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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
This was a surprise! Not bad!
So what's up with the X-Men? Well this is after Fraction's run, which I did NOT like, and what leads up to Bendis run (which I do like). Sinister is the main villain here and he begins to do what he normally does...talk way to fucking much. He makes a whole army of himselves because, well why not, most villains do this atleast once or twice. The Uncanny X-Men here are filled with darker x-men such as Magneto, Namor, and even cyclops is turning that way. By the end you have the X-Men facing off against Sinister while also getting ready for gods to come down from space to take over the world.
Good: I actually thought the dialogue was really strong. The chemistry between this more rogue/dark team is pretty great. I liked to see cyclops be a true leader and have actual plans when fighting. Each X-Men has a moment to shine, which is nice. I also thought the build up to a "darker" version of X-Men works well as Cyclops demands they install fear into the public's mind if they don't want to accept them.
Bad: Sinister is about as scary as...poop? I know. A silly word. But really, you never are scared or think this guy might win. Even Namor with his "I hate this guy now" knows what's up. Also, this volume is very short. I think it's only like 4 issues.
Overall, a pretty fun start. It's not mindblowing but it is solid, more than I expected. Kieron gives good voice to a lot of these characters. A 3.5 out of 5.
So what's up with the X-Men? Well this is after Fraction's run, which I did NOT like, and what leads up to Bendis run (which I do like). Sinister is the main villain here and he begins to do what he normally does...talk way to fucking much. He makes a whole army of himselves because, well why not, most villains do this atleast once or twice. The Uncanny X-Men here are filled with darker x-men such as Magneto, Namor, and even cyclops is turning that way. By the end you have the X-Men facing off against Sinister while also getting ready for gods to come down from space to take over the world.
Good: I actually thought the dialogue was really strong. The chemistry between this more rogue/dark team is pretty great. I liked to see cyclops be a true leader and have actual plans when fighting. Each X-Men has a moment to shine, which is nice. I also thought the build up to a "darker" version of X-Men works well as Cyclops demands they install fear into the public's mind if they don't want to accept them.
Bad: Sinister is about as scary as...poop? I know. A silly word. But really, you never are scared or think this guy might win. Even Namor with his "I hate this guy now" knows what's up. Also, this volume is very short. I think it's only like 4 issues.
Overall, a pretty fun start. It's not mindblowing but it is solid, more than I expected. Kieron gives good voice to a lot of these characters. A 3.5 out of 5.
Absolutely great. Mr. Sinister is a wonderful villain when written by brits (gillen, here, and Mike carey in xmen legacy). Gillen makes Sinister a colonialist, full of British pomposity. he also writes emma frost really well, taking what matt fraction started and pushing the confident tactician and elegant woman perfectly. Also, the continuing story of Colossus as the Juggernaut is very interesting, i cant wait to see how that pkays out. those first three issues had a great story, and left you knowing there will be more sinister later. then issue four was a masterpiece, told from the perspective of a member of the phalanx (an alien hive mind creature ala the borg). he has been cut off from the phalanx hive, experimented on by sinister, then left to die. his intense sense of loneliness and isolation is so sad. he's literally attempting to contact the phalanx to take over earth, but you feel for him and almost want him to succeed. in the end he discovers his "strain" of the phalanx is gone. he is the last. and in the end, gives up and allows himself to be destroyed by the x-men. heady, emotional and thought provoking, as well as containing seeds of the larger Mr sinister plot. in short, great comics. bless kieron gillen.
This was a short read, but it was a lot of fun. The dialog was great and the new take on Sinister isn't terrible. It will be interesting to see where this whole book goes, as the team is overpowered and full of once-villains.
That took way longer to finish than it should have. I was trying to introduce the 8 year old to the world of X-Men and I definitely chose the wrong series. He still enjoyed it and there were quite a few characters he recognized. Many characters who were new to me as well!
I was not about this Sinister story.
We discuss Sinister and more on a special episode of Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWxE3WjxFQE&t=40s&fbclid=IwAR3g8JXn4vyxFUtfGOXkToOr4kXkXaXAzOQOnloqk7kW_wWV5GS4MQqlALs
We discuss Sinister and more on a special episode of Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWxE3WjxFQE&t=40s&fbclid=IwAR3g8JXn4vyxFUtfGOXkToOr4kXkXaXAzOQOnloqk7kW_wWV5GS4MQqlALs
While Jason Aaron's run on the X-books is inconsistent, and Mike Carey's run was mostly dull rehashes of old comics, they mostly seemed focused on villains that made sense. The dialogue may have been clunky, the hero's personalities a bit murky, but the villains had a purpose.
This book presents Sinister creating a world of Sinisters being Sinisters because as a child, he was...happy.
If you're willing to embrace the incredibly stupid premise, you might enjoy this. The art is solid and bright, which is a welcome change. But I just couldn't invest myself in the plot. Also, there was a bare minimum of interpersonal growth among the characters, which had been the saving grace of the previous runs.
This book presents Sinister creating a world of Sinisters being Sinisters because as a child, he was...happy.
If you're willing to embrace the incredibly stupid premise, you might enjoy this. The art is solid and bright, which is a welcome change. But I just couldn't invest myself in the plot. Also, there was a bare minimum of interpersonal growth among the characters, which had been the saving grace of the previous runs.
One of the greatest aspects of the X-Men books throughout the years has always been the multiple amount of team members and the stories that can be told with them. Kieron Gillen and a handful of artists give us a "new" beginning for Scott's X-Men and 70% of the dialogue came from the villain. It totally lacked a team dynamic other than one scene where the team attempts to outsmart Sinister. Disappointing. Mr. Sinister has been a favorite of mine since the 90s animated series. I get that he is a dated character but great things have been done with him in the past. Here, he has supposedly evolved but he seemed so less......sinister. Pretty basic bad guy stuff (in a crazy situation obviously). Add to that the threat of the Celestials that I couldn't care less about and you get an underwhelming start to a series. A letdown.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
3.5. This was okay. It wasn't anything write home about but the story was interesting enough.
I enjoyed the art, especially the way Emma, Hope, Storm and Magik were drawn. Usually art of then draws them way oversexualized but I didn't feel that was about this art.
As for the plot, I did enjoy Sinister as the Big Bad. The stakes were high enough for the first volume of this run. I'm still a little confused about his goal but I wasn't bored.
I enjoyed the art, especially the way Emma, Hope, Storm and Magik were drawn. Usually art of then draws them way oversexualized but I didn't feel that was about this art.
As for the plot, I did enjoy Sinister as the Big Bad. The stakes were high enough for the first volume of this run. I'm still a little confused about his goal but I wasn't bored.
Rereading this now that Gillen is back on Xmen. It seems like he’s playing with a lot of the same toys he did in his first run. The story is pretty good, though I think maybe we his isn’t the right place to start. The art is pretty rough for a big xmen title. The art for the 4th issue is much better.