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The past isn’t set in stone. The future is up for grabs. History will never be the same! JUST IN TIME FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEMINAL ORIGINAL ISSUE! FROM SUPERSTAR ARTIST ADAM KUBERT AND X-SCRIBES JACKSON LANZING & COLLIN KELLY! PLUS: A REVELATIONS STORY INTRODUCING THE X-MAN THAT NEVER WAS BY AL EWING AND SARA PICHELLI! Ever since she discovered she was a mutant, Kamala Khan has been balancing her previous life as MS. MARVEL with her role as a leader in the new community – but her conflicted identity has come at a deep personal cost. Now, pulled into the distant past by an unhinged villain with deep ties to mutant history, Ms. M more
Giant-Size X-Men #1 delivers a giant sized amount of fun with a big dose of heart, much of it thanks to Kamala Khan. Her upbeat, optimistic personality brings a refreshing change to the X-Men dynamic, and it'll be exciting to see just how much her energy influences the rest of the mutant team. Read Full Review
Blending energetic visuals, clever time-travel hijinks, and nostalgic nods, Giant-Size X-Men#1 delivers a surprisingly cohesive and entertaining start to Kamala's retro-mutant journey. While it doesn't resolve all mysteries, it kicks off this new chapter with style and promise. Read Full Review
Having chased the villain out of 1975, Kamala finds herself pushed forward about a half a decade for the next stop in the series: the Dark Phoenix Saga. That should be an interesting advancement. In theory it might be fun to see this series continue through the subsequent major moments like The Mutant Massacre and The Fall of the Mutants. It would be fun to see where the writing team might go several issues into a retro series like this. Read Full Review
Giant-Size X-Men #1 has great ideas but does not quite have the page count to pull them off. Read Full Review
But wait, theres more a backup story from Al Ewing and Sara Pichelli teases the arrival of a forgotten character from X-Men past, but theres not much to go by with it just yet, aside from the fact that shes Italian. Enough for me! Read Full Review
Giant-Size X-Men #1 is exactly the mess you would expect from Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, but more. Kamala Khan travels through time without rhyme or reason, instantly joins the X-Men without anyone asking why, and charges off to stop Legion from attacking Krakoa. And this is the moment Marvel picks to unveil Kamala's mutant powers. It's one thing to suspect this comic would be bad. It's another to realize you were wrong. It's worse. Read Full Review
I thought this issue was a lot of fun. I like most things Kamala is involved in because she's a fantastic character. Seeing her interact with character in the past was entertaining. I'm glad the continuity of her friendship with young cyclops from champions was remembered.
My biggest complaint was that it was a little slow, but most comics are these days. It's nothing unique to this issue. It's a larger issue I have with the industry. The art was just okay, didn't suck but nothing special. Minor issues really. All in all, I'm excited to see where it goes!
I came into this book expecting a mess. It’s not a new masterpiece by any means, but it’s a fun time. Kamala is just a fan dropped into a legendary moment in X-men history. It doesn’t desecrate the original story or anything. I get that Kamala becoming a mutant was an editorial mess but atleast she’s a fun character unlike some other editorial abominations. *cough* Paul *cough*.
Adam Kubert and Sara Pichelli make Giant-Size X-Men 1 look good, but make no mistake: this issue continues the ongoing desecration of the corpse that once was one of the most beloved, inspiring and exciting comic franchises of our times.
In part 1 we learn why Kamala Khan - a character nobody asked to be turned into a mutant in the first place - is the best, most intelligent and most important mutant of them all. In part 2 we learn that Prof. Xavier, a white cis male, has always been scum - by adding a new character and origin to the story of the original Giant-Size X-Men.
I doubt that any of this is what X-Men fans wanted.
The fact that Marvel is going for that crap is interesting though. I can't help but more
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