Saturday, January 16, 2021

X-Men Red (2018) #4: "The Hate Machine, Part 4 - Small Problem"

Since the earlier review of a Vision and Scarlet Witch issue turned out to be quite brief, I thought I would knock another one off with this X-Men Red offering.


Namor appeared in the first issue of the series but did not show up again until this one, and barely so. But the first panel below at least explains his purpose in this book. 


They mean that literally. Certain people are being infected with some nanotech that causes them to be susceptible to mind control directed towards killing mutants. The clothes to which the ladies (the Laura Kinney Wolverine on the left and someone annoying named Gabby who goes by Honey Badger on the right) refer include a dampener that negates the tech's effects.

The X-(Wo)Man named Storm had been earlier affected by it and attacked the always lovely Jean Grey. They certainly don't want Namor turning on them.

So again, that's the extent of Namor's inclusion. His appearances in this book, at least first few issues, tend to be quite brief but they do have some significance. 

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