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Brett booth is amazing, don't understand why people think he sucks
X-Men #17
| Writer | Jonathan Hickman |
| Artist | Brett Booth |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
STORM THE EMPIRE!
When the Shi'ar Empire asks the X-Men for help, Cyclops, Storm and Marvel Girl answer the call.
Rated T+
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9.5
Black Nerd Problems - Ja-Quan Greene
Jan 29, 20219.5 'Debts Owed To Storm of Krakoa, Vanquisher of Rebellion' out of 10 Read Full Review
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9.0
Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Jan 27, 2021Overall this was an exciting throwback to '90s X-Men, and it was a delight on every page. If this is the formula going forward I'm all in! Read Full Review
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9.0
Chuck's Comic Of The Day - Chuck
Jan 28, 2021If you're a fan of the "good old days" for Marvel's Mutants, this is the issue for you! Read Full Review
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8.9
Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Jan 27, 2021As for X-MEN #17 itself, this one-shot contained elements and tones that resembled a more throwback feel. Maybe it was Brett Booths illustrations that have always paralleled the late 90s early 2000s vibe? Maybe it was the uniforms and the key players? Or, maybe it's the X-MEN in space concept that excited this reviewer and gave him flashbacks to the days of yore? Either way, this weeks X-MEN was fun, fast, explosive, interconnected, and well worth the read. Its a quick adventure that Im sure will spiral back around again in the future knowing Hickman. If youre curious or interested in the X-MEN, this is a super easy issue to pick up and read without needing an info dump to juggle the motives and outcome. Give it a look and let me know what you think. Have a great week and God bless! Read Full Review
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8.6
Multiversity Comics - Luke Cornelius
Feb 01, 2021"X-Men" #17 brings highly enjoyable superheroics wrapped in a nostalgic aesthetic. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jan 27, 2021Brett Booth's art is what elevates this story. I loved the classic look of both the art and the characters. The action was fantastic and I loved the retro 90's look of the characters. There are some great details throughout the issue and the art gives added energy to the story. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Jan 30, 2021A fun, action-packed and funny issue of X-Men keeps the wheels greased while the larger stories wait in the wings. The X-Men fight some bad guys and get to be heroes. That is always a hoot. Read Full Review
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8.0
All-Comic - Jeremy Matcho
Jan 31, 2021X-Men #17 is another fine chapter in the book of Hickman. His writing is addicting and you just want to see what is going to happen next. Brett Booth and the art team did a wonderful job. There may not be a more complete comic that came out this week than X-Men #17. Read Full Review
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7.5
Bleeding Cool - Hannibal Tabu
Jan 29, 2021The Shi'ar Empire is in trouble. Krakoa sends Storm, Marvel Girl and Cyclops. Trouble is about to mess around and find out. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Jan 29, 2021X-Men #17 was a fun return to the superhero form this franchise was once known for. It was refreshing to get to see Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Storm do what they do best in saving the day. At the same time Jonathan Hickman was able to continue to show how Krakoa's reach is extending past Earth with how the Shi'ar Empire's current status quo driving the story in this issue. Read Full Review
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6.5
AIPT - Lia Galanis
Jan 27, 2021All in all,X-Men#17 is more of the same extremely contained story-telling that will almost certainly come back later. Read Full Review
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5.0
You Don't Read Comics - David Harth
Jan 29, 2021X-Men #17 is fine. There's nothing wrong with the writing; the story is exciting, there're some fun moments. Cannonball and Sunspot are very entertaining. However, it just feels like it's there as filler. Sure, the Shi'Ar Empress owes Storm a favor, and that will play into things later, but does any of it really matter? Is this a story that demanded to be told, especially right now? Hickman is a creator who rarely missteps, but it feels like he's just spinning his wheels. Booth's art is very good, but there's something that is kind of anachronistic about it. X-Men is like a ship without a rudder- it gets somewhere, and the trip isn't always unpleasant, but it is aimless. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Jan 27, 2021A low point for Krakoa's flagship title. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Still loving this era of X-Men. The art in this issue is a little rough though. The pencils are fine, but the coloring feels very flat, and I don't want to blame the colorist here because he has done great work with the rest of this series when Yu and Asrar drew. But I don't think it matches with Brett Booth's style, you'd need a colorist from the 90s to make this art work. It just feels off when I was reading it, the modern coloring on Booth's 90's style pencils. Other than that small complaint, still loving this series. I just hope all these one shots get a payoff issue later in the future or gets paid off in an event that Hickman will write
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9.0
This is a really fun one-and-done issue. I always enjoy Hickman's depiction of Bobby and Sam's bromance. The Shi'ar plot felt like a nice throwback to the good old Claremont days. Hopefully this is a return to form for Hickman's run.
