Mekanix #1

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Chris Claremont returns to his favorite character, Kitty Pryde! What has the ex-X-Man been up to at the University of Chicago? Find out as Claremont brings back one of his most popular mutants!After taking a leave of absence from the X-Men, Kitty Pryde is pursuing a college degree at the University of Chicago. Purity, the anti-mutant hate group, has posted a webpage that shows images of Kitty’s Advanced Physics Tutorial classmates and their professor, Benes. Purity claims that a mutant has infiltrated the class, and hints that the class research could be twisted into a weapon against pure humans by this evil mutie creature. They do not identify which student is the mutant, and seem to want to incite a witch-hunt.Kitty, who narrates the series, lets herself into her apartment, reflecting on her reasons for leaving the X-Men and returning to Chicago: her desire for a normal life. After she changes into street clothes and heads back out of her apartment, we get a close-up of a letter laying crumpled in her wastebasket, reminding us that Kitty is on academic probation (due to losing her temper with some Purity members in X-Men Unlimited volume 1, #36) and is required to see a counselor if she wants to remain in school.Kitty shows up for her appointment with her counselor, Dr. Maureen Lyzinski, and spends the entire session in silence, staring at the equally silent doctor. She notes some photographs on the wall: the first, slightly tilted, shows Dr. Lyzinski in what appears to be a Vietnam war photo – the doc and some buddies posing near an army truck. Another shot shows the doc in a group photo at a party, possibly a reunion of those same war buddies. When the session ends, Kitty starts to leave, but stops to straighten the photo, remarking that her father was also in Vietnam. She tosses remarks to her counselor that show she is obviously resentful about having to be in therapy. After she leaves, the doctor calls someone named Jack (presumably a nickname for the dean...