Waaaayyyy to mid to be charging this much, I was fully expecting a mind blowing first issue and I’m pretty disappointed, hulk does something cool and there a cool assassin, but that’s about it…
Art is mid, and the writing is mid, they repeated the same thing in at least five pages I seriously stopped reading and started skimming

I'm not a huge fan of Marvel's cosmic books. They usually consist of brightly colored weirdos floating in space, talking. So why am I reading this? I guessI I wanted to know what happens to Professor X, but he's not even in this issue.

Hickman, as usual, is doing a good job. The art is technically good too, but not my cup of tea. I would have preferred a more realistic, less funny style for this book. It would have served the darker moments in the story much better.

As a result, Imperial 1 is a mixed bag for me - well written, mildly entertaining, but drawn in an art style that I don't really like. more

The story turned out to be more trivial than I had hoped, but the art, man... Pepe Larraz is just fantastic! Unfortunately, next issue JRJR is taking over, which probably means I'm done with this book.

Larraz is amazing and the MVP here. Otherwise, this was really fine. Nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable read.

Finally an issue of Storm that I enjoyed. The heavy use of over-sized panels is still a problem, but much less so than in previous issues. Somehow Ayodele and Werneck manage to give us much more story content this time - and the story itself is intriguing, interesting, spiritual, even funny at times (She-Hulk is awesome!). I love all the mythology and cosmic shenanigans in this book. And Storm's personality really shines through.

The art still looks a bit formulaic here and there, especially when Werneck uses digital tools as in Storms hair. There's no excuse for this, it just looks cheap. His figures and faces are often excellent though.

All in all, it's so unusual for a Marvel book to give us something that fresh and out there, and I'm glad it's finally working for me. more

A fight between the X-Men and any group that Cassandra Nova is part of should feel grand and important, not like an episode of the Muppet Show.

any critic giving this issue a 5/10 or above has lost all credibility. solid 4 at best and that is being generous. nobody asked for this and no one is demanding more. Marvel needs to start appreciating their fans instead of destroying everything they enjoy.

Hyde Street 6 is a fascinating piece of satirical horror, intelligently written and well drawn, but yet again, the issue just ends somewhere, without a satisfying conclusion or even some sort of cliffhanger.

Aside from the usual hints of woke nonsense (I really don't like the inflationary use of the word "bigotry" as a catch all word for anything inconvenient or challenging), this was another surprisingly great read. I think I even noticed some Claremontian magic - the costume transformations, but also some thoughtful character dynamics. Uncanny X-Men is slowly becoming my favorite X-title (which, to be fair, isn't hard, since X-Factor and X-Force have been cancelled and everything else with an X on it is pretty much dogshit). more

Adam Kubert and Sara Pichelli make Giant-Size X-Men 1 look good, but make no mistake: this issue continues the ongoing desecration of the corpse that once was one of the most beloved, inspiring and exciting comic franchises of our times.

In part 1 we learn why Kamala Khan - a character nobody asked to be turned into a mutant in the first place - is the best, most intelligent and most important mutant of them all. In part 2 we learn that Prof. Xavier, a white cis male, has always been scum - by adding a new character and origin to the story of the original Giant-Size X-Men.

I doubt that any of this is what X-Men fans wanted.

The fact that Marvel is going for that crap is interesting though. I can't help but wonder what they are trying to achieve with all these retcons and subversions. Do they want to change X-Men continuity for good by inserting Ms.Marvel into everything? Or is this just a self-contained story and everything will be as it always was after it's wrapped up? In which case I'd ask myself why I should care about these one-shots at all?

Whether it's one or the other, Giant-Size X-Men 1 (2025) is disrespectful to the original and tries to further shove a character down our throat that has failed to stand on her own and that for some reason has now become the vehicle for Marvel's political agenda. And this, perhaps, is the answer to the mystery why we get comics like "Giant-Turd X-Men". more

Stylistically, Andrea Milana is a fitting fill-in for Tom Reilly, but in regard to quality, the absence of the latter does make a difference. This run of G.I. Joe was brilliant so far - this issue is "just" good.

Does anyone else think this only exists because Millar hopes that Hollywood will turn it into a movie? As a comic it's pretty much indecipherable, thanks to some of the worst art I've seen in years.

I usually like Marcos Martin‘s art, but this issue didn’t work for me. Sometimes it was hard to tell what’s even happening.

Boring, strangely paced and full of bad ideas. North can’t write. The art is not very attractive either.

In terms of the art, this issue is huge step down from Janin. Garbett is solid though. What he lacks in expressive, attractive faces, he makes up for with his atmospheric scenery. It’s a good issue, I’m just not sure I’m that interested in the book without Mikel Janin.

I wanted more action for this team, but I take it back. Eve Ewing can’t write action scenes. This issue was boring, stupid and utterly painful to read. Usually I would take the excellent art into account, but action doesn’t seem to be Carmen Carnero’s forte either. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but please go back to telling slice-of-life stories. They weren’t the X-Men stories l wanted, but at least they worked. more

I actually loved this. Like wth, this was a banger issue and this whole arc has been really good. Are we actually getting back?

I hope this sentiment ages well. I really do.

I always loved Larraz's artwork, but WOW... this issue is on a whole new level of greatness. Spidey's body looks so amazing, I could gobble up these pages all day long. I do have some minor qualms with the story (poisoned cola, really? Plus, the whole teen rebellion thing feels somewhat unnatural), but overall it's a great series so far.

This issue could have been fun with Pasarin's art, but unfortunately we are stuck with pretty average guest art that I can only describe as a cross between Manga and bad 90s comics. I'm sure it works for some, but for me it makes the whole story fall flat.

I have never read an issue of Invincible, but the preview of Battle Beast looked interesting enough to give it a chance. I expected something like Tellos or Masters of the Universe with more depth. I was obviously misled by the preview pages showing BB walk across an alien landscape to confront a mysterious head inserted into a wall. Unfortunately, the actual comic is not mysterious at all, but pretty straight forward, pubescent splatter comedy. As such, it works quite well. Personally I'm too old to see the fun in flying entrails and alien body fluids when there isn't anything more to it, but I'm sure Battle Beast will find its fans. more

After almost a year I thought I’d give this book another try. It hasn’t improved one bit. Stephanie Phillips is a terrible writer and the art, although less abstract than in earlier issues - looks “cute” in the worst way imaginable. It’s almost as if they reimagined the Phoenix Saga as a “magical girl” book. Horrible.

Timms’s art is solid, but can’t save this utterly stupid storyline.