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Review and Media by Stu
Episode #36 - Cold Comfort
Music Composed By: Shuki Levy Animation Services By: Philippines Guest Starring: Dennis Akayama as Iceman Review: This episode serves as Iceman�s only appearance in the cartoon, and fortunately, it�s memorable enough for Iceman fans to be satisfied with it. I�ve always liked Iceman so it was great to see him animated. They took a really unexpected turn with the character here, as a bitter ex-member, rather than the juvenile youth he�s usually depicted as.I actually really liked him here, and it was great seeing him feuding with Cyclops. Scott was a little too much of a boy scout in some episodes, so it was cool to see him angry for once. Given that this episode was animated by Philippines and not AKOM, Cyclops looked damn cool. I�ve always preferred the blue on black look and they pulled it off flawlessly here. Whilst this effort isn�t as strong as �Out Of The Past�, this is still a very nice looking episode, with only one or two animation screw-ups (which is great for X-Men, trust me!) It was cool seeing the old costumes in the flashback segments. There�s always been a great confusion as to what happened to the X-Men before the show premiered. We�ve seen Angel as a member in some flashbacks, yet when we met him in the show, they seemed like they�d never laid eyes on each other before. This episode also shows Bobby fighting Magneto, who they also apparently hadn�t met before �Enter Magneto�. These are small nitpicks, but for a continuity heavy show like X-Men, I�m surprised they got past the producers! The other main big factor besides freeze face appearing is X Factor! I personally don�t see the need for all the different mutant groups they have in the comics, but X-Factor�s introduction here was a sensible one, which was intriguing enough to warrant a follow up it unfortunately didn�t receive. They managed to get in a few great fanboy nods, such as Havok and Cyclops powers not harming each other, and their confused reactions. It�s cool that they manage to get these little scenes in here, even though the younger audience would probably just shake their heads in confusion. Given how this episode ended, I�m pretty sure it was right that we never saw Iceman again. It would�ve been great to have him at Graduation Day for the goodbye speech, but this episode explains everything so well there really isn�t any need for a follow up. Screenshots: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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