i prelude you too
this is a steadily played opening for a very technical arc. this issue is a almost a soft landing from arcs previous, with the kids sitting around telling stories. and although i loved seeing them in this context too.. cause they are frickin kids, it mighta turned boring fast ; if not for a re-introduced to some back story (without any retconning that i detect) for Magik. theres a great interplay between the artists and story lines, given that we jump back and forth to grade the reactions of the students vs the fabled-esq tale of Belasco's return from exile. with the double-take cliffhanger, its expected that the kids are well on their way to meeting the king of limbo in the cruddy flesh. versing themselves around the fireplace surely seems inadequate when approaching the battle ahead(or below?) of them. arc starts poppin next issue, with the first of four covers that depict one large cinematic view of the fight! (theres probably a technical term for that)