Meanwhile, Brian Bendis' other superhero book is taking a darker, more dramatic turn. Kitty Pryde has been targeted by the government since she's a mutant and mutants are outlawed. They try to arrest her at school but she escapes and eventually goes nuts, turning villainous and shooting fireballs at everyone. We last see her in a sewer as she cries her eyes out. Boy, it sucks being a teenage girl. That's the point, right? To showcase the trials and tribulations of being in high school but as it relates to superheroes? And while this is all very serious, the issue is a little less entertaining than past ones. The art by Davide Lafuente is also a little bit rushed. The sequence where the principal gives everyone a morality lesson is stretched out way too far. Bendis has a knack for comedy and he does sometimes attempt to throw out some serious themes but has yet to put everything on a level playing field that works. This is one of if not the best Marvel titles out there, so it's a little sad that it's been slightly floundering lately. **
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