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5.7
Overall Rating

I just don’t understand the point of this character. It’s been five years since her reintroduction, and it seems like no writer has managed to give her a clear identity. Everything about her feels like recycled leftovers from Betsy Braddock. Why does this character even exist if she’s just given Betsy’s personality, powers, aesthetic—and now even her old storylines? Kwannon being addicted to violence is literally the same arc Betsy went through in Uncanny X-Force Vol. 2 and X-Force Vol. 4. Some of the dialogue is almost identical. To make matters worse, they gave her a cliché backstory reminiscent of Black Widow. No wonder readers struggle to connect with her, she’s just a patchwork of borrowed traits, lacking any identity of her own. But hey, at least the art was good.

Repetitive and nonconsequential. Feels like I've been reading the same story reworked over and ove again.

Stagnant and bland. The same tired story about whether Britain should accept their new Captain Britain dragging on for four years. A cheap #1 to boost sales when this is actually Excalibur #27.

The weakest SoS book so far.
4.5
 Knights of X Collected Dec 14, 2022
9.5
 Immortal X-Men (2022) #9 Dec 10, 2022
1.0
 Marauders (2022) #9 Dec 10, 2022
1.0
 New Mutants (2019) #32 Dec 10, 2022
8.0
 X-Men: Red (2022) #9 Dec 10, 2022
1.0
 X-Terminators (2022) #3 Nov 30, 2022
7.0
 Marauders (2022) #7 Oct 9, 2022
9.0
 A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #5 Sep 21, 2022
6.0
 Legion of X (2022) #5 Sep 21, 2022
5.0
 New Mutants (2019) #30 Sep 21, 2022
9.5
 Strange (2022) #6 Sep 21, 2022
1.5
 X-Terminators (2022) #1 Sep 21, 2022
5.0
 Catwoman (2018) #44 Sep 20, 2022
5.0
 Catwoman (2018) #45 Sep 20, 2022
5.0
 Catwoman (2018) #47 Sep 20, 2022
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #96 Sep 20, 2022
4.0
 New Mutants (2019) #29 Sep 8, 2022
7.0
 A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2 Sep 7, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #9 Sep 7, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #11 Sep 7, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #14 Sep 7, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #15 Sep 7, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #16 Sep 7, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #17 Sep 7, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #18 Sep 7, 2022
8.0
 Immortal X-Men (2022) #6 Sep 7, 2022
5.0
 Marauders (2022) #6 Sep 7, 2022
8.0
 Wolverine (2020) #24 Sep 7, 2022
10
 Batman (2016) #127 Sep 6, 2022
9.5
 Robins Being Robin Sep 6, 2022
1.0
 Knights of X (2022) #1 Sep 3, 2022
1.0
 Knights of X (2022) #2 Sep 3, 2022

Good Lord, wasn't expecting much, but this is a dumpster fire. Everything was resolved in the most predictable way and wrapped up in a hurry. Terrible writing, awful antagonists. Just terrible.
10
 Power Rangers Unlimited: The Death Ranger #1 Aug 31, 2022
6.0
 X-Force (2019) #31 Aug 31, 2022
8.0
 X-Men (2021) #14 Aug 31, 2022
9.0
 A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #3 Aug 24, 2022
7.0
 Marauders (2022) #5 Aug 24, 2022
9.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1063 Aug 23, 2022
10
 Robin (2021) #17 Aug 23, 2022
10
 Task Force Z (2021) #11 Aug 23, 2022
7.0
 A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1 Aug 17, 2022
1.0
 New Mutants (2019) #28 Aug 17, 2022
3.0
 X-Force (2019) #30 Aug 17, 2022
6.5
 X-Men (2021) #13 Aug 17, 2022
10
 Batman / Superman: World's Finest (2022) #6 Aug 16, 2022
6.0
 Catwoman (2018) #46 Aug 16, 2022
8.0
 A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #2 Aug 13, 2022
9.5
 Captain Carter (2022) #5 Aug 13, 2022
8.5
 Immortal X-Men (2022) #5 Aug 3, 2022
6.0
 Legion of X (2022) #4 Aug 3, 2022
7.0
 X-Men: Red (2022) #5 Aug 3, 2022
8.5
 Gambit (2022) #1 Jul 27, 2022
10
 A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #1 Jul 20, 2022
1.0
 Knights of X (2022) #4 Jul 20, 2022
8.5
 Captain Carter (2022) #4 Jul 15, 2022
5.0
 Marauders (2022) #4 Jul 14, 2022
5.0
 New Mutants (2019) #27 Jul 14, 2022

