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I used to see 10s as "this was as good as Watchmen" but now I just think of them as "this comic had to be put into one of 10 piles so I picked the top one". I'm personally pretty stingy with mine.
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Merlyn has finally tipped into full-blown madness: He's sent his Furies on a campaign across the realm to burn everything in sight, and only those who swear fealty to the mad king will be spared. But there is still hope! A bargain between a powerful new ally and the Knights of X may just secure the Siege Perilous and the future of Avalon. Elsewhere, Saturnyne forges an alliance with a former enemy. But trust is a fickle thing. Will these new allegiances bring triumph or ruin for the mutants of Otherworld?
‘Knights of X' comes to a satisfying yet bittersweet far too short conclusion, sticking with the epic settings and fantastic character beats that have made it a winning series the past few months. It speaks to the power of an idea and a creative team when something that we only have for a short period of time resonates so much with members of the audience. This chapter of the Otherworld story might be over, but the Captain Britain saga is far from over. Read Full Review
An underwhelming end to a lackluster story, with a few interesting character beats, unfortunately the didnt land as well as they should have. At this time Im ready for a new voice and direction from the creators, but Ill remain tentatively optimistic. Read Full Review
Knights of X concludes and mercifully so. Read Full Review
Instant classic
This is a pretty dang satisfying conclusion to the series. I appreciate that the author tightens up her prose to maximize clarity and answer all the big questions. The art's pretty fun to look at, too.
This is one of those "back on the comics limbo shelf with you" finales, but I have no problem with it. The series went through some wild adventures, and Captain Britain and Otherworld go onto the shelf (probably not for long) appreciably changed.
Can't fault Howard for ambition, but this was just a messy outline of the story she wanted to tell.
Hm. I would love to be one of the 10's on this one, but I found it rather garbled and anticlimactic, and making death in Otherworld harmless just after killing a major character there feels like a bad step back towards the problems of low-stakes death that made the resurrection protocol status quo necessary in the first place. Bob Quinn's work is good, but doesn't feel as necessary to the story as it did in Way of X. I'm glad to hear Captain Britain will return because I love her and I'm into the Rachel/Betsy romance, but this phase of her story feels like a misfire.
I don't get the "10" ratings. A 10 is like instant classic, something we'll be talking about 10 years from now. Example, Hox/Pox. A 10 is not "vaguely enjoyable".
I thought this series had excellent early promise and there's some great creativity in the author's Otherworld, but this seemed all over the place.
I'm most disappointed by "Captain Britain will return." Why, exactly? She's been the star of over 30 issues of Excalibur and Knights of X and since losing her Psylocke body isn't a very popular character. Other characters should be so lucky to get that type of editorial push.
This was kind of a meandering mess and honestly I'm good if Betsy stays in Otherworld behind the scenes for 5 years. Just more
Good Lord, wasn't expecting much, but this is a dumpster fire. Everything was resolved in the most predictable way and wrapped up in a hurry. Terrible writing, awful antagonists. Just terrible.
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