Of Mice of Men
The X-Cutioner has been prepping to confront and capture Gambit and has gathered a team of ex Elysian Enterprise security guards to help him in his mission to bring the Cajun to justice. Rogue makes a guest appearance in this issue as the damsel in distress that is used by X-Cutioner as bait to lure Gambit to his trap. This issue explores the moral dilemma that X-Cutioner has struggled with since donning the armor and stepping outside the law that he had sworn to protect as an F.B.I. Agent. I think this story tries to focus more on the complexity of a character rather then the one dimensional hero or villain that we see so often in comics.
Xavier, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde , make a short appearance in this story as they help Gambit track down The X-Cutioner.
I actually like this issue due to the focus on the X-Cutioner as a character something i had yet to see in other stories and most importantly because in this story the X-Cutioner comes to the horrifying realization of what he truly is and it is not the tragic hero who sacrifices his life for the pursuit of justice. The revelation of what he truly is and the decisions he has made will have a long lasting impact on his character.