Friday, January 16, 2015

263. Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #183 ... Marvel ...

There's nothing better in comics, in general, than seeing two super strong chaps going at it, trying to slug each other out, even when the outcome is generally obvious. I guess that's why we have boxing, real wrestling and those MMA fights!

So, in this oldie from the archives, SPOILER ALERT, as the cover indicates, it's a big punch up session between Colossus and Juggernaut. Now as we all know, Col is strong and quite invulnerable but he is nowhere near Jugs. Jugs can go toe to toe with Hulk and Thor, for goodness' sake. He is not just strong but with special army and mystic power that protects him and like he says, he cannot be moved if he doesn't want to be. So it will take something special to even budge him. What's up with Col eh?

What's up?

Basically, this is a downtime issue for the X-chum. So each of them chill out in their own manner. Col is feeling out of sorts (kind of like T-bird in our last issue) and so he goes out with a few of the X-mates. And whom should they encounter but Jugs in civillian hanging out planning nothing?

In short, this is Col mistake for challenging Jugs ... and the best part? His X mates were looking on not interfering because they want Col to "get it out of his system." Now there are many ways to look at this. If you don't over analyze, it's an enjoyable stand alone tale but if you do ... well Jugs is a criminal ... and he doesn't faze from killing and to let the 2 of them knock about destroying property and risking civillians lives? Hmmm ....

Ratings: 6/10 (would have been higher if not for that last paragraph)

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