I considered listing all the stuff in this issue that sounded out-of-character or just didn't make a lot of sense, but that would take too long. Thanks for hitting some of the key points, but why didn't you just give it a 1?
THE END HAS TRULY BEGUN! The X-Men have taken all they're willing to take from Orchis... Now it's time for them to do the dishing out. Unfortunately, just when it seems like one threat is over...another rises to take its place. The final battle of the Krakoan age rages as two series that are one move toward a crash that will echo across the univers...
Surprised that Straczynski missed the obvious "SHUT the FRONT DOOR" joke.
THE FIGHT FOR LIFE! Just when Steve Rogers believes the fight against Asmoday is won, he meets a strange new ally named Lyla, guardian of the mysterious Front Door Cabaret - and learns that Asmoday's defeat has unleashed a new threat that only Steve can stand against. A bold new arc that will send ripples across the Marvel Universe begins here!
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This was a confusing hodgepodge that was the latest disappointment in the Fall of X. Gerry Duggan's script throws various plot elements at the wall, hoping some will stick, but ultimately leaving us with a disjointed mess. The issue lacks focus, bouncing from scene to scene without a clear narrative flow or explanation. Characters randomly show up from out of nowhere when they have either been MIAmore
BESTIES WITH BLOODY BLADES! Kate Pryde and Illyana Rasputin have been best friends for a long time. They've had good times, and they've had bad times. One thing they can always agree on? Stomping anti-mutant bigots' heads.
Rated T+
Perfectly cromulant, but What If stories work better as single stories instead of being spread out over multiple issues.
WHAT IF...CARTER BURKE HAD LIVED? For years, fans of James Cameron's legendary Aliens questioned whether Carter Burke, a company man more hateable than the Xenos themselves, had actually survived the traumatic events on the terraforming colony Hadley's Hope. Now the actor behind the beloved villain, Paul Reiser, joins his son Leon and the star-stud...
Series Premiere. Abraham "Abe" Morgenstern, the son of Satan, has one month to live. Before he dies, he must decide which of his three wayward children-volatile narcissist Nero, conflicted field operative Jackal, or troubled schoolgirl Bee-will inherit his shadowy empire. But will Abe ever be able to truly cede control of the Apocalypse? Or does th...
No review of the content of this issue, but I guess this is how Peacemaker is from now on.
DISTURBING THE PEACE! Queen Nubia and her sisters find themselves in the crosshairs of one of DC's deadliest hired killers...Peacemaker! Elsewhere, Mary Marvel finds herself asking an unlikely ally for help in clearing the names of all Amazons. But can anyone be trusted in this game of lies?!
THE LAST HOPE - OUTSIDE OF REALITY!
Outside time and space is mutantdom's last hope. Floating between dimensions, hiding from a Dominion who wishes to crush them. Can Xavier and his crew survive? And when we find out their plan, will we want them to? The end of the Krakoan Age continues in this epic tale split in two!
Rated T+
This issue was an egregious afront to X-Men fans who have stuck by the Krakoan era in its entirety. After bungling the ball throughout Fall of X, they can’t erase past poor storytelling with an issue full of set pieces meant to tie up various loose ends that have been floundering for months. Nothing in this issue felt earned, rather it felt like Duggan was rushing to get to an end.
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NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!
The X-Men may be at their lowest spot, and they may be on the brink of complete eradication...but they are not going down without a fight! Polaris returns to guide the X-Men home, bringing a wicked surprise for Orchis! This epic tale split in two continues as the Krakoan Age nears its conclusion!
Hum and the Sprigganist come into conflict as an unexpected death leads not to a doomed movement... but new, twisted promises of paradise....
Meanwhile, Serka and the Gnomads track the evil to a familiar source, and follow the breadcrumbs of a madman who stole half the population, all leading to a reunion many of our heroes might find less...
Romance turns to taking responsibility as Hum and Serka reach across their differences to come up with a plan to set things right; but will they trust each other enough in the process?
Simultaneously, a starving community is easily absorbed into a growing army of marauders...
As Hum ruminates on his personal connection to stories of the past and how it left him in his current state, the threads of connectedness continue to weave through the tale as he wrestles with feelings over his own body.
Meanwhile, Mildew crosses paths with Hum and Serka after a harrowing rescue in the midst of a brutal battle.
Wh...
For every hero's weakness, one of their companions will be there to pick up the slack, and that's exactly how Hum and company will get through the city, in search of the Spriggan.
But there are some unexpectedly unthinkable things that only Hum is capable of, and after a massive portal appears, Mildew's followers also do something unexpected-ta...
In this brand new adventure in the Eisner Award-Nominated apocalyptic fantasy world of Coda, the despondent bard Hum finds a slice of tranquility with his wife, the Urken named Serka, in an ever-darkening, magic-less apocalypse - or so it seems.
Prophecies of paradise and the return of magic? Hum is skeptical, while Serka faces difficult m...
In this brand new adventure in the Eisner Award-Nominated apocalyptic fantasy world of Coda, the despondent bard Hum finds a slice of tranquility with his wife, the Urken named Serka, in an ever-darkening, magic-less apocalypse - or so it seems.
Prophecies of paradise and the return of magic? Hum is skeptical, while Serka faces difficult m...
This was amazing. Reading it felt like watching a really good suspenseful movie thanks to expert pacing and layouts, and some really creepy images (which are effectively subtle, until they're not). There's a page not far from the end that actually made me gasp. Highly recommended.
