The 1965 Neil Simon play The Odd Couple, later made and remade into a number of movies and TV shows, posits that two divorced, middle-aged men who exist in an imaginary binary of cleanliness are fertile grounds for comedy.
This variant cover by Justin Mason for NYX #7, out Jan. 8, posits a similar scenario for young mutants Wolverine and Ms. Marvel. One is a trained killer fast adopting her father’s role as a protector of mutants who strikes fear into those who would cause her people harm. The other is a bright-and-shiny superhero known more for rubbing elbows with the Avengers than getting down-and-dirty in the streets.
The question is, which is the clean one and which is the messy one?
Actually, I bet they’re both messy and Prodigy is the clean one. But he’s not on this cover.
Check out Mason’s variant cover below, and keep scrolling for the basic deets.
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(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A) Enid Balam (CA) Sara Pichelli
“I’ve seen what you’re building, Prodigy. And I don’t think you have any idea how dangerous it is. Ms. Marvel trusts you, but you’re helping her perpetuate a lie. Sophie trusts you, but you’re absolving her of her crimes. Wolverine trusts you, but you’re asking her to indulge her violence. Anole trusts you, but he’s the only one of you holding to the old ways. So I’ll make this easy. I’ll do it in a language we both understand. My name is Synch. And I challenge you to a battle to the death. I challenge you to the CIRCLE PERILOUS.”
Rated T+
In Shops: Jan 08, 2025
$3.99
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Dan Grote is the editor-in-chief of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Winston Wisdom.
