Iceman's survival of the Hellfire Gala brings him back for Fall of X but the fallout keeps him from solving the X-Men's biggest problems.
The recent Hellfire Gala was a disaster for the X-Men, where Orchis staged a full-scale assault against the mutant nation, wiping out some of the team's strongest members and exiling much of the mutant population to an unknown location. Despite this, a handful of X-Men have continued to do their best in fighting against the forces of Orchis. This includes one of Marvel's most powerful mutants, Iceman, even though he's seen his abilities hindered in a staggering new way.
Iceman survived his near-death experience during the Hellfire Gala, and Astonishing Iceman #1 (by Steve Orlando, Vincenzo Carratu, Java Tartaglia, and VC's Travis Lanham) revealed the full details of his survival. However, he didn't emerge unscathed, and he now has a specific set of complications and limitations hindering him. He's still powerful, but Bobby Drake's newest incarnation simply can't solve the threat of Orchis on his own. It's a clever way of keeping the character active in Fall of X, while not allowing his overwhelming potential to overwhelm the story's sense of tension and stakes.
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The recent Hellfire Gala was a disaster for the X-Men, where Orchis staged a full-scale assault against the mutant nation, wiping out some of the team's strongest members and exiling much of the mutant population to an unknown location. Despite this, a handful of X-Men have continued to do their best in fighting against the forces of Orchis. This includes one of Marvel's most powerful mutants, Iceman, even though he's seen his abilities hindered in a staggering new way.
Iceman survived his near-death experience during the Hellfire Gala, and Astonishing Iceman #1 (by Steve Orlando, Vincenzo Carratu, Java Tartaglia, and VC's Travis Lanham) revealed the full details of his survival. However, he didn't emerge unscathed, and he now has a specific set of complications and limitations hindering him. He's still powerful, but Bobby Drake's newest incarnation simply can't solve the threat of Orchis on his own. It's a clever way of keeping the character active in Fall of X, while not allowing his overwhelming potential to overwhelm the story's sense of tension and stakes.
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