| Description: The day
begins with Jubilee watching Banshee and M
sparring. Banshee is trying to teach Monet how to
fight without using her powers. He eventually
beats her and tells Jubilee how it was also an
exercise in self-control. After he leaves, M
tells Jubes that she doesn't see what she must
conceal her powers and doesn't plan on doing so
in the future. She then invites Jubilee to go to
New York with her, and Jubes accepts. Chamber
accompanies them to New York but leaves them in
Times Square, the girls head for Soho for some
shopping. While Monet tries on some clothes,
Jubilee amuses herself by convincing the shop
assistant that M is a celebrity, bordering on
superstardom. Then later while Jubilee tries on
some clothes, Monet is approached by two teenage
girls who compliment her on her hair. M accepts
the compliment but soon becomes slightly
uncomfortable with them and leaves in search of
Jubilee. Jubes comments on M's discomfort, saying
that it's understandable since their lives are
not remotely like any average teen's. She then
asks M what she's thinking about and, sighing,
realises that it's Everett. She tries to console
Monet, saying that it's not her fault but M blows
up at this. She screams at Jubilee that she has
no idea how she feels or what it's like for her,
but seeing Jubilee in tears she realises that she
understands all too well and the two hug.
Later
Jubilee tries to introduce M to bubble tea, a
dessert drink from China, but Monet isn't as
appreciative as she should be. On the subway,
Jubilee entertains a little kid by using her
powers. M begins to reprimand her but is
interrupted by a few gun toting men. They begin
to rant about the assassination of Senator Kelly,
an anti-mutant politician who was running for
President, and vow to continue Kelly's campaign.
They're interrupted by a little kid, shouting for
Jubilee to make more sparks with her hands.
Quickly Jubilee and M begin to disarm the men,
but Jubes get injured. She's about to be shot
when M saves her. M uses her telepathic powers on
the people in the subway car, then leaps out with
Jubilee in her arms.
Jubilee
comes to later. She fainted from the shock of her
injury. M has bound up the cut, and shows Jubilee
the bullet she stopped from killing her. Jubilee
is annoyed that Monet mind wiped the passengers
of the car, but M tries to justify her actions
but Jubilee doesn't accept it and says that they
should meet up with Jono.
Comments:
Great issue. Monet and Jubilee have never been
more interesting or more realistic. Their
friendship, or lack thereof, has never been fully
explored and this issue shows that despite their
differences they do trust each other. I have some
quibbles, such as the terrorists on the train. I
would have preferred if this was just a character
issue, with no fight scenes but I guess it showed
that Jubilee and M work well as a team. Wood also
showed that despite how hyper and giddy Jubilee
may seem she's thoroughly grounded in reality,
which is shown in the way she summarises the
GenXer's life to Monet. Pugh's art has also
improved now that he's inking his own pencils and
the difference is noticeable. However during the
subway fight scene, there was a part where it was
hard to follow the art. It appeared that Jubilee
used her powers to disarm the men, but it might
have been M so it was a tad confusing. I'm not
happy with the colourist, at all. Jubilee's
fireworks are just plain pink. They're supposed
to be multicoloured. There was a similar problem
in issue #70, with Synch. When he started using
his powers it looked like some green gas was
rising off his body, instead of a rainbow
coloured aura. But these are minor quibbles, I
really enjoyed this issue. The new costumes are
good, the art was solid and overall it was a good
story.
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