Uncanny X-Men #1

UNCANNY X-MEN #1 is a must-read for anyone who considers themselves a true X-Men fan. While not perfect, the issue gives readers a full cast of characters and an enthralling plot that will have them eagerly awaiting next Wednesday. Brisson, Thompson, and Rosenberg don't rely on flashy, shocking moments. They use masterful storytelling and classic X-Men elements to weave the beginning of a very promising tale. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #1 boasts a big price tag, but also a lot of story. I was pleasantly surprised with the direction with this, and the approach to take the X-Men back to their roots. Im excited to see where this team takes this story. Read Full Review

'Uncanny X-Men' #1 is a true return to form for this iconic title. The legacy of what this book means is being honored, and everything is presented with huge adoration, right down to the use of that classic 3-D Uncanny X-Men logo loved and known worldwide. Marvel's Mutants are definitely back and this is going to be one hell of a ten-week ride. As Stan Lee always said, "'Nuff said!". Read Full Review

'Uncanny X-Men'#1 is a true return to form for this iconic title. The legacy of what this book means is being honored, and everything is presented with huge adoration, right down to the use of that classic 3-D Uncanny X-Men logo loved and known worldwide. Marvel's Mutants are definitelyback and this is going to be one hell of a ten-week ride. As Stan Lee always said, "'Nuff said!". Read Full Review

The art is breathtaking in this issue and all of the art styles complement the story and the characters. Read Full Review

Take note future writers and creators, this is how you should be starting off a major storyline. You use all the tools and characters at your disposal, propose a mystery, and then tie it all with a bow, then put a bomb in the box. The cliffhanger in the first tale received an audible exclamation of "DUDE!" from me, and was a complete surprise. This is a storyline I will keep up with, if for no other reason than to experience this wonderful creative team some more.UNCANNY X-MEN #1 sets up a powerful mystery, then changes the rules on the cliffhanger. A strong book by a strong team. Read Full Review

Already an epic sprawl with the first issue raising so many more questions than it answers. Im so glad this is weekly as the suspense waiting for a month could have been killer. Full steam ahead I say. Read Full Review

The X-Men receive the uncanny homecoming they deserve from three of Marvel's most talented writers and A-list artists. Read Full Review

I don't know if Uncanny X-Men is going to save the series, but it feels special. It's been a while since I've had this much fun reading a mainline X-Men book. The massive creative team allows for all the right characters to shine, and this is an excellent jumping on point for all readers, new and old. Read Full Review

I'm not sure if it brought anything new to the table at this point. The 'mutant vaccine' is an interesting idea, but similar to things we've seen in the past. That said, I don't mind a familiar concept if the execution is strong, and I think it definitely is here. As a book that brings all of the disparate threads of the various X-titles back under one roof, I think this is a solid first issue. Read Full Review

Overall this is a fun book and I'm so excited that Uncanny is back. Any X-Men fan will be able to find something to enjoy here. While some of the story felt been there done that, it is just the beginning and who knows where the story will take us. This is not a cheap book but with so many stories jammed into it, this book is definitely worth the price tag. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #1 is a good return for the most important mutant book of them all. The two stories it contains are very good X-Men stories, but the first one is weakened by concepts that readers have seen multiple times, and the second suffers a little from uneven art and the ending being spoiled by Marvels publicity machine. Readers expecting something akin to Grant Morrisons revolutionary and transformative New X-Men arent going to get their wish. This book is more like Joss Whedons return to form Astonishing X-Men run than anything else: indebted to what came before, but extremely entertaining. Its a must-buy for X-Men fans, and also gives new readers with only a cursory knowledge of the X-Men a good place to start. Read Full Review

Larger-than-life and passionate about what has come before, "Uncanny X-Men" hopes to reinforce Marvel's mutant as key players; it might just succeed with flying colors. Read Full Review

Protecting a world that hates and fears them they are children of the atom, they are the X-men trying to preserve Charles Xavier's dream that humans and mutants can live in peace. Read Full Review

The first 37 pages of Uncanny X-Men #1 were great; it was easy to jump on board as a new reader. It was a solid story that was engaging, interesting, and fun and left on a fantastic cliffhanger. The art was fantastic as well, delivering some great visuals from start to finish. The three epilogue back-up stories did not fare so well. It really felt like they threw the pacing of the book off and they honestly felt a little unnecessary. The art also suffered in these backup stories, as it was not terrible but it did not hold up to what was presented in the first part. Read Full Review

It's got all the beginnings of a classic X-Men storyline, and Uncanny X-Men gets a lot right about the team in a fun, entertaining issue that sets the ground running for this title Read Full Review

