X-Men #3 is another home fun for Hickman and company. Hickman introduces a significant new threat in Hordeculture, one that has nothing to do with humanitys racism against mutants. They are an interesting bunch of characters, and their background in horticulture gives them a way to undermine Krakoa. Leinil Yus art makes the issue work so very well. His pencils are detailed and sell the action and dialogue on the page. X-Men #3 sets up some interesting stuff for the future and continues this books run of excellence. Read Full Review

This creative team has set the bar high for expectations when it comes to future issues. But seeing how effortlessly they have cleared expectations already, I think it's safe to assume that the X-Men and their fans are in good hands. I highly recommend this issue to X-fans. This is an instant classic in the cannon. Read Full Review

Overall ‘X-Men’ is finally finding its groove. This book ushers in a new threat, makes some relationships shine, and also manages to bring some very clever humour. This series is now becoming a must read. Read Full Review

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It also seems like the X-Men are scrambling as well to fight these new threats as they come. Watching Sebastian and Cyclops get their asses handed to them by four old women past their 60's was not something I was expecting to be a highlight for this issue. At the end of Powers of X, Moira proclaimed that mutants always lose. It's becoming harder and harder to keep that fate from happening. However, that's the fun of this book. Watching the X-Men fight to protect this new era for mutants, even with fate stacked against them. Protecting paradise doesn't come easy. Read Full Review

It's asmart, science fiction-based adventure, and one that willhave repercussions on future stories. Read Full Review

This issue is SUCH a dramatic improvement from the first two that it might have sprung from another mind. Trust me. You're going to want to pick this one up. Read Full Review

I like my action super hero comics… but I also love a bit of humour and this issue has a good deal of both (arguably leaning more towards the latter… but still both are present). The dialogue is easily the stand out… especially that banter between the intruders. What I also love about this issue is it can work as a stand alone story… it feeds into a larger arc, sure, but it doesn't end on a big cliff hanger or something that makes you feel you absolutely have to get the next issue. Perhaps that's seen as bad for longevity but personally I'm far more likely to pick up a comic if I don't feel like I've only been given a few pages of a much larger tome (I know I'm weird like that). This is certainly a fun addition to any comic collection. Read Full Review

Elements of this weeks installment simply didnt sit well with this reader, such as many of the comedic elements sprinkled throughout the story. That said, Hickman sticks to his story, follows his own rules well, and continues with thorough details that reward dedicated readers of all the X-titles. Read Full Review

I know we are coming up on issue 9 soon, but this issue really is a standout on the first 8 issues of Hickman's run on the title. Read Full Review

Everything about X-Men #3 is solid. The story is good and brings in some new and interesting characters into the fold. The art is all-around good. The colors catch the brightness of the landscape well, while still keeping the tone of the story. I do have a few hangups about the villains and how what happens in the issue. Also, the whole Krakoa thing seems to be falling apart super-quickly after it was built up as such a huge deal. Read Full Review

Overall, the idea was great for what unfolded in X-Men #3. Where they missed the mark was the impact that we should have gotten from this visually. Something is going to have to change moving forward considering that this is the core X-Men title for Dawn of X. Though if we are looking at this for what it is? There was still some entertainment to take from getting an example of the kind of danger that can hit these from left field. They clearly have not prepared for everything. Read Full Review

Though we still don't get many answers about the "Xavier Question" posed by X-Force, X-Men #3 is still a pretty solid effort from Dawn of X. Continuing to expand the enemies of Kraoka while introducing meaningful problems into the narrative, Jonathan Hickman, Sunny Gho, Rain Beredo, Gerry Alanguilan, and Leinil Francis Yu keep the main X-title on steadily entertaining rails. Read Full Review

I liked this issue for its science-fiction sensibilities and its clear relationship subtext everyone is dying to learn more about between Jean, Emma, and Cyclops. So far each issue of this series feels different from the last and yet each has a strong identity all its own. Read Full Review

It's an entertaining issue and actually manages to use the new status quo to tell a new type of story, but the issue is also a little too distracted by itself. Read Full Review

