Exiles #98

Exiles #98
As usual, this issue is no good. The art by Ronan Cliquet is so jam packed with strange perspectives, and the story by Chris Claremont is, well, just so incredibly sucky. This story is entirely forced. Seriously, it makes no sense. Not that it has since Claremont took over this title. Unfortunately, the longer he stays on this title, the worse it gets, and the closer it comes, I fear, to cancellation. Does anybody think this is good anymore? The only good part of this issue is its cover by Tomm Coker which features Spider-Man 2099 in place of the classic pose of Spider-Man mourning the death of Gwen Stacy. The cover is cool. The story and interior artwork is CRAP. And why is Thunderbird running around again? And wasn't he dead? Whatever.
As an additional note, apparently the fact that since returning to comics Claremont's work has gotten worse and worse has been noted editorially. He's officially been booted from New Excalibur, following the next issue. Please, Marvel! Do the same for Exiles!