If these Prelude backup stories tell us anything about the upcoming "Disassembled" storyline, it is: A) Every day is a hard day to be an X-Person; B.)Never. Ever. Get comfortable in your own timeline or reality, or anyone else's for that matter; and C.) Everyone loves the Age of the Apocalypse. Read Full Review

The issue is certainly an attention grabber, with plenty to love on the surface, but comes up short on substance. Read Full Review

I think the X-Men are in capable hands, but I don't think we're totally seeing it on the page yet. The whole line has been stuck in a bit of a rut the last few years, and digging these characters back out is going to take some time. I think part of what feels off is the quickly recycled plot points and an absence of characters who are undeniably core X-Men, like Wolverine, Cyclops, Colossus, Rogue, and Professor X. Read Full Review

Overall, Uncanny X-Men #1 is loaded with some awesome superhero visuals we expect from a great X-Men title but even with 64 pages, the story fails to generate excitement because of its lack of an emotional hook, context, central conflict, and an explanation that would make us care about the mutants. The amazing artwork and fun dialogue are not enough to give this relaunch the spark it needs to rekindle the franchise. The whole issue feels more like a long extended trailer rather than a catchy beginning of a blockbuster movie. Read Full Review

The first issue of the hugely hyped Uncanny X-Men relaunch doesn't do nearly enough to make me think this isn't just business as usual. It's more focused on being cryptic than it is on getting us into the new story. Read Full Review

Judging Uncanny X-Men #1 from a story perspective it is a solid start to attract fans of the franchise, both old and new. As long as you know recent history Ed Brisson, Matthew Rosenberg and Kelly Thompson create a story that can drive the X-Men in a direction that will be a positive for the franchise. Though that drive may be bumpy as several problems keep Uncanny X-Men back from reaching its full potential. Because of that and the insane cover price of $7.99 I cannot recommend Uncanny X-Men #1 except to the most hardcore of hardcore X-Men fans. Everyone else save your money and wait to read Uncanny X-Men in trade paperback form or when there is a sale that drops the cover price of this issue. Read Full Review

Thanks to a bland, jumbled storyline, the new Uncanny X-Men fails to live up to its name. Read Full Review

MKW69

Nov 14, 2018

Damn good 1 issue! Can't wait for more.

the green death

Nov 14, 2018

Great start to the new Uncanny. Great art and story, my only complaint is that the backups aren’t quite as engaging as the main story, though the Bisohop story kicks ass.

Bigpoppa393

Nov 15, 2018

A pretty great start to a new era!

Psycamorean

Nov 17, 2018

Enjoyed this a lot.

RaisingBlack

Nov 16, 2018

Overall I am happy with how this story turned out and I think it will have a good pay off. The biggest issue with the X-Men comics for years has been that they don't have a voice because those writing the stories don't actually know what is like to be a disenfranchised person. Uncanny X-men #1 almost falls into that trap because this story begins with the same usual tropes that the X books have fallen into. Someone is trying to wipe out mutants. There is a Senator pushing to use science to get rid of them. Shadow figures we don't yet know are controlling the outcomes. All of that happens in this issue. What gives me hope is the comic seems aware of how much that has been used. The comic is aware that the NuMutants have been students for too long. The potential for a real lasting fix seems possible here. X-Men Red by Tom Taylor has been one of the best X titles we have had in years. I am a little sad that he is not going to be the Uncanny X-men writer going forward because he actually gets what makes the X-Men work as a concept. In the age of the rise of nationalism and harder boarders. In an age where redlining still has a major effect on us today there is no reason why the X books shouldn't have meatier better stories. Why is there no X-Men story that talks about migrants? Why is there a mutant underground book where powered people are outlawed and the X-Men have to work under the radar to get mutants out of the country? We have been talking about Caravans and people escaping from violence but we can not have a story of 5000 mutants showing up to Wakanda or the US for help? Those are the stories these books need and I hope we get there. more

Bill Blaze

Nov 15, 2018

I want to like this but it was so confusing. There is just so much going on. As a jumping on point this will be a rough read. The art is ok, like a B, but could've been so much better, especially for one of Marvel's premier titles. It's like Marvel used their B artists to draw this X-men B roster book. It really brought down the experience for me.

Spacey Medicine

Jun 03, 2019

Some of the stories in this were better than others.

Synthozoid

Nov 14, 2018

For 8 bucks, I was hoping for one big story, got several short confusing ones. There are too many characters, too many plot lines, and too many forgettable villains. The art is fine, but a little plain and Bagley-esque for each of the multiple artists. I'm disappointed.

