The other issues are the real highlight of the volume that really showcase what makes Gillen such a great writer for this title. It’s Kurt centric and Lukas Werneck is such a talented artist that he really captures the exact kind of charming a guy like Nightcrawler is. The good news is that “weaker” for Judgment Day and Immortal X-Men is still better than most comics on the shelf, so it’s hardly a bad issue. Judgment Day was an incredible event –perhaps the best since Empyre and Secret Wars before it - but issue #7 of Immortal was one of the weaker installments both in the event and of Immoral thus far. 2 collects issues #7-10, and with Gillen at the helm, half of those issues happen to be tied to the events he was penning consecutively for this era. The recipe for drama was delectable and Gillen certainly delivers on these dynamics and plots that highlight the complexity and agendas of each of the members of the Council. These people were designed to be a mix of complicated mutants, most of which hate or distrust each other in their own ways, and yet they are responsible for making the decisions that will affect the whole island. Immortal gives fans something we had been asking for ever since the era started: a look into the Quiet Council. Volume 2 of the title does not disappoint in the least. Ever since the first issues of Immortal X-Men came out, Kieron Gillen and Lukas Werneck have given fans a book at the top of the highlight reel for the Krakoa era as a whole.
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