From: cyclops@acca.nmsu.edu (The One Eyed Demon)
Subject: UX 298 *SPOILERS*
Keywords: This, that, and the other
Organization: Life, the Universe, and Everything
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 22:41:59 GMT

Well, here it is.  The return of the Alcolytes.




































This should be down far enough.  OK, here goes.

First off, reading the advertisement for "Entertainment this month..."
they say that issue #300 will have the return of Magneto (like we didn't
know this already?).  It will also have a holo-grafix foil cover.  What
that means is that we're going to have to pay an extra $2 for the damn
thing.

There is also an add for the Cable monthly series.  No word on its starting
date, but it should be good.  (I hope, I hope, I hope)

On with the important stuff then:

Bishop talks with Prof X and gives him his resignation.  Charles tells
him that it's refused and says "If you fail, then I fail.  THAT'S not
going to happen."  A vote of confidence for yet ANOTHER time-displaced
ally.

Jean and Archangel run Bishop and Gambit through a Danger Room game of
'tag' while Storm and the Professor meet Sgt. Charlotte Jones (where has
she been hiding at lately?) in the park to get some coroner's report
(we don't find out what it's about and probably never will) when Charles
receives a psionic call for help from Dr. Sharon Friedlander.  Dr. Fried-
lander is attacked by the Alcolytes.  The Prof gets the team together
to go to the school where Dr. Friedlander is at.  Unfortunately, the 
Alcolytes are already there and attack a school bus full of kids.

The bus driver kills one of the Alcolytes and is pegged as one of Xavier's
"operatives". (Anyone know who this guy is?  I don't.)  It's about now
that the X-Men burst onto the scene.  One of the newest Alcolytes is
Frenzy (last seen in New Mutants Annual #7).  She gets taken out by Gambit
while Jean deals with a pair of twins.

Oh yeah, the reason the Alcolytes are here is because of a young mutant.
He hasn't developed his powers yet and is unaware of his potential.  The
Alcolytes want him to join the flock, but discover he has Downs Syndrome.

The Kleinstock twins somehow merge into one large version of themselves 
and fire upon the school bus.  Gambit manages to keep some of the flames
away with a wall of energy (he keeps throwing cards at it!  God, who came
up with this moronic idea?).  Jean and Bishop rescue the other kids in the
bus and Storm arrives on the scene to put out the flames.  The Alcolytes
escape (NATURALLY!) and Trish Tilby shows up on the scene to report the
whole incident.

Senator Kelly makes a speech at the end about the "mutant menace" and how
America should wake up "...if for no other reasn than.....for the children".
An unhappy Xavier turns of the television in the dark of the night.

Memorable quotes:

Gambit: "Bishop, y'know how Storm's always sayin' dere are times you 
	should mellow out...rein yourself in?"
Bishop: "What about it?"
Gambit: "This is NOT one of those times."
(page 18)

Storm: "By the Bright Lady!  What monsters are these that would threaten
	the lives of CHILDREN, no matter WHAT the cause?!"
(page 29)

Jean:  "The Magneto I knew may have been determined, even brutal, but he
	would NEVER strike out at innocent children."
(page 20)

I'm interested to see how they're going to bring Magneto back in 2 months.
Outta be worth either some laughs or some groans.  Depends on how badly
Lobdell screws with the continuity.  IMO this was a pretty decent issue.
I'm curious as to what that coroner's report was all about though.  And it
was good to see a well thought out fight scene.

Till next time....peace

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