Welcome back to Marvel’s failure, where the team of beat-the-beat Marvel experts breaks down the weekly Marvel Book. The latest starts this week X-Men Cross-border X-Manhunt; Professor X finally escapes Graymalkin’s detention center, and Marvel’s mutant must find him. Hearing the call for “to my X-Men”, beat George Carmona Third,,,,, Tim Rooney,,,,, D. Morrisand Jordan Jennings Reapply and discuss what is going on. have Gentle spoiler So skip our final judgment at the bottom to see what the team thinks.
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Well, what are our thoughts about the second X-Men crossover in so many months?
George Carmona Third: Too early, unnecessary. But they all look pretty, especially storm.
Tim Rooney: I’ve caught up with the main two X-Men books, adjectives and Incrediblewhile preparing for the latest crossover, imagine my surprise, which involves more books from the first week! I haven’t lost track because I think any of these comics are particularly bad, but they aren’t particularly good either. My biggest gain is that I don’t know what they want to say, why do they have to say so many books! There is nothing justifying me in the first week of crossover, especially after a big fight between the two major champions, which made no sense three months ago.
D. Morris: After most of these series debut issues, I’m behind reading any X-Men. So I have vague ideas about what’s going on in each book, but I’m not ready for the disconnection of all these readings. When someone hung up the X-Men in the early 90s, there was an era of the X-Men era every year, and I wanted each issue to flow at least to each other, but each book seemed to have little connection with each other. After the first chapter, “Okay, let’s put Xavier in a story that brings our books together”.
GC3: Why Xavier Escapes is a decent concept, but There were two questions later, and we were talking about Krakoa seed, who rudely interrupted the flow in Storm’s book, trying to bring him back.
Jordan Jennings: I’ve been beating heavily in the X-Men for the past few months, I think X-Manhunt Better start than starting Raided Graymalkin. However, this is not much. Xavier’s escape premise is very good, but each book does not work much. It feels like Xavier is a guest of crossover this week, and all series have to include him in their respective ongoing plots. Just like the TGIF blocks of ABC in the 90s would cross events randomly, characters jump between series. When Xavier appears NYXhalf of me expect the studio audience to hear the gasp and hope his music prompts will be played.
tr: My biggest complaint about this line right now is that this is especially noticeable when different titles overlap. No one’s motivation is clear, the difference in their emotions is not clarified, and the wedge between the Cyclops and the Hooligan feels arbitrary, like it only exists as an e-sword, not from the true point of view of the character. What exactly are they having? Is this feeling of rudderlessness particularly obvious in the first week of unexplained events between the first week of events? At the end of Part 1, Charles leaves Gremalkin, and then he appears at Kamala Kahn’s residence. What? What a pity, because I think Gail Simone Doing a lot of great work Incredible Trying to go home as she focuses on her group mutants. Her rogue is a compelling character when she isn’t twisted with the other X-Men.
GC3: I agree that the line seems a bit undirected, and this trampled gunman doesn’t help the line establish new orders.
DM: When I entered the Kamara chapter, I thought I missed the entire chapter. It’s like there are some miniseries that explain why Xavier we’ve all missed and what Xavier looks like. This should be the second chapter.
JJ: I’m with you, Dan. I thought I missed another chapter Incredible and NYX. I think he brought the Moloch Tunnel from Gremalkin to New York. They did mention several issues with the tunnel Incredibleafter all.
DM: Chapter 2 seems to be more concerned about what is happening in the process NYX Instead of Professor X trying to rescue his child. That’s why he is wrong? Because after the first question, it has almost no touch, or Xavier’s plan has no shape. I thought he was following the seed to build a portal for the Sh’iar space, but no Does he just want a helmet from the Craco era?
GC3: I understand the concept of drama and infighting to sell books, but Scott or Ruger can’t make Xavier’s child die.
JJ: In this crossover, Magic has a lot more content than I expected. Strangely NYX This is the first time I feel X-Book mentions A world under misfortune That’s not a clear partner. Oh boy, imagine if they put double crossover banners on NYX. Shiver
tr: On the bright side, I think the art on Book X has been all out lately, with some of Marvel’s best artists writing huge works. Javier Gallon There are some of the coolest layouts and ending battle scenes, he uses sound effects and panel borders and mixes them to show that Xavier’s power is really creative and exciting visuals.
