While this still isn't an X-Men book beyond one character's name and another's similarity to an X-Man, it still IS an exceptional book. The X-Men purist in me wants to be annoyed that it has the word in the title, but I just can't. It's so beautiful to look at and interesting to read. A bit more action in this issue was nice too. The scene where Sto...I mean Mei fries the phones was great. Can't wait for the next issue. more

Apocalypse is one of my favorite comics villains so a book like this is going to automatically pique my interest. Most of the candidates are characters I like as well, only a couple I wasn't familiar with (Armageddon Girl? I don't recall ever seeing her before). Cable would be my personal choice, but I can see it being either Exodus or Rictor as well. GREAT art. Was very happy to see good ol' fashioned solid art in this book. OVerall I don't think it'll be quite as earth-shattering of a series or outcome as someone of Apocalypse's stature might imply, but I do think it will be a fun read. more

I love Jubilee as a character but this was just kinda meh overall. Art was very meh, the story was cool but the dialog was meh. Blood Hunt has been very good so far and even most of the tie-ins have been at least good, I'd have to say this is the weakest one so far but still not bad. Just meh.

Same thing I said for #1 applies to #2. This book perfectly captures the essence of what it's going for. It's hilarious, and if you're into trashy 80s/90s movies you'll enjoy it. I hope this series never ends.

This 10 isn't to say it's a perfect comic. The art is only meh and the subject matter and content will definitely not be for everyone. BUT IT IS FOR ME! This comic 10 out of 10 achieves its goal. It was absolutely hilarious while being a good sword and sorcery yarn at the same time. Conan meets Cerebus meets Ash from the Evil Dead. I laughed out loud numerous times reading this. If you like 70s/80s trashy exploitation movies, especially of the sword and sorcery variety, this book is 100% for you. more

I think a lot of readers may be confused with the upside down nature of this vampire world. I think once you get the hang of that it becomes a much better read. Will probably be better for most in trade.

With that said this was a solid issue waking the prisoners of bit mortals and vampires and how they unfold. Dracula is also a fun character here.

I missed out on Little Bird, seeing the mention in this issue was the first I'd heard of it. I'll definitely be going back and looking for it now though. This style of art usually isn't my cup of tea but I couldn't tear my eyes away from most of the pages. Reminded me a little of Akira, tonally. Maybe just because of all the "wtf" imagery. Story seems interesting too, I dunno if I need to read Little Bird to better understand what's going on or just wait for following issues to clarify but I'm on board either way. This combines many of my favorite themes and genres. Can't wait to see where it goes from here. more

I still can barely tell wtf is going on in this book, it's so messy looking visually that I think it interferes with my understanding of the story. That, or the writing is equally messy. After hating issue one I decided to give it one more issue to grab me. This issue was better than #1 but it definitely didn't grab me. The last page said "to be concluded" so I might as well ride this to the end since there's only one more issue. more

I Hate Fairyland (or in the case of the versions I always pick up, F@$% Fairyland) is always a delight. High in sugar, low in protein fun. The art is always on point and the writing is always at least mildly humorous. Very few tropes tickle my fancy as much as the irascible crude protagonist and the suffering side-kick barely tolerating each other's company, and this book goes all in on that trope. Gert's transformation wasn't surprising but very well executed and the only gripe I could think of is that it might have been fun to devote more pages to her destruction of the Gertlings, possibly stretching this issue into two issues. A lot of fun though, and I could see this being turned into an old MTV cartoon style show. HBO has the best comic cartoon ever in Harley Quinn, if this got the same treatment it would be spectacular. more

I'm no Vampirella buff, I've read a bit here and there. This seems like standard quality fare with a new coat of paint. The "TVA"-like setting is about as good as one could expect. Writing isn't exceptional, but it's par for the course. The art is fine (I ran out of ways to say the same thing heh). I'll keep reading and see where it goes if for no other reason than they tend to commission some really beautiful covers for these Vampi books these days. more

Very cool first issue. As others have said, mixing so many genres is difficult to pull off (first thing that comes to mind is Wild Wild West with Will Smith bleh) but so far so good. The art is really meh in my opinion, but it gets the job done. The writing is superb so far and really hooks you and leaves you wanting more. Slightly reminds me of an anime I watched last year, Hell's Paradise. Definitely going on my pull list. more

In a daring feat, Gerry Duggan and Garry Brown's FALLING IN LOVE ON THE PATH TO HELL #1 successfully blends American western, feudal Japan, and science fiction elements into a cohesive and captivating narrative. It’s not easy to include a mix of such vastly different worlds into one comic book, let alone a single, debut issue, but this book does just that without things feeling like a complete mess.

