Era #8, Part 17: Generation X #41-45

Grade: C-

Larry Hama concludes his time with Generation X with another odd story. It is no surprise that Emma Frost made a lot of enemies both as a member of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle and in the boardroom as a cutthroat businesswoman. It was during her hostile takeover of a vulnerable research company that Emma made an enemy of Bianca LaNeige. It is actually a great set-up but the story execution gets a little unclear from there. Bianca ends up in space with some undefined powers that allows her to turn aliens into dwarfs in order to highjack their spacecraft and get revenge. At least Larry closes his 12 issue run by nicely wrapping up things that he started.

[2-Stars] Generation X #41 - "Massachusetts Chain Saw Massacre" The students spend some downtime watching a horror movie marathon. Despite her bravado, it gives Jubilee a nightmare that seems too lifelike. It is an homage to classic films such as Psycho, Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, and Friday the 13th with past Generation X villains playing the lead roles.

[2-Stars] Generation X #42 - "She Came from the Stars" Emma Frost takes the students to a miniature golf course where they are secretly being watched by Bianca LaNeige. Bianca has an old grudge to settle with Emma. She turned seven space-faring aliens into enslaved dwarfs she names Brainy, Greasy, Spikey, Stinky, Warpy, and Windy in order to get to Earth. Generation X ends the day no wiser to the threat, but they do find Gaia.

NOTE: The psychic plan was disrupted in the Psi-War storyline in the X-Men (v2) title.  Don't worry, we will cover it soon, but it worth mentioning here since psi-sensitives to loose their telepathic powers. It has a pretty big impact on Generation X to include Emma Frost, Chamber, Gaia, and M.

[2-Stars] Generation X #43 - "An Eye for an Eye" Bianca and her "dwarfs" crash their spacecraft into the Biosphere and strike at Emma Frost and Generation X while the team is in a training session on how to fight without their powers.

[3-Stars] Generation X #44 - "Comings & Goings" This is Larry Hama's last issue, and I am grateful that he closes many of his running subplots. Skins, Jubilee, and Husk deal with the young thief that stole their deeply personal (and very private) mementos. Sync gives money to the bullies who beat him when they need a new car rather than continue the cycle of hate and revenge. Husk and Chamber finally talk about their feelings and find a way to move forward. Emma forces Bianca LaNeige and her "dwarfs" to repair the damage they did to the Biosphere, but the entire building (along with the villains) completely disappears.

[3-Stars] Generation X #45 - "Lost & Found" Emma, Chamber, Gaia, and even M deal with the loss of their telepathy.