DM: Can we talk about double-page communication Luciano Vecchio exist storm? Because these are incredible, sell out key moments and are indeed creative storytelling. Even a single page with a battle sequence looks great. I would love to go back and read Storm because the question looks incredible. This story may not be sold to me on these books, but art certainly is.
JJ: The art of these three questions has always been excellent. I’ve joined in Gallon Incredible Several past questions. No knock on the door David Marquezbut Gallon just brought something to the book. It’s also Vechhio’s art storm As of late, there are some of the most awesome art in Book X. He makes the storm look like a real force of nature.
GC3: The Art of Vecchio storm It’s a master class for storytelling, designing and wow factors. Her and Xavier’s double page communication is conversational heavy, but keeps it visually attractive. And, let’s not forget to use Wakanda combat armor like the spear shaped by her head.
DM: Or the meeting of that Cyclops’ X-Men team walked out of the portal. His layout reminds me of JH Williams III It’s a good thing to have this talent in any X-Men book.
JJ: Oh, Williams III similar JH Williams III. I haven’t seen it before, but I’ve seen it now. The two-page spread you mentioned is probably the best spread in crossover so far. This illustrates what art accumulates so much in these books.
DM: It just captured the bet somehow. That said, I thank Gail Simone for being the only writer willing to show how dangerous and powerful Xavier is. The other two books keep telling us that “Xavier is a threat”, and the first one shows him at least the butt on the five most powerful X-Men.
TR: I think this is actually frustrated with these comics. Who is Charles Xavier now? Why is Scott Summers so opposed to his freedom and so willing to be imprisoned? The battle looks great and there are some great moments, but I don’t know why anyone is like this. These titles refuse to interact with Krakoa in any meaningful way, at the time I thought you might be more specific about tying all these desperate and frustrated people to lose the island.
JJ: This event is based on reading Raided Graymalkin The last problem in the Cracoa era is that its efforts to convey these behaviors are the reason why Xavier is largely a person without a country. No mutant wants him, humans hate him. I don’t know why they refused to interact with Krakoya meaningfully, it was a painful moment, but few books did fall into this trauma.
GC3: The activity seems more like a way to force readers to try other books, but unfortunately it was too late to save 3 of them. So far, the event appears to be the last breath of amplifying the status quo of the mutant, but it is working to find it self-centered after Krakoa.
JJ: Some of these books are also completed in cross-border hell, which is awful. Crossover overload really hinders the ability of many titles to build a meaningful actor and story.
DM: To tie it to what Tim said before, I can’t tell the state of the mutant in the Miracle Universe, especially from this book. Are humans uneasy? Do people hate them? At least in the case of Krakoa and Krakoa falling, you have an idea. Mutants have heaven and a bunch of people who don’t want them to have. As Tim says, none of these books address this era, except that the vague statement equals “we used to have an island, and now we don’t.” At least in these opening chapters, this crossover doesn’t seem interested in it.
JJ: Only attempting to solve Krakoa’s books are the first issues Excellent X-Menbut even so, it is more of a cat who is dissatisfied with it. Still better than other books.
DM: I do find it a bit interesting exception is the only person sitting in this story whose participation is listed as a “side story.”
JJ: Oh, they are busy dealing with sinister ones. A conceited asshole has only time.
What are our final thoughts on these opening chapters?
TR: In a few months, no one will remember this. jump over.
GC3: If you have purchased a personal issue, then proceed, this event seems to have zero effect on the storyline of a single book, but if I had to go back to my book seller days and then sell this by hand, I wouldn’t. jump over
JJ: I’m going to go here for echo, George. This event looks pretty, I won’t lie, I do like the action speed of this story, but as an “cross” of X-Cutioner Song or Messiah Complex, that’s not. There are some interesting moments, but I don’t think it’s important in the grand scheme of things. My last thoughts: jump over Unless you are the largest X-SICKO
DM: I want to echo Tim. There is nothing to say about here, and the bet is so vague. Why do anyone care if Xavier meets his children or fate? I remember Peter David exiting Factor X During his initial tenure, because he was tired of writing his own long-term storyline in any planned crossover story. I feel bad about the creative team, and if they have the same thing in so many events, they have talented people working in these books. Honestly, I love art on all these issues, but not enough to say jump over.
Next week, X-manunt continues! Add to the new issue of Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man and Nick Fury fighting curse? ! ? ! ? !