Lonely, isolated Abby has just married a widowed dentist who recently arrived in town with his daughter and begins to go through the motions of becoming a wife and mother. But the more she learns about his first wife, the more things don't add up-did she really just pass away or is something more sinister afoot? As Abby delves deeper, the first wif...
"DOGS OF WAR"
Family secrets deepen and Tilde must decide if blood is thicker than duty. She won't have much time to decide as they go up against a faster, stronger, and more deadly enemy that will either bring her and her long-lost brother together or tear them apart. Featuring 26 story pages!
END OF STORY ARC! "ECLIPSE"-Everything comes to a head in an EPIC first-arc conclusion so big, it'll cover the entire planet in darkness! When Tilde comes face-to-face with her mother's killer, will she seek justice or vengeance? 28 pages of story!
NEW STORY ARC
"DEATH TRIP": SURKA RETURNS! Surka and Hisa continue their fight to the death in an action-packed return you don't want to miss! Guest artist ANDREW KRAHNKE pulls out all the stops as we uncover clues to Surka and Hisa's past and what it might mean for the future of Tartarus.
"A PRISON IN PARADISE"-Trapped together in an alien paradise, will Surka and Hisa destroy the peace or each other?
"BARBARIAN IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY"-Finally free, Surka follows her bliss...to apocalyptic destruction.
"ASH AND OATH"-Hisa's idyllic new life is imperilled by a sin from her past.
Collector's Alert: variant cover by renowned fine artist SONNY ASSU.
END OF STORY ARC!
"THREADING THE INFINITE"-Surka and Hisa must achieve the impossible, getting along, to perform a literal miracle: a return to Tartarus. Don't miss this unforgettable second arc finale!
WE ARE NOT ANIMALS!
As the chaos of mutantkind's fight back against their fall at the hands of Orchis rages in FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, other forgotten foes come from the woodwork to take on the X-Men in their time of peril! Synch and Talon find themselves once more besieged by the High Evolutionary and his creations to reap the consequences of ...
• Tony Stark needs more than just an armor to defeat Orchis, he needs an army.
• Can Ironheart build one in time?
• Who will answer the call?
RATED T+
When animals grow tired of being caged, killed, and sold off-it's only a matter of time before they've had enough...
When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they quickly find themselves as comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs.
But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best t...
This should be a 1/10. The only reason to read this book is to read the end of a rotting era. Likely the worst era X-men has ever had to date.
Key Stupidity from this issue:
1)The entire argument against the X-Men is that they are invading Aliens. Ok that is stupid on its face. They are clearly not. They come from humans its not like they are working with an invasive alien species more
KRAKOA HAS JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!
Mutantkind has never had a greater fall. From the highs of Krakoa - their own glorious nation, a place where they were safe and happy - to the lowest of lows. Outlawed, hunted, killed, most of their kind missing or dead, and now, one their greatest leaders, Cyclops, is on trial facing a death penalty. Ready or n...
Honestly it was because I am not modern X-Men reader. I popped in to see what the end of this wretched era looks like and to my disgust it was just as bad as most of the rest of this era that I have skipped. So I feel like my review might be a bit of a different perspective. Most of my reviews are of book lines I am invested in/actively reading. That being said, if people think I should actively score this, I can.
I respect the fact that you didn't give it a score. Regardless of whether you have been following this era, quality is quality and ever since Hickman's departure, the quality has been dipping. It's a bummer.
Loved the Krakoa era, but it's clear that without Hickman, the writers are completely lost. They don't know what to do, beside Ewing, the concept is too big for us. Time to go to a simpler concept, Marvel don't have anymore writers who can write this kind of projects.
KRAKOA HAS JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!
Mutantkind has never had a greater fall. From the highs of Krakoa - their own glorious nation, a place where they were safe and happy - to the lowest of lows. Outlawed, hunted, killed, most of their kind missing or dead, and now, one their greatest leaders, Cyclops, is on trial facing a death penalty. Ready or n...
"Amber?! Unit disabled! He got me!"
KRAKOA HAS JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!
Mutantkind has never had a greater fall. From the highs of Krakoa - their own glorious nation, a place where they were safe and happy - to the lowest of lows. Outlawed, hunted, killed, most of their kind missing or dead, and now, one their greatest leaders, Cyclops, is on trial facing a death penalty. Ready or n...
One problem with Gang War is a really unclear idea of what action is happening. Sometimes it seems that everyone is fighting in the streets everywhere, and it's chaos to the point where you can drop a guy off a skyscraper in the financial district and no one will notice. But here we also have a big corporate building exterior and interior where everything looks like a normal work day. I guess fmore
SPIDER-WOMAN GOES TO WAR...
...against the GANG WAR tearing through New York. On the trail of the ruthless DIAMONDBACK and his mysterious backers, Jess commits a little corporate espionage, which may bury her in a dark corner of her past. Plus, the shadowy GREEN MAMBA prowls for a rematch Spider-Woman may not be ready for!
Rated T+
Us is Sara and Diana's love story, as well as the story of Diana's gender transition. Full of humor, heartache, and the everyday triumphs and struggles of identity, this graphic memoir speaks to changing conceptions of the world as well as the self, at the same time revealing that some things don't really have to change.
Written, drawn, a...