Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus

This is only disappointing because Jason Aaron is one of my favorite Marvel scribes.  In particular, his run on Wolverine, and his original run of Wolverine and the X-Men were some of the best Wolverine stories out there: fun, funny, original, imaginative, and with a depth of character that was breathtaking.   (I haven't been able to get through his run on Thor, mostly because I was expecting at least some of the lightheartedness from WatXM and got... none.   It was, from what I remember, quite dreary in comparison.  I do hope to get through it using Marvel Unlimited, however!)

Amazing X-Men is a breeze to get through: it's fun, funny, original, imaginative, and does delve into the characters quite deeply.   However, it's lacking when compared to Aaron's other work.   The scene between Nightcrawler and Storm, in particular, felt contrived.    HIs Wolverine is still one of the best, if not the best, and I will read more just for that.   

I've also never been a fan of the Judeo-Christian mythology being brought into the Marvel comics.   It tends to feel heavy handed when heaven and hell get pulled into the mix, and unfortunately, it goes there now.   Kurt Wager, aka Nightcrawler, has always been extremely religious, without being pushy about it.   It was his faith, and if someone wanted to know about his faith, he was willing to tell them.   (And to be honest, after his death, I think it did Logan a lot of good, just feeling that faith a little, hoping it was all real for Kurt.) Him believing so very much, and oftentimes so quietly, was quite beautiful to behold, and I always adored that about him.   (That and his sense of humor, and his love of the swashbuckling adventures.)   I think faith in religion always has its place in fiction, particularly when the character is full, so well written, and it simply fits with their personality.   Thor, and the Norse mythology, worked because there was always a sense of fantasy about it; Thor was, just as Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme was, and it all worked because of that fantasy element in the Marvel world. 

The Judeo-Christian aspects are always taken quite seriously, and don't feel as if they fit nicely into this world, and maybe that's why they feel that tedious and preachy.   I'm not sure if Aaron was forced into this storyline, but I'm disappointed either way.    Hopefully this steers clear of the Judeo-Christian aspects, at least the ones they make concrete.   I am hoping that we get to see how Kurt handles this: does his faith change at all?   (I really hope it doesn't; I think it would make him far more pessimistic, especially if the change Mystique mentioned is really what I think it is!)

Still, beyond Kurt, beyond Wolverine, this was, overall, well written despite what I felt were some flaws.   I'll continue reading and hope it gets better!

PS - yes, there was way too much fapping in this book for anyone interested.   It actually kept happening when I least expected it!   Fap is apparently a new sound effect Marvel/Disney really, really like!