Uncanny X-Men #513/Utopia Part 2 REVEIW!!

Hey, it's been a while since this blog had a reveiw right? Can't remember...oh, yeah, I did one for Utopia Part One. Sheesh, okay, I'll reveiw something else next week!

Anyway, this is San Fransisco post-riot frenzy. The issue stays comparatively toned down, with the conflict more bubbling just under the surface than in a full rolling boil like Part One. However, we do get one not- quite-so-big reveal that wraps up the little thread of "two Professor X's". I didn't see it, but for God's sake! Was that my Stupid Day or something? Yeah, I'll bet this blog DOES NOT run on brainpower.



Afterwards, the DX have a scheduled press conference, again sticking to the strategy of taking over the public consciousness by way of digital media, like the TV, but considering, they're probably all over Norman's Youtube and Emma's Twitter by now.


I have a liking for this plot point, in that one of the DX's main (greatest) weapons is the twisty and hype-loving media. I mean, you can have a hundred Wolverines and it don't mean nothing if nobody cares.
It also adds realism to the story. If someone really were to pull a Norman Osborn in this present Universe (the one you're in!) they not only would use the media to sway people, but also recognize the power it has.

Especially the power to fire people up. Especially these people, who are already beat-up and pissed as all hell. So what's to do when you've got nothing better to do? Take a tip from these guys and set fire to Union Square. One of those thing to do at twenty-something you really go "Was it the beer or the ex?" afterwards.




And there's Emma being all Law and Order. God, she does look a little bit like one of the lawyers, sorry, District Attorneys on that show, doesn't she?
Maybe no cape, but hey, if this whole thing falls through on her, she and Kate Spencer can always get together and kick ass elsewhere.

The last panel teases at a confrontation between Norman and Scott, which I actually do get was inevitable. You know Summers has his fight on when he grows his famous superstubble. Yeah, those secondary mutations suck, man.

Overall, this was something of a filler issue. Nothing world-shattering, and not nearly as hit-and-run as #1, but serving more as a bridge between the current situation, and when it boils over, in the next issues. It's not as necessary as #1, and internet snooping should have you all filled in on the issue, but if you're a completist or buy Uncanny regardless, it's not a waste at all.