Great teaser while we deal with the (surviving) Shi'Ar Imperial Guard deal with the X-Men.

I am really looking forward to the new stories after JB's completed his "house cleaning" of getting to the new status quo.

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I think as a one time thing, ersatz versions of the Distinguished Competition's characters are fine.  They can make nice Easter eggs.  And given Cockrum's earlier work, they were just fine when they first appeared.  But when they show up again and become part of the repertory cast of the universe, they need to be distinguished as characters and become more than just copies of whoever they were meant to be.  

Even though JB obviously does not care for the LSH copies, he's certainly put more effort into doing the necessary work into making the Guard concept a "Marvel" one than any other creator I can think of.

Once again, a truly gorgeous read. Thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece. Nothing I've read in the last fey years from the company who handles this specific fictional universe can hold a candle to this series (an I regretted wasting my money on those books).

The "living D'Bari salad" was a really overwhelming revelation. So logical, and yet... never figured out before (as far as I know).

What are the odds of Spidey swinging by Amanda's apartment once again at the same moment of Kurt's return to the location?  Maybe Spider-Man was waiting there for Kurt to return?  He served his purpose being there by giving Kurt the information about Amanda's demise.

On 09 December 2020, Paul Wills wrote:..........

So, Paul, how do you feel about that now you’re the one inking the issue?

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With the many smaller figures, I have to be so much more careful inking them and still try to vary the lines as if they were drawn larger (but to scale). One wrong move and Nightcrawler can end up looking like Beast! But honestly, I welcome those challenging panels/pages.

One of the best pieces of advice you gave me that I'll never forget is that on one of my early posted pages you mentioned the lines looked a little too same-y. That really opened my eyes on the use and effect of line weight and started me on a studious course for line improvement.

and I just have to say it - this project is a proud badge of honor for the rest of my life!