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

\"\"<\/a>X-FORCE vol 6 #32<\/strong>
\n“The Hunt for X, part 3: Kraven Kills”<\/strong>
\nWriter: Benjamin Percy<\/strong>
\nArtist: Robert Gill<\/strong>
\nColourists: GURU-eFX<\/strong>
\nLetterer: Joe Caramagna<\/strong>
\nDesign: Tom Muller with Jay Bowen<\/strong>
\nEditor: Mark Basso<\/strong><\/p>\n

COVER \/ PAGE 1.<\/strong> Kraven fights Omega Red.<\/p>\n

PAGES 2-4.<\/strong>\u00a0Kraven enters Arbor Magna.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kraven’s narration recaps his origin story from\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> vol 5 #16 (2019) and subsequent issues. Basically, he’s one of a number of clones that Kraven created in a last ditch attempt to give himself a son. For most purposes this Kraven is just a reset version of the original, but he does have the added wrinkle of being a nature obsessive who is in some sense unnatural).<\/p>\n

Arbor Magna is remarkably undefended considering its importance. Granted, there’s a major crossover on at the moment, but shouldn’t the Five at least be there, taking shelter because of their vital role? (Honestly, this arc feels like it would have worked better without taking place in the margins of the crossover.)<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

PAGE 5.\u00a0<\/strong>Recap and credits.<\/p>\n

We’re told here that it’s after\u00a0Judgment Day<\/em> #3. If so, it’s the day when the Progenitor is testing everyone (which fits with the\u00a0Wolverine<\/em> arc).<\/p>\n

PAGES 6-9.\u00a0<\/strong>Sage and Omega Red assess the damage.<\/em><\/p>\n

The island shouldn’t literally be under attack at this very moment in the crossover, but apparently it is. On the other hand, his egotistical insistence that he’s “the centerpiece of our defence efforts” and “irreplaceable” is all the more ironic when you bear in mind that he’s been invisible in other books. Nobody else thinks he’s all that important.<\/p>\n

Sage takes this to be an attack by the Eternals, which seeks to place this in the early part of\u00a0Judgment Day<\/em> #4 when Druig is still in charge.<\/p>\n

The words written in Krakoan on the displays – and boy, it’s been a while since we had a lot of this – are not important. They read X-FORCE (twice), ETERNALS, DANGER, MISSION (twice), ALERT, TOP SECRET and ANOMALIES.<\/p>\n

Page 8 is a data page in which Sage explains the plot. Note that she scores out the bit about having been at the Green Lagoon, presumably to cover up her drink problem if this gets read in future (though it reads a bit oddly, since it’s not like it’s a handwritten draft).<\/p>\n

PAGES 10-12.\u00a0<\/strong>Kraven stalks bit players.<\/em><\/p>\n

The guy who gets decapitated on page 10 after fighting off a couple of generic Eternals is\u00a0Maggott<\/strong>, of course. Most of the characters on page 11 are generics, but the guy with the red wings on pages 12-13 is\u00a0Icarus<\/strong>, the younger brother of Cannonball.<\/p>\n

PAGE 13.\u00a0<\/strong>Deadpool’s head falls into Black Tom’s possession.<\/em><\/p>\n

PAGES 14-16.\u00a0<\/strong>Kraven breaks into the Pointe.<\/em><\/p>\n

Once again, the Beast’s confidence that he’s stayed in the correct, safe place turns out to be completely unwarranted.<\/p>\n

Page 16 is a data page recapping the premise of the Shadow Room – i.e., it’s the Danger Room but with added danger.<\/p>\n

PAGES 17-20.\u00a0<\/strong>Deadpool gets a temporary body and fights Omega Red.<\/em><\/p>\n

Black Tom grows him a body, and let’s not ask awkward questions about how he controls it or breathes or anything. But, understandably enough, Deadpool is immediately distracted by wanting revenge for his treatment by Omega Red in issue #30.<\/p>\n

PAGE 21.\u00a0<\/strong>Wolverine returns to Krakoa.<\/em><\/p>\n

He’s coming straight from\u00a0Wolverine<\/em> #25, also out this week. Presumably it’s Kraven who answers his message.<\/p>\n

PAGES 22-24.\u00a0<\/strong>Wolverine arrives at the Pointe and is challenged to enter Kraven’s Shadow Room scenario.<\/em><\/p>\n

Either this is a complete sidebar to the crossover, or the fact that Wolverine and Beast both have more important things to do will be part of the point. We’ll find out next time, I guess.<\/p>\n

PAGE 25.<\/strong> Trailers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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