Old All-Star

Nov 17, 2018

This issue is a disappointing start to a much-hyped series. It's a bloated mess, with too many characters--including several newer X-Men who are at best uncompelling and at worst silly. The plot is unoriginal, and the sloppy art looks like it was rushed. To top it off, it's overpriced.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Nov 22, 2018

With how much I have been liking Extermination, I had high hopes for this, but it failed to meet my expectations.

bcgocubs

Nov 15, 2018

Am I missing something here? I mean, I'll be honest, the issue wasn't bad, but for $7.99? Come on! If every other issue you put out is a cash grab, at least make it worth my while. What I got was unengaging writing on top of an admittedly interesting plot that was stretched out too thin, even when it took up only half the book. What was in the other half? It ended up being some sort of weird prequel-prologue from each characters point of view that does nothing to advance the plot. Was it interesting.... maybe... Does it contribute anything to the story?.. Not really. In other words... filler! It's so blatant it can't be more obvious. And now if I want to know the rest of the story I have to buy another issue for each the next nine weeks? So for $8 I'd say you get probably $3 worth of quality content. I'm not against these over-sized editions, I've read plenty of good ones but when you make it too obvious it really takes the magic out. more

KFuqua

Nov 16, 2018

I really wanted to like this book and really hoped that the X-men were finally going to be worth reading again, but I unfortunately have to say that I came away disappointed. The story wasn't great and the art was only fair. I can't see coming back for more after this mess of a first issue.

Briton

Nov 19, 2018

A mess. And don't get me started on the ridiculous price.

Full Spread

Nov 16, 2018

This is why I've always had trouble getting into the X-Men--too many blandly written characters and tepid plots. I'll just stick with Astonishing X-Men, thank you very much.

SloboSOY

Nov 16, 2018

And the last but ... the worst ... Uncanny disassembled with no surrender but completely boring ! Yeah jean as a vision of the future but don't understand it and try to find kitty only for a few second before losing interest in finding her. The young X-men are with Kitty (Who disappear, don't ask ... just because). If one second before they was not happy to only face Fourarm, they didn't succeed to stand against the mutant front liberation ... Can someone can remember to the writer that Armor was a X-men for a time and did a awesome team-up with wolverine ? Or that Pixie or Idie can be more dangerous ? But now they need Nightcrawler, X-23 and polaris. And later will complain that they come too late ... Argh ! Just kill me now ! I will p ass the mystery of the boring lake, or the boring new anti-mutant but charming senator (How original). And then the madrox stuff. What a mess. So no this cliffhanger not hooking me up. The story with bishop facing the candy man is a little better, not really good thought. Then we have a boring Jean discussing with a civilian (Yeah ! Sure ! And I'm king of New England). Little depressing this part. Another story about Anole & Armor complaining about been left aside. But frankly they didn't even succeed to stop Dark Beast, even if I'm with the writer because I like a lot of young X-men and think they are poorly use. This story included ! And then jean ask them for help (Just because, don't ask) when thing got weird at the restaurant. Not one bite original. Cover - The wraparound variant with the fist and second version of the X-men. Really beautiful but not related. 1/2 Writing - A huge fail ... Like No surrender. So well done screw us with a 8 dollar comics ! 0/3 Arts - At least all the layout & panel are really good. 3/3 Feeling - He marvel If you paid for bad stuff maybe I can be paid for a try out. Who know ? Oh no that can be so good that nobody would want to take it. So stay with the crappy stuff at full prize. We are so dumb that we will paid for them ... Damn ! 0/2 more

ohhaimark

Nov 17, 2018

THE GOOD: -Mahmud Asrar is a good artist. He works really well with the characters. -That Multiple Man "vision" or whatever was actually pretty cool. -The writing was pretty good, the characters talked like themselves, which I appreciated. I especially liked the writing for Laura -There were some pretty cool battle scenes in here. Mostly due to the art, but I enjoyed them. -The writing for the Bishop back-up story was really good actually. It's a shame the art didn't hold up. -I enjoyed Mark Bagley's art. It had a good classic feel to it. THE BAD: -Wasn't a fan of the issue just began. No buildup or anything, just started. -The overall plot, unfortunately was not as good as the writing. It felt a bit too scat tered and unfocused for me. It kind of fixed that towards the end, but it still was an issue for me. -This issue, unfortunately, just didn't feel worth the 7.99 price tag for me. -This issue just kind of repeats a lot of stuff that was already covered multiple times in X-Men comics previously. Anti-mutant virus, anti-mutant politician? Been there, done that. -All in all, this mystery just isn't pulling me in. Nor did the last page. -As previously mentioned, the art for Bishop's backup story was not good. -Neither the writing nor the art was good for Jean's story. The writing wasn't really special and there was some weird humor in there, and the art felt too stiff. -I could not stand the writing for Armor and Anole's backup story. I begin to wonder why they even put these in here. They feature more bad than good, and eat at my wallet. -The whole innocent possessed citizens thing feels like its been done a few too many times as well. -Just like the mains story, the backup story's ending just didn't pull me in. more