Secret Invasion: X-Men #2

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• 6.2

  IGN - Bryan Joel

  Sep 10, 2008

  Still, at the end of the day it's still just a superfluous, glossy tie-in that's light on plot and misfires completely at doing anything that doesn't involve Skrull battles. There's an ineffective thread involving Nightcrawler's talking crystal ball that's attempting to draw a link between Skrull religion and (ostensibly) his own beliefs, but Hercules managed to do the Skrull religion schtick a lot better. Cary Nord's art is dodgy at times, especially with faces. When multiple squads of X-Men begin appearing it's sometimes difficult to figure out who's who. There's certainly some fun to be had here for the hardcore X-Men reader, but most others probably won't see the point in picking SI: X-Men #2 up. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  The Weekly Crisis - Kirk Warren

  Sep 13, 2008

  It's solid action, unique artstyle (although a little weaker with facial expressions this time around) and the XMen being the competent team that's trained their whole lives for these types of situations make this a fun read. Definitely a must read for any Nightcrawler fan. Read Full Review

• 4.0

  Comics Bulletin - Christopher Power

  Sep 09, 2008

  I very much want to recommend this book because I think there are interesting things being done in it. However, all of these matters detract from the experience. The book--both story and art--feel rushed out to print, without appropriate editorial reigns being taken to clean up some of the above points. Read Full Review

• 1.6

  Weekly Comic Book Review - Kyle Posluszny

  Sep 13, 2008

  With all the tie-ins associated with the Secret Invasion I knew that there was bound to be a few duds. I'm just shocked and disappointed that the biggest dud involves some of my favorite characters. Skip this one. Read Full Review