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Marauders #3
| Writer | Gerry Duggan |
| Artist | Michele Bandini |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
SALT WATER & HELLFIRE! THE NEW BLACK BISHOP OF THE HELLFIRE CLUB!
Sebastian Shaw recruits a new Black Bishop continuing with his machinations against the two Queens of the Hellfire Club! Meanwhile, Captain Kate and her Marauders wreak havoc on the high seas from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the name of the mutant cause!
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS
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9.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Dec 04, 2019This is possibly one of the most absorbing issues of the series so far. A greater sense of Shaw as a power player and the kingdoms of red, white and black are becoming more clear. Read Full Review
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The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Dec 04, 2019Michele Bandini's art is fantastic. I love how all of the panels are framed and the details Bandini adds to the art. There are a lot of great visuals throughout this issue and I can't wait to see what Bandini does next. Read Full Review
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8.5
411Mania - Jeremy Thomas
Dec 05, 2019"The Bishop in Black" continues Marauders' status as the best ofthe Dawn of X books so far. Shaw's political moves are a great way toplay with the complicated personal conflict aspect that has always beena key of the X-books, and his final page reveal sets up a hell of apotential conflict within Hellfire. With Bandini and D'Amico's cleanartwork adding a lot in terms of character depth, Marauders #3 isanother hit from this team. Read Full Review
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8.2
Black Nerd Problems - Chris Aiken
Dec 06, 2019While I doubt it, I hope Duggan and the team give the crew of the Marauders the same kind of focus they gave Sebastian. It would be nice to see some character development and relationship at play. However, I feel like all of the main protagonists in Marauders act more like chess pieces in service to a larger plot than actual fleshed-out characters. What I've noticed about Marauders is that more than any of the other "Dawn of X" series, it's a book more focused on the internal threats than the external one. Everybody has their own agenda, even the mutants and something tells me this won't be the last we see of the infighting for control of Krokoa's future. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Matthew Aguilar
Dec 04, 2019Marauders is only getting better with time, and if you miss out on one series, don't let it be this one. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Dec 04, 2019Overall ‘Marauders’ regains its title as the best book in the ‘Dawn of X’ line-up. This issue alone shows how dynamic and complex this story is as evident in the final page. Read Full Review
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8.0
Beyond The Panel - Jideobi Odunze
Dec 04, 2019Compared to the first two issues, Marauders #3 was a fast read. Though it was one worth getting this early in the series to further set the stage for everything that is to come once the story has really hit the ground running. For as much fun as we hope to have, there is going to be real problems to deal with, and that does not exclude the problems from within. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Dec 07, 2019Marauders takes a slight break from the ongoing story to set up some important characters, while also giving us a great, broader look at some Krakoa nuts and bolts. It's very much appreciated. Read Full Review
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7.5
Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Dec 04, 2019If youre not an X-fan and have just hopped on board, you will probably enjoy this issue more since you had no background of Sebastian Shaw prior. Furthermore, if youre a completist, then you have no choice but to snag this issue. Otherwise, the entire issue could be summarized by the cover and preview excerpt alone. Read Full Review
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7.0
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Darryll Robson
Dec 04, 2019A thoroughly entertaining piece of adventure with a pantomime villain in all his glory. For the fun in the new X-Men world, Marauders is where it's at. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - Kat Calamia
Dec 05, 2019Overall, it was nice to see a different side of Marauders as the series sets up the pieces for a larger war for power amongst the Hellfire Club's royalty. Read Full Review
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4.0
Impulse Gamer - Matt Fischer
Apr 06, 2020Hickman's run has been entirely about change and a new status quo, but some writers seem hellbent on writing characters like they've been written for years. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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9.5
Prelude: I absolutely loved the previous issue of Marauders so let's see what Duggan has in store for us this time. The Good: I loved the focus on the Shaw's this issue. It showcases each of them greatly. It's interesting to see how the outside world views Mutants and Krakoa. Art is really good here. I enjoyed the infographics in this issue. The Bad: Less of a focus on the Marauders but that barely takes any points away. Conclusion: Even though it focuses mainly on the Shaw's, I really enjoyed this issue and it expands on Sebastian from what we had seen in #2.