X-Men #3 is another superlative issue. Jonathan Hickman is operating at a completely higher level than other comic book writers. X-Men is once again the premier Marvel title and is an absolute must-read. This comic is well worth the cover price. Read Full Review

As it goes, "Hordeculture" isn't a particularly bad issue ofX-Men; mostly it suffers by virtue of it's following up thegenerally excellent first two issues. Hordeculture as a group isentertaining and intriguing enough that they're worth a second look,even if they don't quite shine like they should here. There are chinksin Hickman's Dawn of X armor present in this issue, but they're verysmall and likely easily forgotten as the series progresses. Read Full Review

There's enough pure fun here that the issue isn't a total wash, but it's a messy affair. Read Full Review

HORDECULTURE FOREVER!!! Lmao anyways, I love how Hickman has been putting Scott at the center of this series. It’s been a while since a writer did Scott right. This issue had some hilarious jokes, although not all of them had the desired effect. The art was beautiful and this was an overall fantastic issue. Loving every panel of Dawn of X so far

Fuckin boomers

Okay, I think I understand this series now. It's not the core DoX narrative that its flagship title might suggest. Instead, this is "Scott Summers And His Mutant Pals Explore The Hickman Idea Factory." Every issue presents a new story seed capable of supporting at least a miniseries. Hordeculture, the seed du jour, is an audaciously absurd cross between the Golden Girls and Bond villains. I love it. The art's hitting a high-water mark here, too.

But I see the ratings are running very hot and cold. I have a hypothesis as to why: I think Mr. Hickman is better at writing one of the common genders than the other, and in this issue, the balance of dialogue runs contrary to his bias. It's a problem, but one I can forgive -- although maybe I shouldn't.
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Hordeculture comes to town and kick the A-word. Art was again just wonderful I am convinced that Leinel Yu is making sure to give his best work on this title. The ladies of Hordeculture left an impression on me. Another great use of the status quo by Hickman who manages to tell a story perfect in size with original concepts and dark humor to boot.

I guess I'm in the minority that enjoyed this issue. I quite liked Hordeculture and want to know more and also can't wait to see them get what's coming to them. I love the weirdness of it all. The dynamics for all characters involved is on point...yes ALL. I don't remember a Hickman book where he didn't lose me early on before I see payoff but here I have enjoyed all 3 issues so far and can't wait for more. Yu's art is strong as always with no drop in quality so kudos for that! Alanguilan and Gho are great compliments too!

I'm here for Hordeculture.

Solid issue.

Whats with the haters? At was great and the story was interesting and something different.

Prelude:
Hickman's X-Men has been great and I've somewhat caught up on my reviews to do this one ahead of time. Anyway, let's see how this issue goes.

The Good:
I actually enjoyed the humour in this, which says a lot about my own.

As expected, Hickman's infographics are greatly done. I mainly enjoyed the Krakoa one.

I really liked the character work in this issue, especially Emma, Scott and Shaw.

Hordeculture is quite interesting to me but I'll need to see more to see how they progress.

Leinil Francis Yu's art has been absolutely great and this issue is no exception.

The Bad:
Yes, I'll admit it, it is stupid that Hordeculture are able to get the jump on Cyclops and take him down.

Conclusion:
While it does have some flaws and plot holes, I really enjoyed this issue. Hickman's short story structure, world building and plotting has been great and I can't wait for more. more

Although I would label this as the weakest issue of the series up until this point, there is a lot to like and a lot to be interested by here. Hordeculture is definitely an intriguing group that I wouldn't mind seeing more of. I did really enjoy Cyclops in this issue, and I think Hickman has done a great job with him in this series so far. Plus, Yu's art is once again fantastic.

Well this seems like fun.

More world building. This series seems to be taking it's time like hickmans avengers when that started before that ramped up after infinity, and I have the patience for it, I know many people probably won't, but I can enjoy it for what it is, especially when it has good character moments throughout

I found the Hordeculture ladies to be both intriguing & humorous.

