I was impressed by Robert Rodi's stories for the now-canceled Elektra series, so I decided to check out X-Gal Rogue's new series, written by him with art by Cliff Richards and Norm Rapmund and beautiful cover art by Rodolfo Migliari.
The story so far finds Rogue returning to her hometown Mississippi, in search of a young mutant's mom, but instead gets involved with searching for her own past. She finds out that her mother and father were involved with some cult to open a door to a dreamlike dimension called the Far Banks, only to find out that her mother crossed into the Far Banks vowing never to return.
And that's pretty much the normal stuff. There's a girl who looks just like Rogue running around. Campbell Saint-Ange is a handsome stranger who is immune to Rogue's power and claims to know her mother. Then, there's these strange wraiths that seem to attack Rogue and show an interest in her "twin." And let's not forget the cases of hysteria and derangement sweeping Mississippi.
It's an understatement to say that there's a lot going on in this story, but by issue three I was unsure where exactly this was all going, and if I cared to find out. But issue four brought a new element into the story that renewed my interest: Gambit.
This issue focused mainly on Gambit while Rogue doesn't really do anything new. Gambit, who was probably sick of wallowing in self-pity over his hopefully temporary blindness, decides to track down Rogue using his charm to hitch rides.
The issue ends with Gambit walking in on Rogue and Campbell in a motel room. No, it's not what it sounds like. Or is it? Let's just say I'm looking forward to the next issue...
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