Post by goldenfist on Oct 30, 2008 11:30:42 GMT -5
Here's a review of Secret Invasion: X-MEN #3.
SI: X-Men #3 continues the book's essentially bare-bones story of the mutant team protecting their new hometown from the Skrull invasion. For the most part, it's more of the same superfluous tie-in nonsense that the series has been about since issue #1, with only a few key items of note that separate it from the two issues before.
One of the more noticeable things about SI: X-Men #3 is that Cary Nord took a break, and is replaced here by Ma Sepulveda. To say it's a downgrade would be an understatement. Most of the figures in this issue are awkward and stiff, and the backgrounds are decidedly sparse. In one of the opening fight scenes, I would never have known it took place in a mall unless Cannonball made a joke about it, and because of that the line was completely confusing. Solicitations for issue #4 seem to suggest Nord will be back for the final part, and I can't say I'll miss Sepulveda very much.
As far as the story goes, it's still largely a big Skrull fight in San Francisco, with the simmering plot thread of Nightcrawler being irrationally frightened of his talking crystal ball. What elevates it a bit higher is Mike Carey's knack for the characters and their dialogue. SI: X-Men has free reign to play with the entire sprawling cast of the X-Men, but even amidst all the cameos there are still some classic lines, particularly one spoken by Emma Frost after being resuscitated from her battle with Thought-Wall. Carey has been the quiet heart of the X-Men line for a while, and this proves why.
SI: X-Men is neither the X-Men's finest hour, nor Secret Invasion's, and I can't find nearly as many pros as I can cons. But hardcore X-Fans trudging faithfully through the series will find a thing or two to like about issue #3.
Review Score: 5.9 Mediocre
SI: X-Men #3 continues the book's essentially bare-bones story of the mutant team protecting their new hometown from the Skrull invasion. For the most part, it's more of the same superfluous tie-in nonsense that the series has been about since issue #1, with only a few key items of note that separate it from the two issues before.
One of the more noticeable things about SI: X-Men #3 is that Cary Nord took a break, and is replaced here by Ma Sepulveda. To say it's a downgrade would be an understatement. Most of the figures in this issue are awkward and stiff, and the backgrounds are decidedly sparse. In one of the opening fight scenes, I would never have known it took place in a mall unless Cannonball made a joke about it, and because of that the line was completely confusing. Solicitations for issue #4 seem to suggest Nord will be back for the final part, and I can't say I'll miss Sepulveda very much.
As far as the story goes, it's still largely a big Skrull fight in San Francisco, with the simmering plot thread of Nightcrawler being irrationally frightened of his talking crystal ball. What elevates it a bit higher is Mike Carey's knack for the characters and their dialogue. SI: X-Men has free reign to play with the entire sprawling cast of the X-Men, but even amidst all the cameos there are still some classic lines, particularly one spoken by Emma Frost after being resuscitated from her battle with Thought-Wall. Carey has been the quiet heart of the X-Men line for a while, and this proves why.
SI: X-Men is neither the X-Men's finest hour, nor Secret Invasion's, and I can't find nearly as many pros as I can cons. But hardcore X-Fans trudging faithfully through the series will find a thing or two to like about issue #3.
Review Score: 5.9 Mediocre