The defining image of Inferno #2 comes at its halfway point: the faces of Professor X and Magneto reflected in the hollow gold eyes of Destiny’s mask. Destiny cannot see Xavier and Magneto, but she sees through them. Jonathan Hickman’s scorched script underlines the theme with red ink as Stefano Caselli visualizes it beautifully.
REVIEW: It’s Kaiju Time in Trial of Magneto #3
The determined detectives of X-Factor have been investigating Magneto, who’s suspected in the death of the Scarlet Witch. The Avengers, among them her former husband the Vision, have come to Krakoa to take home her body, but Magneto wants her corpse to stay. Whoops — she’s alive! Whaaaaat?
REVIEW: X-Men #4 – Treehouse of Horror
In the grand tradition of The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t and KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, behold…the X-Men Halloween Special!
REVIEW: X-Men #3 – It’s Evolution, Baby
Terror falls from the sky in X-Men #3, but with the High Evolutionary involved, it’s not raining cats and dogs – it’s raining talking gorillas and cyborg elephants.
REVIEW: The Trial of Magneto #2 Feels the Need for Speed
Charles Xavier jerks around with Magneto’s brain, X-Factor tries to protect the evidence, the Avengers pay a not-very-diplomatic visit to the mutant island homeland, and there’s yet one more mind-control baddie afoot. Oh, and Polaris has her Ph.D.
REVIEW: Hellions #15 Rushes Towards a Conclusion
With Sinister’s secrets revealed, the Hellions start looking for revenge in Hellions #15.
REVIEW: Marauders #23 Drifts Further Off Course
Marauders #23 feels like it should be a much-needed attempt to right the series in the wake of the Hellfire Gala. Following the Kate Pryde-driven first act, Marauders has been an unfocused series searching for direction. Lacking a central plotline beyond the vague idea of Hellfire Company affairs (a bit of a confusing choice given…
REVIEW: The Trial of Magneto #1 Stands Tall
Who killed the Scarlet Witch at the Hellfire Gala? X-Factor investigates: was it… Magneto? Will he turn against the entire Krakoan experiment? And will his other super-heroic children, Polaris and Quicksilver, try to bring him down?
REVIEW: X-Men #2 – Annihilation Now!
With a title like “Catching the Wave,” X-Men #2 can only be one thing: a beach issue! Get ready for lots of sand, sun, and surf for our merry mutants. Cyclops in a Speedo! Jean’s mask giving her weird tan lines! Rogue ruining the volleyball game and spiking the ball straight to Bugtussle, Tennessee! Wolverine…
REVIEW: Everything New is Old Again in Cable #12
Cable is dead, long live Cable. After 12 issues, Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto’s run on Cable has come to an end, bringing Old Man Cable back to the forefront while winding down Kid Cable’s time in the spotlight. Finales are always tricky, even when planned from the start, and the lingering question hangs over…
REVIEW: Storm Brings the Thunder in SWORD #7
Been a while since we checked in with SWORD, gang, I wonder if anything interesting happened in the last few issues. … … …They did WHAT to Mars???