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Hellions (2020) (Single Issues)
HELLIONS #11
SOMETIMES A FANTASY... PSYLOCKE vs. BETSY BRADDOCK in a 30-year-long battle! EMPATH's misdeeds come back to haunt him! And MR. SINISTER's teeth hurt. What IS going on here?!
28 pages, Comic
First published May 5, 2021
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Zeb Wells
711 books72 followersZeb Wells is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, as well as his work on the animated TV series Robot Chicken.
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May 14, 2021
Mi piaceva l'idea dietro agli Hellions. Poteva funzionare.
E questo malgrado io non sopporti nemmeno lontanamente questo "nuovo" Sinistro che infesta la Marvel da un po' di tempo.
Per non parlare del fastidio che mi dà il "ricatto" a Psylocke (cioè, siamo in un ambiente circoscritto e ristretto, puoi fare intervenire in tempo zero praticamente ogni eroe mutante smascherando i piani di Sinistro e salvando la tua figlia, ma decidi di subire il ricatto e fare il lavoro sporco per lui? Aveva senso pre-HoX, qui funziona tutto molto peggio). O il fatto che questa storia nasce dalle ceneri di una delle X-serie più brutte di sempre.
Poi si arriva a questo arco narrativo.
Abbiamo una storia che fa talmente tanta acqua che sembra scritta sul Titanic (e infatti nel finale non si sorprende nessuno di scoprire che Arcade non aveva il controllo che credeva...).
Abbiamo Arcade, che non sopporto al pari del nuovo Sinistro. Da sempre.
Abbiamo questo stramaledetto pseudolegame romantico tra Kwannon e John, che però pare spuntato dal nulla senza motivazioni, senza indizi, senza cause, senza nemmeno adeguate scene o tempo insieme. Semplicemente per imposizione divina dell'autore, in cerca probabilmente di una trama interpersonale per dare spessore a un paio di personaggi e per creare trame senza sbattersi a costruire realmente delle relazioni.
E niente.
Prevedibilità, irritazione per lo stare a un gioco inutile, doppi e tripli giochi prevedibili, alcuni dei personaggi che meno sopporto nell'universo Marvel, banalità e costrizioni.
Brutto brutto.
Spero davvero tanto che questa estate i titoli X si riprendano, che mi pare il livello generale sia tornato a crollare dopo l'impennata iniziale del post-House of X...
E questo malgrado io non sopporti nemmeno lontanamente questo "nuovo" Sinistro che infesta la Marvel da un po' di tempo.
Per non parlare del fastidio che mi dà il "ricatto" a Psylocke (cioè, siamo in un ambiente circoscritto e ristretto, puoi fare intervenire in tempo zero praticamente ogni eroe mutante smascherando i piani di Sinistro e salvando la tua figlia, ma decidi di subire il ricatto e fare il lavoro sporco per lui? Aveva senso pre-HoX, qui funziona tutto molto peggio). O il fatto che questa storia nasce dalle ceneri di una delle X-serie più brutte di sempre.
Poi si arriva a questo arco narrativo.
Abbiamo una storia che fa talmente tanta acqua che sembra scritta sul Titanic (e infatti nel finale non si sorprende nessuno di scoprire che Arcade non aveva il controllo che credeva...).
Abbiamo Arcade, che non sopporto al pari del nuovo Sinistro. Da sempre.
Abbiamo questo stramaledetto pseudolegame romantico tra Kwannon e John, che però pare spuntato dal nulla senza motivazioni, senza indizi, senza cause, senza nemmeno adeguate scene o tempo insieme. Semplicemente per imposizione divina dell'autore, in cerca probabilmente di una trama interpersonale per dare spessore a un paio di personaggi e per creare trame senza sbattersi a costruire realmente delle relazioni.
E niente.
Prevedibilità, irritazione per lo stare a un gioco inutile, doppi e tripli giochi prevedibili, alcuni dei personaggi che meno sopporto nell'universo Marvel, banalità e costrizioni.
