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Uncanny X-Men: Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire by Ed Brubaker, Clayton Henry, Billy Tan
5.0
The follow-up to Deadly Genesis. I ended up really enjoying this arc. I would put it up there with Morrison's and Whedon's runs (fight me). While it's not Brubaker's best work by a mile, it's some of the best writing I've read on an X-Men book (especially after Claremont's mediocre run prior to this). The art by Billy Tan was also pretty good, though it has its awkward moments here and there.
The arc starts off a little slow and meanders a bit while the team is in space, but once the action kicks in it's in full force. The slow moments are necessary, however, as that's when we get some really good character development for Vulcan, Havok, Rachel, Korvus, and one of my new favorites Darwin. There's a good blend of space politics, stealth missions, all-out action, and even a bit of romance. And most importantly, the events in this story have actual repercussions going forward. Excited to read the two storylines spanning out of this next, as well as the entire War of Kings saga.
The arc starts off a little slow and meanders a bit while the team is in space, but once the action kicks in it's in full force. The slow moments are necessary, however, as that's when we get some really good character development for Vulcan, Havok, Rachel, Korvus, and one of my new favorites Darwin. There's a good blend of space politics, stealth missions, all-out action, and even a bit of romance. And most importantly, the events in this story have actual repercussions going forward. Excited to read the two storylines spanning out of this next, as well as the entire War of Kings saga.