Even weirder that Hickman wrote it, I usually love every book he writes.
The dialogue was so fucking weird too, like why would two characters tell each other whats happened previously, as if they didn't know?
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The dialogue was so fucking weird too, like why would two characters tell each other whats happened previously, as if they didn't know?
Yeah I thought fallen angel was going to be the bad apple for me. But now I'm more excited for it instead of new mutants
Honestly felt like Hickman was having fun with New Mutants. The book was OK, nothing spectacular. I'm fine with Hickman indulging himself he is only writing it for 4 or 5 issues right? X-force was amazing though and I was really skeptical about it. Glad to be wrong.
Still, as much as I am excited about the X-men in general (my favorite comic book ever) it's amazing that Immortal Hulk continues to be the best comic in the business today. This weeks issue was amazing as always.
Too bad Joe Bennet is a piece of shit.
Still, as much as I am excited about the X-men in general (my favorite comic book ever) it's amazing that Immortal Hulk continues to be the best comic in the business today. This weeks issue was amazing as always.
Too bad Joe Bennet is a piece of shit.
Gotta agree. If these books aren't heavily connected, only. Marauders and X-Men may make it out of Unlimited for me.
Fallen Angels preview:
Is "Space Lawyer" the Daredevil analogue who appeared for a few gags in Al Ewing's Rocket Raccoon book a few years ago?
My theory based on these pages is
The voice is Moira being picked up by Kwannon telepathically through Krakoa.
Or Shadow King, since Betsy had him imprisoned in her mind when she was in that body
Or Shadow King, since Betsy had him imprisoned in her mind when she was in that body
I feel like there's a character that suspected or knew Daredevil was Matt Murdock so to win a case they created a distraction so Matt would be busy as Daredevil
Fake edit: Right it was Superior Foes of Spiderman and it was female Beetle who was also a lawyer going against Matt
Fake edit: Right it was Superior Foes of Spiderman and it was female Beetle who was also a lawyer going against Matt
I caught up and I'm not a fan of any of the books outside of the main X-Men story (and X-Force). They feel like a significant step down and a pointless side story.
I also remain in opposition to this resurrection of mutants. Nothing seems to have any stakes anymore, and as a result I find myself routing more for standard humans
I also remain in opposition to this resurrection of mutants. Nothing seems to have any stakes anymore, and as a result I find myself routing more for standard humans
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Yeah, I am with you 100%. I love the characters and it was great to see them together warmly again.
IMO the death/return cycle in the X-Books has been a joke for decades, but at least now there is a logical (comic book logic) system in place behind it...and there will still be trauma and other consequences.
As long as characters are commercially viable, they'll never stay truly dead anyway
As long as characters are commercially viable, they'll never stay truly dead anyway
That's what I like about Hickman books. Every other writer tries to use death to make their run spicier and impactful. But from what I've seen, Hickman uses death and resurrection as part of the story he's telling.
XMen 2 was good. Bit leery on where it was going but I'm liking how it closed up
Fallen Angels I'm indifferent on. On one hand I liked the different tone to it, but on the other I think there's a lot I'm just not getting given how little I know about Psylocke.
Fallen Angels I'm indifferent on. On one hand I liked the different tone to it, but on the other I think there's a lot I'm just not getting given how little I know about Psylocke.
Kwannon becoming Psylocke is... probably not where I'd have gone with the character tbh.
EDIT: Finished reading it. Didn't like it at all.
EDIT: Finished reading it. Didn't like it at all.
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can you fill me in a bit on all this? The issue felt really confusing given the nods to Kwannon and Braddock
Can't make the issue less confusing but re: not having Kwannon become Psylocke - it just feels like retreading old ground and a waste of an opportunity to do something new with the character. Feels like Kwannon giving up her name to take the name of the person who body-jacked her is... troubling too.
I love Hickman, but I have to agree.
Not only does it feel weird for these characters, it's also just not good.
X-men #2 was awesome. The family banter worked for me, I like seeing the Summers clan together. I'm surprised Xavier's death and the New Mutants taking off with the starjammers was mentioned. Good to know the titles will still reference the events in other books.
I wonder what Apocalypse has up his sleeve
I wonder what Apocalypse has up his sleeve
I don't know i really liked it, i thought it fit really well.
I liked it and I wonder if whatever this is with Apoc will tie into what's going on in Excalibur? Seems like it will. I liked Fallen Angels and it makes sense why Laura would join her but I'm iffy on cable tagging along.
I seem to be in the minority again. I found X-Men 2 to be boring and except for some good lines a real drag to read.
I thought Fallen Angels to be interesting and while I agree her going by Psylocke now is a bit off, I'm interested to see where Kwannon's additional backstory is going and what this Apoth thing is.
More X-23 is just a plus.
I thought Fallen Angels to be interesting and while I agree her going by Psylocke now is a bit off, I'm interested to see where Kwannon's additional backstory is going and what this Apoth thing is.
More X-23 is just a plus.
Kwannon isn't her real name either, as the story makes clear so...
They did give her a new one. That new code name is Psylocke.
If you go allllllllllll the way back to the Psylocke/Revanche storyline, both the bodies and minds of both were fused together. Neither one is the original and neither "body jacked" the other. This is why Kwannon still has Betsy Braddock's telepathy and dark purple hair.
Kwannon deciding to ditch the "Kwannon" name and just go by Psylocke makes more sense than anything else.
I think I actually liked Fallen Angels the most so far, I love the atmosphere of the book and I'm a sucker for these seedy crime mysteries.
Man I feel sorry for all the people who aren't reading at least issue 1 of each comic, to jump into Xavier being dead must be a weird moment.
Fallen Angels #1 was... interesting. Among all the Dawn titles, this was the one of which I was most unsure. I like the team-up of Kwannon/Laura/Nathan, and the relevance of Sinister seems like it should be cool, but the early teasing of "Who is Apoth?" didn't really hook me and I fear the trio dynamic will become less and less compelling fairly quickly without another couple characters added to the mix.
X-Men #2 was pretty good. The family banter was decent; it didn't really move the needle one way or the other for me. Naturally, I was most interested in the Summoner and Arakko lore. I certainly did not foresee steamy island-on-island action, but the ending exchange between the Summoner and Apocalypse was enticing. I am definitely interested in seeing this plot expand.
X-Men #2 was pretty good. The family banter was decent; it didn't really move the needle one way or the other for me. Naturally, I was most interested in the Summoner and Arakko lore. I certainly did not foresee steamy island-on-island action, but the ending exchange between the Summoner and Apocalypse was enticing. I am definitely interested in seeing this plot expand.
Yeah seems like we're doing the Hickman double-books thing, except across the entire lineup now. This is issue #2 so it's still not that bad, but man, imagine 2 years down the line at the climax to a big crossover X event and then you have to wrap your head around the entirety of the Hickman-verse X books.
