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ENTER: DOOM'S X-MEN!
With the X-Men at their lowest point, yet another group has moved to claim their title...this one a band of patriotic Latverian mutants loyal only to the great and terrible Doctor Doom! Beloved and celebrated by the nation they are bound to protect, this is one squad of X-Men for whom the Fall of X has given way to glorious summer.
Rated T+
X-Men #29 is a fine side mission to Latveria, where we meet brand new mutants with incredible powers. At its core, Dr. Doom reigns supreme reminding us he's the ultimate tactician and the most egomaniacal fascist in Marvel Comics. Read Full Review
X-Men #29 excels as an individual issue but feels sluggish in the larger event's context. Read Full Review
Duggans X-Men has been a roller coaster in terms of quality, but has been on an upward trajectory since the Fall of X era began, but this issue just didnt hit the mark. Cassaras work here knocked it out of the park though. Hopefully this team can nail the landing. Read Full Review
I love the idea of Latverian mutants being a loyal Doctor Doom squad of X-Men, and this issue serves as a great introduction to the squad. Read Full Review
Cassara delivers some fantastic art in the issue. I really enjoyed the visual style and the wonderful details in the action. Read Full Review
X-Men #29 is a stellar issue that serves as a bright spot during what has been an otherwise uneven Fall of X era for this series. Read Full Review
X-Men #29 had every element to be a successful chapter in the Fall of X direction. Unfortunately the positives done with how Doctor Doom's X-Men were put over is undone by a terrible ending. All that we can hope for is the next issue provides context to this ending and we get proper development for the underutilized X-Men. Read Full Review
Great issue! I really like these new characters with doom and everything revealed about Doom's involvement is very intriguing. I can't wait for the next chapter
Just dropped in on this based on the cover and the solicit. Awesome! I love how people complain that there is "nothing new" and/or "nothing original" in modern comics. Doom's X-Men! Cmon this was way cool! I'm going to grab the previous issue and hope to see more of Doom (and their really cool big D belt buckles) in the future.
This was solid, but not my favorite. I think the idea of Doom's X-Men was better than the execution of it. I'm not opposed to seeing them in the future, though. I just thought their introductions and quick backstories were a little bit rushed since it was all in one issue alongside the main story. Cassara continues to put out great art, though.
As a standalone it's fine but a wasted side quest that really goes nowhere. We can develop this much better. These things read better collected anyway. The last page won't even be answered for more than a month. Cassara on art is money as always and I love his Doom. Gracia's colors from past to present were great too!
Art: 4/5
Story 3/5
Total: 7/10
It’s strange age how inconsistent this series can be. So many great issues, but then real duds, too.
Knowing we were getting Doom’s X-Men in the issue, I was expecting for an epic clash. Instead, I came away with a giant “meh” after the story ended. The initial flashback to set up the issue felt completely contrived just for this issue, which immediately lowered my excitement because it made the rest of the story come off gimmicky rather than of importance to Fall of X. Wolverine’s inclusion in the story also sucks a lot of the energy out of the room for any hope that the other mutants who’ve been “part” of this series since Fall of X kicked off would get a chance to shine. What’s worse, the ending turns those characters into a plot tool more than anything else.
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