that slow, sinking feeling
like you're getting sick?
So what if it happened to all the X-Men, all at once? The Sublime are back, and they've unleashed a contagion on Utopia.
- You can't get warm.
- Your bones hurt.
- Your throat closes, and
- your chest gets too heavy every time you breathe, and then
- you know you're doomed.
To what end? Why now? And what's next?
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‘Doctor…do you
know what’s going on?’ Victor asks. Kavita checks Anole’s tongue and tells him
that it is hard to say. ‘On a micro level…you’ve got the flu and what’s I’d
guess is pneumonia. And on the macro…’ she adds, while Dr Cecilia Reyes tells
Scott “Cyclops” Summers” that on the macro level this looks like the early
stages of an influence pandemic, and explains that preliminary tests are
positive that it is the HX-N1 strain that was encountered in the Sublimecorps
headquarters by Wolverine. Scott exclaims that an outbreak here could be a
disaster and declares that if mutant-to-human transmission is an issue, they
need to seal the island. ‘Utopia is now under quarantine until we can figure
out what the hell is going on!’ Scott orders. 6.jpg
Scott and Kavita
make their way down a corridor to another part of the med-lab, ‘Why am I not
surprised that Namor’s the worst patient?’ Scott asks. Kavita replies that he
isn’t, unfortunately. ‘Neither in sickness nor temperament’ she remarks,
telling Cyclops that the HX-N1 symptoms are heightening, and that the breathing
difficulties that full-body physiognomies were suffering earlier would not be
better described as plain asphyxiation. Inside the other part of the med-lab,
Hope Summers is accompanied by Idie Okonkwo and approaches Laurie Tromette,
asking her how she is holding up. With a breathing mask over her face, the
blue-skinned mutant replies that she knows being a mutant is not a disease,
that she has memorized all those leaflets Emma Frost gave them, but so far her
experience of the X-Men can best be characterized as “phlegmy”.
#531 Quarantine ---- SET5.-
pages 7-8 ----Wolverine
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1 ) As for Quarantine, it was very entertaining! I loved how everyone was having trouble with their powers. It was a nice change of pace. The 'mutant flu' was power dampening, and then those not affected were having issues in other ways and it just really pulled me in. I only wish it would have focused more on the effects of the mutant flu on Utopia. ... it was a shame it didn't focus more on that stuff, but the plot was still very enjoyable! The artwork was beautiful!
This book had a lot going on, but it all tied together well and I'd definitely read it again!
2 ) X-men have moved to an island off the coast of San Francisco dubbed Utopia in order to protect mutantkind from hatred and persecution. Everything was going hunky-dory until an extremely virulent flu starts to sweep through the mutant community. This flu is designed to only target mutants, and in its worst stages it completely negates the powers of its host. Soon, all of Utopia is infected and X-men initiate a quarantine to prevent the disease from spreading.
While Logan is sick and in quarantine, The Collective Man, a cold-war era supervillain from China starts to encroach on his territory. While the X-men are enfeebled and quarantined, Lobe, the CEO of the Sublime Corporation, uses an aerosal drug manufactured from information taken from the X-mens genetic material to temporarily empower a group of ordinary humans with the X-mens power.
3 ) The Quarantine wasn't really the focus or the deadly threat. It was kind of a reason to give a motley crew of X-men, that are out of the quarantine, a time to shine. Angel, Pixie, Storm, Dazzler and Northstar take on 5 teenage x-fans that have used a drug to develop the powers of the 5 original x-men. All part of a plan by Lobe of the Sublime corporation. (oh yea, and a brief battle with the collective man)Lobe contacts the X-men, offering a cure to their flu epidemic in exchange for the legal authority to market their genetic profile in drug form.How can Wolverine defend the people of Chinatown while powerless and confined to Utopia? Great writing from Matt Fraction keeps you on the edge of your seat. Recommended!
Great art, great writing. A fun read.
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Victor tells
Kavita that he tried crashing but couldn’t get warm, which is when the coughing
started, and he couldn’t stop - he began coughing up blood, and that is when he
knew the over-the-counter drugs were not going to help him.
