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A review by papercrowns
X-Men Blue, Vol. 1: Strangest by Cullen Bunn
3.0
I was a little disappointed. The writing had some nice character moments here and there, but the plot didn't feel very tight or substantial, and the artwork wasn't for me except the issue one prologue by Matteo Buffagni (which was so stylish and moody). I loved the costume designs though. Just seems a little beige in general. More like a supplemental read rather than a proper ongoing title. Maybe more of a 2.5 rounded up?
Miss Sinister seems like an awfully lazy character choice. I've not seen her before so I could be missing something but she just seems like Sinister in White Queen clothing. I'm totally down with more women characters, and totally fine with race and gender swapping, but there doesn't seem to be anything unique about her, or any point to making a gender-swapped version.
Purely from an aesthetic point of view, I liked Jimmy Hudson with his beard and blonde Wolverine hair, but then the artist changed and the beard disappeared and it lost me. Without any character development, he just looked like someone colored Wolverine in wrong.
Jean and Hank are the standouts, and they seem to be the only two with anything interesting going on in terms of character development, so I'll be interested to see where they go, and if the rest of the team become anything more than set dressing.
Miss Sinister seems like an awfully lazy character choice. I've not seen her before so I could be missing something but she just seems like Sinister in White Queen clothing. I'm totally down with more women characters, and totally fine with race and gender swapping, but there doesn't seem to be anything unique about her, or any point to making a gender-swapped version.
Purely from an aesthetic point of view, I liked Jimmy Hudson with his beard and blonde Wolverine hair, but then the artist changed and the beard disappeared and it lost me. Without any character development, he just looked like someone colored Wolverine in wrong.
Jean and Hank are the standouts, and they seem to be the only two with anything interesting going on in terms of character development, so I'll be interested to see where they go, and if the rest of the team become anything more than set dressing.