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Considering I don’t like Deadpool and only read this issue because of the crossover with Punisher, this wasn’t actually bad.

We get wildride pt 3. Featuring another of part of the Gambit possession storyline. This time featuring yet another of Gail’s creations, the mutant exorcist Repent. How a mutant exorcist is even a thing idk but Gail creates new characters nonstop in hopes something will click with fans. Not much happens here. Just more of the same old bad story that continues to plague to book. It’s always new cha racter and very little of the characters we actually care about. What little you see of those characters,like Wolverine they are just talking. Lurking in the background because we need to have more outliers or trauma dumps. If i had a dollar for every time someone cries in this book I’d have enough to buy marvel and fire Gail. Don’t read this book. It’s so bad. Gail’s last 3 storylines are a jumbled mess full of new characters . This one is no different. more

The more I read of this X-Force run, the more I think it’s a great idea to shoot Kamala Khan.

I first thought this was regular artist Jimenez, but it’s Matteo Scalera. I know I have seen his name before somewhere, but I can’t connect it to anything I read. Now this will probably never happen again, as his art in this issue is absolutely phenomenal. The layouts are bold and dynamic and reminiscent of Sean Gordon Murphy sometimes, while not being a copy. The colors by Tomeu Morey complement the lines perfectly.
The only issue I have with Batman 13, is that it’s too short.

Oh, and don’t worry about this being part of the Bad Seeds crossover. I haven’t read Bad Seeds: Sunset 1 and it only seems to have a minimal impact on this issue.more

There’s no doubt that this is the Gen Z version of the Legion of Superheroes. Everything looks very soft and light and kinda weird. The boys are very feminine, and the girl is athletic and bossy. I’m pretty sure that somebody will turn out to be trans or non-binary very soon.
While I’m not a fan of Sherman‘s faces - they all look kinda bland - I do like his imaginative layouts. There’s def initely a Moebius influence, although he doesn’t quite capture the realness of the French master.
All in all, I can appreciate all the creativity that went into this reinvention of the Legion. Is it for me though? No. I prefer more traditional superhero books with a more masculine art style.more

This is not the worst issue of Safe Space X-Men. At least there‘s a threat that’s not supernatural and the X-Men don’t get attacked on their own grounds. It’s nice to see them become more proactive. However, Vecchio‘s art is stiff and lifeless as usual and often confusing in the action scenes.

Three words: premium arse wigglage.

Reading this issue was hard work. The story is something we’ve seen countless times over the years in street-level superhero books and the guest art is just atrocious. I often don’t mention the coloring, as I prefer it to just complement the pencils and inks without standing out on its own, but the garish and intense colors in this book deserve special mention, since they make the art even harder to look at. I hope for Lee Garbett to return next issue, or at least for another capable artist to fill in while he’s taking a break.more

The conversation between Magneto and Beast is probably the highlight of the book, but that doesn’t say much, considering that this series is full of stupid ideas, like the 3K morons calling themselves X-Men. Why? It makes no sense at all.
Also, the art by Stegman clone Netho Diaz is horrendous.
All in all, with DnX starting next month, this is a perfect jumping off point for me.

Chris, I love you man. All that you have done of X-men cannot be repaid. But this book was so mid. it adds nothing. we didnt need it. The art and the colors are just dreadful. My score is higher after reading current Uncanny X-men then this right after. gambit is in a trench coat and suit at a high end casino. just painful.