This isn’t Jed McKay‘s worst writing, however we‘ve seen it all before. Age of Revelation is nothing new. In fact, it’s a rehash of Age of Apocalypse, a concept that didn’t work for me in the 90s and doesn’t work for me now ( or the half a dozen other times Marvel has tried to shock us with an alternate version of the X-Men). I’m not interested in other versions of the X-Men and I don’t want to buy sixteen new titles to get one story that we all know didn’t happen in the end anyway. I want good stories featuring the characters I know and love, but Marvel doesn’t seem to be interested in grounded storytelling anymore.

Between Marvel trying to gaslight us into believing Ms. Marvel is the greatest mutant ever and this redundant crossover bullshit, I can only come to the conclusion that the X-Men I love are dead and gone.

Is the art good at least? Hell, no. It’s Humberto Ramos.
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Imperial 2 is not exactly mind-blowing, but I did enjoy this issue more than the first one, mostly because of the space action.

Love the story. The art is nothing special, but doesn’t stand in the way either.

Solid issue. I want Tom Reilly back though.

More of the same. Victimization of mutants seems to be the ONLY thing writers can manage with the x-men books these days and while this is an interesting version of that its still just more of that same old same old. This would be a sub plot at best in years past and now its the thing that will be their toughest challenge yet??? I'd hate to see these new mutants face something actually threatening. WTF has the x-men come to? more

Pretty decent, although it doesn't feel like an X-Men book. This feels very YA/teen (I would say 'New Mutants' instead of 'teen', but this group doesn't hold a candle to the OG New Mutants). Trying to be patient in allowing the new characters to breathe, but we really just need 1 book with new teens, not 2.

Let the grown ups play please.

What a boring start to a "New Run" - Separating the FF in this "first issue" is just ridiculous and the whole thing felt uninspiring.

It should have been exciting, we’re dealing with a prequel to Marvel’s next big movie, after all. Everyone should’ve poured their heart into it. But instead, it feels like a comic written by committee. From the art to the story, everything is dull and lifeless. The kind of comic that actually makes you less interested in the movie. And that’s a real shame.

David Marquez's art is changing, and not for the better. I remember when he had a beautifully detailed, realistic style. Now his linework looks sketchy and the characters look like they jumped out of a Manga. I'm sure it will find its fans among younger readers. For me, this was a huge disappointment.

When you want to get a movie audience to buy your comic, this is what you want to do. Superman Treasury 2025 has it all - love for the character, an inspiring story, excellent art and all the glory and grandeur a superhero book should have. Just awesome!

Nick Bradshaw”s art is always fun to look at. However, the frame story is too thin and illogical in the end. By the way, I can’t remember the old swimsuit specials even having a story. Weren’t they simply collections of pinups? That would probably have worked better.
Speaking of the pinups, if you produced a swimsuit issue, wouldn’t you want to involve mostly artists that produce sensual, fun, anatomically pleasing art? Some of them like Adam Hughes fit this profile, but there are some real stinkers here too - barely capable of drawing a human body or composing a fun beach scene.
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An incredibly dull and lifeless retelling of the FF’s first adventure. It actually feels like Buckingham had no fun at all drawing it and only did it for the money. I might be wrong, but that’s how it appears to me. The fake 60s ads and articles are great, but they don't justify buying this otherwise soulless and calculated merchandise product.

Lame story, cringe dialogue, not much happens. As if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s the art by Humberto Ramos that makes everyone look stupid. Even the cover sucks. Sorry, that’s not the great start of a new chapter in the life of the FF that will pull in new readers.

Okay, I didn't want to read the X-books anymore, but this one looked pretty good - at first glance. So here we go....

First of all, someone should tell Gail Simone that her obvious LGBTQ+ allegory isn't working. For some reason, Marvel and literally the whole mainstream publishing industry are pushing the narrative that "queer people" are being oppressed by, well... everyone, while at the same time, these same people dominate the entertainment industry and try to force everybody into participating in their delusional neo-religion. Hollywood producing anti-trans... sorry, anti-mutant propaganda? Only in your wet dreams of perpetual victimhood, Ms. Simone! And before you ask, I'm one of the people you call "queer" (actually I'm just gay), so I think I'm allowed to critique my own so-called community.

