Iceman #11 brings some heartfelt and touching closure to the story of Bobby Drake and this complicated time in his life. He is able to grapple with some of his own turmoil by helping another, and a lot of the themes come full circle in what is a surprisingly simple plot structure. Plus, Gill, Rosenberg, and Grace himself bring some stellar artwork to the book. This one is strongly recommended. Give it a read. Read Full Review

Bobby goes on an abortive date with Rictor and the pair of them get called in to simmer down a fractious self-hating middle-aged mutant right in the Drakes' old neighborhood. Some excellent flashbacks to key points in Bobby's life - from his pre-Xavier childhood to as recent as Teen Jean outing him - deepen the story. This issue whacks the "mutant = gay" bell as hard as it's ever been whacked, and most of it works well. "Pray away the mutation" is a bit on the nose. The visuals are serviceable and the script is structurally sound. There's still plenty of roughness around the edges of the dialogue, though.