‘Doctor…do you
know what’s going on?’ Victor asks. Kavita checks Anole’s tongue and tells him
that it is hard to say. ‘On a micro level…you’ve got the flu and what’s I’d
guess is pneumonia. And on the macro…’ she adds, while Dr Cecilia Reyes tells
Scott “Cyclops” Summers” that on the macro level this looks like the early
stages of an influence pandemic, and explains that preliminary tests are
positive that it is the HX-N1 strain that was encountered in the Sublimecorps
headquarters by Wolverine. Scott exclaims that an outbreak here could be a
disaster and declares that if mutant-to-human transmission is an issue, they
need to seal the island. ‘Utopia is now under quarantine until we can figure
out what the hell is going on!’ Scott orders.
#530 Quarantine _ set 2___ p13 ANNOUNCEMENT -WARREN---ANGEL
At that moment,
inside a large auditorium at Worthington Industries HQ at San Francisco, Kate
Kildare, the X-Men’s new public relations manager, stands with Warren
Worthington III a.k.a. Angel on the stage, while the media get ready in front
of them. Kate announces that they want to address the world as to what has been
happening on Utopia these last 24 hours. Kate explains that they are seeing
what they believe is the early stage of a pandemic outbreak, and that recently
a squad of X-Men encountered a contagion known as HX-N1, and they have reason to
believe that this is the genetically altered influenza virus causing the
outbreak.
Warren takes the
microphone and explains that aside from the three medical professionals already
on the island, the CDC has been dispatched and should be arriving within the
hour, while an island-wide quarantine has been in effect since yesterday
morning, and no fatalities have yet been reported. Warren assures the media
that no new cases of flu above what is to normally be expected have been
spotted on the mainland, but that said, they have contacted all hospitals in
the area to be advised and on alert. Kate tells the media that they now know
about as much as the X-Men do, and opens the floor to any questions.
‘Are
the X-Men prepared to say that mutants are making real people sick?’ one
reporter asks.
== _______ #530 Quarantine -------- SET3.-
page 14
----CYCLOPS
Back on Utopia,
‘This is not looking great’ Kavita Rao tells Cyclops as men in quarantine outfits
move about the mutants in the sick bay. Kavita adds that with so many people
living and working in such close quarters, this kind of velocity is to be
expected in an outbreak. She tells Cyclops that they are still waiting for the
X-Club’s full work-up on the strain, but what they know so far is the best
possible news - that 72 hours into the outbreak they have zero cases of human
contamination on the island. ‘That is the beginning and the end of the good
news’ she adds. Kavita explains that on top of typical sever flu symptoms, the
most concerning effects of infection seem to be power dampening.
Kavita explains
to Cyclops that mutants with full body physiognomies are having profound
breathing difficulties, and that those with extra-biological powers and
abilities are having trouble making them work. She reveals that Iceman cannot
even chill a glass of water. ‘He’s not the worst of the “big guns” though’
Kavita announces. ‘No? Who is?’ Scott asks, before he sees that Wolverine is in
the quarantine, with a blanket around him, and hooked up to a machine to help
him breathe!
=== _______ #531 Quarantine -------- SET4.-
pages 5-6 ----Worsening moments
Scott and Kavita
make their way down a corridor to another part of the med-lab, ‘Why am I not
surprised that Namor’s the worst patient?’ Scott asks. Kavita replies that he
isn’t, unfortunately. ‘Neither in sickness nor temperament’ she remarks,
telling Cyclops that the HX-N1 symptoms are heightening, and that the breathing
difficulties that full-body physiognomies were suffering earlier would not be
better described as plain asphyxiation. Inside the other part of the med-lab,
Hope Summers is accompanied by Idie Okonkwo and approaches Laurie Tromette,
asking her how she is holding up. With a breathing mask over her face, the
blue-skinned mutant replies that she knows being a mutant is not a disease,
that she has memorized all those leaflets Emma Frost gave them, but so far her
experience of the X-Men can best be characterized as “phlegmy”.
Idie tells Laurie
to be brave, and remarks ‘When the sickness was upon my sister, she didn’t
complain nearly so much. She was far sicker than you’. ’But she was okay?’
