X-Men #34

Marvel Comics

Written by Jed MacKay

Art by Greg Land

Inks by Jay Leisten

Colors by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo

Letters by Clayton Cowles

The Rundown: Cain Marko goes on a solo mission and confronts something even he can’t stop.

In a small town, the media has descended to cover the erection of a statue to Sentinel creator Bolivar Trask. Its creation has sparked protests in the town and Agent Lundqvist has been dispatched to watch over events. At the same time, Cain Marko arrives on the scene and decides to suit up as Juggernaut to bring down the statue.

Unfortunately, there is a force field surrounding the statue that even the Juggernaut can’t break. As he tries, he is confronted by representatives of both sides of the debate and deals with his own internal issues as he relentlessly tries to destroy a monument to hatred.

The Story: MacKay crafts an interesting personal study in this issue. I like that the story centers on Juggernaut and his place on the team. Unfortunately, not much else happens. I liked the confrontations with the different sides of the protest, but there wasn’t anything particularly compelling about the arguments beyond one line from Cain. The confrontation between Cain and the statue was interesting but the story just either went too long or wasn’t compelling enough to justify its length. It was serviceable, but not much else. The points the story makes are good, but getting to those points seemed more important than telling an entertaining story.

The Art: Land creates some great art in the issue. This was a character driven story so not a lot of action and Land does great with character expressions and interactions.

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