Like the Young X-Men book I just read, this is another book with a story in it to keep us busy. It's a story about Ororo, Wakanda and the Shadow King. First he takes possession of Nezhno . . convincing this small African country that they had a murderer living within their borders. A murderer that happens to be a mutant. Then he takes control of T'Challa. And in front of his entire nation he renounces his love and arrangement with his now deposed Queen . . Ororo. She's thinking that her every waking nightmare has come to fruition. That is until T'Challa turns and winks at her. That's when she realizes that the Shadow King is now in control. But, really, this story is just the foundation for the book. The story that keeps us busy while the real story progresses along underneath, in the shadows, barely recognizable to us. The real story here is Ororo's feeling that she's disconnected with her true heritage. The problem is . . she doesn't know which side of her life is the real one, and what's really important. On one hand she's an X-Man. But in order to live that life, she has to pay less attention to her life as a wife and Queen. On the other hand, as a Queen, in Wakanda, on her home-continent, she is actually at home. But being here means that she leaves her responsibilities and family of the X-Men behind. So the question comes, is her real home where she's from . . . or where she's made it? And that, I think, is the true basis for this story. But it would be hard to fill 4 issues with self-doubt and introspection. There's got to be some action, right? I think Christopher Yost has put together a neat little tale here. We haven't seen the Shadow King in a while, and really this is an issue that eventually Ororo is going to have to resolve. But, to me, the unexpected star of this book is Diogenes Neves, the penciller. I don't know where this guy came from, but . . . he's got some amazing work throughout the pages of this book. This kid appears to be incredibly talented and I'm wondering why this is the first we've seen of him. Overall, I thought this book was an unexpected pleasure. This one's definitely drawn me in with the very first issue.
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