The beginning of the issue does not grab you at all. Almost felt as though it was a filler issue of some type. But as you progress through the issue, the story grabs you and doesn't want to let you go. The introduction of the Hordecutlrure in this issue was pretty good, but Jonathan Hickman's jokes, well, weren't funny.
The art is slowly growing on me, and there are moments where it truly shines. Like the splash art of Cyclopes, after he fights the ladies, now that was impressive. And, there are moments like the background of the island..Yikes!

Hickman keeps building stuff in this book, and I'm loving to see how the pieces are forming structures.

" All i see is soft. Soft. Soft. "
- HORDECULTURE

X-men #3 achieves the perfect measure of humor and adventure while inserting a new group of "villains" into its mythology.

This edition follows what was proposed in the last edition, it is more of an introduction to a specific point than the continuation of an arc. While last time we had the appearance of the summoner, this time we had hordiculture. If it goes this way, the next edition will probably not continue with this arc but will introduce something new.

We had some fun interactions in this issue, especially within the Summers/Grey/Frost core. We still don't know where Scott is in relation to the two women, but it looks like he's more friendly than competitive.

It was a little difficult to believe that Hordiculture couldn't be defeated, after all they were just old ladies. Shaw had his power nullified, but Scott did not. Maybe the mutants went easy on them due to their intention of not hurting humans, but they would have to keep in mind that they attacked and in addition it was the second attack they suffered (the first being in x-force #1), so It is necessary for them to start working hard before they are considered "weak".
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A pretty funny issue, and Hordeculture feels like they could've been ripped right out of Claremont's X-Men run. But despite that X-Men #3 is really lacking in story compared to X-Men #1-2.

"Please step away from the aristocrat"

Where do I even begin?

First I need to commend Hickman for making each issue of X-Men so far a more or less stand-alone one. Sure, there is the general, overarching arc of Krakoa and mutant nation, but each issue is its own thing. With the first one showing X-Men in some downtime, the second one showing Summers family spending some quality time and the third one showing X-Men fighting the most unexpected enemy yet. It's so refreshing among many books with big, many-issues spanning narratives and one book who thinks that it has a story to fill a great many issues.

About that unexpected enemy. I love it. It's funny, bonkers and gives X-Men their very one Poison Ivys. Edith is just the best.

Also, that Sebastian Shaw is one smooth talker and I'm having a hard time figuring out if Jean and Emma are friends or not because the tension between them was almost palpable.

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-Dialogue was horrible for the first couple pages, but got better
-I dont really care about these antagonist
-I like all the x-men and their interactions with each other
-Feels like a very interesting major plot muddled by weird choices
-Coloring was amazing
-I can see how people would get a kick out this one

THE GOOD:

-This was pretty good. Definitely a major step down from the last though.

-I will give this credit for improving as it went along. I hated the start, but it pulled me back in.

-Thankfully, the X-Men characters are interesting enough that I still found them compelling, despite the hiccups early on in the issue.

-I liked the action here. It was simple, but I appreciate it for being smaller-scaled.

-The Hordeculture's plan interested me, way more than the characters themselves.

-The last two pages were great. The humor landed really well and the execution was much better.

THE BAD:

-Wow. I did not like the Hordeculture at all. In concept, they're cool, but in execution, they annoyed the f-word outta me.

-The art was at its stiffest here. Yu never worked totally well with Hickman, but it detracted the most this issue.

-The dialogue in the beginning was painfully bad. I honestly don't know what happened. more

I don't care if Hickman is a visionary architect or some kind of worldbuilding mastermind who conceives the most brilliant plots and ideas. That is irrelevant when the text is poorly written and the pacing of the story has problems. Moreover, the humour is lousy, stupid... and not funny at all. As in previous issues, the art is not good. Thus, a book with almost NO AESTHETICAL QUALITY.

He might promise the most ingenious stories, so what? The reading experience is unworthy.

This was terrible. Hickman's humor doesn't work at all. The jokes are cheap and slut-shaming should not be a thing in 2019.

Pretty stupid issue from Hickman, humor is not his strongest suit.