Reviews

X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 by Pepe Larraz, Adam Kubert, Valerio Schitti, Matteo Lolli, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Luciano Vecchio, Kris Anka, Russell Dauterman, Gerry Duggan

oydis's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bi_a_trish's review

dark tense

2.0

shieldbearer's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Two stars is generous. I have never liked Gerry Duggan's writing, but this choice to kill off the fan-voted, most racially diverse X-Team is a vindictive one.  If Marvel really wanted to shake up the status quo, Fall of X was a great opportunity to center the mutants of color who are so often ignored and sidelined. instead of killing a bunch of them off why not kill the mainline mutants who always manage to survive/lead the extinction events. Like Emma and Rogue. Emma was around for the last two at least and Rogue led her own team in Supernovas. If Marvel doesn't Actually Intend to kill off the team, then why not just kill all the white, usually mainlined X-Men and let the team start off strong? This is a mess, and a few interesting plot threads (firestar mainly) are the only reason I didnt rate this lower

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Blood, and Racism

remigves's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

sophmcgraw's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hausofrhetorika's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Una montaña rusa de golpes emocionales que abrirá montones de conversaciones a futuro. Si bien se siente como una fase de una historia en desarrollo, lxs mutantes aquí les toca perder e irles muy muy mal. No puedo esperar a ver cómo se recuperan de esta, y se antoja un camino difícil. 
Gerry Duggan tiene tal tino para canalizar a Emma Frost y a Jean Grey, que definitivamente se ha convertido en uno de los guionistas insignia de esas dos personajes. Qué proeza logística coordinar a tantos artistas tan icónicos en esta historia, aunque no estaría mal incluir más ilustradoras (porque tener a unos cuantos artistas queer no es suficiente, la verdad). 

EDIT. 27/07/23 Tras dejar asentarse un poco lo que me hizo sentir, decidí quitarle el 5 estrellas porque me ganó la emoción. Hay un montón de problemas en torno a lo que sucede que se sienten parcos en cuanto al tono y el contexto de la realidad extratextual. Pareciera que Marvel prefiere ser muy blanco y negro en cuanto a las metáforas de la diferencia de las que emergen les mutantes, en lugar de explorar más los matices y claroscuros.