby and Mystique. I know that she's testing him . . pushing him and his powers . . I just don't know why. Yet! She pumps him full of one of Sinister's chemical cocktails this issue. She wants to see what happens. The story about Cain was interesting. He's sitting around in this bar, arguing with a bunch of drunks and rednecks. You're not really sure what it's all about . . until it gets towards the end. Apparently, Cain's indecision about whether he's a good guy or bad guy has put him in a bit of a moral quandary. So where does he go to sort out his feelings? Where else? And finally if you've been wondering about how Emma feels about being shacked up with Scott . . playing second fiddle to Jean . . . and being with a group that by all definitions were the mortal enemy, both literally and figuratively, of her old group, the Hellfire Club . . . then welcome to Emma's 5 minutes on the couch. The move to San Francisco seems to have really put a ton of stress on her. Now she's starting to question everything. Including all of the above. But surprisingly it's Wolverine that gives her the best advice and ends up helping her put it all into perspective. I wasn't sure what this mini-series was going to be about, but apparently it's a way to get a quick picture of all the various characters that comprise the now San Francisco based X-Men. Of course the Bobby and Mystique story-line will run through all 5 issues, but other than that . . it's rotating characters and stories for the remainder of the book. Also, except for Bobby's story, it's a rotating cast of creators also. All in all I think it makes for an interesting book. Even with all the various X-Men and X-related titles out there every month, it's still hard to get any kind of quality time with some of the characters. Some characters, more than others, always seem to play a back-seat to the story or the other characters. Anyways . . I liked it. To bad it's only going to last for 5 issues.