Looking at the forecast ahead, this is the last weekend I've got before summer sets in for real. At least it waited until mid-June. In the meantime, as we move into a summer of very few comics, let's look at the conclusion to a mini-series, which doesn't feel like much of a conclusion at all.
The Inhumans determine the reason Kamala looks like a melted candle is because, while the X-Men recreated her powers they didn't recreate the Terrigen Mists that brought them out. It's a catalyst, or maybe an enzyme, her body can't handle all the stretching and whatnot without it. So into a tube, gas exposure, and hallucination. Instead of Captain America or Carol Danvers, Kamala sees her mother, who assures her it's OK that she can't be simplified to an easily defined person.
Hallucination complete, powers back to normal, potential of mutation expressing itself apparently more remote than ever. Awesome! That evil doctor lady, Nitika, has unleashed the reanimated corpse of Kamala's previous body, with the mutation (read: movie) powerset activated, and has it rampaging through Jersey City. Nitika accurately sees Kamala would not trust a former ORCHIS scientist, but she really wants Kamala to activate her mutation (because she thinks hard light constructs could be used to build homes or some shit, really?), and dusted off the, "I hurt you to make you stronger" strategy.
Kamala makes it out physically OK, but Sheikh Abdullah's in a coma, and now everyone in Jersey City hates and fears Ms. Marvel, even as they acknowledge the rampage was by an evil clone. So the death of her zombified corpse is kind of a symbolic death of her old life as the generally beloved protector of Jersey City. The X-Men basically shrug and tell Kamala, "that's life in the X-verse." Excellent mentorship. Especially funny given Kamala admits earlier in the issue she knew she could ask the Inhumans for help, but keeps forgetting she can rely on others. Then she turns to the X-Men and gets, "toughen up, snowflake."
With Nitika still out there, and still determined to activate Kamala's mutation, this feels like the middle chapter of a larger story. Much of her traditional support circle are against her, save Bruno (with the way Godlewski drew the last page, it looks like they're teasing the Kamala/Bruno thing again), Red Dagger (when he's not on the other side of the world), and the Inhumans (whatever their status quo is.) Presumably she'll have some final confrontation with Nitika, maybe regain the trust of the pinheads of Jersey City. Is that going to be a third mini-series, or will this be relegated to a subplot in that NYX book? Will it even get any follow-up?
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