A review by jammasterjamie
X-Men: Hellfire Gala Red Carpet Edition by Al Ewing, Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan

4.0

I think that the hype had raised my expectations for this event a little bit too much. Stories all were fine and the art for the most-part was glorious, but the fact that such a big event that carried through all of the X-Books really only had a handful of plot-points that amounted to anything makes me feel a little let down. Yes, some exciting doors for future stories have been busted wide open, but the same could have been accomplished in a more concise manner (that would have been less costly for the consumer). All on all, a fun and enjoyable read, but I was expecting a bit more from it, I guess. Basically, a three-star read, with one bonus star added for all of the cameos of comedians that the artists peppered throughout the series. I caught Conan O'Brien at least twice, Jason Mantzoukas, Paul Scheer, and Mark Maron and a bunch of others as well. It'll probably be worth a re-read just to try to catch them all, but not really for any reason other than that.