Aside from this problematic and frankly bullshit message (and a very rushed ending), the issue is pretty well done. I'm usually not a fan of Vecchio's boringly clean and sometimes cutesy artwork, but in this issue he did a great job, especially when it comes to natural body poses. I also really like the Outliers - in contrast to the insufferable brats over in Exceptional X-Men. Their dialogue and interactions feel natural to me. more

Sisterhood is a typical Hyde Street cautionary tale, and we all know how it will end eventually. There's nothing wrong with that.

I'm not sure though if this particular story with its teenage revenge plot is interesting enough to justify an extra mini series. Also, Leila Leiz's artwork is probably not everybody's cup of tea. I can see that she is not a bad artist, but she seems inexperienced when it comes to comic book storytelling, and I just don't like that particular style.

I probably would have rated it a 5, but the fact that it's not concluded in one issue makes it a 4. Sorry. more

I realize that having characters not age significantly over decades can lead to problems in a fictional universe, but in my opinion, the best way to deal with this strange phenomenon is to not address it at all. It's just not possible to reconcile every story with actual history, so why try at all?

The new Captain America series does try and boldly moves the reemergence of Cap from 1963 (or some vague moment in time in the early days of the Marvel universe) into the 21st century, which leads to many problems, especially for older readers. Am I really to believe now that all of Marvel history has happened after 09/11? My brain hurts from trying to think about what that means for the continuity in X-Men, the FF or Damage Control (who fixed the World Trade Center back in 1989!)

Reading CA #1 feels like my childhood is being erased, but I understand why Marvel is doing it - to appeal to younger readers, which is fine and necessary, if they want to matter in this day and age.

So with that minor mindf*ck out of the way, is Captain America #1 a good comic? Well... I think it was an okay comic. There are scenes and pages I enjoyed (the flashbacks look really cool - I wish the whole book was drawn in that style) and others that didn't. There were some weird transitions in the action scenes that didn't work well and the artwork was a bit inconsistent in quality. All in all, the issue was fine. However, I can't help but wonder what readers in 1963 or 1989 would think of it.
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Inconsistent art and filler dialogue. Nobody cares. Is this Marvel Zombies?

I don't want to be rude, but I think this issue confirms that John Romita Jr. is degenerating as an artist. This is probably unavoidable for any artist of a certain age. Alan Davis is not what he was and neither is John Byrne. JRJR - in my opinion - never produced the quality of those two, and now it's getting even worse unfortunately.

Having said that, the real issue is Joe Kelly's story and dialogue. I seriously had to stop reading the book after two thirds because it was just so painfully stupid.

This confirms what I suspected before - without great art (Pepe Larraz) this book is doomed. more

I haven't read the Biker Mice mini series - in fact, I have never heard of the Nacelleverse before - but the cover looked great and the title was hilarious, so I thought "why not read something different than horribly drawn, badly written mainstream books for a change?"

Biker Mice really surprised me in a good way. While I think that the pace was a bit fast, making the life-changing catastrophe at the core of this issue appear like an inconvenience, I found a lot of great, fun stuff in this book. The art in particular is just awesome - much better than what most Marvel and DC books are delivering these days. And unlike the mainstream books, Biker Mice from Mars feels like its creators are having actual fun with it! more

It pains me to say it, but this was purest trash. The big scenes with Dazzler and Siryn are totally unbelievable, and the “romances” feel more forced and arbitrary than almost any on memory in X-Men comics. What happens to Dazzler simply would not be permitted by the X-Men—ever—and the whole “Graymalkin is a mutant prison now and the X-Men do nothing” story feels artificial and silly. This book badly needed editing and streamlining before it was ever allowed to be published. more

I could write a detailed review, but I just don't know where to begin. Everything about this issue is horrible - the story, the art, the dialogue and especially the forced shipping of characters. Let's not even talk about Ororo's pregnancy test. It's as close to a saccharine Manga comic for girls as a superhero comic can get. You'd have to pay me to read another issue of this poor quality.

I'll probably check in again with the x-books in a few years, when all this woke bullshit has faded out of existence, but for the time being, I'm done. This was the final straw. more

Just a mediocre release. Professionally made garbage. Storm deserves a better treatment.