SPIDER-MAN'S A MUTANT!
Okay, not that Spider-Man, but we got your attention, eh? Orchis' Stark Sentinels are wreaking havoc across Peter Parker's home turf, and it's not just mutants in the crosshairs now. But while Peter and Kurt thwip and bamf their way around the murderous machines, another set of eyes watches from the shadows. Secrets will be revealed in this penultimate issue!
Rated T+
Garbett delivers some beautifully detailed and visually dynamic art throughout the issue. The visuals are thrilling and emotional and I was immersed in every moment. Read Full Review
The plot is a tangled mess, but the artwork elevates it. Read Full Review
Uncanny Spider-Man #4 has all of the elements that have made this one of the best Fall of X stories. Si Spurrier and Lee Garbett have done a great job at exploring how the Fall of X direction impacts Nightcrawler on multiple levels. Unfortunately, the unnecessary promotional angle for a different comic stalls all the positive momentum this series has created. Hopefully the final issue can recover its momentum and end Uncanny Spider-Man as strong as it started. Read Full Review
The penultimate issue of Uncanny Spider-Man hurries to stage the pieces for its finale and the end of "Fall of X" resulting in the miniseries' messiest issue to date. Read Full Review
While I don't agree with their score, I do agree with what Derby stated in their review about Peter Parker, in that he was the best part of this issue for me. Everything else here was solid, but I'm not all that into the romance storyline with Nightcrawler and Silver Sable. I also think it was a little weird to have a whole page just saying "and they do" so Nightcrawler's conversation with Mystique can be in the X-Men: Blue one-shot. I feel like that could have been an editor's note with the page being filled with something else.
Art: 3/5
Story: 3/5
Total: 6/10
Spurrier’s assassination of Mystique’s character continues with the former Quiet Council members continuing to be reduced to a vengeful mother out for blood. I don’t know who at Marvel allowed this to happen to such a beloved character, but shame on them. If this is really the set up for X-Men Blue: Origins, I may need to skip it. I don’t need to see Mystique continue to be presented as nothing more than a broken down mother.
I still don’t find Spurrier’s version of Kurt to be compelling or thought-provoking and I continued to be completely uncomfortable with the Kurt/Silver Sable “romance.” Those two together are all sorts of ick. The real Spider-Man is the best part of this issue by a mile.
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