This 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

"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

While 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

Overall ‘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

Compared 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

Marauders 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

Marauders is only getting better with time, and if you miss out on one series, don't let it be this one. Read Full Review

If 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

A 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

Overall, 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

Hickman'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

The politics behind the Hellfire Club is more interesting than you'd expect.

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.

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.

" King. I am the black King. This is my déclaration. "
- SAMUEL SHAW

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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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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 probably pay off down the line. I hate to say that the book is a waste of money but a lot of this could have been done in the background with a more interesting story being in the actual comic.

Michele Bandini does a great job on figures and Federico's colors are also standout. I liked the stark reds and blacks. Aside from that there isn't much else going on. The artists don't get much to do other than draw characters moving from scene to scene spewing endless exposition. If this was my introduction to the series I'd be hardpressed to keep it on my pull list. It's not the worst comic on the shelves but it's the sort of book that will leave readers questioning the $3.99 they are dropping every month on the title. more

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?

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.