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Well that hurts, but in a good way
Okay, so I thought the first volume of this was a little hard to read - not in a bad way, but in an emotional punch way. But then I got to rereading this one and... holy goodness, I had no idea.
It's hardly the only superhero series where bad things are constantly happening, but it seems more visceral in this one for some reason, and I tend to blame that on getting very attached to the characters in a remarkably short amount of time.
An interesting thing that happens in this one is that... well, in the first ultimate collection, we got to meet another team doing as much hopping and "righting" as the Exiles, though in their own way. And this time, we actually get a brief story, uncomfortable in a good way, from their tam's point of view.
Now, this is the second time I've read this book, but the first time was a number of years ago. I've since widened my knowledge of the Marvel universe, and that makes it both better and worse. If I were the sort of person subject to making a big "Nooooo" I would have done so a few times during this book.
The art continues to be lovely, a bit cartoony but in a way that adds to rather than distracts from the story, and the colors are wonderfully vibrant.