Astonishing X-Men #51 p.15 - Northstar Wedding Issue! Iron Fist

Astonishing X-Men #51 p.15 - Northstar Wedding Issue! Iron FistAurora, acting as her brother's "best man", decides to spirit him away for a sisterly heart o heart. Though Aurora being who she is, her words are not all, shall we say, "appropriate"? Thankfully, by the time she ends the conversation I think it's safe to say that we see a moment in which Jeanne Marie is truly happy for Jean Paul despite her lifelong bigotry towards his sexuality. The scene ends in such a way as to make the more liberally minded fans

Great page featuring the as yet unseen enemy commanding all races to join them

as a solemn Renee sits quietly by

As the building collapses

Just as The Parliament tells Swamp Thing that they are at war now

Love that face in the last panel

courtesy of The Rat of 12 Plagues

This magnificent work of art was the second version of the page Perkins illustrated

boiling the water to vapour as it passes through in panels 3 and 4

having just stumbled upon Heatwave as he lays half-drowned and mangled near death

Cool page featuring the new Constrictor trying to make a move on Asp

Lois and Renee chat

Combined with the textures created by the different wash techniques and Perkins' expert understanding of shadow and light