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310 reviews

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #2 by Steve Orlando

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Not as good as the first issue, the Wizard is a bit stupid, but Wanda and Pietro, and now Vision (!) are still great

Generation X Vol. 1: Natural Selection by

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I wanted to love this, I love Morph and Quentin Quire, they're fantastic characters, even Trevor could've shone. But I'm sorry, this was so immensely boring, I considered DNFing, had it not been because I wanted to see more of Morph and Quentin and Hindsight as a romantic triangle, but no. Nothing

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1 by Steve Orlando

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver need more series together.

All-New X-Men, Vol. 3: Out of Their Depth by Brian Michael Bendis

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Great to see Jean Grey develop as a mutant, as usual Bobby could do with more screen time, he's funny

Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1: Revolution by Brian Michael Bendis

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Magik and Emma Frost are absolutely fantastic

All-New X-Men, Vol. 4: All-Different by Stuart Immonen, Brian Michael Bendis, Wade Von Grawbadger

adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Angsty teenage Scott becomes slightly more bearable

Magneto, Volume 1: Infamous by Javi Fernandez, Cullen Bunn

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I love Magneto, he's arguably one of the greatest villains, but fuck was this absolutely boring.

Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 5: The Omega Mutant by Brian Michael Bendis

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Omg they killed Emma Frost?? Sike, Eva Bell is best and singlehandedly saves the day. Cannae wait for Cyclops to go back to being awesome instead of a boring brooding teenager

Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 2: Broken by Brian Michael Bendis

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Old Scott Summers is a bit of a dick, this volume is mainly saved by Emma Frost and Magneto, ngl

All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday's X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I bloody love the X-Men and getting back into reading the comics and binging the era that properly got me into them as a teen has been quite the ride.