The DARTAYUS ODYSSEY Part 3
• Trapped! The X-Men's resident fuzzy blue elf Nightcrawler is a prisoner to the Dartayan Empire, and Rachel Grey may never see her new beau ever again!
Rated T+
From top to bottom, this feels like an Uncanny X-Men story from the days before mutants were going extinct. Read Full Review
A solid issue, with some good moments, but nothing that will blow your pants off. Read Full Review
Overall this was a pretty good issue that follows the formula to the letter. That being said there isn't anything outstanding about it either. The artwork is fun, bright and really well done and the story is fun and engaging. This series though has been known for some outstanding stories and this one just runs in the middle. Read Full Review
It's a slightly above average comic, one that's passable but nothing special. With a stronger script, it could have been more. Read Full Review
Guggenheim has waxed lyrical for so long now about wanting to do a space saga story and I think it isnt living up to the hype despite a great start the last two issues. It almost seems as though hes distracted here and trying to sneak in some foreboding for Rachels fate while NOT dealing with the drama at hand. Read Full Review
No, not really. It's not the worst that the series has been, but issue 18 is just lazy and uninspired. I know this can't logistically be possible, but it feels like Guggenheim is making this story up as he goes along. If Kologoth's whole goal was to revive his stupid full body Zardoz god then that is tremendously underwhelming. Or it would be if I expected quality from this book. You get the idea. Read Full Review
Plenty of problems with the story already outlined by other reviewers, and as for the art -- just stare at those massive prunes Nightcrawler has for thighs on the cover for a few seconds.
The team reunites for a by-the-numbers fight with Space Lizard Hitler, but Kurt's MIA. I thought way too hard about how to comment on the appalling mediocrity of this comic. Make anti-flattering comparisons to Gabby Rivera's America? Call out Mr. Guggenheim for crassly using "broad strokes" depictions of popular mutants to distract from an epically disappointing plot? Speculate slanderously on what drugs the editors must have been smoking when they approved the trilingual "hope you survive the experience" joke?
Ultimately, I think there are only 2 things that *must* be said about X-Men: Gold #18:
1) Arif Prianto's colors are terrific; light-years ahead of what this comic deserves.
2) Marc Guggenheim scripts more
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