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A review by monitaroymohan
Phoenix (2024-) #1 by Yasmine Putri, Stephanie Phillips, Alessandro Miracolo
3.0
This was pretty chaotic to read. I’m coming in cold, having not read the X-Men in a while, so some kind of intro or backgrounder about where we are and why we’re following these people would have been nice. Of course, it does seem that that’s the story — we will learn about these people and the impact of the incidents on them, but that wasn’t clear at the start.
And then, instead of focusing on Phoenix, we head to Nova and a Black Hole prison, and I was very lost as to who they were talking about and the danger the people were actually in. So, structurally, this book should have tried to take the gas off the pedal for a second.
I loved the brief scene between Jean and Scott — really endears you to their long-standing romance, one that’s become more lived in over time.
The story engaged me most in the final act, because I finally figured out where it was headed and how the pieces fit in. Till then, I really felt like this may have been a continuation of a Krakoa event, and was very lost.
The art — it’s frustrating that the art is actually really good and fitting for the story, not to mention consistent across the pages and the rendering of the characters. But, the controversy surrounding the possible — and most likely accurate — assumption of tracing other people’s work really puts a dampener on the reading experience. I doubt Marvel will fix the problem, though, for the rest of the series, but we’re going to keep calling out the cheating if it continues.
And then, instead of focusing on Phoenix, we head to Nova and a Black Hole prison, and I was very lost as to who they were talking about and the danger the people were actually in. So, structurally, this book should have tried to take the gas off the pedal for a second.
I loved the brief scene between Jean and Scott — really endears you to their long-standing romance, one that’s become more lived in over time.
The story engaged me most in the final act, because I finally figured out where it was headed and how the pieces fit in. Till then, I really felt like this may have been a continuation of a Krakoa event, and was very lost.
The art — it’s frustrating that the art is actually really good and fitting for the story, not to mention consistent across the pages and the rendering of the characters. But, the controversy surrounding the possible — and most likely accurate — assumption of tracing other people’s work really puts a dampener on the reading experience. I doubt Marvel will fix the problem, though, for the rest of the series, but we’re going to keep calling out the cheating if it continues.