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Uncanny X-Men #501 REVIEW

23 Aug 2008 19:01:45 PDT

Uncanny X-Men #501 Marvel Comics Brubaker, Fraction & Land Then we have some bonding between Cyclops and Angel. This kind of dragged on a little too long, but I guess the character interaction was pretty decent all things considered. This is immediately followed up with more downtime between Cyclops, Beast and Wolverine. It got boring real fast. Uncanny X-Men #501 Another negative was the artwork. Overall, it was fine. However, I found that many of the scenes lacked a background. For example, Colossus, Wolverine and Nightcrawler interaction all appeared to take place in a prison cell or in a void. I just felt like the story could have been really enhanced by the artwork and it wasn’t.

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Uncanny X-Men #501 REVIEW

23 Aug 2008 11:33:58 PDT

Written by ComicList
Uncanny X-Men #501 Marvel Comics Brubaker, Fraction & Land Then we have some bonding between Cyclops and Angel. This kind of dragged on a little too long, but I guess the character interaction was pretty decent all things considered. This is immediately followed up with more downtime between Cyclops, Beast and Wolverine. It got boring real fast. Uncanny X-Men #501 Another negative was the artwork. Overall, it was fine. However, I found that many of the scenes lacked a background. For example, Colossus, Wolverine and Nightcrawler interaction all appeared to take place in a prison cell or in a void. I just felt like the story could have been really enhanced by the artwork and it wasn’t.

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Opinion: X-Men: Mutant Genesis

18 Aug 2008 21:37:00 PDT

Written by Glenn
In conclusion the 90s were the worst decade in comics. Oh, wait, I should review this story. The first four issues are really good, actually, dealing with Magneto and his desire to be left alone/make a haven for mutants in space on an ...

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Opinion: Jason Powell on Uncanny X-Men #156

18 Aug 2008 14:28:06 PDT

Written by Geoff Klock(noreply@blogger.com)
On the other hand, the tight plotting exhibited by Claremont in the previous two issues slackens a bit here. His impulse to again top himself by making the scope of the story even more vast now works against him, as the actual X-Men, who are meant to be the stars of the series, get lost among the...

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Opinion: Astonishing X-Men #26

14 Aug 2008 20:36:48 PDT

Ca - Best of all, when Cyclops and Storm discuss if killing is an option, not only does it not come across one-sided but it also feels like it fits with the ... Review IGN all 2 news articles

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Opinion: Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From July 23, 2008

29 Jul 2008 18:26:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn)
The Followers of The Revolution went ahead and delivered another tie in the voting for the Sequential Methadone Award for the worst comic book of the week. Uncanny X-Men #500 tied with New Avengers #43 as the worst reads of the week. The results for the worst read of the week are as follows: None. The Winner: Uncanny X-Men #500 Therefore, I have to place most of the blame for Uncanny X-Men #500’s poor story and the outright amateurish dialogue on Matt Fraction’s shoulders. I have found Fraction to be terribly overrated during his stint with Marvel. I have yet to be impressed with a single Marvel title that Fraction has written on his own. At this point, Fraction appears to be trying his best to become Marvel’s answer to DC’s Judd Winick.

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X-Men news and blogs - August 29, 2008

29 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit X-Men news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Ultimate X-Men #94 Review - IGN -- from IGN
• Opinion: Geek Goggle Weekly Rankings For 04/30/08 -- from Marvel Comics Headlines
• X-Men First Class Vol. 2 #11 Review - IGN -- from "X Men" trailer OR mutants OR Wolverine OR Teaser OR Grammer OR Colossus OR Juggernaut OR Legends OR Apocalypse OR Magneto OR Kelsey OR Ratner OR Marvel OR "comic book" OR WIZARD OR McKellen OR "Hugh Jackman" OR "Halle Berry" - Google News
• Opinion: Comic Book Alphabet of Cool - N -- by Brian Cronin from Comics Should Be Good!
• REVIEW: X-Men Legacy #209 -- by Charles LePage from ComicList
• ADVANCE REVIEW: X-Men: Legacy # 209 -- by Mark Stoddard from The Nexus
• Comic Book Review: Marvel Comics: X-Men Legacy #208 -- from Negative Optimism
• Opinion: The Fifth Color - Question Authority -- by Carla Hoffman from Blog@Newsarama
• "X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse" Game Review -- from The Venus Sanctum
• X-Men: Die by the Sword #3 Review -- by Brian Cronin from Comics Should Be Good!

