Iceman #5
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| Writer | Sina Grace |
| Artist | Alessandro Vitti |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Doing everything he can to avoid having a heart-to-heart with his parents, ICEMAN dives into super hero work. But he knows the approach of the truth is unstoppable...
Luckily for Bobby Drake, there's another unstoppable force barreling toward him: THE JUGGERNAUT has returned!
But this is one alibi that might just be a death sentence!
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS
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10
Bleeding Cool - Joe Glass
Sep 06, 2017Honestly, this issue strikes a wonderful balance between bombastic and intimate, and the team have put together a stunning issue, a vital and important new entry in the growing lexicon of LGBTQ+ representation and understanding in comics. Read Full Review
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9.5
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Sep 08, 2017This is one of the most socially relevant comics Ive read in some time. As yet another straight, white, cis, male maybe Im not qualified to say this, but Joe Glasssglowing reviewallows me to feel confident in saying that this is a skillful encapsulation of the struggles of a LGBTQ+ youth having to struggle with their traditionalist parents. This comic deserves to be supported. Pick it up. Read Full Review
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9.5
On Comics Ground - James Cesena
Sep 09, 2017I've gotten spoiled with Kevin Wada's covers and he is missed this issue. however, I'm familiar with this issue's cover artist Marco D'Alfonso's work and would have loved it if he had full art duties this issue. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comicosity - Allen Thomas
Sep 06, 2017Iceman #5 marks a turning point for Bobby for too many reasons. His family, his powers, and his life in general are put on display with an emotional intensity appropriate to the character, giving life to a conversation many people have had with their loved ones in a journey toward authenticity. I appreciate how everything was unpacked, the fact that much of this issue was a par for the course type of storytelling but without being contrived or empty. Bobby has some truly great moments and none of them are easily or simply reduced to common denominator narratives. Ive wanted things to look up for Bobby and if this issue is any indication, I think things are heading in a great direction. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - Eric Cline
Sep 06, 2017This issue has some faults, but it's still great. This conversation between Bobby and his parents has been a long time coming, and the creators don't rush through it. Instead, the reader gets to inhabit Bobby's world and feel the story's emotional impact head-on. Read Full Review
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8.5
Graphic Policy - Logan Dalton
Sep 06, 2017Iceman#5 is a powerful, cathartic end to the first arc of the comic and showed me that I'm not alone… Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Sep 09, 2017Iceman is a great comic for personal drama, and this issue really ties together the main character's personal life with his superhero life. Read Full Review
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7.3
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Sep 06, 2017It's a shame the artwork in this issue isn't stronger, because otherwise Iceman #5 is a strong finish to the series' first arc. It dabbles in well-worn tropes but executes them in an effective way, as writer Sina Grace cuts to the heart of Bobby Drake's personal struggles. We've seen him confront his insecurities many times over the years, but finally there's a sense that Bobby is moving forward and embracing a brighter future. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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9.5
Best issue in the series so far, by a long shot. Nice to see some type of closure with his parents, even if it might not have been exactly what he wanted, nor probably where the story will end with Bobby & his folks. I loved the art, and the juxtaposition of Bobby's hand-written letter with the fight against Juggernaut was a nice narrative device. I definitely got some feels from this. Bobby's father's acceptance of him was both a surprise, and also felt very real. I think his letter helped a lot, even though that wasn't explicit. It hit me harder than I expected, this issue. Coming to grips with a hard truth that you've been denying a long time can be very, very hard. Even though my issue is quite different than Bobby's, I really more
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8.0
Bobby's coming out to his parents goes poorly even before the Juggernaut attacks. Sina Grace's script does a good job juggling the two struggles and building them into something greater than the sum of their parts. Easy-to-miss feature: This issue has superb links to other X-Books. Juggsy's whole excuse for attacking the school is the mistaken idea that the Blue squad (they teleported him to Hell last year) lives in Central Park. And Quentin and Idie walk directly into this issue out of Generation X #6 without missing a beat. Alessandro Vitti's art is a bit of a limiting factor - it tells the story well but some of the people in it look simply dreadful.
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