Duggan introduces Asami and MacRaith, our two protagonists, through background stories that do ann excellent job providing context and depth for each character, while making it easy for reads to immediately feel invested in their journey. Asami's adherence to the Samurai code of ethics makes her an undeniable instant standout. How these two end up ‘falling in love’ as the titles suggests is a complete mystery, but, based on what we’ve seen so far, the journey should be well worth reading.

Garry Brown's artwork and Chris O'Halloran's colors are a match made in heaven. The unique environments and character designs are breathtaking visual feasts. Joe Sabino's lettering work brings the action to life, evoking the gory energy of a Tarantino film. This really has the look of a movie told through the comic book medium.

FALLING IN LOVE ON THE PATH TO HELL #1 is a triumph of storytelling and a can’t-miss first issue. Who knows where these things will end up, but this path to hell has been set up so well. more

Yea I'm not sure what the hell is going on here, but I'm still moderately interested. The art is nothing special, but the characters are interesting (as far as I can tell...) The plot is intentionally unclear but knowing that it's intentional doesn't make it more enjoyable. With a satisfying conclusion in the next issue it can redeem the three issues and this might be better in a trade where you can read the whole story at once. We'll see. more

Cool book, I appreciate the vibe. Kind of a Dark Angel meets the Crow with some Charmed mixed in but darker. The art was ok, would have obviously preferred if Lee did the artwork alone, but it was fine. The story was a little clunky but I'll keep reading to see where it goes from here. If I have one big gripe, it's the lettering and speech balloons or whatever you wanna call those. It was really distracting and I didn't like it at all. But as an introductory series, it was solid and got me interested in what's to come. If nothing comes after, I'll appreciate this series a lot less though. more

Very fun issue, love Kaya as a pirate/revolutionary. Great art as always by Wes Craig, writing is top notch. Clean narrative and action. Backup story was really good too. I'm kinda more interested in the Pirate Kaya story than I am the main story of the series heh.

I thought it was good, but the first part with Iron Lad and Doom was a little on the boring side. Loved the scenes with Hank and Jan. The socially reflective themes demonstrated with the Moloid hatred and with the media twisting the truth was well done. Looking forward to seeing this story progress.

Great issue. The first story was great and I can't wait to see where that story goes. The art was great, very reminiscent of the Eastman and Laird days. The "trapped in a fight club and has to help fellow fighters escape" trope isn't new territory, but I love it in this setting. The second story was also really good, with the horror movie vibes. Anthology-like issues like this rarely hit for me, but this one definitely did. more

Great issue, very well written and solid art. As to be expected, the Reisers are perfectly capturing Burke's sliminess and I love it. I kinda really wish this would be made into an actual movie...

I can't remember the last finale/send-off that I liked as much as this one. I give this a 10 not to mean it was flawless in every way, but to say that after reading it I'm left with nothing but good feels and no critiques. I loved every part of it, especially the Apocalypse fight and the Darkholme-Adler family picnic.

Some of my favorite individual moments were Nightcrawler tele-plucking Apocalypse's eyeballs out, Magneto yeeting Wolverine away to prevent him from ending the Xavier problem once and for all, Irene getting concerned when Nightcrawler was dueling Mystique only to realize she had been had, all the "to me, my X-Men" team teasers (Kate had the best one), and Xavier checking in on everyone before...self-inducing coma? I thought he had committed suicide at first until the last page he was on. Great stuff. I'm very much looking forward to all the coming books, they all look like top notch creative teams and rosters. more

This issue has a lot of things going on. The promise of Krakoa fulfilled. The inevitable collapse. The beginning of something new. I went into this issue not knowing what to expect, and what I got, by my estimation, was a pretty thoughtful, mostly quiet issue, at least in comparison to what came before. Big things happen, sure, but the bombast of the FoHoX/RoPoX finales are much bigger. What I find most interesting about this issue is the use of Apocalypse. I'm pretty sure it's been accepted by most readers that Apocalypse serves as an embodiment of trauma. The generational trauma and violence that consumes the marginalized, that they have to overcome. So I find it so interesting how they use him here. When faced with the other side, when faced with a world as it should be, a world without hate and fear, Apocalypse turns violent. He cannot accept it. He won't accept it. He is trauma, and he won't be shed. It's such an incredibly powerful metaphor, I think, that genuinely gets to the heart of what X-Men is, and especially was during the Krakoan Era. In that way, I feel like this is an incredible way to send off Krakoa.

