The X-Files: Year Zero #5

CRITIC REVIEWS

• 10

  SciFiPulse - Patrick Hayes

  Dec 21, 2014

  A fantastic addition to The X-Files' history. However, it can't end here. I want more from 1947. Everyone must return for a second series. C'mon, IDW! Don't make me go Robert Patrick Modell on you! Read Full Review

• 7.8

  We The Nerdy - Ben Ecker

  Nov 26, 2014

  The two different time frames being given their own distinct and appropriate art styles works incredibly well. Scott and Malhotra give us a cohesive X-Files world, despite the fact that we have a modern portion that is drawn in a dark manner that looks exactly like you'd expect it to and a portion taking place in the 40s that's been given a very old school comic strip aesthetic. With any property adapted from a live action source, likenesses of known characters can be a make or break element. For the most part, Scott (I assume that Greg Scott was responsible for the modern segments, based on the other work of the artists. I can't actually find any specific reference to who penciled what though) does a commendable job with our leads. This does, however, make it very distracting when a panel pops up in which one of them, usually Mulder, looks totally different. Read Full Review

• 7.5

  Unleash The Fanboy - Max Delgado

  Nov 25, 2014

  Overall, X-Files: Year Zero will be remembered for the new monsters and heroines it introduced — but not the story. Read Full Review

• 6.3

  BGCP - Stuart Addison

  Nov 26, 2014

  Some dodgy plot issues aside, The X-Files: Year Zero has been a lot of fun. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  AIPT - Nick Nafpliotis

  Nov 26, 2014

  Unfortunately, the random and 'out of nowhere' elements that infiltrated the series' final couple of issues took the luster off the it, a bit. Read Full Review

• 4.0

  Comic Bastards - Nick Philpott

  Nov 29, 2014

  To me, that dramatic tension is the X-Files. It's unsolvable, gruesome cases, but they're so ridiculous that you have to laugh so you don't scream. That's the reason the Lone Gunmen exist, it's the reason Mulder cracks wise in the face of literal demons (he's got more than a little Spider-Man in him, I think). This series lacked that flavor. It went as dark as it could and didn't let you come up for air, other than the times that you were supposed to think Dell was simple because he worked with animals like a savant. Glad to have this one over and done with. Read Full Review