The Reign of X has Been Kind to Storm, and Storm Specifically

As I traverse through every interconnected issue of Jonathan Hickman’s “Reign of X,” I see flashes of brilliance from time to time like Zenitsu’s epic moments. Looking back, I can’t help but notice that Storm has been shining brighter than a greased up forehead before an after school fight! I can’t believe the audacity of these writers! They’re giving us pure, unadulterated glory of Storm BARZ, and I will not go another day until props are doled out to the artists and comic books doin the Lawds work on Ororo’s behalf! The prelude to X of Swords flexed the ferocity of Storm and her place as one of the X-Men’s most resourceful heroes by breaking into Wakanda’s insanely secure vault to steal Skybreaker, the ancient Wakandan weapon that was necessary to enter the battle. Later, she shocked the Arakki allied front when she put the Horseman of Death 6 feet under after a 1v1 where she used nary a single one of her powers. Giant Size X-Men: Storm

Why not just surrender to the inevitable–wash my hands of it–and start anew?After all, what’s one’s life when you have an endless number of them?Where’s the value?

Before the X of Swords storyline popped off, Storm was under attack from a machine virus, thanks to the Children of the Vault. Storm was a highly anticipated participant in the X of Swords battle between the mutants of Krakoa and those from Otherworld, so there had to be resolution to this off techno infection. Giant Size X-Men: Storm was the vehicle that would right the ship…