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As always, this post contains spoilers, and page numbers go by the digital edition.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MARAUDERS #12<\/strong>
“The New Phase”<\/strong>
by Gerry Duggan & Matteo Lolli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVER \/ PAGE 1:<\/strong> The resurrected Kate Pryde shows off her new knuckle tattoos, which read “Kill Shaw”. The tattoo she got in issue #2 read “Hold Fast”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This cover art wasn’t used in the solicitations, which instead had an image of Lockheed saying “shhhh” – presumably as a placeholder to avoid spoiling Kate’s return in the previous issue. Ironically, this concern to avoid spoilers doesn’t extend to issue #12 itself, since the unveiling of Kate’s new tattoos is the final beat of the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGES 2-4.<\/strong> Kate is welcomed back to Krakoa following her resurrection.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that resurrected Kate has her traditional hairstyle, not the straightened hair that she’s had throughout the series to date. In keeping with Krakoan culture, she’s referred to by a “mutant name”, though the codename used is Red Queen (more of an office than a name) rather than any of her previous names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

We’ve seen this basic ceremony several times before, including in issue #2 with Shinobi Shaw. The basic format is that the resurrected character is expected to say something suitably characteristic, in order to demonstrate that it’s really them. Everyone then acclaims them as a mutant (shifting the emphasis from what makes them individual to what makes them the same as everyone else on Krakoa).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the characters in the background are generics, but the fish guy to the left of Emma is Fish<\/strong>, who was rescued in Marauders<\/em> #4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I have no flesh of my flesh, but I have a daughter.”<\/strong> Storm was indeed basically a mother figure to Kitty Pryde in the early years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Because once when I was just a dumb kid I threatened to abandon you over your haircut?”<\/strong> Kate is referring to Uncanny X-Men<\/em> #173, where Storm showed up with her mohawk for the first time, and Kitty had a tantrum and ran away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGE 5.<\/strong> Recap page (the credits are moved right to the end of the issue). The small print has changed to “A new lease on life”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGE 6.<\/strong> Data page. Bishop emails the Beast about evidence that might suggest Kate was murdered by someone on Krakoa. Presumably it’s Sebastian Shaw, but we don’t know – maybe he’s on the wrong track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The type of situation you were hoping I could illuminate for you, given my Hellfire access.”<\/strong> In issue #4, Hank encouraged Bishop to join the Hellfire Club in order to provide him with intelligence on it. Note that over in X-Force<\/em> Hank is now perilously close to being an outright villain, so bringing in Hank is probably not going to work out very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGES 7-10.<\/strong> Emma and Kate discuss their plans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horses.<\/strong> We’ve seen Emma riding before, in Cable<\/em> #4 (also by Gerry Duggan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGES 11-17.<\/strong> Kate’s welcome back party.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recognisable attendees, aside from Kate herself and Emma Frost<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Teammates Bishop<\/strong> and Pyro<\/strong>, in the final panel of page 10.<\/li>
  • Iceman<\/strong>, on the far left of the main panel on page 12.<\/li>
  • Callisto<\/strong>, to the right of the horse, in her Hellfire White gear.<\/li>
  • Shinobi Shaw<\/strong> – we still don’t know how much he knows about the circumstances of Kate’s death.<\/li>
  • Christian Frost<\/strong>, with his hand on Shinobi’s shoulder – note that Christian and Iceman aren’t together.<\/li>
  • Domino<\/strong><\/li>
  • Mystique<\/strong><\/li>
  • Cable<\/strong>, who looks bored (and in fairness, barely knows Kate).<\/li>
  • Cyclops<\/strong><\/li>
  • In the next panel, Wolverine<\/strong><\/li>
  • On page 12, former Excalibur teammate Prestige<\/strong> (Rachel Summers)<\/li>
  • And the other former Excalibur teammate Nightcrawler<\/strong>. <\/li>
  • In the background of the next panel, a guy with a techno-organic arm and a high collar who’s presumably Cypher<\/strong>.<\/li>
  • In the background of page 13 panel 2, in the bottom left, is Pixie<\/strong>, talking to someone not easy to identify.<\/li>
  • Former soulmate and roommate Magik<\/strong>, who shows up with a mariachi band in tow.<\/li>
  • The Angel<\/strong>, in the background of page 14 panel 4.<\/li>
  • Sebastian Shaw<\/strong>, obviously.<\/li>
  • Havok<\/strong>, recognisable by his headdress in the background of page 16 panel 1 (and apparently being allowed back into polite society for the day).<\/li>
  • Marvel Girl<\/strong>, speaking to her partners Wolverine and Cyclops in the background of page 16 panel 2. <\/li>
  • No idea who the person next to Nightcrawler in the same panel is.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Nightcrawler.<\/strong> We’ve seen a few letters from Nightcrawler but this is the first time we’ve seen him and Kitty together. Generally, there’s a sense in this scene that we’re integrating the Marauders<\/em> Kate with a more traditional Kitty in a way that hasn’t been done so far in this series – this is probably one reason why Kate thanks Sebastian Shaw for his “gift”. (Magik also behaves in a much more retro, childlike fashion here, rather than the brooding goth we’ve seen in recent years.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nightcrawler is really<\/em> keen to talk to Kitty later, though not right here – he says “we have much to discuss” twice in a page. As the most religious character in the X-books, he’s retrieved her Star of David necklace, which she’s worn ever since her earliest appearances. (Go and check, it’s there in her debut.) Krakoa has placed great weight on mutant identity as the be all and end all – Nightcrawler seems to be unusual in attaching any great weight to other aspects of a person’s identity and background, no doubt in part because of the demands of nation-building. Kate was not wearing the necklace in earlier issues of this series, and its reappearance here (along with her hair) is clearly symbolic of a reconnection with her roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The whisky<\/strong> aged by Tempo was previously seen in issue #10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    An “Irish exit”<\/strong> is an Americanism for leaving a party without saying goodbye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PAGES 18-22.<\/strong> Kate ges her new “Kill Shaw” tattoo.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is, I think, the most direct scene in terms of the widely-accepted subtext that Kate is interested in girls. More broadly, it parallels the scene in issue #2 where she got her previous tattoo (and also paid a ridiculous amount of money and kissed the tattooist afterwards).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Meanwhile, note that Kate has gone back to fetch her Marauders pirate costume – but she hasn’t tried to change her hair back. As already noted, she’s now wearing the necklace along with her costume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PAGE 23.<\/strong> Credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PAGE 24.<\/strong> Data page. A letter from mutant fashion designer Jumbo Carnation to Emma Frost, updating her on how he’s been getting on back on the regular fashion circuit with the other designers. “Jean Paul” is presumably Jean Paul Gaultier. The “Gala” is the Hellfire Gala which has been mentioned on and off since issue #7; we still don’t know what it actually is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Jumbo suggests that he was in some sort of depressed state when he left Krakoa, something that hasn’t been particularly visible on page. It seems that, like Kitty, he’s been cheered up by reconnecting with aspects of his old identity in the regular world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PAGES 25-26.<\/strong> Trailers. The reading order is actually out of date, because Hellions<\/em> #4 has been delayed by a week. As with all books this month, the Krakoan trailer text just reads NEXT: X OF SWORDS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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