Fall of the House of X #3
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| Writer | Gerry Duggan |
| Artist | Lucas Werneck, Jethro Morales |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
THE END HAS TRULY BEGUN! The X-Men have taken all they're willing to take from Orchis... Now it's time for them to do the dishing out. Unfortunately, just when it seems like one threat is over...another rises to take its place. The final battle of the Krakoan age rages as two series that are one move toward a crash that will echo across the universe...
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.2
Comic Watch - Bethany W Pope
Mar 18, 2024This was perhaps the weakest issue of the event, thus far, but there were still a few effective moments glittering amidst the rubble. Read Full Review
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9.0
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Mar 13, 2024Werneck and Morales deliver fantastic art throughout the issue. Both visual styles complement each other perfectly. Read Full Review
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9.0
Nerd Initiative - Ken M.
Mar 13, 2024The X-Men do not hear a final bell as their last stand vs. Orchis continues! Duggan balances the dramatic atmosphere with big moments. The art team of Werneck, Morales, Valenza and Lanham give readers much to enjoy with strong visuals leaving a lasting imprint heading into the next phase. Read Full Review
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8.5
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Mar 13, 2024Fall of the House of X #3 is easily the best issue of this X-Men crossover thus far. The story had a much more focused presentation. This helped make the war between the X-Men and Orchis have its maximum impact. The spot this issue leaves us increased the curiosity of how things will turn out when all is said and done. Read Full Review
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6.7
Major Spoilers - Christopher Rondeau
Mar 13, 2024Fall of the House of X #3 finally leads to the conclusion of Orchis versus Krakoa, and while that feels good, it has some questionable narrative decisions. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Mar 13, 2024At three issues in, Fall of the House of X has become the antithesis of the House of X miniseries from which it takes its name. Where Jonathan Hickman insisted that all other X-Men titles end before he began his run to ensure that House of X (and Powers of X) were the sole, singular X-Men narrative for readers to focus on, Fall of the House of X feels less like a story in itself and more like a highlight reel of events happening in the handful of other Fall of X stories that are running simultaneously. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Okay this was a significant step up from the previous issue. This is what's so frustrating about Duggan; he *CAN* be a pretty good writer, he just has way more misses than he does hits. But this one, refreshingly, was one of his hits.
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8.0
Mutants vs Fascists is a more compelling premise for me than Mutants vs tedious DBZ power creep AI God Final Boss. This single issue is fine all around, but the broader story that it exists within just isn't fitting together as well as it could and the experience suffers because of it.
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7.0
This is still a bit disappointing, in my opinion, but I also don't think it's a bad comic either. It doesn't really help that Werneck only does some of the art here as opposed to doing all of it like in the last two issues. Hopefully this series, and the Krakoan era as a whole, can have a strong landing.
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7.0
The story is feeling very rushed and I feel like stuff is happening off panel that we should be seeing. But maybe that's just due to the inherent chaos of crossover events. Dr. Stasis' death was pretty satisfying I guess but I do feel like we could've gotten more out of it.
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6.5
Art: 3.5/5
Story: 3/5
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6.0
Big, splashy plot developments roll out with questionable narrative connections. The mutants are winning, but it's by being murderously, disappointingly bloodthirsty.
They arrange inventive scenarios for their killing, and they usually have a snappy one-liner ready. It's creative storytelling suited to an 80s action movie, and it depresses me.
Also still depressing: Gerry Duggan's omniscient narrative voice. I'm running out of analogies--wiki page, term paper, newsreel report--to express how unbearably BEIGE I find this prose.
Still, I'm holding my rating in "average" territory in recognition of the fact that this event's biggest crime is disagreeing with my subjective taste.
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5.5
Last page was interesting. The rest felt so generic and bland.
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5.5
Disappointing and just generic and bland. This reads as if Gerry Duggan gave up and went home early so he is recapping the event for me. What a waste of time. How is Jordan D. White letting this ship?? Art is passable and a waste of time and money. Shame because this is making sure I never pick up another X book after the Krakoa era ends. At least I have Al Ewing/Vecchio and Gillen/Silva giving a 120% to finish this thing PROPER!!
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