X-Men #19
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| Writer | Gerry Duggan |
| Artist | Stefano Caselli |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
LORD OF THE BROOD, PART 1!
When the X-Men get a distress call from deep space, they find that the galaxy's Brood problem is not as solved as they'd thought! Rogue Brood factions have begun running wild (as seen in CAPTAIN MARVEL right now!), and it's up to the X-Men to get to the bottom of why! Main cover connects to CAPTAIN MARVEL #46!
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS
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9.4
Comic Watch - B. Radtz
Feb 15, 2023This second year of Duggans X-Men has had a rough start, he returns to form with the beginning of the new arc Lord of the Brood, thats a kinda crossover with Kelly Thompsons Captain Marvel, thats got her own Brood arc going on, so I cant wait to see where we go from here. Read Full Review
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8.8
The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu
Feb 15, 2023Overall, X-Men #19 was much better than I thought it was going to be. The Brood storyline had just enough power to keep the momentum of the narrative while also simultaneously juggling almost three to four different mini-stories in the process. Duggan is certainly on to something here, however, it may be an extremely difficult place for fans to jump in on this series. Additionally, Duggan continues to make X-Men one of the top, must-read series of the Krakoan Era by mixing and matching some wildly creative stories with new ideas and missions that continue to hit the mark. This may not be the best place to jump in but, if you go back about two to three issues, I think you could hop in there. Read Full Review
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8.7
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Feb 15, 2023Caselli delivers some great art in the issue. The action is visually exciting and intense and the horror imagery is great. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Feb 15, 2023X-Men #19 melds ideas from movies like Alien and Event Horizon into an action-packed issue with plenty of good characterizations to keep X-Men fans happy. Read Full Review
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8.0
COMICON - Tony Thornley
Feb 17, 2023This issue was a lot of fun, and worth the time. This invasion is more than just another beat-em-up, using King Broo to set up a story that could have impact for a while yet. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Feb 18, 2023X-Men is full of character and adventure and makes for a very entertaining read. Read Full Review
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7.5
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Feb 15, 2023X-Men #19 quickly brings the team into the story with the Brood's attempt to takeover the Marvel Universe. The sense of urgency with the team search for Corsair and Broo worked to keep the X-Men and Captain Marvel stories separate for now while still having a clear connection to the greater Brood story. Read Full Review
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7.0
ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Feb 15, 2023There's enough cool stuff in this issue of X-Men to keep anyone into its brand of super heroics hooked, even if the execution doesn't hit all of the marks. Read Full Review
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4.0
You Don't Read Comics - David Harth
Mar 01, 2023X-Men #19 is surprising because it isnt completely terrible. Duggan somehow stays out of his own way and doesnt completely botch this issue. Nothing is spectacular, and the subplot makes some dumb mistakes, but the art makes up for a lot of the normal Duggan problems that are baked into the script. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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This book has been phenomenal lately and this issue is no different. Both storylines are fantastic. I love everything going on with Laura kinney
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9.5
Great start to this arc. I've always enjoyed Brood-centric stories and am excited to see what led them astray again. As for the side story, I'm so glad Duggan has focused so much of year 2 on Forge. You can tell Duggan really loves the character.
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9.0
The last several issues of this run have been phenomenal
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9.0
It really feels like at long last Duggan has found his stride with this book. Caselli does beautiful, expressive work, but it's not quite up to the high standards of his work on X-Men Red and in particular his Brood don't quite hit the visceral awfulness that they should have. And Iceman and Firestar continue to feel like they're not there to do much but remind you of old cartoons and have awkward, meaningless conversations about whether the team being called "X-Men" is sexist. (It IS a relic of 60's casual misogyny, but it's also a lucrative trademark owned by Disney and will never be changed, so having the characters talk about it feels frivolous and empty and makes Firestar look that way too.) But that's all picking nits. Overall this more
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9.0
Much better issue from Duggan this time around. I like both stories and especially Forge and Monet's venture which made this issue keep my interest. But I have to give it to Stefano Caselli on art who killed it. The details on almost everything from faces (near or far) or towers and windows or railings and their shadows were just splendid. He did nothing wrong here. Federico Blee on colors complemented Caselli well too. It didn't feel like I was reading X-Men Red but actually was tailored to the story. Nice work!
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8.0
On the script side, it's just one big tense scene surrounded by a bunch of choppy little scenes. But the dialogue and characterization are decent, the plot developments are reasonable, and the mysteries are engaging rather than infuriating. And the visuals really elevate everything that's happening. Clear, stylish, and wisely blocked.
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7.5
Pretty good issue with the first part of the Brood storyline on the X-Men side of things. I've been liking the dynamic between Firestar and Iceman as of late, so I hope that can be shown in more depth at some point over the next few issues. As for Laura and Synch, I enjoyed seeing them put some of their skills learned from their time in the Vault to use. Overall, a solid start to X-Men's side of the Brood arc and I'm interested to see where things go from here, especially after that ending.
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