Truly, this is one of the best debuts in the Dawn Of X overall, and a feather in the cap of everyone who made this book happen. This is really something special to behold. It's fresh and exciting and delivers exactly what I would love to be seeing more of in the X-line. Plus, the last page is just to die for. I couldn't be more excited for what's to come and I hope you are too. Read Full Review

Hellions #1(Wells, Segovia) offers solutions to the problem of anti-social mutants in the New World Order with a misfit team of wildcards under the command of Sinister and Kwannon. Read Full Review

Stephen Segovia delivers some impressive art in this first issue. The action is visceral and dynamic and the characters are expressive and beautifully detailed. A great looking book. Read Full Review

Wells and Segovia create a sharp opening tale packed with humor, spice, action, and pure insanity. The story simply makes sense while showcasing Segovias fantastic artistic chops and makes this reader genuinely fall in love with Mister Sinister… Yup, I just said it. Wells makes Sinister this hilarious character we want to despise but simply cant. If you're on the fence with this one, I highly recommend grabbing this and adding it to your pull list. Don't forget to drop me a line and let me know what you think! Read Full Review

I don't know if it's good to be bad, but Hellions #1 made the statement that it pays to keep your enemies close. This will be the Dawn of X book to look forward to if you want a story that is not only action-packed, but one that will keep you guessing at every turn. Nothing should ever be trusted to be straightforward when Mister Sinister is involved. Him or even this band of misfits thrown together. Read Full Review

Hellions #1 is easily one of the best debuts for Dawn of X. The creative team does a fantastic job of setting up the stakes for the team of antiheroes. It's full of action, emotion, and humor. X-Men fans should absolutely pick this one up.  Read Full Review

As a first issue there is more stage setting than revealing character development, but the setting, premise, and composition ofHellions provides a voice for an unexplored segment of Krakoa's society. Read Full Review

Hellions #1 is a solid debut. It delivers action and a team you want to cheer against. It's concept isn't new and we've seen it many times before but it's cast of characters creates such an x-factor it's hard not to want to see it all go off the rails. It's one of the better Dawn of X titles and a debut that'll have you want to check out more. Read Full Review

Hellions #1 has a fascinating premise. Putting together a group of mutants to use in the worst situations, a team that is already on the edge of breaking Krakoan is a great idea, and Wells pulls it off admirably. Read Full Review

I am grateful, though, that the creative team took this task on. The comic itself was well done; introducing the team and ending with the foreseen antagonist. All the props to Segovia and Curiel. The art in this book is crisp. Wells is kind of wild with his Mr. Sinister. An asshole joke and a catcalling joke in one panel. I was amused at this “lovable jerk” Sinister dialed up to 11. If the latest X-Force was not violent enough for you, this series promises to be right up your alley. Read Full Review

A good, solid first issue establishes all the characters and their story going forward. It looks to be a nice addition to the Dawn of X landscape. Read Full Review

I can not deny the quality of the creative teams work on this project. The writing it emotional and deep, just as the art is superbly executed to match it. Its just the main theme that worries me. Read Full Review

While that last bit might sound a bit much, Hellions #1 really is a lot of fun. Thanks to the droll wit of Wells’ characters, emotionally dynamic artwork, and the meaty, carefully laid out concept, this opening has a lot to work with. It would have been nice to see that potential in action fully, but despite that Hellions #1 is a rich opening gambit from the misfits of Krakoa. Read Full Review

Hellions begins as inessential, but very welcome entertainment"it still has plenty of space to grow into something better, too. Read Full Review

Overall this is an exciting start to what is sure to be a wild and crazy series. This is such a unique team that you haven’t seen anything like it before. I highly recommend picking up this truly unique book. Read Full Review

Writer Zeb Wells has a knack for the sort of wacko-serious vibe I assume Hellions is going for, and, hopefully, it lives up to the promise of this issue (his concurrent Ant-Man run is also very good). Stephen Segovias art is comparatively tamer given the books premise, but its very consistent with the vibe established by Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva in House of X andPowers of X, which lends some nice continuity to the overall slate. Im very interested to see what he can do with the material given to him here, especially if it involves Nanny in greater capacity. Read Full Review

"Hellions" #1 is a solid debut outing for Marvel's band of merry Mutant villains. Read Full Review

Wells and co. have quite a bit of team assembling and explaining to do in this first issue, making it feel a bit more like a #0 than a #1, but they do it all in entertaining fashion with great artwork. I am excited for what is to come from this title. Read Full Review

Hellions #1 has a lot going for it past the whole "It's the X-Men but violent and mean" thing that's been advertised. There's a strong sense of humor and a good mixture of characters as well. Read Full Review

Wells ends the book with a big reveal and while there won't be spoilershere as usual, suffice to say it's enough of an eye-widener to forgetjust about all of the flaws this book has for the moment. Wells andSegovia are off to a bumpy but entertaining ride, and if they can smooththe way a bit there could be something really fun and distinct from theother Dawn of X books here. Read Full Review

Solid start

The first issue and I'm hooked. I'm more excited for this book than some of the original Dawn of X titles. It's appears to be a perfect recipe for interesting storytelling. (1) Underused/forgotten mutant teammates with violent tendencies, (2) Antihero/confused Havok, (3) Badass/cold-as-steel team leader Psylocke, (4) Scheming/hidden agendas overseer Mr. Sinister, and a (5) "Ooooh...they're F#cked" situational set-up for issue #2.