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #500

24 Jul 2008 10:42:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn)
Suddenly, Magneto busts onto the scene and saves me from this mind numbing dialogue and incredibly boring story up to this point. Magneto kicks ass on Colossus and then brings the Sentinels to life. Magneto orders the Sentinels to attack all the mutants. The Sentinels attack the X-Men, but strangely leave Magneto alone. The X-Men quickly dispatch the Sentinels and then lock horns with Magneto. Magneto kicks ass on the X-Men. Suddenly, Cannonball rockets onto the scene and blasts into Magneto. Magneto gets up and we see that he is wearing a special outfit designed to mimic his lost mutant powers. Magneto is pissed that his priceless piece of technology that defied biology itself is ruined.

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REVIEW: Angel X-travaganza

08 Jun 2008 06:14:29 PDT

Written by Alex Spencer
Yet, I grudgingly admit, it’s rather interesting. That ‘edginess’ does manage to drive along a plot I don’t really understand or have any particular reason to care about, and making me care. There’s at least one stunning image in here, playing on the animalistic characteristics of certai...

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ADVANCE REVIEW: Ultimate X-Men #94

21 May 2008 00:14:59 PDT

Written by Mark Stoddard
Publisher: Marvel Comics Rating: 5/10 Following the departure of long-time writer Robert Kirkman, issue 94 sees the comic-book debut of Heroes writer Aron E. Coleite, joined by Mark Brooks on art. So, is this a good jumping on point for new and sceptical readers?

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REVIEW: Uncanny X-Men #497

28 Apr 2008 08:33:58 PDT

The first third of the comic deals with Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler under attack by some giant robots while on a train ride through Russia. No, they aren’t THOSE robots, but they aren’t any less powerful. This scene makes more good use of these three classic characters and their interaction with each other. Wolverine fights but not in his berserker mode. It’s all good stuff. Did I mention they lose? The issue ends with the goddess aware the X-Men are on to her while in Russia, Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler are captive and in deep trouble. They are faced with an interesting question: why were they among those that survived M-Day? Beyond the fact that they are cool characters and all that.

Original story at Marvel Comics Headlines . Related stories include: Uncanny X-Men #499 - ComicList , REVIEW: Uncanny X-Men #496 - Marvel Comics Headlines

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REVIEW: Uncanny X-Men #497

28 Apr 2008 04:13:15 PDT

Written by Charles LePage
The first third of the comic deals with Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler under attack by some giant robots while on a train ride through Russia. No, they aren’t THOSE robots, but they aren’t any less powerful. This scene makes more good use of these three classic characters and their interaction with each other. Wolverine fights but not in his berserker mode. It’s all good stuff. Did I mention they lose? The issue ends with the goddess aware the X-Men are on to her while in Russia, Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler are captive and in deep trouble. They are faced with an interesting question: why were they among those that survived M-Day? Beyond the fact that they are cool characters and all that.

Original story at ComicList . Related stories include: Uncanny X-Men #499 - Marvel Comics Headlines

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REVIEW: X-Men Divided We Stand #1

19 Apr 2008 11:24:43 PDT

X-Men: Divided We Stand #1 of 2 Marvel Comics Carey, Peterson, Ponsor, Kyle, Yost, Takeda, Young, Beaulieu, Yost, LaFuente, Fraction & McKelvie Next, Hellion relives his injury from the Messiah Complex and is quickly abandoned by Emma Frost, who informs him that the X-Men are done. He looks for another team to join. He seeks out Magneto. Magneto sees through his reasons and passes on letting Hellion follow him. This story gives the classic “no where to turn to” mentality of leaving the battles behind. Everyone turns their backs on Hellion. This is the one story that has the workings of a villain getting created. 4 out of 5 geek goggles. X-Men Divided We Stand #1 (of 2)

