While the X-Men engage the social-media sociopath Upstarts, Kid Omega and Psylocke dive deep into the mind of a troubled mutant. Silence: Psychic Rescue in Progress! But Quentin Quire has never been good at keeping his mouth shut...
Rated T+
Ummm...that ending!! Without spoiling it, we find out who is behind all this and boy is it a surprise and yet, something or someone that is going to wreak havoc for our X-Men. Read Full Review
Stegman delivers some beautiful art throughout the issue. I loved seeing the beauty and details of Bens mindscape and Stegman makes Sabretooth looking brilliantly terrifying. Read Full Review
X-Men #5 is a strong issue that carries a brilliant balancing of the two psychics on the team while giving them their own challenges to face. Read Full Review
Overall, X-Men #5 is a compelling installment in the series. It showcases the team's abilities and explores the dangers of unchecked technology. The introduction of the Upstarts adds a new and exciting threat to the mutant world. While the issue might feel a bit rushed at times, it's a satisfying continuation of the Krakoa era. Read Full Review
The team is finally one step closer to finding out why were seeing so many late stage mutants activating, as well as whos behind it. They also know that their nemesiss are called 3K, and Cassandra Nova is a part of this group. MacKay and Stegman continue to drive Cyclops team in this new era, giving us a very entertaining ensemble cast to work with. Not everything is perfect, but the team is still delivering an entertaining read that has me eager to read each new installment. Read Full Review
X-Men #5 does a good job at giving Psylocke and Kid Omega the spotlight while establishing the greater threat our heroes are facing. Ryan Stegman's artwork stuck out with how the psychic adventure turned into having a horror movie tone with what was discovered. Now that the X-Men have learned about the threat they are facing it'll be interesting to see where things will go from here. Read Full Review
X-Men #5 gives readers a mildly interesting horror comic in the same vein as The Cell (2000) to find out how Ben Liu became a mutant. Ryan Stegman returns to deliver perfectly decent art, and Jed Mackay's script has some surprisingly effective scares, but the issue accomplishes almost nothing in an arc that's going nowhere. Read Full Review
X-Men #5 simply does not measure up to the legacy it seeks to co-op. Read Full Review
Plot
This issue reveals that Psylocke is Greycrow's lover, she arrives late to the Factory (the new base of the X-men in Alaska) to with the help of Quentin Quire enter Ben Liu's mind and bring him out of the coma, also finding out how his mutant gene was activated.
In Ben's mind, they see how he is kidnapped from his daily routine to be turned into a powerful mutant with special machinery in a ship in the sky, Quentin and Psylocke are attacked by who is behind this...CASSANDRA NOVA, this organization is called 3K!
This comic continues to increase the suspense and mystery with powerful revelations that discover who is behind the mutants on the planet.
Art
It is magnificent, organic and with Stegman more
I'm LOVING this book. The art is god-tier and the writing is exceptional. I really liked this issue's focus on Psylocke and Quire attempting to psychically investigate while showing their individual personalities, strengths and weaknesses. This is my favorite book currently running and every issue leaves me impatient for the next. Can't wait to see where this is going.
Jed MacKay’s run keeps on chugging along w/ a great issue focused on Psylocke & Kid Omega’s TK journey into the psyche of the mutant the team saved in issue #2. I was definitely uneasy about this series when it debuted, but so far I’m totally bought in & really enjoying it!
I loved how MacKay wrote the (friendly?) rivalry between these two while depicting them as a formidable duo on their mission. I know Psylocme likely isn’t long for this series given her upcoming solo, but I’m glad we got to see her & Quentin in action together as they’ve probably been the two characters in this series w/ the least storyline so far. I also loved seeing John Greycrow as he’ll be playing a big part in Psylocke’s solo, so it was a more
A pretty quick read here, at least for me. I liked that this took the time and space to focus on Psylocke and Quentin, but I also did feel like things were going a bit on the faster side. I don't know. I still liked the character work, though, and (SPOILER ALERT) I'm intrigued to see Cassandra Nova showing up more soon, considering the final page.
Art: 3.5/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 7/10
I think this book might be 'lost in the wilderness'. It isn't really worth your time until MacKay figures out what he is doing with the story.
It read like they had to take panels out because they ran out of room. It was weird.
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