This was a strong start to a series which promises to be, at the very least, entertaining and interesting. The art is worth the cost by itself. Read Full Review

Nightcrawlers #1 takes the philosophical questions of current Nightcrawler comics and tries to jam-pack them into a short event to decent success. Read Full Review

Si Spurrier's lore introduced here is nothing short of heavy, with signatures of Hickman-ian world-building found throughout. Still, Spurrier's script is able to pace itself enough that readers connect with its characters as they traverse the universe in an attempt to stop the villainous Essex. Read Full Review

It's a slice of story in the overall arc and doesn't quite work on its own. It feels like a story that can't quite fit in the main event series but also doesn't quite stand on its own as well. Maybe as the issues play out it'll work a bit better but as a debut issue, it falls a little short. Read Full Review

Ultimately, I think the idea is to break into the Moiras and reboot this puppy. And if thats the case, Im sorry to say Im going to be very disappointed if fans get this Season 9 of Dallas dream event where we just rewrite all this Sinister nonsense by killing a Moira clone (yes I know that dates me tremendously to make that reference). But anyway, if all of this gets wiped away, what was the point or premise of the event? Moreover, whats the point of Nightcrawlers #1? I really wanted to like this but the hyphenated dialogue, conservational confusion, and cultist vibes mixed with unexplained plot threads and a frigid cold open left this reviewer with more questions and concerns than purposeful plot threads and promise. The jury is still out for this reviewer. Ill gladly give it another issue but at this point, Im aiming low. Read Full Review

Nightcrawlers #1 is an interesting start to a book that's about magic and a rebellion of Sinister figures. It's hard to get your bearings given that it's set ten years into the future, and the story doesn't do too much to catch us up, but from what we can gather, things are bad, the world is misshapen, and needs a reset. There's ample character work and ideas at work here to get you rooting for the Nightcrawlers. Read Full Review

Maybe this one will work itself out eventually but at the moment I cannot really recommend this at doesnt do itself any favours and there is not really that much to grab onto at the moment. Read Full Review

Now *this* is what I wanted from Legion of X. With the crossover forcing him to focus (and a better collaborator in the tireless Paco Medina), Spurrier returns to the heights he reached in Way of X. The bloated cast is pared down here to just Mother Righteous (the best and most interesting new idea in LoX, and this is her best appearance yet) and Vox Ignis (an idea I was skeptical of in LoX, but who shines now that he's got a little room to do so) and it makes an immense difference.

And while the Nightcrawler chimeras are largely background characters with personalities that are by necessity pale imitations of the characters they're based on, Spurrier & Medina give them enough weight that they nevertheless feel meaningful, using them to comment on Nightcrawler himself and giving them personas that are just enough off-center from their other progenitors to make them feel distinct without being so far off that they're unrecognizable. (I can't quite imagine Peter Parker yelling "yee-haw" about swinging on a chain, but not because it's outside the scope of things the original character could in theory do.) I'm glad it's Spurrier writing the chimeras; the uncanny balance they require plays to his strengths.

Three chapters in and this crossover is coming out white hot. By default I tend to roll my eyes at Events, but even I have to admit that the post-Hickman era has been great for X-crossovers in general: Judgment Day was fantastic, and the Dark Web X-Men mini surprised me by being the best thing about its otherwise-disappointing parent crossover. This has been a great era to be an X-fan! more

The art looks pretty and the script cruises smoothly along at a fast clip. The titular Nightcrawlers don't make much of an impact, characterization-wise, but there's plenty of fascinating plot development to make up for that.

I think Sins of Sinister is going to hit a lot harder when I can read the whole thing at once instead of month-to-month.

If you didn't read Legion of X this is gonna be a cluster f***

This debut issue was a solid read, but it's also probably my least favorite of Spurrier's Nightcrawler work thus far. I think there are a lot of good and interesting ideas here, but they don't really come together in a way that fully realizes its potential. It was still good, though, and I just hope it improves with the other two issues.

It was OK overall but I was left feeling like I missed important information from previously occurred events here because I never followed Way of X or Legion of X. Too bad because it had good concepts.

I loved legion of x and really like mother righteousness however this didn't grab me the way I hoped. It was a decent read and I'm definitely going to reread it. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either in my opinion

I’ll admit off the bat that I don’t connect with Spurrier. The ideas and general plot is good here, but the text is denser than it needs to be and hard to follow.

Art: 4/5
Story: 3/5
Total: 7/10

I'll be honest: half of this was incomprehensible to me.