X-Files #1

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• 9.0

  Weekly Comic Book Review - Dean Stell

  Jun 23, 2013

  A very strong first effort. It feels like the X-Files. You will hear the lines being spoken by the original actors as you read. The only thing that'll kill the series is if they stretch each story out over 5-6 issues. No decompression, please. It never took Scully and Mulder 6 episodes to solve the mystery of the haunted carnival or get to the bottom of those pesky bigfoot sightings. Read Full Review

• 8.0

  IGN - Jesse Schedeen

  Nov 19, 2008

  It certainly helps that artist Brian Denham is so good at capturing the look and feel of the show. Granted, he clearly relies on a great deal of photo-referencing to render his characters and locations. That said, most artists go that route use it as a crutch. Denham's pencils are nothing if not consistent, and this is one case where I feel photo-referencing is a benefit to a book. Like the show, the panels are bathed in shadow and cast a perpetual gloomy mood. Like the script, Denham's art isn't groundbreaking, but it's very faithful to the show, and I imagine most fans will be pleased all around. Read Full Review

• 3.0

  Comic Book Resources - Chad Nevett

  Nov 20, 2008

  (But, hey, maybe you'll disagree... <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=1422&disp=table" target="_blank">Check out CBR's preview</a> and see for yourself!) Read Full Review