Collects Marauders #1-6. Ahoy, muties - the X-Men sail at dawn! Mutantkind has begun a glorious new era on Krakoa, but some nations' human authorities are preventing mutants from escaping to this new homeland. Which is where Captain Kate Pryde and her high-seas allies come in! Funded by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company, Kate and her crew of Storm, Pyro, Bishop and Iceman sail the seven seas to liberate their fellow mutants - as the Marauders! But the real cutthroats are back home in the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle, where Sebastian Shaw has recruited a new Black Bishop to aid in his machinations against the Club's two queens. As tensions rise, Kate's crew finds itself caught in the dead center of the Battle of Madripoor! Can the Marauders avoid being made to walk the plank?
The new world of the X-men universe is coming out strong, especially with the Marauders. I love the team line-up especially Kate Pryde & Emma Frost with other favorites like Storm & Iceman. It started strong and finished with a shocking ending. I want to grab vol 2 to find out what happens next.
I love how each person is written, especially with the writers getting how strong and grown up Kate is. They also write a fantastic Emma Frost, with some writers in the past not understanding that Frost can be ruthless with some but she has a soft spot for children and teaching. She hasn't been "evil" for many many years.
We get to see more of the politics on Krakoa, especially with the new Hellfire Club members and Kate plays a large part in that. You get to see Shaw and Frost navigating the inner workings of those two trying to be the top dog in the new Hellfire formation. My money is on Emma winning that fight in the long run.
The writing is great and I liked the art. Overall I was happy with what I read.
