Uncanny X-men 501 Review (by Adrian)
Gotta disagree with you about 501, Aimee. This is a really good first issue of an arc.
I think Uncanny has been in a sort of anti-plot limbo ever since Messiah Complex finished. The comic was stuck for a few months waiting for a restart that had to coincide with the major milestone that was #500. And then 500 came along and had to be something of a tribute issue, albeit and oversized one containing some very interesting plot points.
But finally, after months of waiting we’ve got a story arc in Uncanny X-Men. And I like it.
Like most first arcs it takes time for all the characters to get into the story but that gives us some great character moments.
Beast, in a good mood since perhaps the beginning of Morrison’s New X-Men run, is practically buzzing with energy (and not just scientific curiosity energy).
Scott and Emma, once again getting it on like a couple of teenagers, are acting more and more like a happy couple rather than the brooding and dour pair of the pre MCX world.
Wolverine and Kurt are back to their playful jibes and it is good to see this old duo getting some of their groove back.
It should be noted that these things are showing up in other X-books as well, most notably Astonishing X-Men, which clearly indicates that there’s a very broad editorial push for this stuff. I for one am glad to see the X-Men enjoy themselves.
The fun can’t stick around forever though and soon enough the team are faced with a new crisis. Here too we can see the new direction clearly defined. Presented with a threat, Cyclops immediately puts a plan into action and it is executed with such efficiency that you really do get the impression that the X-Men are more than just a superhero team. Now they’re the mutant police, protecting their interests in the most direct way possible.
I’m really excited about this new direction. I’m loving the take charge Cyclops and the interplay between the characters is outstanding. I can’t get enough of it.
11 Comments to “Uncanny X-men 501 Review (by Adrian)”
But Emma and Scott are the best when they are angsty and fighting all the time! DDD:
I’m a person who likes depressing literature and not happy-go-lucky stories with poor characterization, no offense. Gotta disagree with you on this one, Adrian. ;)
Damn angsty teens!
:P
Give the new direction time. Reality will hit soon enough and then there will be some smack down. The X-Men are having a good run at the moment, imagine how much more shattered they’ll be when it all comes crashing down.
I am going to have to agree and disagree with everybody.
Occasionally you do need something other than angst in a story, if only to hit home when they go all angsty again. Sure you can do depressing story arc’s all the time, but won’t it eventually end up MORE depressing if you start from a happy place?
The true revelling in darkness needs to be a journey of destruction. What good is a journey when you are already at your destination?
I want to know how dark Scott can get if he finds out Emma’s secretly hanging out with the likes of Loki and Doom. He’d prolly’ go “Oh yeah!? Well I have a mutant death squad! Take that!”
Then they’ll have earth-shattering make-up sex. But as it stands, I like the happy. If only because we all know that it ain’t gonna last.
I agree with adrian that the characters have improved, and the team is now even better than before.
Yet it bores me still with scott and emma because i truly dont think their compatible with each other, but i think its good that their dating cause emma gets all this attention
Really? I think they’re totally compatible. They work so well together.
Well i guess they are but their no way a good couple as edward and bella (Twilight)
Ah, another of my Twilight brethren.
The couples in question are quite different. I’m not saying that Scott and Emma are as suited as Edward and Bella (though i imagine many people will argue that point to), but they fit together really well. They compliment each other.
I agree that X-Men comics aren’t always supposed to be dark and angsty. Some of my favorite issues are from X-Men Unlimited (1st and 2nd series), which revolved around down time for X-Men characters.
As with Emma and Scott, I’m not enjoying their current “love birds” status it seems to be. I’ve mentioned before I love Emma and Scott as the screwed up and dysfunctional couple they were back in Morrison and Whedon’s run.
I like my Emma and Scott fighting, and then making up with hot hate sex. Not, “Hey Babe I love you so much.”
Just …ew. One of the things I’ve loved about Emma and Scott is that they are not a conventional couple.
@Anthony - What?! I gotta disagree with you there, man. ;)
disagree with what??
Got to agree with the review. Frankly I’m enjoying Uncanny more than Astonishing right now. There’s too much of that pseudo sciency crap Ellis loves so much in Astonishing while Uncanny is light and just fun to read.
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