Random Comic Art

I am so far behind in my comic reading, I just don't have any reviews. So, instead I shall just post some really cool art!!

X-Men - A First Class Movie

I've got a thing for James McAvory.  I'll watch just about anything that he is in and when he is in something I really want to see, then all the better.  And this was a better movie than any that have come before.

This felt like the X-Men had finally settled into the movies and so we don't need a lot of background on new characters, they are just there...they have powers...let's move on.  And so, we get a good story, if somewhat predictable (that's not always a bad thing especially when it's fun).

I found layers here.  You got the good mutant against the not so good mutants and the good and not so good against the really bad mutants while all the young mutants are having to deal with their teenage angst.  Now isn't that what the X-Men have always been about?

Plus there were some sweet unexpected if brief cameos...

Worth the price of admission... HOWEVER!!!

Don't expect comic book continuity here. Think of it as an Exiles version of X-Men history and you'll be fine. The best part of the movie is that it's set in the 60's so Emma doesn't look out of place walking around in her underwear the whole time. Not to mention that Beast (pre-transformation), Havoc and Banshee are all pretty good eye candy as well.

MARVEL REVIEWS

Fantastic Four #568

Where in continuity is this book taking place? It certainly doesn't appear to be in the current Marvel universe, which is a shame because the story here is actually better than the Dark Reign / Norman Osborn rules the world story eating up the rest of the Marvel Universe. And that makes it very hard to get invested in the FF. I don't want to care about what is happening if in the end it's not going to count...it never happened...this isn't the same FF as the 616 FF. It would be better if someone would just come out and say this.

[7 of 10]





Uncanny X-Men #512

This was pretty cool, all steam punk and like. Again I like the story here of Beast trying to find a way of reversing the events of M-Day, then the current Dark Reign snooze fest. It's always cool when the Dark Beast shows up. It was kind of crappy that the two Beasts didn't interact. All in All though I am not going to complain about this issue...it's far better than what's to come.

[7 of10]

Uncanny X-Men #513: Utopia Chapter 2

The Dark Reign story line is really ruining some of my favorite characters. Why would Emma act like this? I just don't see her joining up with Norman and ditching everything she has built for herself with the X-Men. And Cloak and Dagger being a part of this team make even less sense them Emma joining up and Leading. Namor? I don't care about Namor...I do think they set this up well enough that he would do this if Emma asked him and gave him a good reason. But that's not even the worst of the worst...Mystique agreeing to have nanobots injected into her so that Norman can control her? Yeah, I think not. I am not a hater...but this is stupid.

[2 of 10]