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prettyprincesscutie's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
empty0ne's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
If you're a fan of huge action X-crossovers, this book is definitely not for you.
This collection is a very focused story about Beast trying to figure out a way to kickstart the mutant population after the Decimation event. A desperate man researching as many scientific and magical avenues as he can, in the hopes that the mutant race won't go extinct in his lifetime.
The fourteen part story is written by three different writers, and five different artists, and yet it works as one cohesive story with a singular tone and no out-of-left-field twists. The non-Beast characters are used very sparingly.
I recommend this for anyone looking for a comic about survival. You don't need to know a single X-Men character (you'll get to know Beast) or any of the continuity for this to be an affective story, but the more you know, the more dire it seems.
This collection is a very focused story about Beast trying to figure out a way to kickstart the mutant population after the Decimation event. A desperate man researching as many scientific and magical avenues as he can, in the hopes that the mutant race won't go extinct in his lifetime.
The fourteen part story is written by three different writers, and five different artists, and yet it works as one cohesive story with a singular tone and no out-of-left-field twists. The non-Beast characters are used very sparingly.
I recommend this for anyone looking for a comic about survival. You don't need to know a single X-Men character (you'll get to know Beast) or any of the continuity for this to be an affective story, but the more you know, the more dire it seems.
loop's review
4.0
This was surprisingly good! It is a perfect prologue to House of M and a perfect prelude to Messiah Complex. I read plenty of X-men between those two events, but you could just read HoM, ES, and MC and be fine. I wouldn't say it's necessary, but it is definitely a good read, especially if you're a Beast fan.
The writing was great on all fronts. I tend to love Carey, and Yost and Gage are both quite good in their own right. The art was surprisingly solid. I didn't quite like some of Eaton's work in the past, but now I realize that the colorist makes a huge difference for his work. Bagley, Perkins, and DiVito were all even better.
I enjoyed seeing Beast try almost every avenue to try to find a solution to the mutants' apparent extinction, while testing just how far to stretch his own morality. Of course we know how it's gonna end before it even starts, but that's more or less the thing with reading Marvel as a whole. That said, it doesn't take away from this great character piece.
I'd give this a hearty 8/10. Very solid.
The writing was great on all fronts. I tend to love Carey, and Yost and Gage are both quite good in their own right. The art was surprisingly solid. I didn't quite like some of Eaton's work in the past, but now I realize that the colorist makes a huge difference for his work. Bagley, Perkins, and DiVito were all even better.
I enjoyed seeing Beast try almost every avenue to try to find a solution to the mutants' apparent extinction, while testing just how far to stretch his own morality. Of course we know how it's gonna end before it even starts, but that's more or less the thing with reading Marvel as a whole. That said, it doesn't take away from this great character piece.
I'd give this a hearty 8/10. Very solid.
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
I still need to read the House of M storyline. This was an okay follow up to it.
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