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brandonadaniels's review
4.0
I missed this run because I fell off of xmen during the Wolverine and the xmen days. I’m glad I went back and checked it out.
Si Spurrier’s writing used to irk me, but I’ve grown to really appreciate it. His eccentricities are on full display here, but they are used to full effect. The art by Kem and then Molina is great thoroughout, though the two styles are quite different.
The team is solid. Marrow is a particularly fun addition. I’ve been a big fan of hers since Marvel vs Capcom. The book picks up on a lot of the characterization and character stories that have been going on since Remender’s run, and it adds some fun wrinkles.
Si Spurrier’s writing used to irk me, but I’ve grown to really appreciate it. His eccentricities are on full display here, but they are used to full effect. The art by Kem and then Molina is great thoroughout, though the two styles are quite different.
The team is solid. Marrow is a particularly fun addition. I’ve been a big fan of hers since Marvel vs Capcom. The book picks up on a lot of the characterization and character stories that have been going on since Remender’s run, and it adds some fun wrinkles.
mattaukamp's review
4.0
Was prepared to give this 2/3 stars for weak characterizations and kinda boring special ops plot, then I got to the last issue. Goddamn, this book is something special.
crookedtreehouse's review
1.0
The art at the beginning of this book is so ugly, and so reminiscent of the muddy-colored Hammer era Marvel Universe that I didn't initially notice that this was a Simon Spurrier book. This explains why I don't like the writing, either.
I don't think his talent lies in creating believable character interactions. A team with Cable, Fantomex, Psylocke, and Marrow would normally appeal to me, but I didn't care about a single page of this book.
If you find this book remaindered in a dollar bin, save your money.
I don't think his talent lies in creating believable character interactions. A team with Cable, Fantomex, Psylocke, and Marrow would normally appeal to me, but I didn't care about a single page of this book.
If you find this book remaindered in a dollar bin, save your money.
mjfmjfmjf's review
2.0
This book tried very hard to be clever. And in the end it was just stupid and irritating. And very hard to read. Yes I get that we had an unreliable narrator or three. And maybe we were told the answers in the end. By then it didn't matter, I didn't care. The art was actually okay, which is unusual for a Cable book. And the writing looked pretty good on the surface. But the perfectly reasonable sentences and paragraphs were meaningless from page to page. Presumably because the writers wanted to disguise the plot and in the end whatever meaning was supposed to be there just bounced off my brain. yuck.
zzzrevel's review against another edition
4.0
Very cyberpunk-y but such interesting concepts!
A bit hard to follow but overall very enjoyable.
Sidenote - This review is actually for all three volumes
(Single Issues 1-15) because I didn't want to represent
having read all three as a count of three against my
reading challenge. Instead it is just one for all three
volumes.
A bit hard to follow but overall very enjoyable.
Sidenote - This review is actually for all three volumes
(Single Issues 1-15) because I didn't want to represent
having read all three as a count of three against my
reading challenge. Instead it is just one for all three
volumes.
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
2.0
No idea what is happening in this. Just random nonsense.
tashalostinbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Read this as the individual comics. I don't want to oversell this but, THIS IS THE BEST SERIES BEING WRITTEN RIGHT NOW! Why are you waiting for the trades? Read this one and the get caught up with the monthlys.
medievaloracle's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know that I care for the art, but I'm digging Marrow and the Meme reveal at the end.
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
3.0
strong 3 star book...almost a 4 with the surprise ending. Like a few others have said the art in the beginning is kinda funny looking,and was Marrow always crazy? or is this a new thing? I like how the team is developed into their separate and very different personalities. This made for an interesting read...beyond basic missions.
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