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Fallen Angels #2 Review
https://weirdsciencemarvelcomics.com/2019/11/27/fallen-angels-2-review/
Writer: Bryan Edward Hill
Art: Szymon Kudranski, Frank D’Armata, VC’s Joe Sabino, Tom Muller, and Ashley Witter
Cable does some digging while more of Kwannon’s past becomes the center of attention in this week’s all-new Fallen Angels #2 by Bryan Edward Hill. Let’s dive into the issue and see if our unusual team can find it’s placed in the new mutant landscape.
Readers, this issue was intense and insanely graphic immediately from its conception. Bryan Edward Hill blew open the doors on this week’s installment and led fans through a backstory of Kwannon that was admittedly confusing yet intriguing and interesting as well. Similar to issue one, Bryan Hill cold opens with Kwannon’s prior life before Betsy/Psylocke and Kwannon were joined together. However, the issue tied together with the front of the story and wrapped the tale up nicely. This comic didn’t do as nice of a job as it’s predecessor BUT it still managed to captivate this reviewer’s attention.
Readers will learn some juicy details about Kwannon’s past while Bryan Edward Hill continues to spend most of the page count dedicated to Kwannon and not mutantkind, Krakoa, the direction of Xavier’s mission, or even Apoth and who or what he/she is. This critic wasn’t really expecting a Dawn of X title to be so Psylocke/ Kwannon heavy. Last issue, Bryan Hill introduced the character, the team, and a purpose. However, this issue felt like it took a step back and developed Kwannon as a strong, aggressive, tactical leader. Now, this fan knows very little about Kwannon. That said, my main disappointment came in the lack of characterization in Cable and Laura as opposed to ..