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #496

11 Mar 2008 13:31:52 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
We cut to Colossus, Wolverine and Nightcrawler in a graveyard. Colossus pays his respects to his parents’ grave. The three men then head over to a nearby bar. The two men start drinking as Colossus gets all depressed about his departed family and all the various traumatic events that he has endured as an X-Man. Particularly fresh on his mind is his loss of Kitty Pryde. Wolverine tells Colossus that he shouldn’t keep his emotions bottled up and that he should talk to them about Kitty. Wolverine then orders more drinks. We shift back to the bar in Russia where a bunch of gangster walk in and demand money from the bartender. Wolverine whips out his claws and tells the gangster that you don’t threaten the bartender. Colossus, Nightcrawler and Wolverine p...

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REVIEW: Uncanny X-Men #496

09 Mar 2008 15:14:40 PDT

Uncanny X-Men #496 Marvel Comics Brubaker, Choi & Oback Colossus visits a tombstone or two with Wolverine and Nightcrawler. Wolverine keeps the emotions grounded by helping them get out of mourning and into a bar. Wolverine helps to talk Colossus in some circles. Imagine a situation where Wolverine is the calming voice of reason to get over grief. Colossus has lost a lot and thanks to an editor falling asleep at the wheel, we know about another loss before it actually happened (for those of you waiting for Astonishing X-Men stay away from this issue). Wolverine helps to articulate that being an X-Men is wasn’t supposed to solve your own problems, but maybe solve them for future generations of mutants. It’s a solid scene.

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REVIEW: X-Men Legacy #208

01 Mar 2008 12:46:11 PST

Written by cslepage
X-Men Legacy #208 Marvel Comics Carey, Eaton & Romita Xavier was shot in the head at the conclusion of the Messiah Complex. Apparently, he was abducted in the fray. This has some continuity problems. For one, didn’t everyone mention how Beast was with him or tending to him? Also, in both X-Force and Wolverine, Cyclops dispatches Wolverine to take care of way lesser important matters than finding Xavier. Plus, in Uncanny X-Men there isn’t any mention of the missing Xavier while Cyclops and Emma vacation. I am guessing more will be revealed on this front, but I admit it baffled me a bit. 5 out of 5 geek goggles. X-Men Legacy #208

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Comic Book Review: X-Men #207: Messiah Complex

25 Jan 2008 08:38:00 PST

Written by Rokk Krinn
We hop back to Rogue grabbing Mystique and sucking away her life. We cut back to X-Force still battling with Predator X. Our heroes are getting frustrated because Predator X is virtually indestructible and nothing penetrates his hide. So, Wolverine hops into the monster’s mouth and gets swallowed. Lady Wolverine has clearly never seen a monster movie or read a comic book and freaks out that Wolverine just got eaten. We then see Wolverine slice and dice his way out of Predator X from the inside. Predator X is now dead. There are certainly X-Men that I could easily see making a heel turn. Warpath, Gambit, Wolverine, Emma Frost and Wolfsbane. They all are characters that are written in such a style that I could easily see any of them making a heel turn. Per...

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X-Men: Die By The Sword #5 Review

12 Dec 2007 02:53:34 PST

Written by Brian Cronin
Ed Brubaker wants her on Uncanny X-Men? Easy - “It didn’t work out.” Claremont has them say IN THE COMIC that they are unsure if it will work - so really, not a big deal, and certainly not Claremont trying to screw with other writers. If Claremont had some pattern of trying to hurt other writers,...

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Opinion: Some Marvels — Astonishing X-Men #23, Iron Fist #10, The Order #4

07 Nov 2007 18:03:21 PST

Written by Johanna
This review originally appeared at the Savage Critics.) Related Posts: Civil War: The Confession § What I’m Reading From Marvel as 2006 Ends § Pointless PR § Marvel: Order 7, X-Men First Class 8, Patriot 1, Twelve 1, She-Hulk 25, more § Timeless Subject: Matt Wagner on Cooking Astonishing...

