Blind Prophecy

One of my guilty pleasure blogs is Shirtless Superheroes. Incredibly hunky guys who are also caring, good-intentioned and selfless are half the reason I read comic books. Plus, I’m convinced more than a few comic book artists know how to homoeroticize characters even when placing them in blatantly hetero situations. Case in point, Mike Choi’s artwork in Uncanny X-Men #495. If anyone wonders why I’m a huge Scott “Cyclops” Summer fan after this, I don’t know what will convince you.

Also, before I get to the good stuff, I have to say that the X-books are really capturing my attention again. UXM, X-Force, X-Factor and the new Young X-Men all sound like great stories to me. After the action-and-plot-heavy Messiah CompleX, what I can see so far is a continuation of that big story, but also gets back to the interpersonal drama we know and love from this big old soap opera.

More after the jump…

Filed under: comic books by Jere Keys