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ferencb's review
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
3.0
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
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.
pickett22's review against another edition
4.0
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.
melhara's review against another edition
2.0
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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)
renatasnacks's review
3.0
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.
caoimhin42's review
4.0
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!
erutane's review
3.0
This cover bothers me. Why does Cyclops look like he's speed skating into the picture with a 'Heeey!'
booknooknoggin's review
4.0
Cyclops and alternate reality X-men. The villains identity at the end was shocking.
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