ONE OF THE X-MEN IS CHANGED FOREVER!
Past and present clash in final battle on an island of secrets and sin! What darkness lies within Sapphire Styx?
Can a ghost from the past save Psylocke from oblivion?
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Without spoiling much more of the issue, I do think that Jim Zub and the X-Men editorial team found a very elegant way of unraveling the Gordian knot that was Psylocke's problematic identity, and we shouldn't see too many fans unhappy with the new status quo. Read Full Review
The balance of the visuals remain hopelessly sketchy, and they fall right in line with the "oh, is this still going on?" feeling given off by the final developments of the main plot. Mystery in Madripoor isn't going high on anybody's must-read list, but the final issue distinguishes itself. Psylocke fans will need to check out the hot new status quo, earning this final issue a provisional Buy It recommendation from us. Read Full Review
Overall, the mini-series as a whole were a mixed bag of results with a few standout moments and major character changes spread throughout sixteen Macguffin heavy chapters. Read Full Review
Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #4 isnt as bad as the second issue of this mini, but its still not good. Jim Zub is a talented writer, but this is by far the weakest work Ive seen from him. The comic isnt a complete wash, but I cant quite recommend it either. Read Full Review
I'll start with the worst, the art is really weak in large portions of the book and sometimes it can be very distracting. Contrary to many, this was my favorite Hunt for Wolverine series and I really wanted to collect this on trade, but it's hard to justify paying the cover price with such low quality art.
This issue, and maybe the whole story arc, was clearly just a way to streamline Psylocke's backstory so it can be accessible to new readers once the X-Men Universe gets a soft reboot with Extermination, followed by Uncanny X-Men #1. Her body switch story was incredibly convoluted (even for 90's standards), and even though she's been one of my favorites since the 90's and I grew up with Asian body Betsy Braddock, a lot of peopl more
Essa mini começou péssima, ficou ruim, aí na terceira edição a arte melhorou e na quarta ficou até legal, super anos 90 com um roteiro bem mais ou menos
I don’t see what the point was of Betsy getting her original body back even though she looks exactly the same and this series contributed little to the overall Hunt For Wolverine story, although there was solid art by Silas and a battle between a bunch of classic X-Men against some new 90s-like Mutants in Madripoor. Also Magneto was involved. Mystery in Madripoor works as Nostalgia for the X-Men Days of old, but fails to contribute much to Hunt For Wolverine
The core Mystery in Madripoor story ends with futility, pointlessness, and more embarrassing art. But the good news is, a healthy chunk of #4 is devoted to Psylocke Development Theater, complete with actually competent guest art. It doesn't redeem the series or even the issue, but it does pin this closer to "average entertainment" than any of the previous numbers. This is just good enough (barely) to satisfy the inevitable, curious Psylocke fans who drop in for her status quo updates.
The art in much of the book was so unattractive it distracted me from the story. I found many of the main characters hard to recognize.
Once again, rushed to the ending.
Thank gooooood the minis are over.
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