Giada Belviso and Rachelle Rosenberg's art bring dynamic action to the page, bringing lots of exciting flair to Carol when she is powered up in her Binary form. Stephanie Phillips writes Carol with ease, making her a clear and natural choice to take on Carol's unique voice. Binary #1 is a solid first issue, and leaves readers hungry and wanting for further issues with Carol as this new and exciting iteration of Binary. Read Full Review

It's really difficult to see anyone else with the Phoenix force. Anyone other than Jean Grey or Rachel Summers. They really did define that power. And there have been attempts to show the power in others hands subsequent to Claremont. However, none of them quite have the intensity of Jean or Rachel. Phillips find a sharp fusion of power and personality in the first issue of a promising new story. Read Full Review

Stephanie Phillips is setting up this dystopian world 10 years in the future, whos using an immense amount of power to save the people from her home town, but theres a malevolent force trying to break her hold on the people. The voice for Carol is decent enough that I found this story to be entertaining, but theres just something missing. Hopefully she nails the ending, because its been awhile since weve had a solo Carol title, and Im ready for more. Read Full Review

Binary is a reheated version of Phoenix, telling a more grounded story, but in a way that isn't very compelling or interesting. One can't help but feel that this was an unnecessary pivot in the story, rather than continuing with the one Phillips had already written. Read Full Review