Jason Aaron turns in a decent finale confrontation between Nightcrawler and his fellow X-men vs Azazel`s Pirate crew, however the issue does not reach an epic high.
The lines in this issue are witty as Nightcrawler and his father Azazel trade words and blows as two duke it out teleporter style. However while the fight with two devilish teleporters, the same cannot be said for the rest of the X-men. They can be seen in the background fighting however for most of the comic, it`s focused more on Nightcrawler who has to rescue everyone. If the comic had just shown more,extensive scenes with X-men taking down red bamfs and pirates this showdown would have felt more monumental.
However to the comic`s credit it does set up an interesting mystery involving the terms of Nightcrawler`s resurrection. Possibly making the blue elf`s return to life the main focus of Nightcralwer solo series. The ending provided a darker tone, creating a change in Nightcrawler`s character from enthusiastic, swashbuckling explorer to a man stricken with guilt and regret. Making this more of a downgrade for the character, especially since Azazel wasen`t a complex villain during this arc so the sacrifice Kurt made feels unnecessary and underwhelming. But that remains to be seen until Chris Claremont`s book comes out, with the possibility more will be revealed on Nightcrawler`s current situation.
As for the art in this issue, Ed McGuinness has been consistently satisfying with his clean, sleek, superhero action, pirate fighting fun and shots of adorable bamf babies, McGuiness has a style uniquely his own.
Amazing X-men Issue# 5 receives 3/5
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