Northstar, honey!

[fajrdrako]

Confession: It's been ages since I read Uncanny X-Men. Lately I've been buying every issue and saving them up for a rainy day.

Today, out of perverse curiosity, I started to read the new issue, #425, by Chuck Austen and Philip Tam. (Any relation to Simon and River, I wonder?) "Sacred Vows" #1 of 2.

There's a wonderful moment of dialogue at a mixed stag for Alex and Lorna, who are (ostensibly) getting married. Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) is sitting at a table with the girls:

Jean Grey: ...Personally, I don't know what everyone sees in Gambit. He's cute, but....

Lorna Dane: Oh, please, Jean! He's a dish. Isn't he, Northstar?

Northstar: A spicy Cajun dish with some seriously hot buns.

Well, I certainly agree, but the fun thing about this is that when I last was reading about Northstar - back when he had his own miniseries, and before that, when he came out as gay - he was the most chaste gay guy in fiction. And now, hey, he has good taste in Cajuns! And talks about it. Why do I think Gambit would like that? Because Gambit is a flirt, of course.

Judging by this, Chuck Austen is witty and inventive, and the art by Philip Tam appeals to me: it looks like "what if Rob Liefeld was European".

Okay, now I have to catch up on my reading of "Uncanny X-Men". How am I going to find the time?

Comments

[yellowsummer.livejournal.com]

thanks so much! i'll make sure to check it out.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it.