First off, is “uncanny” the only adjective that Marvel knows? Secondly, why is Wolverine in this book? Wolverine is currently a member of the X-Men, the Avengers, and the New Avengers. How the fuck can he be a member of four teams at the same time? That, plus...isn't he in hell in Wolverine and stuck in an alternate reality in Astounding Spider-Man and Wolverine? And I guess Marvel knows two adjectives, but they should have really come up with a more original title for this new book. I suppose using the “uncanny” tag will make people think this is sort of like Uncanny X-Men which is the main X-Men book (and also probably the worst). Anyway, this is the new X-Force. It features Deadpool, Archangel, Fantomex, Wolverine, and Psylocke. Basically they threw together a bunch of characters without rhyme or reason, presumably because writer Rick Remender likes them (and also because Deadpool and Wolverine are two of the most popular Marvel heroes these days). The story has this new team on a mission to stop Apocalypse...who is now just a child (this does seem to be a rip-off of Savage Dragon's Darklord as a kid storyline). I enjoyed a lot of the amusing dialogue in this issue. Rick Remender is the infamous writer that turned The Punisher into Frankenstein. So far this isn't half as ridiculous. It's a little confusing, though. The art by Jerome Opena is a little messy, but the colors are vibrant and alive. I haven't been following the X-books lately, so perhaps I'm a little lost because of that, but at least this issue has a killer ending. Otherwise it's terrific in spots but mostly a mediocre misfire. ** (out of ****)
No comments:
Post a Comment