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9.0
This was good not the strongest X-Men book so far but still good. I'm really curious about where they are going with storm as she can s one of my all-time favorite characters. I absolutely love how this one looks I first got into comics in 1991 and wolverine and the X-Men have always been my favorite this had a wonderful nostalgic feel to it I loved. I am currently rereading the uncanny X-Men vol 1 series as well and had to make sure I didn't accidentally start reading one of those lol story and art both get a 9
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8.5
Solid issue with purposefully throwback art and costumes
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8.0
X-Men Volume: 4, Issue: 17 "Empty Nest" Publisher: Marvel @marvel Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Brett Booth @brettbooth_comicart & Adelso Corona @adelsocorona Colors: Sunny Gho @sunnygho Letters: Clayton Cowles Cover: Russell Dauterman @rdauterman & Matthew Wilson @colornmatt Xandra Neramani, future Majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire has gone missing. Wishing not to make this matter public, Deathbird enlists the aid of the X-Men in rescuing the young ruler. Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm, accompanied by Cannonball's wife, Smasher, of the Imperial Guard travel to the Imperial Palace and while telepathically scanning the room, Jean discovers an assassin amongst the crowd. The group locates Xandra but find themselves overwhelmed by more
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7.5
This is a very 90s issue, and also out of left field (kinda), so I get why some people didn't like it, but I did so... I guess I'm just smarter and better looking than the rest of you.
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7.5
When a rebellious priest, angry over the cosmic credit crisis, kidnaps Xandra off the Shi'ar throne, Cyclops, Storm, and Jean Grey are called in to rescue her. They proceed to do so, with ample "hot damn!" moments laid in -- Storm in particular carries the torch of badassitude. It's a simple one-shot premise carried out with skill (also with, of course, a brief episode of the Bobby 'n' Sam sitcom). My rating might have been higher with different art. This is a fine example of 90s-tastic style -- it's just that I've never much cared for that style.
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7.5
This was kind of a weird one. I didn't dislike it, but this reads more like an issue of X-Men from the 90's than an issue of Hickman, Krakoan X-Men. That 90's feel is primarily attributed to Booth's art, but Hickman writes it that way as well. Like I said, I don't not like that about this, but I much prefer everything Hickman has done on this title previously as opposed to this. This did have some cool moments, though.
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7.0
It's fine, but not Hickman's level. Not so delicate in the expression like the previous issues.
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7.0
This is reminiscent of some of Hickman's avengers/new avengers in the day where he just switches gear and it sucks because it just doesn't fit with what came before it. It will mean something way down the road but it just feels off. Booth's art is very 90s with a fresh rinse. I'm meh on it because it works some places and falls flat in others. I hope we get Asrar back soon.
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7.0
" Death to Xandra ! Death to all tyrants !"
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7.0
I know this is a tiny little nitpick in the grand scheme of things, and don't even get me started on the politics of this whole story, but I cannot stand when men describe taking care of their own children as "babysitting."
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7.0
It was decent. The art was definitely not what I like on a book bit, the story was pretty entertaining and straight forward. Pretty much a one shot.
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6.5
I'm giving it 6.5 solely for Booth's art which was very 90s in a good way, Hickman disappointed me with the dialogue.
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6.5
It's a Hickman comic, so you know there are seeds sewn here that will come to fruition later, but this is a pretty average X-Men Shi'ar adventure. The fact that Brett Booth draws it just like a 90's X-Men book may appeal to some, but likely not to the group of readers who've been enjoying the X-line's radically new direction.
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6.5
This issue had the 90's written all over it - from Jean Grey's outfit to the return of a storyline with the Shi'ar Empire. Hell, I even got the vote for Marrow at the end of the issue. This issue was a throwback, but could have been easily passed as well. Given Xavier's history, I would have liked to see more of his involvement with this, but alas, that was not the case. I'm not big on the X-Men going galactic so this issue had a rightful place as a filler. But I'm glad I stuck with it or I would have missed that funny exchange between Storm and Cyclops' techniques merging. No wonder why the Godess was on the cover, she single handedly saved the whole issue from complete mediocrity. - cvrthebard.tumblr.com
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6.0
Some of the art was confusing and I couldn't tell what was happening.
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6.0
What the F....I hated this as about as much as Empyre. Art was not the only thing that felt stale and outdated here. Completely skippable issue
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5.0
Who was the idiot who looked at Brett Booth's art and thought, "this is acceptable for a professional artist"? Nepotism is not good, folks. lol Brett Booth's friends getting salty
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5.0
Does anyone else feel that Hickman isn't even trying anymore? It seems like he was only invested in HoX/PoX. This title is a low point in his career at MARVEL.
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5.0
Definitely the lowest point in the Krakoan Age thus far.
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5.0
Brett Booth forgot what decade he was drawing in. Also hopefully this "story" bears fruit later because if not, what a waste of pages. Only bright spot was Bobby and Sam. The rest of it bleh. From the 90s costumes to the "villain" this will soon be found in the dollar bin.
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4.0
X-Men quash resistances to imperialism. Wicked. What a meaningless issue. Nothing happened. At least the 90's art was cool, and the antagonist's design was great.
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2.0
WTF is the shitty art
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