Chris Lemmerman's Reviews > Marauders, Vol. 2

The Red Queen is dead - and Sebastian Shaw's...getting away with it?

Marauders has been Kate's story from the get-go, so to have her step away after only six issues initially feels like a misstep, until you realise that Duggan's still managing to tell Kate's story even without her being there. Her presence is felt in every page as the character grieve her, plan their vengeance, and just generally kick ass. The political intrigue is fun, as Emma Frost, Bishop, and Sebastian Shaw move around each other like circling lions, which makes the final few pages especially delicious as well.

Matteo Lolli also steps away from the book, pencilling only 2 of the 6 issues collected here, but his replacement is frickin' Stefano Caselli, so there's not very much to complain about on that front, because Caselli's art is always gorgeous.

The Marauders' status quo takes a hit, but the boat keeps on sailing and keeps on entertaining too. It balances X-Men action with more intimate character moments perfectly, and it looks good while it's doing it too.