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inthelunaseas's review
5.0
Ahh, another adventure in the life of X-23, this time with the side addition of Gambit. This volume focuses more on the New X-Men, with a special guest appearance by one of my favourite newbies, Dust.
This issue delves more into X-23's psyche, as she's being tormented by the terrible guilt that she would no doubt be facing. This issue also deals with a few characters that I'm not usually fond of (Mr Sinister, for instance), but it's nice to see the newer x-men characters getting tied in with older ones and older storylines.
Hooray for more X-23!
This issue delves more into X-23's psyche, as she's being tormented by the terrible guilt that she would no doubt be facing. This issue also deals with a few characters that I'm not usually fond of (Mr Sinister, for instance), but it's nice to see the newer x-men characters getting tied in with older ones and older storylines.
Hooray for more X-23!
saskiac's review
3.0
Laura Kinney has suffered enough. I really liked Ororo here, more so than the Emma/Scott duo in terms of "discipline" and the right course of action. It was nice to see Gambit since he makes an appearance in vol3 of All-New Wolverine to help Laura combat the trigger scent.
"here. pick a card." "we do not have time for games." "always time for games, petite."
Julian :(
"here. pick a card." "we do not have time for games." "always time for games, petite."
Julian :(
nancyotoole's review
3.0
Having recently enjoyed Chris Kyle's take on X-23's origin story, I decided to seek out some more X-23 comics. The one problem with that is Marjorie M. Liu's run begins significantly further down Laura's timeline, and the results are not always friendly to new readers. While reading The Killing Dream, I often found myself confused, and suspect I would have enjoyed the graphic novel more had I been more experienced with the series that directly preceded it (X-Force).
At the same time, even with this confusion, I found a lot to like about The Killing Dream. Laura remains a truly memorable member of the X-men, and her quest to prove herself as being more than just a weapon is really interesting to read. There are some really strong character moments in The Killing Dream, especially those between Gambit and Laura. Interestingly, there is also some religious symbolism as well, although I'm not sure how far one should read into it. Still, Laura is tempted by the devil (or, at least, a demon) in the the first story arc, runs into a door stamped with the twelve stations of the cross in the second arc, and seems quite concerned with the idea of possessing a soul, so it's not too far off base to assume that some of the symbolism is intentional.
The artwork in The Killing Dream is pretty strong, the only exception being the artist that takes over for the last few pages of issue five until the end of the collection. Also, can we stop it with these ridiculous outfits for female characters? I get that you're going to have female characters (Emma Frost, for example) that are all about the sexy, but I have a hard time taking a villain seriously when she spends her entire time on screen looking like an underwear model.
I would consider Innocence Lost and Target X to be must reads for fans of the X-men, or comics in general. The Killing Dream, on the other hand, while enjoyable and worth picking up from your library, isn't on the same level. Still, I will continue to read Liu's run on X-23 and look forward to seeing where things go next.
At the same time, even with this confusion, I found a lot to like about The Killing Dream. Laura remains a truly memorable member of the X-men, and her quest to prove herself as being more than just a weapon is really interesting to read. There are some really strong character moments in The Killing Dream, especially those between Gambit and Laura. Interestingly, there is also some religious symbolism as well, although I'm not sure how far one should read into it. Still, Laura is tempted by the devil (or, at least, a demon) in the the first story arc, runs into a door stamped with the twelve stations of the cross in the second arc, and seems quite concerned with the idea of possessing a soul, so it's not too far off base to assume that some of the symbolism is intentional.
The artwork in The Killing Dream is pretty strong, the only exception being the artist that takes over for the last few pages of issue five until the end of the collection. Also, can we stop it with these ridiculous outfits for female characters? I get that you're going to have female characters (Emma Frost, for example) that are all about the sexy, but I have a hard time taking a villain seriously when she spends her entire time on screen looking like an underwear model.
I would consider Innocence Lost and Target X to be must reads for fans of the X-men, or comics in general. The Killing Dream, on the other hand, while enjoyable and worth picking up from your library, isn't on the same level. Still, I will continue to read Liu's run on X-23 and look forward to seeing where things go next.
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