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Let's get this right out in the open- I love the X-men. I grew up reading them and ever since Hickman left the X-men have been in deep decline. Krakoa was largely a mess and from the ashes is a disaster. when almost all the books in the relaunch are canceled I know I'm not alone in this thinking. I want good X-men books. So far this hasn't happened and this book doesn't turn that around.

We get essentially 3 different stories in this that barely connect. the Excessive exposition is clunky and just bad. Scott is highly unlikeable as the main star of his own book. Do I view him as a military commander or a survivor with repressed memories? Scott is once again back on this authoritarian nonsense that was never present to this degree in past X-men books. Antionio's art jumps between semi competent to unfinished sketches.

The whole premise of Scott losing his visor is cool and that makes me interested in the next issue. Not the characters or plot. it's not the worst new X book i've read this month in a sea of bad X-men everything , thats Storm. but thats not high praise. more

I’ve never been a huge fan of Scott Summers, and a Cyclops series seems like an odd idea, since Scott has never been known for going on solo missions. Anyway, I think there’s some potential, especially if the series functions as a tool for some character growth - hopefully into a better man than the terrorist asshole we’ve seen in the last fifteen or so years.

After reading the issue, I ’m not so sure this is going to happen. The series probably exists for one reason: Marvel literally throws any X-Men character at the reader to see which one sticks. And they haven’t really tried cyclops before.

I’m not sure this is going to help anyone though. Cyclops #1 is not the worst comic ever, but it’s also not very good. The writing is very simplistic, the art is pretty meh, and there’s nothing really new here to grab the reader’s attention. I guess this is going to be a mini series with so memorable consequences whatsoever.more

A fun little interlude. Marco Fodera does a good job filling in for Tom Reilly.

The finale of Punisher: Red Band doesn't hold back. All in all, this was a pretty good series.

I liked this issue. Maybe the opportunity to draw Rawhide Kid inspired Marquez - his art looks much more detailed and naturalistic here than in previous issues. Also, Simone's story hits all the right notes. There are scenes and dialogue that took me back to the glory days of the X-Men and New Mutants in the 80s, and even if this current book doesn't quite reach the quality of those classic runs, it comes pretty close (provided Simone manages to put the identity politics aside and just focus on the characters and telling a good superhero story, which is exactly what she's doing here.)more

It's interesting that Marvel chose to cross over the FF with the old Planet of the Apes movies, not the new ones, and it's definitely the better choice! I'm a huge fan of the movies and Josh Trujillo just nails the different personalities of the ape characters. Andrea Di Vito provides solid art, although I think the book would have been so much better with a more traditional or even retro 60s art style. The modern, digital style doesn't quite fit the nostalgic character of the book and makes it look forgettable.
All in all, POTA VS. FF #1 is a fun book though.more

It's a satisfying conclusion to the first story arc, although it doesn't quite have the emotional impact Fraction seems to think it has (judging from the montage page showing the story's fallout.)
The open scene with Bruce and Dr. Zeller talking over multiple panels with the same camera view is incredibly well done and there are a few other calm moments in which this issue really shines - som ething I didn't expect Jimenez to be able to pull off, since his style is mostly action-orientated.more

I can see Ayodele was trying to tell a good story here - that of a superhero confronted with personal failure and becoming a potential threat to the world as a result - but the full emotional impact doesn't translate into the finished comic because of the artist's limitations. In fact, Federica Mancin is such a huge step down from most of the artists working on the last Storm series, that I had to force myself to actually read the pages.

I hate to bash a newcomer artist, but this job was just not the right one for Mancin - and it's probably not even her fault. Marvel should have given her a book that can use a more cartoony approach, such as Champions or Runaways, to hone her skill a few more years before letting her draw a book like Storm. Maybe even then she would be wrong for the book, since Storm of all superheroes needs an artist with a more naturalistic style, capable of depicting the human form in all its elegance (R.B. Silva's cover is great btw!).

To wrap this up: Storm is my all-time favourite superhero and it hurts to see her in a poor book like this. I have continued reading X-Men over the decades because of her - even when it was bad - but she isn't even in the X-books anymore. Avengers is not worth the paper it's printed on. And now her own solo book looks like it's going down the drain as well. Taking into account that she's not even the same character that I loved for most of my life, maybe it's time to let go. more

Great character and I'm happy to have the original Betsy back in a comic but if I wanted to rehashed continuity blast I'll do it the right way and read classic X-men. At least then I got Art Adam's covers. Book is so wordy and just who asked for this story ? When X-men are the worst they have ever been ... you put this out ? Try again.

There's no doubt that Kirkman, Finch and Leoni are all excelling in their craft. However, every issue of Skinbreaker looks the same. Same faces, same setting, same monster, same colours. I'm sorry to say, I'm losing my interest in the title.

I was glad to hear they put the real Psylocke, Betsy Braddock, back in the spotlight, but unfortunately this is a poor retelling/continuation of a classic X-Men story, masterfully told by Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri and Jim Lee back in the late 80s, that nobody needed. Maybe Marvel should focus more on making the present day X-Men cool again, instead of trying to rehash the glory of days gone by.more

I like the writer. I like the character. What happened ?? How was this book such a bore ? Man what a bummer. Tony doesn't even appear till 10 pages in and he's highly unlikable. What a missed opportunity here from a writer who is talented enough to do way better. The art is very mid as well.

Let's be honest, Joshua Williamson is probably on board because he is paid relatively well for his name, which is hot right now. His script for this issue, however, isn't on the same level of quality as his G.I. Joe work.
The artist, Carmen Carnero is doing solid work, but her stuff on Exceptional X-Men, as bad as that book was, looked better.

All in all, Iron Man #1 is a mildly e ntertaining middle-of-the-road superhero comic, but it's neither revolutionary nor good enough to make me interested in #2.more

For some reason Mikel Janin's art isn't as great as usual this month - might be the inker's fault - and the story continues to be okay, but not very exciting - which, of course, is absolutely subjective.

Good issue, but Adriano Lucas's colours looked a little underwhelming this time - so much so, that I first thought they were done by somebody else.

I hate to say this, but X-Men of Apocalypse is the best X-book right now. The story is a variation of what we've seen a hundred times, but Simone Di Meo's excellent art makes it feel fresh, exciting and fun - the three characteristics all the other x-titles are missing.

JRJR may be a reliable artist for Marvel, but deadlines aren't everything. Looking at these pages is just so incredibly painful. Even the colorist can't save them.