• Mutantkind's dearest delinquent is back!
• GAMBIT is up to his old tricks - namely, getting in over his head...
• But will the X-Men be able to pull their prodigal prowler out of the fire when things finally get too hot for the ragin' Cajun?
Rated T+
X-Men Gold #4 takes us into a whole new set of problems, along with a familiar face. There's a lot going on here, but Marc Guggenheim finds a solid balance between it all making sure that most of it connects in some way. Better than anything else this issue is the assurance that we shouldn't have much to worry about in terms of artwork. Read Full Review
This issue was again another solid book and proves that this series can survive any of the controversy that plagues it. The dynamics between the characters is so on point and really helps drive some great character driven stories. If you haven't picked this series up yet, what are you waiting for? Read Full Review
We get a hint of nostalgia and a lot of new concern over a novel breed of Sentinels in this issue. Seeing Gambit come pretty early in the series is a treat, and I seriously hope he's here to stay for a while. There's a lot going on for the X-Men, but Guggenheim is able to balance out their troubles and create a linear story that is sure to keep our attention now more than ever. Read Full Review
Guggenheim is clearly exploring some of the classic X-Men tropes, but it would be more refreshing if the creative team didn't feel the need to rely on the nostalgia factor. Read Full Review
This is a fine comic that is a good fit for fans of traditional superhero-ing and for new readers. For readers who've been ripping through more edgy superhero fare from indie publishers, stuff with more twists and complications, this may all be a bit tame. Is the market large enough for both? Time will tell. Read Full Review
X-Men: Gold #4 was a solid way to start the second story arc of the series. It isn't going to blow anyone's mind but Marc Guggenheim and R.B. Silva's story is just good comic book fun. And for an a franchise that was devoid of that for so long, it is exactly what the X-Men need to get back to and X-Men: Gold #4 does just that. Read Full Review
X-Men: Goldcontinues to provide pretty to look at cookie cutter X-Men stories that aren'ttaking any risks or even developing the relationships between team members muchat all. It's tough to suggest you invest in a book that releases twice a month,at the price it does, when there isn't much to write home about just yet. Read Full Review
Guggenheim's work with Gambit is fun but this book is falling short of the others in the line. I think a big reason for that is Guggenheim's pacing. The plot feels relatively fast moving but all the reveals stop the momentum dead in its tracks. Read Full Review
This is a title that is definitely going for nostalgia when they craft stories, but they do it well. Gambit was the hottest character around in the 90's but his character and nature made him hard to make part of a team. This does a good job of including him by having him back to his thieving ways and calling his old teammates when he gets in over his head. Like X-Men: Blue did previously the Sentinels are back, but this time we get an evolved version that does not stray far. There is some pretty good art, my favorite being Gambits new look. While this may not be a title made for the main stream, if you liked the 80-90's stories of the X-Men you should like this title.
While I do find that Blue has been a more consistently interesting and imaginative book so far, this issue to me seems to move past the awkward start and begin to build a stronger second arc, even if it does echo the one-and-done story Blue just did with mutant sentinels. Gambit is always a welcome addition, and I like the seeds sown during Storm and Logan's police scene. Rachel's psy-skills, while visually cool and fun, are starting to feel a little too OP.
I enjoyed the artwork much more this issue, but the story was nothing special.
It's great to see Gambit back. Would have liked to see a deeper story, but issue #4 was an improvement on the more generic storytelling from the first 3 issues. Hoping that this leads to an interesting story arc going forward.
The sentinels are dealt with much more interestingly in Cullen Bunn's "X-Men Blue" than they are here, in another just okay issue of "X-Men Gold." It's pretty much by-the-numbers X-Men here; despite having the flashier team, this book's stories are much less interesting. I was intrigued by the cover, but the return of Gambit doesn't amount to much. It's not bad, it's just...meh.
Gambit arrives bringing a classic "Trask Sentinels run amok" plot with him. Even though I lack a deep appreciation of "classic" X-Men, this plot feels pretty stale. (It doesn't help that Blue did "mutant Sentinels" in their last issue and put a more interesting spin on it.) Dialogue and character interactions are nice, but not to an "OMG you can't miss this buy it right now" extent. R.B. Silva provides some decent art, but as others have pointed out, it's definitely pressed from the Stuart Immonen mold and also pretty clearly an inferior imitation.
I'm thinking Guggenheim hasn't read Spencer's recent Captain America run where the Serpent Society were revamped as untouchable corporate villains, or Morrison's run that started with the death of the last Trask and involved a nano-Sentinel attack that the X-Men apparently don't remember. So this is a title that pretty much exists in a continuity vacuum, and I'd hope for better from a flagship book. But I have nothing bad to say about the X-Men using the Blackbird to fly across Manhattan AGAIN, because that's so ridiculous it's nearly camp. Like moneybags with giant dollar signs on them.
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