This was when we first learned just how far the X-Men's lovely Weather Witch would go, for the people she loves. Along the decades, Storm earned her reputation as a legit badass, and this was one of her defining moments.
Nightcrawler had the idea of challenging Callisto to a duel to the death for the lives of the X-Men, but Storm demanded to take his place in the fight, since she was the leader of the X-Men. Callisto thought it would be easy, as Storm had always been a gentle and diplomatic heroine, constantly looking for peaceful resolutions. In other words, a wimp, right?
It didn't occur to the hardened Morlock leader that the X-Men's glamorous princess might survive against her. Callisto's first big surprise of the night was before the fight had even started - when she lobbed Ororo a knife, which was then caught mid-air with casual ease. But the biggest surprise was yet to come.
Paul Smith's crisp storytelling in this page didn't require redundant blurbs. The first panel shows the two combatants, so we understand how they're positioned in relation to each other. The second panel is all about Callisto's incredulity when Ororo stabs her. The last four panels are basically from the same perspective, giving Storm a cinematic "power walk" towards the reader.
If comics had soundtracks, a powerful rock ballad would rise during Storm's triumphant march past Callisto. Just instrumentals, no lyrics needed.
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