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mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Perhaps my standards have slipped. But this is quite a bit better than the other Marvel books I've read lately. Yes, it is someone trying to do Kitty Pryde as an adult. And yes its Jean Grey alive, again. But the art (outside of Wolverine) is pretty good as is the writing. And the characters are different from each other and mostly themselves.
gohawks's review
4.0
I'm really enjoying Bendis's plot twists here and how he is developing the Jean and Scott story. It's also fun to guess at when Scott's transformation will finally happen. Immonen's pencils and layouts get better every issue.
sourblueclementines's review
4.0
You might love Bobby but I love him in a far deeper and more intellectual way than you ever will
vulco1's review
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wanderlustlover's review
5.0
2021 Summer (July);
Reread of Baby!Jean Arc
Still deeply agreeing with earlier reviews.
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I continue on in my perseverance to read all the things that have (new) Jean Grey in them, and that makes this title a blast. Jean keeps me in this, hands tight on the reins and Bendis keeps bringing out the bing punches of awesome. I'm loving seeing the children having to go through old things (like the training sessions) as much as new things (the fighting, the massive groups of infighting, and having to deal with their alter selves and people who treat them as though they've known them for decades and not days).
Bobby-Bobby and Hank-Hank continue to be utterly amazing in completely different ways. Seeing Angel and Warren meet was high on my happy list. I am loving bitty!Scott versus his older self, but we are still working Scott up to whether he even can be the person to step in and show some clarity and points to his older, wounded self.
Everything that has to do with Jean -- withbitty!Scott, Logan, Ororo and Kitty -- continues to play out with such interest to me. The way her untrained powers are out of check, yes. The way people keep telling her "I don't let people in my head, but it's you and just this once" while at the same time telling her seconds later "don't do that!" It's a lot of mixed messages, and the slipping in and out is gorgeous.
I can't wait to see where all five of our children and all of the X-Men as Jean Grey's School will keep going from here.
Reread of Baby!Jean Arc
Still deeply agreeing with earlier reviews.
~~
I continue on in my perseverance to read all the things that have (new) Jean Grey in them, and that makes this title a blast. Jean keeps me in this, hands tight on the reins and Bendis keeps bringing out the bing punches of awesome. I'm loving seeing the children having to go through old things (like the training sessions) as much as new things (the fighting, the massive groups of infighting, and having to deal with their alter selves and people who treat them as though they've known them for decades and not days).
Bobby-Bobby and Hank-Hank continue to be utterly amazing in completely different ways. Seeing Angel and Warren meet was high on my happy list. I am loving bitty!Scott versus his older self, but we are still working Scott up to whether he even can be the person to step in and show some clarity and points to his older, wounded self.
Everything that has to do with Jean -- withbitty!Scott, Logan, Ororo and Kitty -- continues to play out with such interest to me. The way her untrained powers are out of check, yes. The way people keep telling her "I don't let people in my head, but it's you and just this once" while at the same time telling her seconds later "don't do that!" It's a lot of mixed messages, and the slipping in and out is gorgeous.
I can't wait to see where all five of our children and all of the X-Men as Jean Grey's School will keep going from here.
trike's review
2.0
I re-read the first installment yesterday because my library has them all and it hangs together better taken as a single piece rather than in the single issues the way I read them initially. So does this collection. But...
I do wonder why the time travel aspect isn't affecting things the way it usually does in these stories, meaning Marvel tales by Bendis specifically. I guess he's just ignoring the other stuff he's done for the sake of pitting Young X-Men against Old X-Men. Unfortunately he doesn't really do that here except for a couple of shouty exchanges.
Looks like Jean is on the verge of going full Dark Phoenix, as she's already unabashedly reading people's thoughts and openly mind-controlling those who disagree with her. Yet no one calls her on her bullshit.
This is at the heart of why this is not getting 3 stars from me: the characters keep TALKING about morality and responsibility, but their actions have repeatedly been immoral and irresponsible.
Plus Cyclops is still just a whiny emo-brat. I don't know why writers can't shake that.
The art is still very good and feels pretty consistent, even though David Marquez did 3 of the 5 issues and Stuart Immomen finished off the last two. I didn't care for the coloring as much on this go-round, and that's one of those things that sort of slips into the background for me most of the time, but it seemed pretty intrusive this time, even though it was still decent.
It ends on a cliffhanger with one of the OG Xers joining Cynical Cyclops' crew offscreen. They don't show who it is and I haven't read ahead, but I'll be incredibly surprised if it's anyone other than Young Angel. Bendis has been terribly heavy-handed setting that up, even more than usual.
I do wonder why the time travel aspect isn't affecting things the way it usually does in these stories, meaning Marvel tales by Bendis specifically. I guess he's just ignoring the other stuff he's done for the sake of pitting Young X-Men against Old X-Men. Unfortunately he doesn't really do that here except for a couple of shouty exchanges.
Looks like Jean is on the verge of going full Dark Phoenix, as she's already unabashedly reading people's thoughts and openly mind-controlling those who disagree with her. Yet no one calls her on her bullshit.
This is at the heart of why this is not getting 3 stars from me: the characters keep TALKING about morality and responsibility, but their actions have repeatedly been immoral and irresponsible.
Plus Cyclops is still just a whiny emo-brat. I don't know why writers can't shake that.
The art is still very good and feels pretty consistent, even though David Marquez did 3 of the 5 issues and Stuart Immomen finished off the last two. I didn't care for the coloring as much on this go-round, and that's one of those things that sort of slips into the background for me most of the time, but it seemed pretty intrusive this time, even though it was still decent.
It ends on a cliffhanger with one of the OG Xers joining Cynical Cyclops' crew offscreen. They don't show who it is and I haven't read ahead, but I'll be incredibly surprised if it's anyone other than Young Angel. Bendis has been terribly heavy-handed setting that up, even more than usual.