I have to admit that I was a reader whom until I picked up the first issue of Peter David’s X-Factor reboot in 2005, had never heard of Monet, but after just a few issues of this mysterious, alluring raven haired mystery woman, I was quick to become a fan! Her deadpan humor and utterly narcissistic attitude had me running online to read up on just where she came from!
Well, seems like Ms. Monet St. Croix has in fact quite a bit of back-history to her, being part of the Twins, her stint as Penance, etc…too much for me to handle! Besides, the only incarnation that really mattered to me was the current version in the latest pages of X-Factor, and how I tuned in regularly to see the brash, arrogant superpowered heroine in action! Oh, Theresa Cassidy was delightful to look at (and even the grown-up version of Layla Miller, to an extent) but it was Monet’s whole package that had me as the fan I was!
More Comic Double Takes: The dramatic openings to Jim Starlin’s Warlock story in Strange Tales #178 and Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo #9 bear striking similarities!
STRANGE TALES #178:
USAGI YOJIMBO #9:
