THE MARTIAN WAY OF DEATH!
Recent revelations threaten to profoundly alter the Destiny of X - and Arakko isn't immune from the fallout! With the clock ticking down to interstellar war, STORM faces a Galactic Illuminati... MAGNETO attends a meeting of his own that might decide both their fates...and ROBERTO DA COSTA ponders a recent return from the grave alongside the strangest guest star of all!
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Together they construct an issue that's worth returning as X-Men Red quickly proves itself to be the smartest series at Marvel Comics today. Read Full Review
This brilliant series of vignettes highlights exactly why this book is such a necessary read for the troubled era we are currently inhabiting. Don't miss this comic - and if you do, you're doing comics wrong! Read Full Review
X-Men Red #4 is yet another amazing issue of this book. Ewing slows it down, gets ponderous in the best possible way, and focuses on the books three stars in completely different ways. The three artists do a good job, but their styles are so similar that it feels like theres only one artist on the book. This issue is yet another triumph for this book. Read Full Review
X-Men: Red #4 finds its strength in cutting between three different scenes yet each one discusses death in its own way. In this way, Ewing and the art team make death a beautiful thing in three different ways, further cementing the fact that this series is deeply meaningful and contemplative. Read Full Review
X-Men Red #4presents three stories for the price of one and decides to explore how others view Krakoa's ability to resurrect mutants. This continues to be one of the best X-Men books on the stands, and I cannot wait to see how future issues explore the X-Men's place in the solar system, especially with the upcoming Judgement Day storyline. Read Full Review
Not a punch is thrown, yet X-Men Red continues to be one of the most impactful reads for X fans. Read Full Review
X-Men Red #4 is an issue that cements the characters of the book through old-fashioned dialogue. Al Ewing has written three amazing and entertaining conversations that pull emotion out of readers. The art on the issue is filled with great layouts and wonderful colors. Read Full Review
X-Men Red #4 explores complex themes with great care and skill. Read Full Review
Al Ewing continues to work his magic with all the great character that is done in X-Men: Red #4. There are so many great character moments from Storm, Magneto, Sunspot, and other characters that X-Men fans should not miss out on experience. This is a must read series for all X-Men fans. Read Full Review
A bunch of characters stand around and talk about Arakko stuff. Until someone shows me why Arakko is a good, longterm addition to X-Men comics or the Marvel Universe, it's never going to matter to me. Read Full Review
Another fantastic issue from this series. As another user pointed out in their review, a large majority of this issue deals with facing one's mortality. Despite covering various different characters in the span of one issue, that one theme is shared. We have Storm's story, where Sandra's resurrection and the reasonings for it are discussed. Magneto's comes from his discussion with the Grand Ring, ultimately resulting in him destroying his and Storm's last remaining backups (Which I'm sure definitely won't come back later AT ALL). Finally, we have the most heartfelt section of the book with Sunspot and Wrongslide. Wrongslide feels a little bit of imposter syndrome here and quickly becomes an incredibly compelling character as he explains wha more
I seriously can't get enough of the politics of the Krakoan era. I'm consistently amazed by how often I can be utterly captivated by a comic that consists almost entirely of people sitting around a table talking. But I guess that's what great writers like Hickman, Ewing, and Gillen do. What a time to be an X-Men fan.
Probably the best X-Series right now.
This issue put on the table a debate around the krakoan immortality decorated with a perfect and beautiful script, this series just keep growing.
Ewing is so good. He does strategic plotting with continuity and Hickman's fragments like no other so far. Back to back great issues. How does he fit so much narrative in one issue is impressive. Every word lands with purpose. I loved how he takes his time to let the threads develop instead of unnecessary and irrational fighting just to reach unearned climatic action. The pressure is on and I will enjoy the payoff. I would have taken points off for the transition between Cabal, Genolet and Sta. Maria sharing duties but I liked how they tackled 3 different scenes and that softens the art transition plus the words and plot landed heavy. If Caselli helmed this, it would have been a 10!
A beautiful meditation on mortality AND someone finally does something with the Artist Formerly Known As Rockslide besides have him stand around looking confused while people stress about the fact that there's a loophole in Krakoan resurrection, all exquisitely laid out by Caselli. This is really the sort of stuff that makes the Krakoan era special, and Ewing finds depth and beauty in the setup like no one else. Hands down the strongest series Marvel is currently publishing
Amazing! Finally something that kept me on the edge of my seat... and it's obvious Krakoa's downfall is around the corner. "You can only run from fate this much"...
After the last issue, I was just thinking that it was time for somebody to think long and hard about what Krakoan resurrection means for their relationship with Arakko.
And wouldn't ya know, Al Ewing was thinking the same thing. So here's a philosophical examination of that, along with some characters' more personal thoughts about life and death. It's slippery and subtle and much quieter than the last issue.
And it suffers from that bane of Marvel comics, the artist carousel. This script has three nicely-separated sections for three different artists, but none of them really knock my socks off. Being visually underwhelmed (whelmed at best) is why I'm rating this "very good" but not "great."
I still love it, more
Another excellent issue.
Guess I gotta catch up on Dugan's X-MEN series !!!
Nothing happens in this issue. Kind of disappointing. Conversation after conversation with no resolution. Let's get the ball rolling.
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