Two weeks ago "Collision" started off with a bang! Will Chapter 2 follow suit! Find out now!
Unlike Chapter 1 which was told from X-23's POV; Chapter 2 is from Daken's twisted POV. The issue picks up right where Chapter 1 ended with Daken and X-23 following off a building and starring each other down.And Daken looking at her eyes. He wonders if those are his father's eyes, his eyes...but then quickly banishes the thought and says they are nothing alike. Wanting to be the one in power he offers X-23 his hand and tell her she needs him and more importantly the information he knows. X-23 says no and leaves. Daken watches her go and then Tyger pops out of the shadows and tells him that they're starting to get Madripoor under control.
Daken says its not his concern but Tyger's. And too a point he's right. He put Tyger in charge for a reason, he didn't want to deal with all the shit, he just wanted the power. So he tells her she can quit if she wants too but won't because she loves the city. He then bounds off into the night and begins to quote verses from William Blake's poem "The Tyger". Little bit of Marvel trivia folks, Tiger Tyger's real name is Jessan Hoan and took the alias Tiger Tyger from the poem, hence the whole "Tiger Tyger Burning Bright" line.
Daken then meets up Colcord and say's he's got some splaining to do. Turns out that Daken has been funding Colcord under the pretense that Colcord would help Daken reach new levels of power. And it turns out that Colcord has been doing some other things with the money like the healing serum. Colcord says some stuff and says that X-23 would be the perfect test subject. Colcord asks Daken to protect him and Daken says he will...but Madripoor is a dangerous place. Then...BOOM!
A kinetically charged car explodes and Gambit and X-23 swoop in for their prey. Daken says to take them and he knew that she was following him but X-23 says he only knew because she let him and he's easily deceived. Now I'm finding this hard to believe this comment. X-23's good but Daken has decades of experience on her, yes it has made him cocky beyond belief BUT I find X-23's comment to be a stretch. She might not show it and express it verbally but I believe X-23 has a hidden ego and pride in her abilities that might make her think she's all that.
X-23 then begins to torture Colcord by using her claws to pry off Colcord's fingernails. Meanwhile Daken and Gambut begin a awesome fight in the rain. The two flirt and then the two come to blows. Gambit smacks him around with his bo staff and charges Daken's arm and blows it. They also discuss Gambit's moral compass and how Gambit will betray a friend at the top of a hat and he will end up betraying X-23. The banter between Gambit and Daken is just as good as the fighting. But as Gambit lays a beating on Daken Daken smirks and say's he should have paid more attention to X-23.
Turns out that Daken gave Colcord a needle filled with some vile that has knocked out X-23. Gambit goes to help but Daken cheap shots him and Colcord sarcastically gives his thanks. Daken says he should be thankful that he even gave Colcord the needle. Colcord asks for a car and Daken calls for one and the two throw X-23 in the trunk. And that mien friends is where Liu & Way leave us till the 27th.
This issue wasn't as good as the first and I had expectations for it. I was hoping for some more musings about his opinion on X-23 but alas we didn't get very much. But in typical Daken: DW fashion we get multiple back-stabbings. It seems that Daken might be leaning to siding with X-23 and Gambit because he mentioned once in the Prelude and once in this issue that he's given Colcord too much. We have two issues left so it should be fun to see how things play out.
I loved the art on this book, it really set the mood. Mark Checchetto did the art and Frank D'Armata did the colors. It was very dark and noirish and i loved how they made the rain feel organic during Daken and Gambit's brawl.
Overall I give Daken: DW #8 7Gs out of 10. It's not as good as Chapter 1 but its still a very solid issue.
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