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UNCANNY X-MEN #507
COVER BY: TERRY DODSON
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: TERRY DODSON
INKS: RACHEL DODSON
COLORED BY: JUSTIN PONSOR
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
THE STORY:
The secret of the Cooperstown Massacre goes worldwide and anti-mutant hysteria explodes nationwide. If Scott and Emma don’t trust each other, how can mutantkind keep it together? Beast and the newly-assembled science team fight for their lives on Hokkaido Island…and the Angel’s deepest, darkest secret is revealed to all present. Uh-oh. Innocent lives are trapped between the Russian mob and everybody’s favorite heartbroken mutant Colossus, fighting along against old-world horrors that have followed him here. Oh! And the Sisterhood is finally assembled and ready to destroy the X-Men once and for all.
Rated T+ …$2.99
IN STORES: March 18, 2009
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From Comicsbulletin.com

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Review 1: While the stories themselves didn’t actually impress me much, the structure and storytelling is actually pretty well-handled. Fraction seamlessly weaves The X-Club’s and Pete and Emma’s stories together with mirrored dialogue and action that demonstrates just how comfortable he’s getting telling these big, multi-threaded stories. I know this isn’t the first time Fraction’s told complexly structured stories, but this is probably the biggest cast of characters he’s worked with, and he’s doing a very good job at keeping it all moving.
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Review 2: Fraction is a genius writer backed by a great art team. Pick this one up.
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From ComicBookResources.com

Excerpt: Seriously, this is a lot of plot all starting to click into place. And, more importantly, it genuinely feels like it’s moving somewhere. Now sure, this could all swerve wildly to one side as we discover that Fraction is secretly trying to rival Chris Claremont’s late-’80s issues of “Uncanny X-Men” in terms of how many dangling plot lines are out there. But for now, at least, I’m not going to give up hope. Too much has all happened at once for it to be any sort of coincidence. Read More
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From IGN.com

Excerpt: But more importantly, this issue of Uncanny sees the book begin to get into a theme Fraction’s spoke about at length in interviews, the idea of secrets among the team. Considering the team’s move to San Francisco was meant to unify mutantkind and give them a beacon around which to rally, the main players certainly keep a lot of things from one another. Warren’s moonlighting gig as Archangel is outed to an old friend, and Emma brings her Sebastian Shaw baggage to the book from January’s Annual issue. The rampant mistrust in the X-Men is an intriguing angle, and one I’ll be excited to follow as the next Sisterhood arc amps up. Read More
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EmmaFrostFiles.com Review

Notes: I wholeheartedly disagree with every review that I’ve aggregated. Quite honestly, I’m disgusted with the way the X-writers have been handling the characters post-Astonishing X-Men. Emma Frost is suddenly a “mother-like” figure to the X-Men, and she blatantly feels the need to protect the mutant race. I do realize that Emma has always wanted to protect mutantkind, but she has never blatantly stated her plans so raw until recently. Writers are attempting to write Emma as likable because she’s now the alpha female of the X-Men.

Emma’s dialogue has been toned down greatly, and I know these writers are capable of writing what I call a “good Emma,” but they’re fundamentally changing everything that makes Emma – well – Emma. They’re compromising her true character for popularity tactics and marketing ploys. I do not like soft and mushy Emma – that is not Emma.

As for Uncanny X-Men #507, the issue moves very slowly. Colossus and Emma attack a mob that assaulted mutants, and they exchange some of the corniest dialogue I’ve ever read. Emma is very touchy-feely toward Colossus. The two exchange hugs, and she expresses sympathy for the loss of Kitty back in Giant-Sized Astonishing X-Men.

Meanwhile, the new “X-Club” wraps up with Beast, Angel, and their dealing with that giant dinosaur in another land. Beast officially forms the “X-Club” and wants Scott to meet them. But Scott is busy in the office of the San Francisco mayor, who warns Scott of the dangers and perception of the military-like team he’s been commanding.

In one scene, the end of the Uncanny X-Men Annual #2 is wrapped up, and Emma takes Shaw to the barracks. She induces his power through a machine and telepathy, then blames him for the attack on Genosha (see New X-Men #114-#116). After all, he’s the one who funded the Sentinel programming. But the mutant who ordered the Sentinel attack on Genosha was the all-powerful Cassandra Nova. She was a genius and would have thought of another way to kill 16 million lives if the Sentinels were not available.

Magneto is back – he’s not gone. He now has artificial powers installed to him. And he’s called “Erik,” a name he hasn’t been called in years (and that is not his real name).

Cheesy dialogue, illogical character ploys, and the “I’m trying too hard to fit in the 80s” plot are not worth giving a good review. Then again, I’m biased. I miss Morrison!Emma, I miss Whedon!Emma, and I even miss the Emma that was written pre-UXM #500.
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In Summary: Everybody enjoyed Uncanny X-Men #507, except for Aimee.
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