X-amining Deadpool #6 - Patreon First

"Man, Check On The Head Of That Chick!"

June 1997

In a Nutshell

Deadpool is hired to free Typhoid Mary from a mental institution. 

Writer: Joe Kelly

Penciler: Ed McGuiness

Inkers: Nathan Masengill & Nathan Lee

Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft

Colors: Chris Sotomayor

Editor: Matt Idelson

Editor-in-Chief: Bob Harras

Separations: Digital Chameleon

Plot

Basking in the glow of his recent conversation with Siryn, which didn't entirely close the book on a romantic relationship between them, Deadpool takes on a job busting a woman named Mary Walker out of mental institution. Using Weasel as a decoy, Deadpool gets into the hospital and finds Mary, only to be attacked by the Vamp. During the fight, the Vamp transforms into her male form, Animus. Eventually, Weasel manages to drive his car into Animus, allowing Deadpool and Mary to escape. Stopping at a hotel, Deadpool notices that Mary seems more confident than when he first encountered her. She asks him to wait while she changes , then re-enters the room announcing that weak Mary Walker is gone; now she is Typhoid Mary. 

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Sovereign Seven in Seven Parts: With A Little Help From Their Friends...

A well-stocked supporting cast can both enrich and, if not handled with care, overwhelm a monthly comic book series. Chris Claremont has long been praised for his ability to weave together complex character dynamics and to elevate secondary figures into memorable characters in their own right. At the same time, his tendency to populate a title with sprawling ensembles has led to criticisms that the intricate backstories and sheer volume of cast members bury whatever actual story he was attempting to tell.

X-amining X-Force and Cable '97 #1

"The Last Valkyrie"

July 1997

In a Nutshell

Dani Moonstar reunites with Cable and the New Mutants to save the Valkyrie from Malekith. 

Writer: John Francis Moore

Layouts: Rob Haynes

Penciler: Casey Jones
Inkers: Jason Martin & Jon Holdredge
Letterer: Richard Starkings & Comicraft
Colorist: Leann Clark

Editor: Jaye Gardner
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Harras

Plot

In Montana, the Valkryie Brunnhilda crashes into the Mutant Liberation Front's base, warning Dani Moonstar of mortal danger in Asgard. She passes the concentrated life force of the Valkyrie to Dani before being captured by giant demon dogs and dragged into a dimensional portal. Dani proceeds to contact her old friends in X-Force, who have history with Asgard, and the group travels there to discover the realm is being ruled by the Dark Elf Malekith. As X-Force battles his army of rock trolls, Malekith, sensing the power of Valkyrie in Dani, attempts to claim it using a Runespear, but Cable pushes Dani out of the way, taking the spear instead. X-Force retreats, leaving Cable behind, and unites with the dwarf Kindra and the giant Skadi. As Cable endures torture at the hands of Malekith, Dan and Sunspot travel to Valhalla, where Hela is waiting in the Hall of Death alongside the bound but lifeless Valkyrie. Dani manages to shoot a psychic arrow at the Valkyrie containing their life force given to her by Brunnhilda, and they revive. With their help, Malekith is defeated and order restored. Though she says she must return to the MLF, Dani and X-Force part amicably, and she promises she will soon explain everything to them about her connection to the MLF.