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #490

11 Sep 2007 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
I dig how Brubaker is slowly bringing together the separate plotlines of the Prophecy and the search for Magneto. We see a white haired man in a purple hat and purple trench coat listening to the newscast about the mutant terrorist attack. That white haired man is Magneto. Professor X’s decision to postpone his search for Magneto while they deal with the Morlocks won’t matter much. It appears that Magneto has a strong interest in these mutant terrorist attacks and will probably be paying a visit to Masque relatively soon. I love both the Prophecy plotline as well as the return of Magneto plotline. Brubaker has finally managed to craft a story on this title that completely captures my attention. The star spanning cosmic war that kicked off Brubak...

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Comic Book Review: X-Men #201: Endangered Species

27 Jul 2007 12:56:00 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
And what is up with Carey’s Colossus? Colossus acts like he is from outer space rather than from Russia. Colossus isn’t a Vulcan. And Colossus didn’t just get off the boat. He has been in America for quite some time. It is striking the difference of Whedon’s well developed Colossus and Carey’s one-dimensional dumb Colossus who acts like he just arrived on planet Earth from planet Vulcan. I’m still not crazy about Ramos’ art on this title. Don’t get me wrong. Ramos is a talented artist. It is just that X-Men is the wrong title for Ramos. Ramos’ style of art is a bad match for a comic book like the X-Men. Ramos would be much better served performing the art duties for a more youthful and light hearted comic book or for a manga styled action comic book.

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HyperScan Review: X-Men

14 Jul 2007 23:11:23 PDT

Written by Matt Paprocki
Even for the youngest of kids, this is simply terrible gaming. X-Men is broken to the point of being unplayable, and no one will find competition to be worthwhile. This title stalled the hardware right out of the gate. X-Men is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB for violence.

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #486

21 May 2007 05:20:00 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
Tan’s artwork is solid. I’m not crazy about his style of art, but it works with the mood of Brubaker’s story. And Tan can certainly draw a dynamic enough comic book to capture the reader’s attention. Overall: Uncanny X-Men #486 was an action packed issue. Brubaker pulled out all the stops in this issue to deliver a very entertaining story. I wish we had a bit more closure to this 12 issue story arc, but I’ll just have to trust Brubaker that he has something grand in store for us. I still view Uncanny X-Men to be far inferior to the other titles that Brubaker writes. However, Brubaker’s Uncanny X-Men is still better than any other version of the X-Men that we have gotten in a very long time.

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Opinion: Zak Penn Talks X-Men Spin-Off, Incredible Hulk Casting with Cinematical

01 May 2007 02:01:00 PDT

Written by Erik Davis
After I poked around a bit, Penn admitted that he was originally signed on to write and direct a "young X-Men film," but that's recently changed. Says Penn, "The original idea was to have me do a young X-Men spin-off, a spin-off of the young X-Men characters. But someone came up with a pretty in...

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #485

14 Apr 2007 07:58:00 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
The Revolution has been surprised at how average of a read Brubaker’s Uncanny X-Men has been. I am a huge Brubaker fan and love his stuff on Captain America, Iron Fist and Criminal. However, Brubaker has just been missing the mark on Uncanny X-Men. The final scene was fantastic. You had Professor Xavier being thrown into the Crystal. We then had Darwin jump into the Crystal after Professor X. We also have Lilandra’s forces loosing the battle and Lilandra herself getting captured. But, the biggest bomb of all was Vulcan killing D’Ken and using his marriage with Deathbird to assume the throne of the Shi’ar Empire. Now that is how you pull off a heart pounding and exciting finish to a comic book.

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Opinion: X-Men: The Last Stand and Conformity in America

31 May 2006 06:29:08 PDT

Written by Film and Politics Review
Huge box office numbers are already in for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). The Marvel comic-book superheroes with young adult angst are given another big screen, CGI-loaded treatment in this latest outing. With all of the surface distractions, it's easy to gloss over the political underto...

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