Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1 takes a new look at the Master of Magnetism and his role within the new mutant nation. Fans who prefer character pieces and Hickman's take on the X-Men will definitely want to pick this one up. Read Full Review

Overall this was a fun simple story with some breathtaking art. It really sets up many stories to come and I highly recommend checking it out. Read Full Review

With massive restraint and elegant simplicity, Hickman and Pérez turn a tale about a man buying an island for a friend into a deep sea epic. Read Full Review

This story is composed of lovely art, wrapped around a mystery. What more could you want? Read Full Review

The one-shot installments of Giant-Size X-Men thus far appear to be playing the long game, laying groundwork for future revelations and Magneto #1 is no exception. Read Full Review

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Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto is an enjoyable comic book that places the spotlight on one of the most popular characters in the franchise. The trust between Jonathan Hickman and Ramon Perez is evident throughout this issue as both the dialogue and artwork get a chance to shine at various points. That all helped to elevate the interactions Magneto had with both Emma Frost and Namor during this story. Read Full Review

The overall story could easily be summarized in one or two sentences to catch fans up later who truly need to know what happened in this issue for future events, especially if its deemed important. Read Full Review

Magneto does a favor for a friend and goes for a swim with Namor, but these giant-size issues are less an exploration of the characters they're named after and more about seeding plots for the future. Read Full Review

As technically entertaining and pretty as this book is, it feels like there should be more substance to a book that claims to be Giant Sized. It's obvious this is setup for something, but it still deserves more resolution than what's given. Not bad, but also not Hickman's best effort. Read Full Review

Despite the clear artistic talents on display, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto doesn't quite live up to its name, making for a disappointing outing with the Master of Magnetism. Read Full Review

"Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1" is a decent comic that also fails to justify itself quite yet. Read Full Review

Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1 is one of the most disappointing books that Hickman has written during Dawn Of X so far. Read Full Review

I don't get what the problem is here. This issue is a fun one-shot that sets up future stories in the X-Men line, which is what Hickman promised this series would do. This story was pretty cool and has awesome moments for all the characters involved. The art is also really good. It's not amazing like the Storm issue, but it is fun and it sets up some more plot threads for future issues.

Magneto is one of my favorite comic book characters and this issue is a pretty good character-focused exploration of him. The Lovecraftian deep sea adventure with Namor was a lot of fun too!

Art 5/5
Story 3/5

A very fun, enjoyable, solo Magneto story

The stories in this series are rather insubstantial; they utterly require epic visuals to lift them up. Unfortunately, all the folks following after Russell Dauterman are … not Russell Dauterman.

What a chill book to return to the Dawn of X with. I keep looking at the score for the issue on the front page of the website and I keep saying to myself that "that's such crap", and yet as I come to rate the issue I cant in good conscious rate this above a 7. I...liked the art? I liked the environments, but the people looked consistently off. Like I said this book is well paced, I felt like the book was sweeping me into the ocean with Namor and Magneto on a merry journey, yet the confrontation with the sea witches left alot to be desired. Their was some clear set up and yet I also cant say that any of it excited me like every issue of X-Men can. At the end of the day these are artist showcases that highlight key plot-points and yet I didnt like the art all that much so I was hoping for the denseness of an issue of the main book but I cant even say it gave me that. So what am I left with pretty landscapes, good characterization and good pacing. Competent but not excited. more

This was fine. It's clearly setting things up for the future (and if that includes more Namor, I'm in.), but on its own, it's not much. I understand there was an artist switch that pushed this issue back significantly, so I can only assume the original artist was much more suited for this and things just didn't work out.

None of the giant size x-men have been horrible but there also not great either and dont have much substance.

Fun Read. All of these X-men giants are somewhat tied into the Dawn of X stories, but them standing on themselves make for decent and fun titles. Here we get Namor and Magneto going on a fishing trip so Erik can buy an island. Hickman is while creating a fun little story is subtly setting parts into their places for what I am presuming is the upcoming X of Swords. Ramon Perez's art was nice, really like his pencil work in certain frames. Although some of his background work can use a little redoing. Overall, a fun little story that sets up elements needed for later on.

" And yet... I see there pillars behind you. So i do not choose the stone. I choose the other."
- MAGNETO

I was expecting better from Hickman.

This is fine. Art's a little... off, and the pacing's weird, but it's not bad I guess.

Purposeless.

I mean it wasn’t bad, but I also wasn’t super interested? Even with Namor there! Just like... nothing happened?

One of the most worthless and inconsequencial comic book issues i've ever read.

art was ok.
Story was too decompressed and had some problems. Emma could had contacted Namor by telepathy.
Lots of pages of only landscapes with nothing really happening, too little about the title character. 4 pages could had told this story

Some of the most uninspired writing I've seen out of Hickman, who continues to prove to me that he really doesn't want to be doing X-Men. Way to much meandering with the plot, with Magneto mostly coming of as a simp for Emma Frost. Absolutely nothing happens for over half the book until Namor finally shows up. I also wasn't impressed with the artwork, which looks traced. Please try to give a damn next time Jonathan, or go back to Fantastic Four (or just leave comics all together, nothing is making you stay).