What’s Covered?
Academy X (New X-Men V2) # 20 - 23
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Synopsis
Academy X # 20 - 23 (Craig Kyle & Childhood’s End)
Writer - Craig Kyle
Pencils - Christopher Yost, Mark Brooks
Another Decimation issue brings us back to the school where all the kids are freaking out after M Day. Josh goes to touch Laurie and is horrified that he’s one of the few who wasn’t cured. This was a really emotional, but brilliant scene. Josh sees that all of these mutants lost their powers and he assumes he's lost his as well. He touches Laurie and hurts her, scaring the piss out of everyone. Tough break, pal.
Cessily/Mercury is also pissed she still has her powers. The two people of the group who have a tough life due to their powers were spared. Thanks, Wanda!
Let's see here, what else is going on? Julian and Rockslide's powers are still intact. Rockslide isn't whining. Brian/Tag is powerless, no surprise there as he never really broke out as a character.
Emma is horrified at how many mutants lost their powers on the planet. Emma, like a bitch, tells Dani she has to leave after being de-powered. That's seriously cold!
W tells X-23 that she has to come back. Says something about how we pretended like he didn’t know her…Yea, this is shady. They are making it seem like they've known each other for years and pretended like they didn't. Does Craig Kyle have permission to do this!? I feel like Claremont wouldn't be ok with that.
Rockslide tells Tag: “ Maybe you could fake like you still had your powers. I could just randomly run away from you and stuff.” Holy shit, that's one of the funniest things I've read in a comic book.
Nori and David (who is powerless) are dating. Julian starts shit with David (Prodigy) about him being powerless and then Sophia chastises him because she lost her power too. I can't fricken believe they made Sophia powerless. And David!? I thought they were the centerpieces of this comic! Nunzio and Christina step away for 5 minutes and this Craig guy is going nuts! I guess Hellion is the new headliner.
We learn that David created a holographic training ground called “The Danger Cave.”
A few other random things are going on. Someone amputated Jay’s wings and now he’s dying. William Stryker is saving ppl through “Divine Intervention.” Jay shows up with his wings amputated. Poor guy. Dani is pretty upset about losing her powers. That makes two of us!
Emma goes nuts and has the mutant kids fight each other to see who will remain as the new team. The result is that there will be a single team of:
Nori/ Surge
Hellion
Elixir
Rockslide
Mercury
Dust
X-23
Looks like we'll be saying goodbye to:
Sophia
David
Laurie
Jay
Ernst
Armor
Cuckos
Not sure about Josh. So 3 of the original four (Sophia, David, Laurie) are out and only Josh/Elixir remains!? I don't know how I feel about this.
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