This was a waste of time. Bad writing, even worse art.

I liked Farid Karami‘s art much better than that of regular artist Valerio Schiti, but that’s about the only positive thing I can say about this issue. This title is just not fun. There’s no synergy, no magic, even when heavyweights like Storm and the Scarlet Witch are battling it out. This issue also suffers from the same problem I see in many Marvel titles lately: there’s no arc of suspense, the issue just ends at some point.
I started reading Avengers because of Storm, but honestly it’s such a bore - I might as well drop it. more

Finally! An issue addressing Rachel’s complex history and psyche. I’m still not sure if I like her and Betsy as a couple, but Geoffrey Thorne making an effort to explore these favorite characters and throwing in a few nostalgic tidbits from their past - the Excalibur lighthouse and Australian outback - gives me some hope for the future of both.
I also appreciate an author finally doing something with Forge‘s magical powers (not sure if I’m doing injustice to the last X-Force authors, since I didn’t read the title during the Krakoan era.)

La Diabla is becoming a more interesting villain despite her ridiculous costume.

Unfortunately regular artist Marcus To is still absent from the book, but Jim Towe is doing a good job filling in.
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X-Factor #6 shows why this is the most unpredictable and original series in the From the Ashes era. It seems that Mark Russell has been building the tension in the last five issues, and the dramatic ramifications of Havok, Polaris and Frezy‘s decisions are making me very excited for the future of this incarnation of the team.
My only mild criticism with this book is the art, which is just good enough, but not spectacular.
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New Gods #1 grabs the reader's attention by juxtaposing the cosmic and esoteric with the mundane and down to earth - which is a very clever thing to do, especially when you want to draw in new readers like me.

What caught my attention was not the writing though, but the beautiful art by Evan Cagle and colorist Francesco Segala. I haven't seen comic art on this level of perfection in quite a while. It's simply phenomenal.

In a time when most superhero comics seem to be written and drawn by people who have no idea what they are doing, New Gods is giving me hope for the genre. more

Just good from start to finish.

Each issue of this series got better than the one before it. By the end of the arc, we get a clear scope of the universe Geiger inhabits. Johns loves playing with comic mythology, as evidenced by his DC runs, and he is finally building one of his own.

This series was a perfectly spun tale from start to finish.

I finally decided to read Geiger and I didn't regret it. A comic needs great art and writing to captivate me, and this one has both.
I didn't expect the story to be so emotional though. It's not ever day I come across a comic that makes me immediately care about what happens to the protagonist.