10. “Forget-Me-Not, Part 4”

Writer: Tony Bedard
Artist: Karl Moline

And with this, we wrap up our look at the first ten issues of Rogue.

This issue follows Rogue and Sunfire challenging Blindspot, the secret operative working with Lady Deathstrike and Silver Samurai. As it turns out, she has the memories of what Sunfire and Rogue did with Mystique in the past and gives them back to Rogue. The trio were brought on to take care of some business and did so, with Rogue stealing Sunfire’s powers and using them to set fire to a whole buncha ninjas. That part is fun. But, like, this should be the end of the arc. And there are still two parts left. Writing for the trade, folks.

But this issue is again good! The sad truth of this series, and maybe the reason it was cancelled, is that it’s at its most interesting when it’s focusing on characters who are not Rogue. And that might be why I’ve never loved Rogue.