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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I would love to tell a non-comic reader “if they read no other comic book, they should read this one” unfortunately, this is at the tail end of The Most Involved Comic Run that I sadly cannot do that.
If you have a friend who is willing to explain things to you on stand by, then yes, this should be the one comic you read.
A beautiful, heart wrenching, lovingly drawn meditation on Magneto. Coming to terms with both how he has become more correct over time and how that does not excuse the atrocities committed along the way. Contending with his rage in some of the best writing I’ve seen, this is a chaotic conclusion to a chaotic period of comics but it’s so beautiful that I might just forgive it.
Though hey, artists, can we please stop making Magneto a GILF for my health and sanity, k thanks!
If you have a friend who is willing to explain things to you on stand by, then yes, this should be the one comic you read.
A beautiful, heart wrenching, lovingly drawn meditation on Magneto. Coming to terms with both how he has become more correct over time and how that does not excuse the atrocities committed along the way. Contending with his rage in some of the best writing I’ve seen, this is a chaotic conclusion to a chaotic period of comics but it’s so beautiful that I might just forgive it.
Though hey, artists, can we please stop making Magneto a GILF for my health and sanity, k thanks!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror
He was dead long enough for me to miss him, and his return really feels like it means something. A new direction. If he's coming back, he's got to do things a bit differently. I love it. Glad they included this last issue too and didn't end it as soon as he was resurrected.
Only minor gripe is I didn't really understand Storm's motivations, other than everything's gone to shit, we need Magneto.
Only minor gripe is I didn't really understand Storm's motivations, other than everything's gone to shit, we need Magneto.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I freakin loved this. It is definitely a heavily metaphysical book, inspired by various mystical and religious traditions. I read a really interesting analysis online of how Storm was going through different levels of being between the physical world and the divine, and I probably only understood about half of it. I wouldn’t have hated a data page giving me a little more context, but even without that, I think it made for a very compelling story. I did look this up because of the various entities that appear in the first issue (Living Tribunal, Death) to see if there were others I just didn’t recognize (mostly no, but they do align with various symbols from metaphysical concepts).
I looked up a little more when it got to the overlap between Shadow King and Annihilation because the only other one I recognized was the Adversary (the others being the Goblin Force, la Bete Noir, and the First Fallen). Again, it’s all very metaphysical and about the nature of one’s decisions and how to weigh guilt for bad choices against the good you do, and it all just works really really well in my opinion. I like the complexity of Magneto that is being dissected and the layers of Storm being explored. It ends up integrating various parts of Magneto’s story in a way that makes it all make more sense than I think it ever has before.
On top of that, Luciano Vecchio’s art is superb throughout. He draws the hell out of everyone in this book, and our new younger looking Magneto is probably the best of the bunch.
I am so happy Magneto is back. I think in the present day, his message and themes (especially as they’ve been updated) resonate with the public more than anyone else in the X-Men. I think his dynamic with Storm was also something that was really missing in the final issues of X-Men Red.
Even though I have seen some indications that I won’t like Magneto’s story in the next era, after the Fall of X, this is an amazing standalone volume of comics.
I looked up a little more when it got to the overlap between Shadow King and Annihilation because the only other one I recognized was the Adversary (the others being the Goblin Force, la Bete Noir, and the First Fallen). Again, it’s all very metaphysical and about the nature of one’s decisions and how to weigh guilt for bad choices against the good you do, and it all just works really really well in my opinion. I like the complexity of Magneto that is being dissected and the layers of Storm being explored. It ends up integrating various parts of Magneto’s story in a way that makes it all make more sense than I think it ever has before.
On top of that, Luciano Vecchio’s art is superb throughout. He draws the hell out of everyone in this book, and our new younger looking Magneto is probably the best of the bunch.
I am so happy Magneto is back. I think in the present day, his message and themes (especially as they’ve been updated) resonate with the public more than anyone else in the X-Men. I think his dynamic with Storm was also something that was really missing in the final issues of X-Men Red.
Even though I have seen some indications that I won’t like Magneto’s story in the next era, after the Fall of X, this is an amazing standalone volume of comics.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I picked this up because I noticed that magneto was in the conclusion of the krakowan era of X-Men, which is unsurprising as no one says dead in comics, however this particular Resurrection felt very unnecessary. The whole story honestly could have been condensed into a single issue and bring magneto back didn't really affect the outcome as much I thought it would. The entire story revolves around storm going to the afterlife to find magneto who is weeping over the millions he is killed and then bring him back to the mortal realm where he has a news found sense of... Not pacifism but a reluctance to kill (something he essentially abandons immediately upon encountering orchas). Well this wasn't unpleasant read it was a very unnecessary one.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a highlight of the fall of X. The journey to bring back Magneto was an interesting with great art and good character work for both Storm and Magneto.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Un cierre interesante al arco de Storm y Magneto que habría iniciado con la era Krakoa y que Al Ewing llevara a cuestas por casi tres años. Aunque el cierre deja fuera muchas semillas que había plantado al principio de su etapa en X-Men Red, acá Ewing y Vecchio muestran que el viaje puede ser muchísimo más interesante que a dónde se va. Sólo le pesa ser cómic de superhéroes porque estxs iconos se transforman relativamente poco y también porque la continuidad de la que bebe hace de esta historia un difícil punto de entrada. Superados esos dos, es algo brutal e impresionante que un cómic contemporáneo exiga a su audiencia tomarse su tiempo asimilando todo lo que se despliega en tan pocas páginas. Espero que envejezca bien.
mysterious
medium-paced
First issue left much to be desired. But the rest was way better. Love the friendship between Max and Ororo, such an unexpected result of Krakoa. Interesting to see Magneto reckon with the harm he’s caused, but the series takes a shortcut with it. Can Magneto win without causing death?
Great art. Very colourful and loads of different techniques. Good stuff.
Great art. Very colourful and loads of different techniques. Good stuff.