Young X-Men #3

Okay, Marc, I said in my review for issue 1 that I would give this a few issues to get going but throw me a bone, man.  This is still, I regret to say, quite disappointing.  The story breezes along a little too jauntily for my tastes - although Guggenheim is building up tension there just isn't an awful lot of story here.  This issue involves the Young X-Men trying to take down Magma, Ink having already delivered Dani Moonstar (and Blindfold) to a shadowy Hellfire Club type figure at the beginning of the issue.  Yanick Paquette's artwork is very fine, though some readers may find his attention to detail on female characters' butts a little leery.  My biggest issue, and granted I don't know how the story is going to resolve itself yet, is the way in which the New Mutants are portrayed, in particular Dani Moonstar.  It's not really giving too much away, but I can't believe that Dani would lay into Blindfold the way she does at the end of this issue, not only attacking her physically but calling her a 'bitch'.  This seems extraordinary behaviour from the previously very zen, empathetic teacher and mentor.  Hmmm.  This is still on my pull list.  But only just.