THIS IS NYX!
This isn't a book about X-Men. This is a book about mutants living past the end of their world and into a new beginning. This is MS. MARVEL embracing her mutant life in the neon streets of the Lower East Side. This is ANOLE trying to keep his head above water. This is WOLVERINE in the shadows of Bushwick, protecting her own. This is PRODIGY writing history as it happens - and SOPHIE CUCKOO finding her own way. The news reports are bleak. The streets feel dangerous. There's something lurking underground. Evil coming from every direction. But they're determined to make it. This is mutant community. This is mutant pride. This i more
NYX #1 is an excellent title to reintroduce yourself to Kamala Khan and gain insight into how the rest of the world views mutants after the Fall of Krakoa. Read Full Review
The young heroes in NYX #1 shine whilst tackling the themes of community. This expansive tale is happy to take its time letting these characters speak. Read Full Review
At a time when the mutant narrative is shifting, NYX centers itself onMs. Marvel's true heroism.NYX #1 is packed with character moments as it sets up a team that New York City deservesif it'll take them. NYX allows its characters to emerge as fully dimensional individuals, serving as an antidote to readers who want more than just action scenes. Read Full Review
Martarino delivers some great art in the issue. I love the vibrant visual style and how it wonderfully details both the characters and the action. Read Full Review
I really enjoyed the first installment of NYX and can't wait to see what comes next. The storyline was a lot of fun with Kamala meeting other mutants that are living without a secret identity. Kamala is one of the most loved comic characters and I think she was handled perfectly in NYX #1. The dialogue was very modern and felt authentic to her character. The comic was an exciting ride that had a few twists and turns that kept the excitement flowing throughout NYX #1. Read Full Review
In the end, NYX #1 is a decent start, with more right than wrong. Ms. Marvel fans will enjoy the continuation of the saga of Kamala Khan, though X-Men fans may feel a bit left out. However, there is good reason to believe the rest of the ensemble will be better served by future chapters. Read Full Review
Overall NYX #1 isnt the most flashy of first issues but its laying down a lot of interesting tracks, the characters arent really a team yet but honestly I think thats not exactly what the book is going for. NYX seems to be telling a story about a group of young mutants finding their place in a world post the fall of their homeland, and it does a pretty damn compelling job doing it. This is definitely a book to keep an eye on. Read Full Review
Despite Ms. Marvel still not really working for me, this was a really fun first issue that focused much more on establishing the characters than on driving the plot. Read Full Review
Chalked up as a back to basics era, this book looks to try something different from the original. Focusing on new addition to the mutant umbrella of characters, Kamala, than virtually unknown characters like Kiden Nixon feels like a safe choice, but lacks the rawness and teeth that the original series had. Bringing Laura back to the series that introduced her to the comic universe felt like she was brought on to tie into the original, but shes basically a completely different character from the one we saw then. Read Full Review
NYX #1 is an interesting start and it'll probably take the first arc to really sus out some of it. Lanzing and Kelly raise some intriguing points with writing history and doing so, so soon after events. There's also the anti-immigrant feel to the mutant plight, but then there's the twist as to who is causing the attacks. There's a lot of questions raised with this first issue but so far, it feels more like a throwback to what has come before. Read Full Review
NYX #1 is a lot like the first day of a new school year: exciting, with lots of new faces, and full of potential! Read Full Review
There's action here, of course, but that's not necessarily what its target audience wants from a book like this, which I think writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly understand. The relationship between Kamala and Sophie in particular seems to be the heart of the series; they contrast each other quite a bit and it'll undoubtedly lead to some great character development for both. Read Full Review
As with Marvel's recent X-Men #1, there is definitely admirable work on display across this debut issue, but that might not be enough to leave a lasting impact. Read Full Review
NYX #1 starts a Ms. Marvel-centric book when Kamala Khan goes back to ESU and makes more than one mutant friend along the way. On paper, this series sounds like a perfect pitch to appeal to the YA crowd, but the nonsensical script is riddled with introductions that come out of nowhere, plot holes galore, heavy-handed social lecturing, and a villain reveal that's about as enthralling as reading the obituaries. Plus, the art team follows the rule of "make it look pretty, forget about making sense. Read Full Review
Oh now this was very good. The first issue is basically a Ms. Marvel comic with the rest of the characters as supporting cast; presumably the other characters will each get their own spotlight in the coming issues. I've been a big skeptic of Ms. Marvel, who's always worked best as a small-scale kid hero from Jersey City with a robust supporting cast of non-superheroes, being an X-Man. But Kelly, Lanzig & Mortarino are the first team to convince me that she can work in this context. And its always nice when a young X-Men book has its own identity and doesn't feel chained to the past glories of New Mutants & Generation X. Easily my favorite first issue of the relaunch so far.
Plot
Ms Marvel tries to continue with her studies when they meet Sophie Cuckoo, who is her classmate and they both try to continue studying even though they are a diaspora from Krakoa and mutants. Anole is another mutant who wants to fit in at this university, but mutants are seen as terrorists.
Prodigy is their teacher and Wolverine (Laura) is watching over them in the shadows.
Ms Marvel faces an attack on the campus, she is from THE KRAKOAN, who wears a uniform similar to Magneto's, but his powers are not magnetic, they are telekinetic, his objective is to make humans pay for the destruction of Krakoa.
The Krakoan is actually the mutant Hellion, who is led by Empath, who is accompanied by Sophie's evi more
This was decent. I'd prefer less focus on Kamala but hopefully that'll come in future issues. Needed more Laura. The art was pretty poor, but the writing was good. MCU Kamala has always been a lot more charming and endearing to me than comics Kamala and I'm usually very much the opposite, preferring comics versions to live action versions. The rest of the characters are cool though, and the villains are a nice choice too. Will definitely stay in my pullbox. Hopefully Mortarino is a temporary artist.
Art: 3.5/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 7/10
I like Mortarino normally but Kamala Khan was drawn pretty poorly here in my opinion.
This wasn’t for me. Lots of silly. Lots of “doesn’t this panel impress you”. Lots that doesn’t make sense.
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