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mkhare's review against another edition
4.0
Despite the art being wildly inconsistent, and straight up unattractive at times (de Landro was a welcome reprieve), it strangely didn't stop me from having a very good time with this more light-hearted volume.
matt4hire's review against another edition
3.0
Let's get the obvious part out of the way: Stroman's art is awful.
However, the writing's tight throughout, with strong character work throughout (as usual), and the overarching plot takes a small step or two forward.
However, the writing's tight throughout, with strong character work throughout (as usual), and the overarching plot takes a small step or two forward.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
David nearly pulls off another decent story from the depths of Mandated Company Wide Crossover Hell. Unforunately, he's saddled with Larry Stroman's art, which is in serious contention for The Ugliest Marvel Comic Art Of All Time. It makes the story virtually unreadable. If not for the portions drawn by Valentine De Landro and the She-Hulk section by Vincenzo Cucca, I wouldn't have continued to read this. Stroman gets negative five stars for this book. I'd have rather seen this drawn in crayon by a manic kid on the day after Halloween.
In addition to the Who Iz Skrullz portion of the story, we also see Longshot and Darwin join the X-Factor story.
I can't recommend this to anyone. It looks like it was drawn by someone who'd never seen a human before but heard vague things about them, and was then forced to draw them with his non-dominant foot.
In addition to the Who Iz Skrullz portion of the story, we also see Longshot and Darwin join the X-Factor story.
I can't recommend this to anyone. It looks like it was drawn by someone who'd never seen a human before but heard vague things about them, and was then forced to draw them with his non-dominant foot.
dkmode's review against another edition
2.0
Strong example of how important it is for writer and artist to match up. After all, a comic book story is not just the words on the page, but the tone, direction, and framing - that's where the art comes in. Even when X-Factor has deviated from its usual artist, they've always found someone who fits the noir-ish tone of the series.
That's not the case here. Instead we get some sub-Liefeld messy gritty stuff, with no sense of propulsion or mood, and it really affects the story here. It might actually be a good one, but it's hard to tell when the art is distractingly ugly. It makes you realize just how much Peter David relies on his artists to make his work sing, and how quickly it falls apart when it has to carry a lot of the storytelling weight alone.
That's not the case here. Instead we get some sub-Liefeld messy gritty stuff, with no sense of propulsion or mood, and it really affects the story here. It might actually be a good one, but it's hard to tell when the art is distractingly ugly. It makes you realize just how much Peter David relies on his artists to make his work sing, and how quickly it falls apart when it has to carry a lot of the storytelling weight alone.
tambourine's review
3.0
Again, lower rating cos I'm not a big fan of crossovers. I liked She-Hulk, though.
yurana's review
3.0
I would like to give this four stars, Peter David's writing is entertaining as ever. Unfortunately the art art fails on every level, not just looking bad, but making some scenes almost incomprehensible.
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