Gillen's first misstep. Terribly boring.

Filler.
5.0
 Legion of X (2022) #3 Jul 6, 2022
10
 Sabretooth (2022) #5 Jul 6, 2022
9.0
 Sabretooth (2022) #4 Jun 29, 2022
7.0
 X-Force (2019) #29 Jun 29, 2022
8.0
 X-Men: Red (2022) #4 Jun 29, 2022
6.0
 New Mutants (2019) #26 Jun 24, 2022
10
 Immortal X-Men (2022) #3 Jun 22, 2022
1.0
 Knights of X (2022) #3 Jun 22, 2022
6.0
 Marvel's Voices: Pride (2022) #1 Jun 22, 2022
5.0
 X-Men (2021) #12 Jun 22, 2022
6.0
 Legion of X (2022) #2 Jun 8, 2022
6.0
 Marauders (2022) #3 Jun 8, 2022
6.0
 Legion of X (2022) #1 May 25, 2022
10
 Task Force Z (2021) #8 May 24, 2022
10
 Power Rangers (2020) #17 May 22, 2022
10
 Power Rangers (2020) #18 May 22, 2022
10
 Power Rangers (2020) #19 May 22, 2022
5.0
 Catwoman (2018) #43 May 18, 2022
7.0
 Marauders (2022) #2 May 4, 2022
6.0
 Marauders (2022) #1 Apr 6, 2022

This book should've been revamped like the others.
8.0
 X-Men: Red (2022) #1 Apr 6, 2022
10
 Immortal X-Men (2022) #1 Mar 30, 2022
10
 Captain Carter (2022) #1 Mar 10, 2022
6.0
 Marauders (2022) Annual #1 Jan 26, 2022
6.0
 X Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) #1 Jan 26, 2022
5.0
 X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) #1 Jan 19, 2022
4.0
 Marauders (2019) #27 Jan 13, 2022
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #26 Dec 15, 2021
5.0
 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) #4 Dec 1, 2021
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #25 Nov 10, 2021
7.5
 Hellions (2020) #17 Nov 10, 2021
7.0
 Inferno (2021) #2 Oct 27, 2021
5.0
 Marauders (2019) #25 Oct 27, 2021
7.0
 S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #9 Oct 27, 2021

Literally embarassing. Abysmal writing.
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #24 Oct 6, 2021
7.0
 S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #8 Sep 30, 2021
7.5
 Inferno (2021) #1 Sep 29, 2021
5.0
 Marauders (2019) #24 Sep 15, 2021
6.0
 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) #2 Sep 15, 2021
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #21 Sep 9, 2021
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #22 Sep 9, 2021
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #23 Sep 9, 2021

Too many jokes. Too little substance or anything that actually matters.

Pretty underwhelming for the big opening of a Summer event. A bif prologue that goes nowhere.

Can please Percy come up with new antagonists? They've been stuck with these plant creatures for months now.
6.5
 Cable (2020) #10 Apr 28, 2021

The art was abysmal.
6.5
 Children of the Atom (2021) #2 Apr 14, 2021
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #20 Apr 7, 2021
6.0
 Marauders (2019) #19 Apr 7, 2021
5.0
 Marauders (2019) #18 Apr 5, 2021
6.5
 X-Men (2019) #19 Apr 5, 2021
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #19 Mar 24, 2021

The way Dugan literally did nothing with Storm, Bishop and Iceman for 17 issues is upsetting. Thank God Storm is free. Emma Frost and Kate Pryde are the most dull and obnoxious duo right now.

