Today’s new guide started for Patrons of Crushing Krisis as a quick’n’dirty way to cover a new X-Men title but turned into one of the most thorough single character guides I’ve created…
Domino – The Definitive Reading Order and Collecting Guide
Domino is a character I’ve always loved. Sure, she started out as part of an influx of X-TREME characters (and extreme T&A) in Liefeld’s X-Force launch, but Domino is the rare 90s comics babe who has become much more than that while maintaining agency in her depictions as a sexy, sexualized character.
Domino has all the skill of Deadpool and all the leadership ability of Cable. She’s funny, self-deprecating, and self-interested. She has a thing for big hunks of men and has no hesitance about making her affections known. She lead X-Force as a knowledgable friend rather than a commanding parent, and it shows in her continuing relationships with characters like Boom Boom and Warpath. She’s a complex, damaged character whose trauma never entirely defines her.
That makes Domino a treat whenever she appears, as she has in all but one iteration of “X-Force” – making her the team’s most-consistent cast member!
In reading her new ongoing series from Gail Simone, I realized that I’ve missed out on a lot of Domino’s major development; I stopped reading comics in the 90s before the “Road Trip” era of X-Force and her pair of limited series.
Creating a guide for Domino was an excellent way to fill in the blanks and expand my love for the her character. I had no idea she had her powers tampered with, led X-Force for an extended period of time, or ran with a reformed Six Pack for several mercenary years.
This guide continues my quest to streamline single-character guides to be more useful for both brief reference and deep reading. This was a necessity for Domino, from whom the line between cast member and guest star can sometimes be blurry, and who spent a solid five years appearing simultaneously in two different books.
I don’t know that I’ve gotten the balance perfectly right, but I’m happy with the results for this guide!
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