X-Men: Red #14

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  Pantheon36

  Sep 08, 2023

  I'm really enjoying how so many elements of this series (and Sword before it) is coming together. The broad and unpredictable potential of what's possible in the Mars-Arrako saga has been why this has been to me the most interesting of the current x-books. These recent issues are really paying off that potential well. They have also been a great showcase all the things that make Storm such a cool character.

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  Screaming Enigma

  Aug 16, 2023

  Another great entry for this title. As another user stated in their review, it feels like this war has been brewing for a while. Ewing doesn't let the implications from Fall of X hinder the ongoing story of this series, despite the inclusion of certain elements (Example: Roberto telling Storm about what happened at the Hellfire Gala). The war that begins here is great. The moment with Isca is fantastic and I liked that she was present for this story, even if it's just for that one page. In general, I thought all of the characters were written well and I also thought this issue had some nice character moments for Storm, Lodus Logos, and even Kobak. Overall, this was another case of me really enjoying X-Men: Red and I'm really looking forward to seeing how everything unfolds with the war on Arakko. more

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  Avanvolk

  Oct 14, 2025

  Finally getting back to this and finishing up the last stories of the Krakoan era. This was a great issue. War has begun, and the fate of Arrako (and Earth) hangs in the balance. Ewing writes well and the art is great here. Storm is just such a badass. I love how prominent of a role she's had in this era of X books.

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  CrazyforRAMU

  Dec 27, 2024

  The creators do a great job of making this conflict seem suitably epic. It's welcome in the wider scope of the X-books, as the other titles seem to be avoiding the Arakkii civil war. This installment is full of choices and actions, but it's a little short on consequences. I have full confidence in the creators' ability to line those up in subsequent issues.

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  derbycomics

  Aug 16, 2023

  While we've seen the Hellfire Gala fallout on Earth in X-MEN #25 and IMMORTAL X-MEN #14, X-MEN RED #14 reveals what's happening on Mars after Genesis returned to reclaim the land she once ruled, and it turns out things are a bit messy on Planet Arakko. The book opens with two scenes showing the opposing sides of the Genesis War. The first few panels show Genesis brought the dead planet back to life, kicking off a propaganda machine that creates dividing lines between inhabitants across every inch of Arakko. We also see Roberto/Sunspot returning to the Red Lagoon in a state of despair, bringing news of the ORCHIS invasion and it's incalculable mutant casualties. Storm processes the news and wonders if Genesis returning and the ORCHIS inva sion were coordinated. Whether they were or not, she realizes she needs to respond with a show of force and announces that Arakko must go to war. We then get a helpful data page recapping which parts of Arakko support either Genesis or Storm, which ends up coming in handy later in the book, before we're immediately thrust into battle. The rest of the book is action-packed as we witness the Battle of the Fallen occurring on Day 70 of the war. The sides appear to be at a stalemate until Storm arrives and unleashes her Omega-level powers, while still holding back to show that mercy (or weakness as Genesis would call it) is what defines those who wish for peace. After the battle, Storm and her forces are planning for Genesis' next attack when a very different looking Fisher King arrives with an ominous declaration. I've been so impressed at how Ewing has continuously understood Storm's character and given her one of the strongest voices in quite some time throughout X-Men Red. He's resisted turning to one of her usual tropes - someone on a short fuse or one who succumbs to imposter syndrome - and in this issue we get to see Storm's leadership evolve from deft political powerbroker to respected field commander. I'm really excited to see how he continues to showcase Storm as a leader in her new role against a very formidable foe. I also really enjoyed all of the exposition we get throughout the early stages of the book and Ewing makes great use of the two data pages. You really come away feeling like you've read a comic that was half action, half history. Yildiray Çinar takes over penciling duties this issue from Jacopo Camagni who had been on the title for the previous three issues. I'm not sure if the transition was ahead of schedule or if something else happened, but the cover still listed Camagni's name on it. Either way, Çinar's art doesn't stray too far from what readers have gotten used to though there are some noticeable differences from Camagni. The first difference that caught my eye was a bit more use of shadowing throughout the book than Camagni, or even Stefano Caselli in the first ten issues, used. It made sense for the current dire situation we find on Planet Arakko but in certain panels it felt like a way to get them finished rather than for effect. The second difference was a less refined approach to wide-panel shots. Characters in these panels didn't have strong details and it took away from the severity of the situation that Ewing was building with his story. Some of the action sequences had a staccato feel to them where we didn't follow individual confrontations for more than a panel or two which also made me feel somewhat removed from it all. However, it was all saved by the gorgeous scene where Storm enters the fray and puts an end to the battle. Federico Blee's coloring for Storm's lightning power made this even better. I also had a bit of a hard time with Ariana Maher's lettering for the issue's exposition. She used a thick all-caps white font in a black box, with a white drop shadow that didn't work for me. Ewing was giving us so much information on certain pages that this approach made the pages feel cluttered and too heavy. None of the outcomes depicted in the book are entirely unpredictable, yet Al Ewing's story is another extremely strong entry into the Fall of X following the aforementioned X-MEN #25 and IMMORTAL X-MEN #14. He's been building to this moment for awhile now, giving readers sufficient examples of how Arrakan peace was always tenuous at best. This is all likely leading to the return of Apocalypse and him creating a new team of X-Men, but I'm going to sit back and let Ewing continue to impress me with his Storm-focused storytelling. Rating: 8/10 more

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  Kalaoui

  Aug 21, 2023

  Ewing keeps building that Mars world and I like it. In a world where the X-Men are yet again being massacred and persecuted, I prefer to read new stories about new characters and this book keeps doing that. Immortal and Red are worth it because of how creators are approaching their worlds from fresh angles.

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• 7.5
  

  Jawsh

  Aug 17, 2023

  War is here, things are happening fast, not gonna lie, some of this feels like what do we do with Mars while FALL OF X is happening? Its not as interesting as I think it could be.

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  JBL Reviews

  Aug 16, 2023

  I just don't understand the appeal of this book. I gave it one more shot to see where it went after the Gala, but it's just not for me. So many people that it seems I'm supposed to care about but we barely know them or even their name.

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  George - Aug 17, 2023

  I don't either and I'm a big fan of Ewing. There are selective good issues. But broadly speaking these characters aren't developed.

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