x-infernus #1 - Marvel

First of all, this issue sports a fantastic cover by David Finch. I mean look at it. Meeoowww! If it wasn't for the hoofed feet, she'd be pretty hot. Why is it the bad girls always look so good? Anyways, it appears that this series is going to sort out all of this stuff that's happened between Illyana and Pixie. CB Cebulski is the writer, and Giuseppe Camuncoli is the penciler. Right now Illyana is storming through Limbo looking for her soulsword and her amulet. Pixie, meanwhile, is in San Francisco being tested by Kurt. He's trying to figure out the extent and accuracy of her teleporting powers. But, I'm thinking, they aren't really powers. She's kind of a witch, like Illyana. So if she teleports, it's with some form of spell or incantation. Which she tries to explain to Kurt, but I don't think he's listening. "I decided that, you know, what's the difference if I do one teleport or two if it's a spell that I'm using. And I thought . . ." Also there's third party involved. It's Belasco's daughter. I think she calls herself Witchfire. With him dead, she wants control of his realm and his seat at the table of power. She has the Amulet and with it the lost bloodstones. By the way, we know that Pixie also has a soulsword . . actually, it's a dagger now. Kurt starts asking questions about it and she gets upset with him for it. She decides to pull it out anyways, but in the effort she's overcome with some raw emotions and immediately sinks it into Kurt's chest. Hank comes to help, and with his suggestion she attempts to pull it out. But she's having a hard time . . it's connected to something. After pulling it all the way out, she finds out that it's attached to Illyana's soulsword. That can't be good. And as soon as it's pulled out . . Illyana shows up demanding it's return. I'm starting to think that Illyana, Pixie and Witchfire are all intimately involved and connected through all of this. So much so that they may be aspects of the same person . . . maybe? I'm just guessing right now. But to me, they almost seem like they're all Illyana. Or, at least, aspects of her during various parts of her life. Is that how Belasco chose to hide the sword and amulet . . by separating her various selves . . without her knowledge? I really hope that this series answers the questions about Illyana. This, really, has been going on for way to long. I think that we finally need to have a definitive version of just what and who is Illyana, and how she fits in to this world . . or with Limbo. The various aspects of her character have been up in the air for far to long. I don't know how Peter's been able to deal with this for as long as he has. She's dead, but . . she isn't. He just can't get to her. We'll just have to wait and see where we go from here.