WithX - Force#8 , author Benjamin Percy craft an absorbing version that blends the best chemical element of personal drama and superhero - power engagement that have come to delimit theX - Mensince their origin .   eschew the counterintelligence plot line focusing onBeast and the other members of X - Forcethat has been run throughout the serial publication , Percy puts the spot on Domino here , give her a sense of agency that ’s unfortunately been miss   at time with female X - character over the last several decade .

There ’s a depth to Domino beyond just being a one - trick character who has an intangible power , luck , that manifests itself randomly . There ’s a gravitas to Domino here inX - Force#8 that make her more than a character defined by her turbulent yesteryear .   She findsan empathetic companion in Colossus , as the two recover comfort in their internal struggles .   Percy , who is also helmingthe latestWolverineongoing serial publication , dexterously depicts their relationship as something more platonic than wild-eyed , a trope that a lesser writer may have fallen prey to .

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Pete and Neena , before taking an excursion to Russia to inspect a group of anti - mutant assassins that are replicating Domino ’s desoxyribonucleic acid to covertly move through Kraokan portal site , scramble to come to grips with their   harm in a post - Kraoka world . With the power for mutants to be quickly brought back to life by “ The Five , ” the radical ofmutants in bearing of Kraoka ’s resurrection process , mutants can now come back as a previous translation of themselves , ones unscarred from pain . The two are forget wondering if it ’s deserving it to break down only to be absolve of the incumbrance of mental agony .

Even in an issue as steeped in serious experiential worries , Percy is capable to splash in some hints of humor that have been on display from time to time during his briefX - Forcerun . He creates one of the more memorable data Sir Frederick Handley Page , a feature now omnipresent in 10 - Men books afterJonathan Hickman brought them to prominenceinHouse of XandPowers of Xlast summer , that Adam - fans have seen so far .

During a meeting of Krakoa ’s Quiet Council , the topic of discussion release to leisure , as the delegates discuss making a newfangled communal gathering station for mutant on the island . Gambit , ever the troublemaking marauder , suggests building a treetop casino before diving into a screaming anecdote about gambling with a buddy of his from Louisiana . Not to spoil thing , but in an unsurprising development , Revelation of Saint John the Divine shoot down that nonsense outright .

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Oscar Bazaldua is the perfect penciler to partner off with Percy ’s penchant for gamey - octane thrills . He ’s dynamic and various enough to handle both big - time battles and personal introspection . Bazaldua even give laughable Good Book lover the best superhero train scene since the iconic fight   between Peter Parker and Doctor Octopus inthe 2004 Sam Raimi filmSpider - Man 2 . The man is destined for big matter at Marvel and the company would be wise to have him riding theDawn of Xwave for months ( and perhaps years ) to get .

As the proceeds speeds towards its last , facing last after injuries corroborate during the aforementioned wagon train view superbly reap by Bazaldua , Domino comes to a realization about all the bother she ’s endured since her seizure , overrefinement and flaying in South Korea , a series of events that has indirectly led to both mutant and human last . She wants to keep it . She begs Colossus to remind her of it after her inevitable resurrection . She blames herself for the assassinator who manipulated her being and her big businessman for contain out killings . Domino does not desire to be a simple blissful fool . After the tragical upshot of her past , Neena need to know who she in truth is for safe or for worse .

If ten - Men fans have the same fortune as Domino , Percy will proceed cut up out way out as at the same time theatrical role - focused and legal action - pack asX - Force#8 , another shining instance of why this just might be the bestDawn of Xbook on mirthful Word of God storage shelves .

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