X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 Review

Writer: Leah Williams / Artist: Lucas Werneck / Marvel Comics The pre-pandemic revival of X-Men comics has spawned a wild amount of new books featuring dozens and dozens of mutants we all ride for and debate over. Many of these X-Books have been great, but if I’m keeping it a hunnit, a few have been a trash since Hickman stepped away from his role as HXIC. Leah Williams did not let Trial of Magneto fall into that category. This comic is a gentle reminder of the danger any omega level mutant poses when misguided or grief stricken. Magneto sits in the middle of that unfortunate Venn Diagram, facing off against the masses he called neighbor days ago. Spot-On Characterization It’s one thing to write an enjoyable comic book, but it’s a complete other thing to get your characters right. Learning how to write in a specific voice is hard for any writer, but to do that with 10-15 beloved heroes who have years, decades, or more than half a century of history is quite impressive. Here are my Leah Williams highlights from Trial of Magneto #2. Captain America: Not even starting off with a mutant because she did such a phenomenal job with the soldier with a heart of gold. First off, how in the hell have we not gotten a Cyclops and Captain America team up book yet? The respect these two show each other in such a simple offering of an island tour was just the most cordial nerdy shit you could ask for. The Ma’am line. So Cap. The response to Pietro throwing the shadiest vemon while …