Uncanny X-Men #450-451 (2004-2005)
X23 was introduced in the NYX series, but these issues are the first time she appears in an X-Men title. Wolverine and Storm go to a movie…
…and afterwards, they are summoned to District X’s morgue. Apparently, it has its own morgue.
There, they see the victims of a street vigilante–four bodies that were slashed to death with sharp blades.
Of course they were killed by X-23 and of course they were mutant-bashing bad guys.
They track her down and confront her.
I’ve always said that Wolverine’s costume looks an awful lot like Timber Wolf from Legion of Super Heroes.
X-23’s is even more similar.
After they fight, the X-Men help her disentangle from the Bacchae and let her disappear into the city again. The Bacchae are a mutant mafia operating out of District X. Not really worth saying more than that.
Meanwhile, Tessa is invited back into the Hellfire Club.
X-Men Unlimited #3 (2004)
Story #1 is Gambit in New Orleans. I feel very correct in saying that that is NEVER good. Can story #2 still make this an issue worth buying? Well, it’s…
Wolverine #20-26 (2004-2005): Enemy of the State; Northstar dies
Wow. When issues #20-26 came out, they were easily and by far the best Wolverine solo story since the first one, back in 1982. Go ahead and disagree if you…
Captain America and the Falcon #8-12 (2004-2005): Brothers and Keepers
I’m going to be honest: I don’t have a lot of energy for this. I was all in when Priest wrote a dense and layered Black Panther, full of misdirects…