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Dude X-Men should be political. It's in their DNA.
• Kitty Pryde has sworn off men named "Peter."
• But when she and her first love - Peter "Colossus" Rasputin - are caught in dire straits, will she find herself going back on her word?
Rated T+
If ever there was a Marvel comic to break down social prejudices and equal rights, X-Men is it (next to the obvious choice of actual POC titles). Well done Marc. Read Full Review
X-Men Gold continues to impress with every issue. This is such a fun book and I find myself falling in love with Kitty Pryde more and more. This book has never wavered and for nine issues delivered consistent quality that the x-books have been known for. Read Full Review
All in all issue #9 continues a hot streak for X-Men: Gold, which continues to put characters and development before convoluted plots and epic throwdowns. So far the process is working, and hopefully, it doesn't stop anytime soon. Read Full Review
Politics, love, and Russian interference. Yeah, I'm loving X-Men Gold right now. Now, if Guggenheim can work in some X-Men punching out Nazis story lines over the next few issues, I'd be in X-Men, and comic book reading, heaven. Read Full Review
New struggle and more problems await the X-Men when they just can't seem to catch a break. Even when showing that they are the heroes these people don't deserve. X-Men Gold #9 gets a little shaky when they decide these relationships need to happen, and Russia doesn't quite fit into this yet, but we are exploring problems the X-Men haven't faced in a long time which is the big takeaway. Read Full Review
The best authors are those who craft a story through ingenious setting and narrative, unexpected plot twists, and meaning through inventive analogy which leave the reader to draw upon their own personal conclusions. Marc Guggenheim doesnt care about your thoughts but wants to make absolutely sure you care about his. Read Full Review
This series moves forward from its brief, unsatisfying Secret Empire tie-in to begin a new arc centered more around political and romantic drama than costumed tomfoolery. It's a welcome change of pace for the series, even if the B-plot involving Omega Red's return shows that the series isn't stopping its trend of pointlessly dusting off old villains one after the other. Read Full Review
Nostalgia alone can't sell this book. You need compelling stories that understand and humanize your characters. This...this isn't that. Read Full Review
Things slow down a bit in this issue to focus on the relationships in the Gold Team. Kurt and Rachel go on their first date, while Peter and Kitty talk about rekindling their relationship. All played out while Kitty goes to a hearing about segregating mutants. It is an interesting enough issue for something that is setting up future issues. The art works, but is a little weak compared to some of Marvel's other work. This is not an issue that is going to make you change your mind if you were not into the book.
The most interesting parts of this comic were the first and last pages. Everything in between was more like watching CNN than reading an X-Men comic book. Let's hope that Guggenheim can move on from the courtroom and focus on telling more X-Men vs villain stories.
Relationship upgrades are pondered and Kitty's Congressional testimony gets sidetracked by a pointless fight with Whiplash. There are a few good lines here and the relationship stuff is interesting, but this title's main plot is lost at sea. The future direction of the congressional plot thread is opaque, as is the connection, if any, to the resurrection of Omega Red in Russia. And Whiplash's attack was so pointless that I really feel like using the word pointless even more. Pointless pointless pointless. Ken Lashley's art suffers a serious shortage of effort in panels that stray too far from "hoo-rah muscle dudes flexing amidst flying debris" territory. Kitty, Rachel, and Stevie Hunter all had a serious case of sameface going on.
I was excited after the first issue and thought that maybe I would actually be reading a Marvel comic every month for the first time in many years, but, this book has now become too political and is constantly taking shots at our current President, so it's time for me to say goodbye.
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