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REVIEW: X-Factor #1 is Far Too Facetious For Its Story

August 27, 2024

In X-Factor #1, Angel leads a new iteration of the group, this time recruited by the US government and a social media company. As mutant and human tensions continue to rise, the new team demonstrates that they’re not really up to the task of protecting pride and country. But with fame, ...

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REVIEW: Hellions #15 Rushes Towards a Conclusion

September 6, 2021

With Sinister’s secrets revealed, the Hellions start looking for revenge in Hellions #15.

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REVIEW: Hellions #13-14 See a Vile Return

August 9, 2021

With the Hellfire Gala over, the Hellions return to the lingering plot threads left over from the previous event in Hellions #13 and #14.

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REVIEW: Hellions #12 Crashes the Hellfire Gala

June 8, 2021

The Hellfire Gala has begun, and perhaps understandably, the only members of the Hellions that managed to snag an invite are Kwannon and Alex, along with their overseer Sinister. The cover to Hellions #12 gives us a glimpse as to the reason for that decision, as Segovia and Beredo deftly ...

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REVIEW: Hellions #11 Ties Things Up Before The Hellfire Gala

May 17, 2021

When last we left our decrepit band of misfits, they were in the insipid clutches of the maniacal Arcade. While they struggle through their own greatest desires and fears, Arcade holds their boss-man captive in an effort to get his own clone farm. Hellions #11 resolves this plot for now, ...

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REVIEW: Hellions #9 – This Fucking Guy… Again

February 8, 2021

Back in December, I wrote about how some characters just stick in your craw. You love to hate them. They’re absolutely vile, but you love when they show up, because goddamn, the story is going to be good. They’re going to do something absolutely wretched and it’s going to be a ...

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REVIEW: HELLIONS #7 – This Fucking Guy

December 8, 2020

Are there any characters that when they show up in a book you just sneer and say “THIS FUCKING GUY”? Not because you dislike the character, but because you know that since they’re here they’re just going to make things absolutely fucking miserable. I have a few of those. ...

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REVIEW: Hellions #5: Bad Bargains in Otherworld

October 19, 2020

So just HOW do the Hellions play into X of Swords? That’s a question that has been plaguing me since we found out exactly what the crossover is going to entail in X of Swords: Creation. Hellions #5 gives us an answer to how this band of misfit mutants plays into the sword tournament when ...

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REVIEW: Hellions #4: We Still Demand Justice for Madelyne Pryor

September 17, 2020

The first arc of Hellions wraps up just in time for X of Swords, leaving the readers with moral quandaries and righteous anger. Hellions #4 is a dirty, grimy, yet satisfying conclusion to an arc that still sets things up for the future.