Laurie asks. ‘No, she passed. But that is not the point’ Idie replies. Kavita
explains to Scott that what is worse is that the virus is development is
accelerating from infection to symptoms is scarily fast. ‘The blue girl wasn’t
displaying anything until two hours ago’ Kavita adds. Scott asks if this is why
he feels like he is twelve hours into a 24-hour flu. ‘Exactly. Forget “natural”
it’s the sort of scary fast that doesn’t even seem biological’ Kavita points
out.
‘Please give this
pill a sugar coating, Rao’ Scott remarks, to which Kavita points out that it
has not crossed from homo superior to homo sapiens, so she is fine, except for
being arm-deep in mucus. ‘Great. Anything else you’ve got to show me?’ Scott
asks as they enter another room. ‘Sure. The worst patient’ Rao replies
.......................
#531 Quarantine ---- SET5.-
pages 7-8 ----Wolverine
......................
as they observe Wolverine a.k.a. Logan, lying motionless in a bed, hooked up to
all sorts of monitors. Rao explains that Logan has been hit twice over, that
the asphyxiation, all the body physiognomy-mutants are experience, plus blood
poisoning. ‘Blood poisoning?’ Scott asks. ‘Adamantium was never meant to be put
inside people. No healing factor…’ Kavita begins. ‘…no Wolverine’ Scott
realizes, before asking Kavita if there is anything she can do.
Kavita replies
that they are doing all the kinds of anything they could thing up, adding that
Magneto swept the blood clean a few times, but now he too is showing virus
symptoms and his fine control has gone. She adds that Madison Jeffries merged a
dialysis machine with - ‘And I quote - “a big dirty electromagnet” which does a
similar job’. Kavita explains that it will buy Logan more time, as long as he
stays connected, but the problem is, he is Wolverine.
Kavita and Scott rush
towards Logan as he convulses and sits upwards in bed, tearing his wires from
him. ‘Logan! Stand down!’ Scott calls out, but Wolverine tells Scott that he
can’t stay, that he needs to get to Chinatown, as they need him.
Cyclops asks what
the situation in Chinatown is, to which Kavita explains that Logan received a
call earlier and has been acting like this ever since. ‘Mood swings and
psychosis are symptomatic of adamantium poisoning’ Kavita explains. Scott
throws his hands into the air and reminds Logan that he is infectious and asks
him if he wants to risk someone dying because of him being there. Logan has
trouble unsheathing his powerful claws ........
- __________MARVELDOM datase.
" India, England, America. A passion for knowledge, a talent for hypothesis, and the youthful certainty that she'd change the world. "
- Dr Kavita Rao
THE HX-N1 VIRUS:
- HX-N1 is a synthetically engineered influenza virus designed as a form of mutagenic biological warfare. The virus was tailor-made to affect at least a large group of mutants across the globe. This super-strain possessed a power-dampening effect that robbed a mutant of their extranormal abilities, and caused severe complications for those with a complete mutant physiology.
- The virus came about as part of a defense mechanism in an ongoing effort to replicate mutant powers. Unforunately the HX-N1 was released into the atmosphere. Fantomex managed to acquire a sample of the virus and ran it through the computer systems. Afterward, he gave the samples to the X-Men for further study.
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| Dr Kavita Rao. |
The first X-Man to be affected was Anole but quickly almost all mutants on Utopia were infected, and a quarantine was proceeded.
- Luckily, The non-transmission of the virus to humans was proved by Dr Kavita Rao, a Calcuta-born scientist who began her career in India and traveled to the West in the pursuit of advanced degrees in genetics, and having obtained with the end of his studies PhDs/Doctorates in biochemistry and mutant genetics. Eventually became a world-renowned geneticist.
____________________Where we stand.
Lee, ..... Bruce or Stan?
... ('NUFF SAID!!)
"Classics in class"
- The original The X-Men (Vol. 1). (September 1963). They are among the most recognizable and successful intellectual properties of Marvel Comics.
- Beginning with issue #114 the descriptive "Uncanny" was added to the cover treatment but it wasn't until issue #142 that the volume's official name was permanently changed to Uncanny X-Men.
- Granted there are always 35 X-Men titles running
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