The Gist of It: Errr, this whole issue is a bunch of crap about Magneto, like what the other characters thought about him, his past, etc. The main character's this German dude named Adrian, who's got this huge grudge against Magneto for killing his brother (for knocking down Magda's tombstone). So, he searches for info like... seven years later (the "present") on Maggy to find out the best way to kill him. Pffth, like he could REALLY kill Magneto. So, there's a bunch of stuff about Magneto's past as a gypsy, Auschwitz, Gabrielle Haller, etc. Blah blah blaaahhhahhah. Adrian keeps on fantasizing about killing Magneto, and then he starts thinking he sees him on a plane and goes after him. Oops. Turns out it was just an old man who looks like Albert Einstein.

Cut to Florida (Key West), where the Brotherhood of Eeevil Mutants (Toad's, not Mystique's, so it consists of Toad, Blob, Pyro, and Phantazia) are hanging out on a boat havin' fun. Pyro's steering the boat for some reason... I guess he learned how, and the BH kinda bicker. It's cute!

Pyro: Y'shoor this is where we're s'posed t'be, mate? (I think it'd be funny if they got lost at sea and then shipwrecked...)
Toad: Yes, "I'm shooor," Johnny-- just steer the bloody boat and leave the thinking to me.
Pyro: I'm daft fer doing that as often as I do, Morty.
Blob: Ah, quit yer belly-achin', y' Aussie toothpick. I'm the one whose delicate skin's gonna burn to a crisp out here. (He's wearing swim trunks and nothing more! *sobs* Put a shirt onnnnn!!)
Pyro: *pulls out a lighter* Fred, ol' blubber-boy, y'shouldn't be talkin' t'me about burnin' up now, mate, should you?
Phantazia: Oh shut up, you stupid boys. (Okay, that's not really what she says, but in ESSENCE it kinda is!)

Anywho, Exodus poofs outta the sky and is like "Hi, guys! I'm here on behalf of Magneto to talk to you about Avalon! But... uh.... You guys suck... uh... Eileen [Phantazia], you can come to Avalon because you're cool enough to... Yeah... Dude." Actually, this has one of my favorite silly Johnny lines! "[Magneto] offers a haven. A refuge. A home." "How many bathrooms?" (Exodus and Pyro) Heheee! Er, and THEN Exodus is like "Only Eileen can come because you losers aren't worthy". Needless to say, Toad gets REAAALLY pissed off. So, Exodus is like "You and Blob lack vision and potential" which leaves Pyro like "Uh, what about me? I got perfect vision and potential stuff!" And to prove his point, he makes this cute lil dragon outta fire :P Soooo, Exodus responds with "You might have been considerd, St. John, had you not become tainted..."

Obviously, Pyro gets a little mad at this, as he doesn't think he's tainted :P Poor boy doesn't know yet... Anywho, Tazia's like "No, I don't wanna go with you. And so Exodus is like "Okay, cool, whatever, yo." and poofs, heheheh, leaving a very pissed off Brotherhood and a sad Phantazia. Pyro kinda mutters to himself ("Sod on him. Tainted? Sod on both of them (Magneto and Exodus).") and is like "Well, our life doesn't really suck, right? Right? Who needs Magneto, anyways!"

And then there's more junk with Adrian and his hating Magneto. And he's all like "Dude, I hate him. Dude. I wanna kill him. DUuuude." In the end he finally gets his chance, seeing Magneto back at Magda's grave. He aims his gun to shoot Maggy, but then the full memory of his brother's death comes back to him. He remembers how his brother stumbled into the tombstone, wouldn't leave when Magneto asked them to leave, pulled a gun on Mags when he told them that her grave wasn't a place for violence, and then shot at Magneto, who only tried to protect himself as the bullet ricocheted off his magnetic field and shot his brother in the head. Sooo, with that in mind, he's like "Dude, my brother was an idiot! He made Magneto break his promise to his dead wife!"

All this while, Magneto says goodbye to Magda, kisses the grave and leaves. Adrian does a lot of angsty thinking, then ends the book with "All I ever really had... was hate...." and shoots himself. I think he shoots himself. It looks like he does, but it doesn't look like his brains are splattered all over the ground in the end... Oh well O.o

BH Moments: The whole boat scene.

Characterization: Not a lot. It looks like they're trying to EMPHASIZE the fact that Johnny's Australian in this issue, hehe, but that's okay. Anywho, you get some characterization of Phantazia, too, but not a lot.

My Opinion: Overall, I don't care much for this issue, but I LOVE the Brotherhood scene!! XD It's too cute! Johnny!! XD In speedoes and a Hawaiian shirt!!!! Freddy half naked was disturbing, though... and Toad's nightmare inducing, as always....

Rating (out of 5): 3

Art Rating (out of 5): 3. The art wasn't too bad, but the coloring was horrible!

BH Babble:

No time because I'm being nagged. >.<