By Zack Quaintance — No. Oh no. No no no no no no no. Noooooooooo...is what I was thinking while reading Fallen Angels #1, the sixth and final title in this Dawn of X relaunch wave for the X-Men franchise. Admittedly, I’m being harsh here, but Fallen Angels suffers from proximity to five other excellent new X-Men comics, and the comparison exacerbates this comic’s flaws.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — In some ways, New Mutants #1 might be the most surprising debut issue within the Dawn of X, which is the six-comic line-wide X-Men relaunch that’s now one book away from complete. Sure, some of the other comics have bigger plot twists (see X-Force) or wilder concepts (see Excalibur), but New Mutants is a rarer thing — it’s a comic that’s being co-written by Jonathan Hickman, that deals more in individual moments than it does high-concept sci-fi ideas.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — I knew when they got Benjamin Percy to write X-Force that this comic would be the dark heart of the new X-Books. Now that X-Force #1 has arrived, I’ve seen just how dark things in this series are about to get. See, Percy’s time in comics is maybe not an accurate reflection of his writerly interest, with the bulk of his work in the medium coming on the DC title, Green Arrow.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — This week’s Excalibur #1 brings us right to the edge of the halfway point of Dawn of X, which is the new wave of six X-Men titles springing out of the recently-concluded House of X / Powers of X reconceptualization of Marvel’s X-Men franchise. Next week, a double-punch of New Mutants and X-Force will hurdle us over that halfway point, but for now, here we are. So, about this comic...Excalibur #1 is the first title of the new X-Men era that I, quite frankly, don’t really know what to make of.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — I’m going to be blunt here, folks — never did I think I’d be reading an X-Men pirate comic written by Gerry Duggan. And I especially didn’t think I’d be excited to read that comic. And I especially especially didn’t think I’d finish the first issue and want to read more issues of that comic. Yet, here we are.
Read MoreBy Allison Senecal — This is a “NO HUMANS” thirst zone this month (and possibly forever, let’s be real). All HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X, as well as some sweet sweet covers from the announced Dawn of X titles. A mutants-only VIP list, if you will.
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