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- [ ] X-men outback #1. Look does this have just zero logic and huge flaws ? Yes. How the hell does Sabretooth just find them ? Then we are so chicken shit in writing we wipe his mind so no one knows this happened? Convenient no stakes storytelling by Steve Orlando . But at the same time is the best X-men story in recent memory. Great callbacks. Good action. It’s got a pulse in a dead franchis e . I’m taking what I can get. This wasn’t bad It’s certainly not Outback level good. By today’s awful putrid xmen titles It’s decent stuff despite the ass kissing of storm at epic levels. more

I’m glad there are still comics like this one. Redcoat pulls you in like a great novel or movie.

I read this book mostly because of the art, since I’m not a great Superman fan. I don’t even know who Superboy-Prime is.

Dan Mora is one of those extraordinary artists who can just switch between different styles and be great at all of them. Actually, looking through the pages of this book, I think his Manga-inspired default style - which shines through in all the other styles, and wh ich is probably the reason I don’t follow him regularly - isn’t even his best. I was most enamored with his romance comic pages with their more traditional drawing style and organic linework. Also, the Flash-Gordon-esque panel really intrigued me. I miss this capability for drawing anatomically correct in modern comics.

Ultimately, I still have no idea what this was really about in continuity, but do I care? No. Will I pick up the next issue of Superman, who apparently isn’t even in his own book? Unlikely. Can I appreciate a book that bursts with creativity, that is a wonderful artistic experiment and a love letter to the whole genre? Yes, absolutely.more

Captain America goes to hell - literally and figuratively. The tone shift from almost too realistic to mythic afterlife nonsense is jarring, to say the least. It’s one of those issues where I find myself saying „whatever“ after every flip of the page. Since I’m also not a fan of Valerio Schiti‘s art, this issue didn’t do it for me.

Uncanny X-Men #230, the issue that this new #1 is a prequel for, was my first American comic book (after reading a few of the older issues as German translations). The outback era is still my favorite run in all the X-books, so naturally, I was expecting the worst when this new series was announced. Marvel has done a few mini series about specific eras in x-history, and none of them were able to c apture the original’s magic. This one does. Kind of.
Of course Orlando is no Claremont, but he manages to capture the spirit of the era. Rogue and Dazzler fighting, Storm and Wolverine acting as the grown-ups of the team. Even the in-continuity references were spot on. I’m not sure if I had chosen Sabretooth as the villain of this issue, but Orlando found a good way to make this work with Sabretooth‘s next appearance during Inferno. The biggest issue I had with the story was Storm accepting her role as the team‘s goddess, something that sounds more like modern Storm. All in all, this story worked for me.
Unfortunately, the sucky art made all of this irrelevant. I didn’t expect a Silvestri level artist, but Segovia doesn’t even come close to what was considered average in 1989. As a result, the good script is completely wasted and the result is a cheap-looking rip-off that nobody needed.
Writing: 7,5
Art: 2,5more

I don’t know why, because it’s still MacKay on writing, but this storyline isn’t bad. I particularly liked the scene in which Animalia was able to convince the Department H pilot that the X-Men just want to help. If this trend continues, Cyclops’s Unlikable X-Men could actually become… gasp…heroes!

This is the most canceled at issue 10 looking series I've ever seen.

As much as I enjoyed the art, this issue was kind of boring and confusing to me.

Cable and his team are after a mutant influencer named Kali for saying bad things on the internet. Yet we never learn what exactly she is saying. I went back to read the first pages again, but seriously… at no point in the book do we learn what is so harmful about Kali‘s message, which begs an important question: when did comic writers become so inept at writing comics?
The art and character dynamics are good enough to keep me interested, but the main plot - just as in past issues - is making me scratch my head.more

Guest artist Rogé Antônio has one thing that most artists at Marvel, including regular series artist Luciano Vecchio, are lacking - a knack for dynamism and natural movement. Unfortunately Gail Simone can’t help but infuse the story with her woke nonsense at any opportunity, which is a real shame, since the book is mostly enjoyable.

The good news: this is the best issue of X-Men United so far! The art has improved a little and there are a few snippets of dialogue that didn’t feel completely retarded.

The bad news: it’s still terrible.

Another artist change, this time not for the better. Laura Braga‘s art is - for lack of a better word - very “feminine“. Her style reminds me of Colleen Doran, but it lacks the expressiveness and great anatomy of Doran. The word “lifeless” comes to mind, which is bad, especially in a book that has a sex scene.
The story continues to be fun, but trivial.

There are moments of greatness, that remind me of the best of 80s comics. What is missing is a more distinct voice. The art is excellent at times too, but then there are also some really bland and stiff looking panels that took me out of the overall intensity of the story.

Even after twelve issues, I have no fricking clue what this story is about, but for some reason, I don’t care. The art and world building are just amazing.

Ayodele should write an apology to Storm fans for this comic and the 5 issues we had to endure. Story has become a mess of a character. shes god like In power, and the series couldnt be any worse of a read. we rush to an ending at a pace that is hilarious. it ends so abruptly you'd think you missed panels. but nope. it seems editorial told Ayodele - end it. enough is enough". I thank them for it . this series was off the rails bad. im not review bombing. I dare you to read it all and come away thinking this was in anyway shape or form even mid tier. more

If either Phillips or Garbett stepped up their work, this could become an intriguing comic, but so far, it’s just readable.