WHO ARE THE NEW SENTINELS?
The original Sentinel Program was human supremacy and fear coded into circuitry. But now their legacy falls into the hands of mutantkind! Powered by cutting-edge nanotech, this new generation of Sentinels protects a fragile peace between mutants and humans. But when being a Sentinel is your job - your life - is it possible to stay human? Mount up as Alex Paknadel (CARNAGE) and Justin Mason (SPIDER-PUNK) bring you a brand-new team of heroes that will take on the most heinous mutants! Their first mission: Capture Omega Red!
Rated T+
Now that Krakoa has fallen, the mutants have to reintegrate themselves into the human society. With the already existent tension growing between the mutants and the humans, someone has to keep the very fragile peace between the two. That's where the Sentinels come in. Not the usual mutant-hunting robots, but a group of soldiers dripping in nanotech. They must keep the peace between the humans and the mutants, and in order for them to do that, they must go after some of the most diabolical mutants the world has seen. Read Full Review
Sentinels #1 is a book to be admired for it's well executed examination of monsters hunting monsters held on leashes by other monsters in a compelling manner. An excellent script is married with a perfect choice of art style for the dark point of view being examined. Sentinels isn't a a comfortable read but it is very much a compelling one! The X-Office took a risk with this one and one seems to indicate it was definitely worth it! Highly recommended! Read Full Review
Sentinels #1 is an excellent start to a new kind of X-Men book. It harnesses a unique set of soldiers who are as victimized as mutants themselves. The action is intense, and the team's uniqueness keeps the narrative strong. This is Aliens meets Jarhead for the X-Men fan who wants to explore the seedy side of From the Ashes. Read Full Review
Sentinels #1 is an intriguing experiment. It’s a ruthless, gritty sci-fi tale laced with military material. Read Full Review
Sentinels #1 introduces a bold new direction for X-Men comics, exploring complex themes through an unexpected lens. While the premise may be jarring for some fans, it opens up intriguing storytelling possibilities. Read Full Review
It's hard to find anyone to root for this in title, but I'm going to give upcoming issues a shot because of the wild swings of the premise, its dark satirical moments, and Mason's old school action art. Read Full Review
As for what this book is about, its not hard to see an overarching theme of the military industrial complex and commodifying war and hatred for profit in the way writer Alex Pakandel portrays the books cast to varying levels of morally gray to outright evil. Its not subtle, and yet it will still go over some peoples heads. Justin Masons art perfectly fits the worldview of the book, with dark, heavy lines and plenty of shadows conveying the antagonistic nature of its characters. While it may not be the most pleasant read and it definitely wont deliver the amount of fanservice some may request from an X-Men title, Sentinels #1 at least presents something a little more interesting and challenging than one may expect, and sometimes thats enough. Read Full Review
Sentinels #1 is one of the more unique comics to come out of the From The Ashes era of X-Titles, but it just doesn't need to exist. The characters aren't compelling, the motivations and stakes behind the team's missions aren't clear, and the art is below average for a Marvel comic. Drama, for its own sake, isn't good enough.. Read Full Review
Plot
Lawrence Trask, with the help of his father's company, installs a squad of new Sentinels in Graymalkin Prison that mix people with nanotechnology.
His first team, called SENTINEL FIRETEAM, is made up of Lockstep (leader), Sawtooth, Voidod and Shellback, whose first mission is to catch OMEGA RED and take him to the prison.
Each of these Real Sentinels has their own ability that together makes them a lethal team. Shellback had a breakdown with his software and Trask forced Lockstep to kill him. This comic does not contain violence and twists.
Trask has everyone as enemies, starting with the head of Graymalkin prison, Corin Ellis, going through the board of directors of the Trask company. However, the more
I was a tad apprehensive when this title was first announced. It was probably the furthest from what I expected an early X-Men series to be about. I really didn’t know what to expect going into this issue but after reading this a few times now, I can confidently say @alexpaknadel has produced one of the smartest stories of this young era.
The beauty is in how he subverts the typical mutant story structure & introduces new POVs outside our usual X-Men crew that allow for unique narrative opportunities. Similar to X-Force #1, we quickly realize just how expendable our main characters are, but Paknadel dives further into the impact this realization has on the psyche of individuals who realize they’re just a number within a mili more
I was surprised by how good this was. I expected a typical empty calorie spinoff mini series but this actually had some nutrition. I enjoyed the individual unique team members, their dynamics, and how they were written. The art was quite good too. I hope this is given the chance to run for a while, there seems to be plenty of meat on the bone for this story.
I feel like the art fit the tone of the book. It's like a B- grade level artist but he does a hell of a job. There's also room for him to grow. The story though, the story was fantastic. I'm not going to get too deep into it because I'm not trying to review the book like a normal reviewer. I'll just say there are a few kinds of books. Books that I struggle to get through because they're so boring and not that well written, and books that I burn through and reread pages because it's so damn good. This book was the latter. I had little to no trouble reading this book because I was so engaged. I wasn't even going to buy this book and now it's on my pull list.
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This was more of the odd ball kind of books we needed in the X line. Keep this and trim the fat of all the solo titles, except maybe Wolverine cause that will sell not matter what, and at least one "team" book and maybe the X books can get back to being fun to read. I'll say I'm not a huge fan of the art but it feels unique and I think it will grow on me, not to mention the coloring on this issue. This cover is A+. This issue is the groundwork for the characters motivations and I must say that it's got me interested in these soldiers and their backstories. Decent job on this book IMO.
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