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unladylike's review
2.0
2.5 stars
I like Blindfold's character arc and involvement throughout this, but the other characters and the main plot in this book are boring and flat.
I like Blindfold's character arc and involvement throughout this, but the other characters and the main plot in this book are boring and flat.
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
This book is the offshoot of Necrosha, and it's a huge disservice to the story that it's been collected separately. A massive event happens at the end of the section portion of the story, and the then third picks up after two characters are seemingly killed in another book, and the team is reeling from a fight we haven't seen.
Also, like most of Carey's run, it's just rehashing old Claremont storylines. Proteus is loose on Muir Island. *twirls finger* But, unlike the Claremont story, there are no personal stakes for him. Charles is...actually I'm unclear whether Charles is still on Utopia or not during this timeframe..., Moira is dead and this is an entirely different team of X-Men he's up against. But there are no interesting interpersonal relationships (Rogue and her dead stepmother's ghost don't really count, neither does the tepid Rogue and Magneto failed relationship). So with no characters to root for, and all the important action happening in another book, they could have just not tied this book into the event.
I recommend it if you're completely invested in the Necrosha storyline, or if you wished they used Blindfold more.
Also, like most of Carey's run, it's just rehashing old Claremont storylines. Proteus is loose on Muir Island. *twirls finger* But, unlike the Claremont story, there are no personal stakes for him. Charles is...actually I'm unclear whether Charles is still on Utopia or not during this timeframe..., Moira is dead and this is an entirely different team of X-Men he's up against. But there are no interesting interpersonal relationships (Rogue and her dead stepmother's ghost don't really count, neither does the tepid Rogue and Magneto failed relationship). So with no characters to root for, and all the important action happening in another book, they could have just not tied this book into the event.
I recommend it if you're completely invested in the Necrosha storyline, or if you wished they used Blindfold more.
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