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\"\"<\/a>UNCANNY X-MEN vol 6 #19<\/strong>
\n“Skin Condition”<\/strong>
\nWriter: Gail Simone<\/strong>
\nArtist: David Marquez<\/strong>
\nColour artist: Matthew Wilson<\/strong>
\nLetterer: Clayton Cowles<\/strong>
\nEditor: Tom Brevoort<\/strong><\/p>\n

COVER:<\/strong>\u00a0Deadpool and Outlaw flee the X-Men.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hey, Outlaw’s got a logo!<\/p>\n

PAGES 1-3.\u00a0<\/strong>Ellis and Ezra stop by the All Star Diner.<\/em><\/p>\n

The All Star Diner.<\/strong> As a footnote points out later in the issue, this is the same diner from last year’s\u00a0Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt\/X-Men<\/em> with the same mutant waitress. The sign that reads “Stop on in and make a friend” was in that story too, although it was just advertising the food there.<\/p>\n

“She says I have a skin condition.”\u00a0<\/strong>This is the same claim that was made in the\u00a0FCBD\u00a0<\/em>issue. In that issue, Jubilee interpreted it as a sign that Uva’s mother was ashamed of her being a mutant, despite the obvious possibility that they might just be legitimately afraid.<\/p>\n

The Midnight M.<\/strong> Uva makes the Midnight M signal to Ellis and Ezra on page 2 panel 3, presumably hoping that they’ll recognise it. It’s not clear whether Uva recognises them, though Ellis seems to think it’s at least a possibility. Ezra is in full uniform, so for that reason alone Uva might think he was able to help.<\/p>\n

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Ellis figures out that Uva is covering for some sort of robbery or hostage situation but reacts simply by leaving her to it. Ezra genuinely doesn’t realise what’s happening until Ellis explains it to him, at which point he makes a seemingly genuine proposal to deal with the situation – consistent with his self-image as a legitimate law enforcement official – but evidently he accedes to Ellis telling him not to bother.<\/p>\n

Pie a la mode.<\/strong> That was Todd’s order in the FCBD issue too.<\/p>\n

PAGES 4-6.\u00a0<\/strong>Mayor Mikki pitches the Uncanny Village to the X-Men.<\/em><\/p>\n

Friendship Fest. <\/strong>The banner over city hall (partly obscured by lettering) reads “Friendship Fest”, which was the fair in the previous issue. Obviously not much time has passed.<\/p>\n

Mayor Mikki.<\/strong> Her name is Mikki Sapporo, but this is apparently how she prefers to introduce herself – she did it at the press conference in issue #16. Her aide, Lisley, was named back in issue #10.<\/p>\n

“Mr Wagner’s friend, Ms DeNeer.”<\/strong> Mackenzie DeNeer pitched the Friendship Fest to Sapporo in issue #12. “Friend” is a slight overstatement of their relationship (at least to date), which really consists of Kurt having stopped her kid being run over by a truck, and Mackenzie being effusively grateful.<\/p>\n

While Mackenzie sold the mayor on pro-mutant policies on moral grounds, this scene gives the distinct impression that Sapporo thinks that inviting mutants to come to New Orleans could be a tourist attraction and a money spinner. From what we generally see, mind you, this would still qualify as a progressive view in the Marvel Universe.<\/p>\n

PAGES 7-8.\u00a0<\/strong>Deathdream and Ransom.<\/em><\/p>\n

Deathdream is genuinely moved by the thought that Ransom regards him as brother, but unwilling to acknowledge it in front of him.<\/p>\n

Gambit’s cats.<\/strong> They’ve been around since\u00a0Astonishing X-Men<\/em> #62 (2013). If you really care about such things, the ginger one is Lucifer, the pale one is Fiagro, and the grey one is Oliver. Deathdream claims that cats generally are drawn to him because they “can see death”, although he’s evidently uncomfortable with the attention.<\/p>\n

“Horse(?)”<\/strong> Waffles is evidently confused about precisely what Ember is; we established in issue #14 that Ember was somehow brought back from the dead by Calico and isn’t truly alive.<\/p>\n

PAGES 9-14.\u00a0<\/strong>Deadpool and Outlaw get into a fight with Waffles and the Outliers.<\/em><\/p>\n

They’re only trying to pass on a warning, but this is the superhero genre, so a misunderstanding ensues. To be fair, you can’t really blame Deadpool and Outlaw for treating the Wolfpack Sentinel dog as a threat.<\/p>\n

Deathdream is uncharacteristically emotional at the thought of anything bad happening to his “big brother” Ransom or his beloved dog Waffles, which leads to him lashing out with his powers – but he’s starting to move away from staying in persona 24\/7.<\/p>\n

Outlaw had a cameo in the previous issue as well, though it doesn’t seem to be connected to this.<\/p>\n

“That guy who looked like a scribble.”\u00a0<\/strong>Deadpool means Warlock.<\/p>\n

“I’m not up on the\u00a0From the Ashes<\/em> stuff… is this Bronze?”<\/strong> Deadpool’s fourth-wall gimmick means he knows the post-Krakoa branding, although it evidently doesn’t extend to him actually reading the books. The man has his limits.<\/p>\n

“It’s a John Wick situation.”<\/strong> In\u00a0John Wick<\/em> (2014), the titular hitman is out for revenge on the man who killed his dog.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know what kind of Dario Argento nightmare this is…”<\/strong> Horror director, born 1940, but I don’t know if there’s a more specific reference here.<\/p>\n

Eddie Munster.<\/strong> Oh come on, if you’re reading this, you probably know who the Munsters are. Though Eddie is a werewolf, rather than a death-ghost-spirit type guy.<\/p>\n

“Get your grubby hands off my girlfriend.”<\/strong> I think this is the first time that Calico has explicitly referred to Jitter as such?<\/p>\n

PAGES 15-17.<\/strong>\u00a0Deadpool and Outlaw tell the X-Men about the diner.<\/em><\/p>\n

The attack on the diner is somehow an attempt to take revenge on Jubilee for showing up the evil rich guy in the\u00a0FCBD\u00a0<\/em>issue – not by fighting her directly, but by going back to the diner. Quite why he thought Jubilee would need to be kept busy when she’s several states away isn’t clear, but he’s not the brightest. Deadpool and Outlaw have taken his money and run.<\/p>\n

Jubilee’s flashback is a straight recap of the\u00a0FCBD\u00a0<\/em>issue.<\/p>\n

“Standing there with the powers of Wonder Man…”<\/strong> Rogue has been using powers copied from Wonder Man since her stint in Uncanny Avengers.<\/em><\/p>\n

PAGES 18-20.\u00a0<\/strong>Jubilee deals with the diner.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pretty much self-explanatory, though Jubilee’s power-up was also noted in the\u00a0FCBD<\/em> issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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