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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
I liked this story more than I though I was going to. Not a lot of characterization with the new characters, but I always like a good, "Look how cool Cyclops can be when other writers aren't ruining him" story.
This was a pretty solid multiverse kind of story. Nice to see Cyclops being cool for a minute.
We covered this in depth on our Best of the Year episode of Comic Book Coffee Break: https://youtu.be/3bwiIYCMOps
We covered this in depth on our Best of the Year episode of Comic Book Coffee Break: https://youtu.be/3bwiIYCMOps
I've really enjoyed most of Greg Pak's work with Marvel, but this book is a mess. There was a trend in the early 2010s of writing in media res alternate dimension X-Men comics. Like Age Of X, this was an unsatisfying voyage into another world filled with alternate versions of characters we know from Earth 616. I just didn't care about any of them, even though I know at least one of them comes back, eventually.
Because the characters didn't intrigue me, I tuned out of the plot, and eventually just stopped reading this book.
I don't recommend it, unless you really enjoy alternate dimension X-Men and have already exhausted Age Of Apocalypse, Age Of X, the forthcoming Age Of X-Man, The Dark Angel Saga, the original run of Excalibur, and the full run of Exiles.
Because the characters didn't intrigue me, I tuned out of the plot, and eventually just stopped reading this book.
I don't recommend it, unless you really enjoy alternate dimension X-Men and have already exhausted Age Of Apocalypse, Age Of X, the forthcoming Age Of X-Man, The Dark Angel Saga, the original run of Excalibur, and the full run of Exiles.
Greg Pak and Mike McKone show us yet another alternate version of the X-Men and its...meh. The biggest story element that propels the ongoing circumstances forward is just Scott dealing with what's happened in his life recently. I don't think this was the best vehicle for that. Seeing different versions of characters can be fun but this wasn't. This team will pop up again but I can say that thrills me. Its not bad, but seemed pointless. The art was beautiful. McKone's Storm, in particular was gorgeous. Overall, a decent read that has been done better multiple times and with more meaning.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay alternate worlds story, but oh I'm tired of these no matter how good and this one was just okay. Actually the characters were a little bit better than typical as was the writing, but being over it made it hard to appreciate. And the little alternate world noir Emma story, ugh.
I really enjoyed this one, but about half way through it I realized that I was just really excited to see Emma talking like Emma. (as opposed to how Bendis currently has her talking).
Scott destroys Kitty's, Logan's, and Hank's locker and in another part of the mansion Emma, still looking at her book, says, "I thought I smelled nostalgia this morning." She then goes on to berate Scott for being a baby and moping over his friends. Even alternate dimension Emma was awesome. She was a bit of a hippy, but still fantastic. "I don't mean to diminish your enjoyment of this manly outburst... but you're doing a wonderful job of fulfilling all of our enemy's greatest dreams."
Plus there was little Kurt! He was adorable!
Plus Logan used to be the Governor General of Canada!
And I actually liked Scott in this, most of the way through. Not all of the time, but mostly.
Scott destroys Kitty's, Logan's, and Hank's locker and in another part of the mansion Emma, still looking at her book, says, "I thought I smelled nostalgia this morning." She then goes on to berate Scott for being a baby and moping over his friends. Even alternate dimension Emma was awesome. She was a bit of a hippy, but still fantastic. "I don't mean to diminish your enjoyment of this manly outburst... but you're doing a wonderful job of fulfilling all of our enemy's greatest dreams."
Plus there was little Kurt! He was adorable!
Plus Logan used to be the Governor General of Canada!
And I actually liked Scott in this, most of the way through. Not all of the time, but mostly.
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Average rating for the entire series (minus Volume 12): 3.1/5
Check out my reviews for the rest of the series:
Volume 1: Gifted | Volume 2: Dangerous | Volume 3: Torn (no review) | Volume 4: Unstoppable (no review) | Volume 5: Ghost Box (no review) | Volume 6: Exogenic (no review) | Volume 7: Monstrous (no review) | Volume 8: Children of the Brood (no review) | Volume 9: Exalted (no review) | Volume 10: Northstar | Volume 11: Weaponized (no review) | Volume 12: Unmasked (TBR)
Average rating for the entire series (minus Volume 12): 3.1/5
Check out my reviews for the rest of the series:
Volume 1: Gifted | Volume 2: Dangerous | Volume 3: Torn (no review) | Volume 4: Unstoppable (no review) | Volume 5: Ghost Box (no review) | Volume 6: Exogenic (no review) | Volume 7: Monstrous (no review) | Volume 8: Children of the Brood (no review) | Volume 9: Exalted (no review) | Volume 10: Northstar | Volume 11: Weaponized (no review) | Volume 12: Unmasked (TBR)
Kind of confusing, probably because I think I skipped a few volumes of Astonishing? But also because parallel universes?
Kind of reminded me of X-Treme X-Men but without Dazzler. So, not as good. But still pretty good.
Kind of reminded me of X-Treme X-Men but without Dazzler. So, not as good. But still pretty good.
Fastest read of this series yet. Nice way to put in alternate realities without losing touch with the original. Enjoyed the side story connect with Ghost Boxes as well. Adi Granov is an excellent artist!