HOSTILE TAKEOVER!
The fiend taunting the Dark X-Men from afar leaves a trail of bodies in her wake as terror falls over the Limbo Embassy. Will CHASM join the fight against Orchis...or become Madelyne Pryor's ultimate downfall? And can the Devil ever truly be trusted?
Rated T+
Dark X-Men#4 is filled with tension, atmosphere, and delicate character writing that brings a sharp edge to the themes and story of this series without bloating out its very limited page count with filler. Foxe and Scharf deserve to see this team grow beyond just a mini-series within the Fall of X. Read Full Review
Scharf delivers some beautifully detailed art in the issue. The visual style is a perfect companion to the dark tone of the story. Read Full Review
Dark X-Men #4 starts on a strange foot. Gambit touches base with his wife Rogue, who hasn't appeared previously in the series, seemingly as a reason for him to recap the series thus far. Given this is the penultimate installment of a five-issue series, that hardly seems necessary. Once that's out of the way, Steve Foxe, Jonas Scharf, and Frank Martin kick things into a higher gear with a mercilessness typically reserved for horror stories rather than superheroes. Read Full Review
Conceptually, Dark X-Men #4 has some great ideas, but the execution in this issue falls short. Read Full Review
I don't know if it's because I've been handing out a lot of 7's and 7.5's while reading some of the miniseries from Fall of X, but this I ended up liking this one more than I thought I would. Easily the best issue of the series for me thus far, as everything just clicked a lot better for me here. Foxe's writing is the best its been here, especially shining in the beginning with Rogue and Gambit, as well as the brief Chasm appearance. I also enjoyed the pages with the evil Madelyne Pryor, as she was absolutely brutal in this issue.
Art: 3.5/5
Story: 3/5
Total: 6.5/10
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