One of the most disappointing comic book series I have ever read in my life. The story simply goes nowhere. The Orphans of X have been a massive disappointment. The art is mediocre to terrible. Tom Taylor constantly proves he has absolutely no idea of the supporting characters he uses. His writing for Daken is still completely atrocious, and now he obviously thinks Logan, Sabretooth and Deathstrike are so incapable that would be captured by these random amateurs as well. As a fan of those characters, I find this insulting, and I deny to continue reading. This is my last review in the series, as I'm droping it for good. more

Gabby is so funny but this series shouldnt be a comedy.

The unoriginal plot, similar to the plot with the Red Right Hands in Wolverine vol. 4.

As almost all of us had already predicted ever since the beggining of this. Nothing new or surprising here. No emotional impact, everything happening far too fast. Also, the Cap Marvel addition feels forced.

This issue is used to catch a breath and get caught up on the plot that we were picking up to this point. The Orphan's of X (OoX) are exactly as they claim in their name, people that are effected by the killings of Logan (although why refer to him as X?). We also get a little more clarification on the return of Laura's mother. The reveal creating my most shocking moment with Daken's reaction to her. We also get an idea of what the plan of the OoX is. I am enjoying the dialog and the action of the story arc. I still have had trouble seeing the OoX as a truly frightening antagonist for the heroes. I think the biggest problem for the group is having no central figures that represent a threat. Instead we have the collection of guards used as obstacles upgraded to main threat. We get acts of violence and generic collections of faces usually reserved for background foes. While a bit of mystery and intrigue can be thrilling, being too ambiguous makes the threat seem less genuine. This is still a good Legacy start and if the ending leads to a satisfying conclusion I could see this working over all. It would probably work best as a second read through than the first as breaking up the chapters slows the pace a bit. Again fans of the one dimensional killing machine that was Daken will be saddened by the fact that Taylor is trying to give him a bit more character. If that was your Daken I would suggest skipping this arc as Taylor is obviously trying to carve Daken a place in Laura's world. more

Like I had said last issue, I was never much of a Daken fan so I was not totally on board with this arc. While the marketing materials make it seem that Daken was in need of Laura to save him, the truth is more that Laura is trying to find him and why he was taken in the first place. Making this a little easier to accept. This issue has the two actually come together after he escapes his captors in a pretty great action scene. Most of the issue involves his escape and incarceration actually, so it was one of the gripes I had for this issue. Laura and Gabby are pretty limited in this chapter. The other is that the Orphans of X do not pose that much of a threat in my eyes yet. Sure they took out Daken and kept him prisoner. Cutting of his arm and displaying it takes guts. Without motivation and structure they seem more lucky and dumb than anything. I am sure as the arc progresses that will change, but I think introducing them and their goals earlier might have added tension. Tension has been traded for mystery since the Orphans decide not to pursue Daken at a certain point. We find out Laura is being watched. Laura's mother is here and as young as Laura herself with little idea why she was being kept. There is plenty to grab a hold of here with action and mystery even without that lingering threat. There are not a lot of surprises or answers here, but there is plenty of action. This story seems to be focused on the Wolverine family that exist in Marvel right now. Is that a clue to who the Orphans of X are? more

I can't possibly pretend this is intriguing. It's way too obvious where this whole thing is heading. I'm calling this "running out of ideas". And by the way, if you're a writer and you don't know or don't like a character... don't use them at all. That's not a proper Daken. Give him his arm back, to start with. Soule did it, literally everyone hated it, and now Taylor's doing it again? To those people that liked it, could you say what exactly it is you liked about it? The writing is bad, Laura has no depth at this point, and the plot is predictable. more

In general, I hate most of Soule's works, but I purely loved this one. I love Sam, and I've always thought he's so much better as Flacon than. Much more himself. I also like the art very much.

How did Fantomex and Mystique get that close, I'll never understand. He truly hated her. As for Gambit and Rogue... if you guys don't understand their relationship, better stop trying.

Meh. Typical Bendis. I liked Deadpool though. The weakest issue so far.

Almost all good, but can we stop focusing on his relationship/interaction with Cable? I loved them together once, but now it's becoming tiresome. I'll wait and see where they're taking it thoush.

This series = gradually falling apart. Gab is just so annoying, almost as annoying as Riri at this point. Uninteresting story, very cliche, with desperate tries to give us a reason to continue. By making her mother be alive, they're taking away a great deal of her characters complexity. Plus, what's up with Daken? Why he's all soft and sweet and useless an all? Lol it's not like himself at all

Look, this issue is not 1, but a 10?? Come on people.
It wasn't even remotely good. Actually, the only good thing is that finally Gabby is left behind (or so I hope!). It's been terrible that everything was about her and we couldn't focus on Laura. Otherwise, there is nothing too great about it... Tom Taylor's ignorance of Laura's past is quite obvious. I didn't like the cliffhanger at all. It feels forced and uneeded to me. I mean, why do we have to deal with her past -again? We've seen this a thousand times before. Why not find her something new to do? Perhaps create a new arc nemesis for her, completely irrelevant with her past, for example. And as other people said, I don't like how they've been writing Daken either. He seems so incompedent, going down that easily by such a random group. They've turned him good out of nowhere, completely out of character for him, and they didn't get the looks either: he looks like a troubled teenager here. I hate it when they do that.
And in general, don't find the artwork to be that good either. It was a very disappointing issue for me. I expected this storyline ever since it was announced. more

I still don't like the story, but the characters are cool and the art is amazing.

(sigh)........

... is that a Nazi alien? Lol. I'm going to give 2, just because I laughed so hard at this. As long as Fox has the movie rights, Marvel's simply going to butcher every single X-Men comic book, aren't they.

In the first issue of Gold we are introduced to a demon looking member of the new Brotherhood of Mutants. Later placed in captivity, his story slowly unfolds. He is an alien. He was under Mesmero's control. Now we get the story of why he is on Earth. Just as has been done with numerous characters he was exiled because he was a mutant. He grew up a wild man that then re-entered civilization like an otherworldly Tarzan. Eventually he is exiled again to Earth for unexplained reasons. I found the story cliche, but still kept me reading. Where his story lost me was the inclusion of a rebellion that used Nazi (like) imagery. It was just one too many used tropes. Especially after Secret Empire. I was also unclear if he was just trying to get home or now wants to take over Earth. Earth in this case is just a prison planet where he was exiled so that seems unlikely. Since we are not told however, it is still possible that this is his new plan. This had little payoff for me making it a wast of time. The story tries to make him a sympathetic and menacing villain, but he comes off as redundant. I will give the writing credit for trying to present Mojo more like he was in the Longshot solo series. He is deadly and over the top. Where this issue did shine for me was the art. The pencils did a lot with tired character designs. The colors are a good balance of bright and washed out that did not lean to heavy between cartoon or gritty. It felt like a good fit for an X title. more

A pure ten, with all my heart. This one must be one of my favourite comic book issues of all time.

Tom King is a masterful comic book writer. I haven't had enjoyed a comic book series like that in a long, long time. Also, I have to note about the amazing artwork! It's great in almost every single way!

Aaaaaand the year has passed! Can we have Lazarus back, pleeeeeease?? *puppy eyes mode on*

I absolutely ADORE this series!!! One of the few times I've ever read such a cool, strong female lead, that doesn't turn into a feminazi eventually!

Look... yes, it feels lika kind of odd... like they missed their direction or something... but still, I love Diana, and nothing is over, right? I'll be waiting and hoping for the next one to be better.

I loved Fables with all my heart!!!