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sqeeker's review against another edition
4.0
- This one wasn't as fun as the previous 2, but I still enjoyed it.
- Jean should just hook up with Warren!!!!! Why is she wasting her time dreaming of Scott? Scott is so dramatic and emotionally unstable. Warren is good looking, has money, and is more forward about how he feels.
- Jean and Cyclops are just getting annoying. I'm tired of the "Oh, I can't tell her how I feel!" crap!
- I like the new costume change, especially Marvel Girl's.
- It was fun to see a few cameos in this volume. Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Spiderman make an appearance.
- The last issue was probably my favorite. The action was good, and the villain was more fun.
- The villains in these issues were kind of dumb. I want Juggernaut and Magneto back. These 2nd class villains are pathetic!
- Jean should just hook up with Warren!!!!! Why is she wasting her time dreaming of Scott? Scott is so dramatic and emotionally unstable. Warren is good looking, has money, and is more forward about how he feels.
- Jean and Cyclops are just getting annoying. I'm tired of the "Oh, I can't tell her how I feel!" crap!
- I like the new costume change, especially Marvel Girl's.
- It was fun to see a few cameos in this volume. Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Spiderman make an appearance.
- The last issue was probably my favorite. The action was good, and the villain was more fun.
- The villains in these issues were kind of dumb. I want Juggernaut and Magneto back. These 2nd class villains are pathetic!
alternbruno's review against another edition
2.0
These ones were a bit boring, but let's wait to see how the story unveils.
kellylynnthomas's review
3.0
The emotional characterization in this volume picks up quite a bit. But I was really annoyed that they call each other by their real names in battles all the time! After making a huge deal about their secret identities in multiple issues. There are other oversights like this that bring down the quality of the book, but if you can ignore it, it's not a huge deal. Some of the villains are ridiculous, like the Maggia (the porcupine guy, I mean come on), but some of them I really enjoyed like the Locust/Dr. Hopper. Banshee is introduced in this volume, and he's a pretty cool character. The story lines with the Mimic are also interesting. Scott and Warren's struggle over Jean is stupid and annoying from a feminist standpoint, but it was written in the 60s for a male audience -- not really an excuse, but it's a product of its time. And it's not like Jean doesn't have any agency. She just doesn't get as much "screen" time as the boys. The story with Merlin where she gets brainwashed was kinda dumb and annoying, though. Ugh. I'm really not sure what the point of her "leaving" the X-Men is, either. She's still there, and she still fights with them all the time. So, in conclusion, there's some decent stuff, but also some really lame stuff. It's an uneven volume.
booksbyantheia's review
adventurous
challenging
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Es el tomo más corto, y aún así, fue mucho más pesado.
rayaan54's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
wolverinefactor's review
2.0
Complete slog
It feels like no real advances happen for the overall plot. Just some teases of a secret organization. There’s a lot of returning villains and/or villains from other comics and it honestly does nothing for me. Also, the complete verbal diarrhea on every page is mentally draining.
It feels like no real advances happen for the overall plot. Just some teases of a secret organization. There’s a lot of returning villains and/or villains from other comics and it honestly does nothing for me. Also, the complete verbal diarrhea on every page is mentally draining.
depreydeprey's review
3.0
Reading silver age comics can be jarring when you are used to modern comics. These issues of the X-men are hyper dense in terms of the text per panel that make much of this collection drag even as a modern reader like me could also celebrate these early stories as the foundation of the decades long superhero soap opera it would build to. Roy Thomas is a solid writer and it is refreshing to see heroes sidelined for multiple issues with injuries rather than rely on healing factors or time jumps to get the full squad back to peak performance. For example, Cyclops injures Angel and he is basically out of action for the next four issues. What holds this collection back is Werner Roth's art. It just isn't very good. You would be tempted to blame it on the period he was working in but the one issue Roth isn't responsible for, Issue 30 "The Warlock Wakes" is innovative and interesting in a way the other nine issues in this collection never sniff at, Roth just doesn't seem to have the imagination or skill that the X-Men deserve and I have to wonder if the series had had better artists at the helm if the X-Men would have taken off long before Chris Clairmont got his hands on them.
bmaackreadscomics's review
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The Problematic
As usual, WASP city, Marvel Girl Harem country, and now with the added bonus of the series’ first Mexican character (though he’s villainous) who literally goes to New York with his lackeys dressed in sombreros.. So.. yeah.
The Bad
New costumes with the red accents for everyone look a little bit cooler, but aren’t too big of a change so the opportunity feels a little wasted. Some issues in here were particularly chattier than most, with some panels being taken up by far more text than art. Stan starts some of these issues right in the middle of some action, probably to make the issues more interesting right out of the gate. While I appreciate the sentiment, some issues that tried this very technique wound up reading like molasses with its clunky and frequent narration. Also, the Cyclops / Marvel Girl / Angel love triangle is played up so much in these issues with very little development ever occurring.
The Good
There are some good issues here, but just less frequent than the previous trades. I like that The Mimic briefly joined the team; he added a neat dynamic and even got a cool heroic moment before leaving. Surprisingly, issue #31—which features an Iron Man ripoff villain (Cobalt Man)—was probably the best issue overall. The pacing was solid, the narration was tolerable, and we get to see the X-Men have a little fun and unwind a bit at dance clubs and whatnot.
Overall
This collection is definitely weaker than the first two. Much more episodic and formulaic with very little being built upon between issues. Doesn’t play to the strengths of the world and characters that have been established thus far. Also some of the villains are just plain stupid. A Locust Man?? Come on.
As usual, WASP city, Marvel Girl Harem country, and now with the added bonus of the series’ first Mexican character (though he’s villainous) who literally goes to New York with his lackeys dressed in sombreros.. So.. yeah.
The Bad
New costumes with the red accents for everyone look a little bit cooler, but aren’t too big of a change so the opportunity feels a little wasted. Some issues in here were particularly chattier than most, with some panels being taken up by far more text than art. Stan starts some of these issues right in the middle of some action, probably to make the issues more interesting right out of the gate. While I appreciate the sentiment, some issues that tried this very technique wound up reading like molasses with its clunky and frequent narration. Also, the Cyclops / Marvel Girl / Angel love triangle is played up so much in these issues with very little development ever occurring.
The Good
There are some good issues here, but just less frequent than the previous trades. I like that The Mimic briefly joined the team; he added a neat dynamic and even got a cool heroic moment before leaving. Surprisingly, issue #31—which features an Iron Man ripoff villain (Cobalt Man)—was probably the best issue overall. The pacing was solid, the narration was tolerable, and we get to see the X-Men have a little fun and unwind a bit at dance clubs and whatnot.
Overall
This collection is definitely weaker than the first two. Much more episodic and formulaic with very little being built upon between issues. Doesn’t play to the strengths of the world and characters that have been established thus far. Also some of the villains are just plain stupid. A Locust Man?? Come on.
etienne02's review
5.0
Certainly the best X-Men volume until now. Lot of actions, cool news characters, story is a lot less repetitive than it was. It set the bar really high for the next one!!