A joyful spotlight on the newest X-Man captures the spirit of the X-Men while showing how good a fit Firestar is. The story is very fun, the art is strong, and it's a fantastic finished product for any fan. Read Full Review

It's good stuff all around, providing entertaining X-Men adventures and meaningful development for a character desperately in need of it. Read Full Review

Firestar finally gets much needed development with X-Men Annual #1. Given Firestar's history with the X-Men her addition to the core team was questionable from the moment it was announced. More character development like she received in X-Men Annual #1 will go a long way in making Firestar not be an outsider as an X-Men or resident of Krakoa. Mixing in some good superhero action further helped make the story Steve Foxe and Andrea Di Vito something all X-Men fans should check out. Read Full Review

X-Men Annual #1 does an excellent job of introducing the complexity of Firestar's situation. Read Full Review

Its an entertaining enough, stand-alone story that anyone could pick up and read on the spot without much background information. Ultimately, X-Men Annual #1 2022 serves its purpose, however, nothing is dazzling that would drive anyone to pick this up other than being a hardcore Firestar fan. It certainly had its moments where you could sense more emotion and character development. However, Foxe had to move quickly to cram it all into one issue and wrap up its story. Overall, X-Men Annual #1 2022 wasnt too bad but its just not essential X-Men reading this week. Read Full Review

The plotting of X-Men Annual #1 is, admittedly, a little simple the X-Men go fight baddies but as alluded to above, the hook of this issue is the Firestar spotlight that her fans have been desperate for. Shes not a character who usually gets a ton of focus, so when she does pop up somewhere and is somewhat relevant to the greater goings-on, naturally people take notice. Writer Foxe clearly has a fondness for her as well, giving her a rare triumphant moment when her character is historically wanting for those. Enthusiasm for an underserved character can really do a lot of heavy-lifting as evidenced by this issue, so with the added benefit of Andrea di Vitos gorgeous art, this one is an easy recommendation for fans of Firestars and the X-Men in general. Plus, youll get a glimpse at a late-breaking contender for 2022s weirdest comic book aside: the Zombie X-Babies! What else could you ask for? Read Full Review

Duggan gives us a rather pedestrian tale about Firestar, that doesnt really add or detract anything from who she is, but it seems totemper her resolve. Is it her role as a mutant? As an X-Man? As a superhero? I dont know, and at this point Im not sure if Duggan knows about it as well. Read Full Review

I wasn't expecting much going into this, but actually it was quite charming. And I liked the discussion of resurrection being an opportunity to discard disabilities like Scott's; I feel like the question of whether to keep or discard a disability is on the lengthy list of interesting philosophical issues with the Krakoan setup that have been largely ignored. I also enjoyed the dialogue page with Jumbo (but he's completely wrong, her 90's look was great). This is, as you would expect from an annual not by the regular writer, a trifle aimed at completists, but a good one. I suppose I should check out X-Men '92 sometime

There are already so many X-Men characters than they don't need to take Avengers/ New Warriors characters. If anything, the other way around. So I'm not all that jazzed about Firestar.

That said, the issue was a solid one-shot and actually seemed to care about continuity and the characters sounded like themselves.

Bonus points for the classic Hellions.

It's a lightweight comic. The plot is simple and saccharine, packed with "after school special" vibes.

But I do believe it's a good comic. I didn't know much about Firestar, and this educates me without getting too expository. The author makes her voice natural and appealing. The art's clean and crisp. There are thoughtful ideas and good jokes in equal measure.

This might not be epic, but it is a fun read.

Nice one-shot. Firestar doesn't do much in the main book so it's nice to see her get some appreciation. I hope Steve Fox gets some X-mini down the line, I liked his House of 92.