1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #13 Oct 21, 2020
9.5
 X-Factor (2020) #4 Sep 30, 2020

Best event first issue since Messiah Complex!
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #12 Sep 16, 2020
10
 Excalibur Vol. 1 Aug 27, 2020

This book is delicious.

Leah Willians is just not good. She writes every single character as if they were 15-year-old twitter/tumblr users full on snark and banter all the time. It's exhausting. It's like she writes for the sole purpose of fishing for reactions of a small but vocal twitter fanbase.
8.0
 X-Men (2019) #11 Aug 26, 2020
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #10 Jun 10, 2020

The ending made this issue.
8.0
 Aquaman (2016) #59 May 28, 2020

I really don't know where Aaron is going but I like it.
7.5
 Flash (2016) #754 May 28, 2020

The pacing is a big issue IMO.

No words for this one. While Marauders has been an average book so far, this issue drops the ball magnificently. That Emma panel was terribly handled. I'm sure Gerry Duggan had the best intentions; however, it comes off very cringey and tone-deaf. In the hands of a straight, white author, what is supposed to be sexual empowerment can often be interpreted as objectification. The cast as usual is underused. Not even with Kitty out of the picture, there's hope for meaningful panel time for Storm or Bishop (literally the only two PoC characters). Iceman serves no purpose other than being the token gay character who only shares actual dialogue with the other gay character. And of course, Pyro's only purpose is being the comic relief. To rub salt in the wound, the villains in this book are utterly uninteresting and dull. Nameless humans with big guns? Boring.

This was a blast.

What even was that?

One of the Best Venom runs.
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #4 Mar 5, 2020
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #6 Mar 5, 2020
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #7 Mar 5, 2020
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #8 Mar 5, 2020
5.0
 Fallen Angels (2019) #4 Mar 5, 2020
3.5
 Fallen Angels (2019) #6 Mar 5, 2020
7.0
 Marauders (2019) #4 Mar 5, 2020
7.5
 Marauders (2019) #6 Mar 5, 2020
6.5
 Marauders (2019) #7 Mar 5, 2020
7.5
 Marauders (2019) #8 Mar 5, 2020
7.0
 Marauders (2019) #9 Mar 5, 2020
8.0
 X-Men (2019) #5 Mar 5, 2020
9.0
 X-Men (2019) #6 Mar 5, 2020
10
 X-Men (2019) #7 Mar 5, 2020
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #5 Jan 18, 2020
6.0
 Fallen Angels (2019) #5 Jan 18, 2020
7.0
 Marauders (2019) #5 Jan 18, 2020
7.5
 New Mutants (2019) #5 Jan 18, 2020
10
 X-Force (2019) #5 Jan 18, 2020
9.0
 X-Men (2019) #4 Jan 18, 2020

Worst writing, worst art and worst leading character. Please someone save Laura.

Cute little story, but the ending fell flat.

Another stellar issue.
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #3 Dec 4, 2019

I felt like I've read an entire wikipedia entry on House of X/Powers of X/Dawn of X and the only new content was the last page.

This was terrible. Hickman's humor doesn't work at all. The jokes are cheap and slut-shaming should not be a thing in 2019.

Terrible.

Fun! Fun! Fun!

Love that the writer gets to play with every character in the cast!
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #2 Nov 20, 2019

Pretty generic. From the dumb pirate premise to Emma Frost and Shawn doing what they always do to Kitty Pryde trying to come off as edgy. Nothing new too see here.

What a disappointment. Awful misogynistic undertones in the writing for the female characters and a unfortunate regression for X-23 after all the good work done with her for the past few years. This will definitely be the first DoX to get cancelled. Simply ugly.

Boring.
6.0
 New Mutants (2019) #1 Nov 6, 2019
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #1 Nov 6, 2019
1.0
 Excalibur (2019) #1 Oct 30, 2019
1.0
 Marauders (2019) #1 Oct 30, 2019

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