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9.0
Best issue of the run thus far! So Underrated. 5.5?? Hell no!
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3.0
Worst writing, worst art and worst leading character. Please someone save Laura.
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3.0
How is the art so bad all the time?! And the dialogue, my god.
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1.5
THE GOOD:
-I like some of the imagery. Even if the art butchers it, it's there.
THE BAD:
-Oof. This was bad.
-God. Kudranski's art only gets worse.
-Wow. This writing is really bad. The narration at the beginning was super pretentious.
-The pacing felt really off here.
-Oh no. That graphic was just … no. "How to Bore Someone in Two Pages" is what it should have been called.
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10
I really like this comic. Reading some of the reviews, I know it isn't for everyone, but I think that's because Hill isn't "spoon feeding" us the typical comic book story. This book is more sophisticated than other Dawn of X titles and does require a bit of patience and faith in Hill's story telling.
Those looking for easily defined "good" and "bad" characters with expectations of resolution in every SINGLE issue may not have the patience for this story arc. I think that's because each issue isn't being presented as a "Harry Potter" like movie plot with easily recognizable tropes and no need to go beyond the four corners of the issue. Instead, Fallen Angels issues are more like "Lord of the Rings" episodes. Hill expects the reader to have some outside knowledge or at least intellectual curiosity and the willingness to explore the world outside the 616 Marvel universe. more
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9.5
" I am Apoth. I am god. God made by man. To make men as god. So i am lonely. So lonely. Perhaps that is why-- i keep leasing her to me. Psylocke. You are the mother of god. Soon. I will tell you how you created me. Soon you will serve your child. Soon... "
- APOTH
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9.0
in the first part of the book there wasn't enough dialog at all for me but the excerpts from the scrolls of exile was absolutely brilliant and the second half was much better
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7.0
According to Kudranski Cable has a better booty than Psylocke or X-23
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6.5
Prelude:
Fallen Angels has so far been my least favourite title of Dawn of X so this issue needs to prove the series to me fast.
The Good:
It's starting to make sense why Hill chose Psylocke, X-23 and Cable to create this team.
The Bad:
The characters don't make sense considering their past. Laura already knows these lessons.
Still don't like Kudranski's art.
Infographics aren't working for me either.
Conclusion:
Fallen Angels better improve soon because my interest continues to wane every issue.
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6.0
Writing often feels jumbled and messy. It's not inately bad, it just is more confusing than the book is worth. It can also be hard to tell who's talking on close ups of the eyes and mouth.
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5.5
X-23 and cable being nerfed to maken kiwanna seem better is geting on my nerves, the art got better but had a weird white outline around the characters making them look like stickers.
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5.0
Weak issue for a struggling series, I can imagine a lot of people on the fence with this series would drop the title after giving this a read. There is no sense of a payoff from this slow cooked story and there is nothing immediately satisfying in any of these issues either. No feels when I read this title despite the fact that children are dying left and right. Nothing ever seems clever or earned and with this being the third issue you would expect to have something to define this series by now. Oh wait we do! How could I forget the terrible cut and paste art of Kudranski, that is what will forever remind me of this series. Despite being drenched in black ink Kudranski has some seriously awful panels with characters who are always feeling as dynamic as possible. These guys cant even pop a squat without looking like there gonna jump into action at any second. Kudranskis art makes everyone including the reader feel uncomfortable. Bizarre choice in subject matter for his panels as well. Its a shame cause Psylock, Cable and X23 are cool peeps but you'd never know that if you looked here. more
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5.0
Laura says "I don't understand any of this" and between the story, art, and dialogue I second her sentiments. Big swing and a miss for Dawn of X...
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5.0
Fallen Angels was one of the first real duds in the Dawn of X line of titles. In hindsight, it should have been a red flag to the fanbase. The series is a footnote at this point and has probably been memory-holed unless you spend your restless nights reviewing old comics as I do.
Before getting into any actual review of the comic it's worth mentioning that the cover has nothing to do with the actual content of the book. I know there are a lot of comics that have bad covers but this one is particularly off because it doesn't give you an idea of what the series is about. It's just one woman looking at another, compelling stuff I know.
There isn't much going on in this issue aside from the fight between our trio of heroes (Psylocke, X-23, and Cable) and Apoth. The comic is immediately let down by the art direction. The pages are too dark and it's nearly impossible to make out what's happening on any given page. I'm not sure why Szymon chose to use this style for this material but the editors should have stepped in and made an adjustment.
The story is also a letdown and it's pretty clear that Brian is phoning it in at this point. I know he has a lot going on but this material is way below his writing caliber. The dialogue is pretentious and the characters will way off. The most egregious point aspect of the series has been Psylocke and the training that she puts Cable and Laura (X-23) through. The characters are young but the idea that Psylocke is giving them basic combat training is laughable unless you're a total noob and never read a story featuring these characters.
Young Cable is once again humiliated and never seems to land as a character regardless of the series he's in. I wasn't reading X-Men when he showed up initially but every comic I read featuring the character makes me miss the old version.
The series hints at a potentially interesting conclusion but Fallen Angels has been a slog. At best this is a series that should have been edited down to a one-shot. I have the rest of the series so I'll eventually review it but the title is one of the least exciting series I've read since launching this blog.
Rating: 5/10 more
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4.5
The dialogue continues to be stilted; the art continues to fail in storytelling... This is easily the worst book of Dawn of X. I'm really hoping that this one ends soon. I just feel like it's so caught up in... I don't even know how to describe it, but it's most exemplified by the info pages. That was easily the worst part of the comic for me, and I tend to like those pages. That part is pure bore, and it seeps into the rest of the issue, infecting the dialogue. And I don't understand why Bryan Hill is having so much trouble with this one. I read his Batman and the Outsiders and it's not that bad. It is not my favorite book, by any means, but it's better than this. Same goes for his Angel series over at Boom. This book needs a change up or it needs to end, with something better taking its place. The only thing I can say positively is that I liked the ending. The whole Apoth/Overclock thing is genuinely interesting and a nice spin on Hickman's whole idea going into the X-Men. But it's just so much work to get to those moments of interest. more
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3.5
"God lives in the moment a gunshot ends a life." I have never rolled my eyes so hard it hurts. By the time I recovered and my vision cleared, I was able to see artwork that would make a middle school art teacher proud, and that's about it.
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3.0
This book is a delirium by the author. I'm happy to know it got cancelled.
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3.0
Great news: we are officially half way done with Fallen Angels! Yup, its still horrible. Bryan Hill doesn’t know how to write any of these characters at all. The info pages this issue were just globs of text and were such a major turnoff. I’m still not even sure who or what Apoth is and the art is awful. Every character is written horribly. This comic took me like 7 minutes to read
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3.0
In my dream world, any Marvel editor who wanted to hire Szymon Kudranski would have to sign an affidavit to that effect on a copy of the "Cabbage Patch Kid Psylocke" page.
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10
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10
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9.0
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9.0
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8.5
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6.0
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5.5
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