The rest of the issue is not quite so excellent. The Clairemont story is well-deserved. We finally get to see him chime in on what was initially his idea. And it mostly works. I feel like a better artist would've been welcome, but I don't have a large issue with it. The preview of what's to come has me both excited and nervous. Something that was so great about this era was how interconnected the mutants felt, and to separate them all again is... A choice. I'm not quite sold on all the pitches here, but I'm willing to give them a chance of course. I've read every single issue of the Krakoan Era, I'm not jumping off here. The creative teams look mostly great. I'm sure it'll be fun.

Also, briefly: Duggan's run on the X-Men had its ups and downs. It at times felt disconnected and all over the place, but I felt like it ultimately had more good than bad. Even the more lackluster issues were a fun read, at the very least. more

I loved the Krakoan Age so I wasn't excited about it coming to an end, but I found the ending pretty satisfying. Throughout Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X I was confused why the X-Men couldn't just return to Krakoa after it all, but here they give us the answer. I like that they were able to wrap up this status quo while still giving a feeling that it mattered and was worth something, rather than just dropping a nuke on Krakoa and putting the X-Men back to the brink of extinction. The art here is very good, with the exception of Claremont's backup story, but it still gets annoying changing artists every few pages. I am happy with the Krakoa saga and the way it ended, so I'll definitely pick up a Fall of X omnibus if it's ever announced. more

Not as good as the first issue. The Hulk story was good and my favorite of the three, but I thought the flashback stuff was ham fisted. The Hulk part was interesting though, and fit well with the overall event. The Hawkeye story again is the weak point of the trio. Seriously, she's stuck on this "gotta kill him because he's a vampire" even though he was helping her and explained how he doesn't kill people and does good? Pretty dumb, as if there haven't been numerous examples of good vampires in the Marvel universe. The third story had enjoyable bits, Dagger is always a delight and seeing her try to appeal to Yelena was nice, but Elsa was boorish and boring. The writer was trying too hard with the Britishisms. Great looking art though. more

This series has somewhat surprised me. I don't really care at all about any of the Robins and simplistic, goofy art doesn't usually appeal to me but these past two issues have been so well written and the art is much better than it appears at first glance. I really like the "fairy tale" style the writer is using to tell the story. The Bat Family fits that structure well. Very sympathetic issue too, real emotions being shown and not just leaning on the edgy nature of the two characters to draw drama from. Great stuff. more

I don't know why the reader response to this issue is so poor. If I had to guess, it's the art? But the art is great, so I can't imagine what these people think good art is if that's the case. The art is expressive, creative and full of energy. If it's the writing, I also don't get it because while the first issue felt a little by-the-numbers with Damian, this issue with Jason really managed to delve into his trauma and make him incredibly sympathetic. Which we don't get nearly enough of from writers when it comes to Red Hood. Maybe everyone is a huge fan of Lobdell's run, lmao. more

Classic Wolverine setup, great art, good action, interesting callback. I really liked this issue, even though it appears to be setting up a pretty cookie-cutter Wolverine adventure. That's ok, I like cookies.

Really interesting story, interesting twist on the whole apocalypse and anti-Christ thing. The three children are probably the least interesting thing about this series to me, and focusing on the emo girl didn't help that in this issue, but everything else is pretty enthralling. The art is hit or miss with me, some panels I really like and almost reminds me of Linsner interior art, and some of them just looked crude and ugly. None of it was bad enough to impact my enjoyment of the book though. Good stuff. more

The story is mildly interesting, but the art just makes me want to vomit. This faux dot printer look is just revolting. Even without that effect it would still be subpar, if not nauseating. I've hated the art this whole series minus the one issue that didn't look like it was printed on a bubblegum wrapper, but the story for the most part has kept me reading. The first arc was especially good, but I'm still along for the ride for now. Dunno how much more of this art I can tolerate though. more

The art was fire. The story was mixed. I liked the Dylan parts. The part with The Captive just felt like a bland villain that talks to much type of thing. Like that the end wrapped back to the main story they've been telling.

The art for this mini-arc was quite amazing.

I want to give it a 10 for the art alone, this has been some of the best I've seen in a long time. Marvel should just throw all the moneys at Juan Ferreyra to draw anything he wants. I'd love to see him on Ghost Rider. The story was good, a little boring at times. The Lee Price stuff was meh but the Dylan stuff was solid. Sometimes I was too distracted by how pretty the art was to pay attention to the word balloons... more