Even though it's more of a prelude and preamble as an issue, ‘Skinner' yet again continues Joe Harris' mission to expand out and deepen the mythology of the show and characters, and like he did with William Scully explore hitherto unseen elements of their past histories. It works better as a choice with Skinner given he always had one foot in the enigmatic shadowy forces Mulder & Scully have chased, and his Vietnam experiences are coloured not just by fear of the paranormal but grief at what war made him do. It's going to be fun to see just how Harris tells the second half of this story as he stitches these variables together. Read Full Review