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The politics behind the Hellfire Club is more interesting than you'd expect.
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8.5
" King. I am the black King. This is my déclaration. " - SAMUEL SHAW
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8.5
THE GOOD: -I loved this issue. -The art was nice. Simple, but effective. -Sebastian Shaw is just a great character, and one I find particularly compelling out of the universe. -I love the Hellfire politics. Strongest aspect of the series, if you ask me. -I'm really excited to see where this is going. THE BAD: -The graphics felt off here. It was odd to have stuff from the main storyline pop up so randomly in a one-off issue.
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8.5
I was a little surprised that this book's namesake weren't in this issue whatsoever, but we've seen Sebastian a good amount in the past two issues and this was also really good. I liked how Duggan wrote him here and I'm really intrigued to see more of his side of the story, despite having a relatively small amount of interest in him going into this series.
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8.0
Wow, I never thought I could read a comic centered around Sebastian Shaw for all 22 pages and not get bored, but that's exactly what Duggan and Bandini have done. While this issue was nothing special, it was still a lot of fun and Duggan is finally fulfilling the Hellfire Club's potential to be one of the most interesting organizations in comics.
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8.0
The Marauders do not appear in this book. And yet, it's still a great read, fleshing out the story and other major players involved.
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7.5
Somebody oughtta tell Sebastian Shaw about playing catch with your son, because his "take a walk with me" style of fatherly bonding gets boring fast.
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7.5
We are witnessing a new war in Krakoa that is much more internal than everyone imagines. Will this be the first Krakoan villain to return against the X? With an edition focused on Sebastian Shaw, we know a little more about his objective as part of Hellfire. Using manipulation and lying tactics, he intends to use his son to defeat Emma and Kitty. This edition avoids the mischaracterization of characters that this title had been suffering, but even so, it does not make its objective clear. Is it about saving mutants who don't have access to Krakoa or a power struggle between mutants?
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7.0
"A Shaw and a mutant!" Prior to this issue, I had no idea that someone like Shinobi Shaw event existed, but I'm glad he got added to the book. Thanks to him I finally got to see what I was waiting for. Sebastian Shaw scheming and plotting. And it made this issue of the Marauders the best one so far. It would have been even better if we saw Kate kick some ass.
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7.0
Duggan gives us a little one on one time here, this time with the Black Bishop and it worked really well. Story was interesting throughout its entirety and I really enjoyed the art. I felt the sons dialogue was pure cheese with those daddy issue jokes but other than that it was a solid comic book. Not groundbreaking stuff here or anything but enough to make you want a little more.
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7.0
A step down from previous issues. Would've liked to see more of the Marauders' exploits as opposed to the Shaw's scheming. Though it is nice to get a bit more of Shaw's perspective.
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6.5
This was a little slow and not super engaging to me, and there weren't even sick burns to make up for it. Do all men with mutton chops in the Marvel universe have half-Japanese sons who hate them?
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6.5
I'd love to blame COVID-19 for lack of reviews of the Dawn of X line of stories but the truth is that the current run of X-Men comics is a mixed bag and there are better books out there. Marauder's #3 feels like a setup or filler issue with the bulk of the book following Sebastian and the newly resurrected Shinobi Shaw, his son. I hadn't seen Shinobi since the '90s. I always thought he was a cool character I just wish he showed back up in a better book. Sebastian spends this issue reacclimating Shinobi to the world and the Hellfire Trading Company. Shinobi, still coming to terms with the situation openly speculates whether he still wants to kill his father. There is a lot of plotting and foreshadowing in the issue that will probab more
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I felt like I've read an entire wikipedia entry on House of X/Powers of X/Dawn of X and the only new content was the last page.
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