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Ebonthorne - Mar 25, 2020

The first issue and I'm hooked. I'm more excited for this book than some of the original Dawn of X titles. It's appears to be a perfect recipe for interesting storytelling. (1) Underused/forgotten mutant teammates with violent tendencies, (2) Antihero/confused Havok, (3) Badass/cold-as-steel team leader Psylocke, (4) Scheming/hidden agendas overseer Mr. Sinister, and a (5) "Ooooh...they're F#cked" situational set-up for issue #2.

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Holy shit this book should have came out along with the other Dawn of X launch books.

I thought I was done with Dawn of X but after a few solid recommendations, I decided to check out Hellions #1. While the issue isn't strong enough to draw me back into the X-Line of comics it is a great first issue. If you're still reading those books at least it has one series that works...for now.

The comic opens with Havok and Nightcrawler in what appears to be a pretty basic mission. Things go horribly wrong for the heroes and Havok loses control of his powers. He causes massive property damage and nearly kills innocent bystanders.


This leads to a "Quiet Council" meeting to discuss the situation. It turns out there are several mutants on Krakoa that have been out of sorts. Mr. Sinister has the idea to collect these misfits into a group and sonofabitch, the Hellions are born.

The makeup of the team is pretty weird with Nanny and Orphan Maker being the oddest choices. I hadn't seen either character since the 80s but I always found them to be fun characters. Wildchild also makes an appearance. He's been around for decades but I have fond memories of the character from "Age of Apocalypse" and when he was a member of X-Factor. Havok is one of my favorite characters but the standout member of the team in this issue is Scalphunter.

Scalphunter now goes by John Graycrow. The character has also been around for decades and is most notable as one of Sinisters original Marauders group. I don't believe any of the Marauders were fleshed out so Graycrow comes off as a blank slate. He's cool, gruff, and gets the issues best moments.



I like the cast and the creative team does a great job establishing the tone of the series.. Some of the characters have regressed it seems. I'm pretty sure Havok mastered his powers a long time ago and I'm also fairly certain that Wildchild wasn't this feral the last time I'd seen him.

Aside from the nitpicks the issue is fun and is easily the most entertaining Dawn of X book I've read in a while. The series has a lot of potential going forward.

Rating: 9.5/10 more

Solid first issue.

Mr. Sinister takes charge of a dirty-half-dozen of psychopathic mutants. With Psylocke as field commander, they step out in search of a niche to call their own. This intro did a superb job of informing me about the team, many of whom were unfamiliar to me, and getting me excited to see where they go next. The art's not quite to my taste but I recognize the skill and effort involved. The writing IS to my taste; Zeb Wells' motormouths delight me. He takes Hickman's "Court Jester" approach to Mr. Sinister and absolutely runs wild with it.

Prelude:
I've only read Zeb Wells' Ant-Man which I've been enjoying so let's see how he does with some mutant based stuff.

The Good:
Sinister is always fun to read.

I like the look into the more evil side of mutantkind.

The infographics are great, really show off Empath and Hellions.

Segovia's art is good.

The Bad:
Nothing.

Conclusion:
While the cliffhanger leaves me a bit confused, this was a great first issue of putting the team together. It's a matchstick pyramid and I can't wait to see how this team deals with that.

Very solid first issue

I had low expectations for Hellions 1 after the monstrosity that was Fallen Angels, but Zeb Wells and Segovia knocked this issue out of the park. Mr Sinister is as manipulative as ever. Hellions 1 does a great job of introducing the team and setting up some potentially awesome missions for the Hellions in the future

Surprisingly good! Interested in seeing where this goes.

Solid start, this series promises interesting and big things. The artwork is ok.

This was a really good first issue. I'm excited for what comes next.

'Kill me.'

Sinister, Psylocke... It's a great beginning.

wow, I agree with the other comment, this should have been part of dawn of X wave 1. This definitely is better than Fallen Angels and I like it better than some of the current X ongoings and it's just the first issue. The problem presented is neat, the roster for this team is fun, the story is interesting, the set-up is cool. The art is great, wow I liked this comic a lot. My only small complaint is the ending which will inevitably set up the next issue to be mostly flashing back to how that ending happened, but otherwise, great!

I thought this was a pretty good debut issue for this series. I think it didi a nice job of establishing the cast of characters going forward, which is made possible through fairly strong writing from Wells. I did think this was moving a little fast at times, but I also know that's to be expected with a first issue in order to set the stage for what's to come. That said, I like the cast I mentioned previously, despite me not knowing much about most of them prior to reading this. One other plus is Segovia's art, as he did a really nice job throughout the entire issue.

I like the premise. The art is very good, but I do not love this version of Alex Summers. I wish he could have been written more similar to Rosenberg's version in Astonishing & Uncanny. Guess it was only one issue, so will have to wait and see.

I thought this had some pretty good moments. Mr. Sinister is my fave.

"Reach your point before violence comes"

I liked this one.

Had a few moments but I just cant invest my time into something that I dont love after reading. Feels way too familiar for me. Im out

The last page had me excited! But this is nothing special other than that unfortunately.

It's average. The art is ok. And the plot seems good, but I can't care about anyone that isn't Sinister, Psylocke ir Havok.

Boooooring.