Brutto brutto.
Spero davvero tanto che questa estate i titoli X si riprendano, che mi pare il livello generale sia tornato a crollare dopo l'impennata iniziale del post-House of X...
January 31, 2022
Issues #9-#11 was basically a Sinister arc where he managed to circumvent the oversight of Krakoa into one of his pet projects that involve playing with his favorite playthings, the genetic matter of the mutants of Krakoa, and now as fallout for X of Swords, of Arakko's mutants, too.
May 8, 2021
That's it for Arcade? Meh, at least there's a good couples of laughs.
July 21, 2021
A solid issue. Things wrapped up really quick though. Some really funny parts though.
May 5, 2021
Maybe as high as a 2.5, but no higher than that.
What was the point of this? It was like a heist movie, where we find out that someone isn't just double-crossing someone, but TRIPLE-crossing! My word!
I don't enjoy most of these characters. I don't get that much pleasure out of wonton cruelty. In this issue a lot of people are killed out of hand, or ordered killed as a sort of perfunctory, "Aha!" for the reader. I didn't enjoy any of it, and if anything it was boring in its repetition.
A possible romance was hinted at, and I can't bring myself to care about it at all. However, it was arguably the most interesting thing to come out of this waste of time.
What was the point of this? It was like a heist movie, where we find out that someone isn't just double-crossing someone, but TRIPLE-crossing! My word!
I don't enjoy most of these characters. I don't get that much pleasure out of wonton cruelty. In this issue a lot of people are killed out of hand, or ordered killed as a sort of perfunctory, "Aha!" for the reader. I didn't enjoy any of it, and if anything it was boring in its repetition.
A possible romance was hinted at, and I can't bring myself to care about it at all. However, it was arguably the most interesting thing to come out of this waste of time.
May 8, 2021
Well it doesn't live up to the promise of the last issue that's for sure.
I just struggle with this title a bit because I'm really struggling to invest in the characters. Psylocke is good, Greycrow is developing a personality (though on the flip side as he develops Havok regresses into an ignored mooning over crazy woman love sick kid) the rest.... Meh.
I like the double/triple cross thing and playing Arcade, especially with him thinking he's the boss man in the situation but it's kind of a shame to dispense with him as a villain so swiftly.
Sinister was, as ever, great. They've really nailed his character and his scenes are almost always worth a read.
Him having Psylockes daughter... I didn't enjoy the title early doors so maybe I missed it but that caught me by surprise. So he's basically forcing her to go along with his dodgy capers? At least we know how Hellions will end, with her kicking his ass.
Not to mention this for the millionth time, but just dispense with Nanny bot, stupid robot and Empath they are pointless. Get characters with some, well, character and also some purpose.
I just struggle with this title a bit because I'm really struggling to invest in the characters. Psylocke is good, Greycrow is developing a personality (though on the flip side as he develops Havok regresses into an ignored mooning over crazy woman love sick kid) the rest.... Meh.
I like the double/triple cross thing and playing Arcade, especially with him thinking he's the boss man in the situation but it's kind of a shame to dispense with him as a villain so swiftly.
Sinister was, as ever, great. They've really nailed his character and his scenes are almost always worth a read.
Him having Psylockes daughter... I didn't enjoy the title early doors so maybe I missed it but that caught me by surprise. So he's basically forcing her to go along with his dodgy capers? At least we know how Hellions will end, with her kicking his ass.
Not to mention this for the millionth time, but just dispense with Nanny bot, stupid robot and Empath they are pointless. Get characters with some, well, character and also some purpose.
January 25, 2022
Still loving this: the conclusion was unexpected to me, mostly because it's convoluted enough I wouldn't have guessed, but makes sense and is going to make things tougher for Psylocke and easier for the rest of the team.
I really want to see where this goes. Once again, amazing art.
I really want to see where this goes. Once again, amazing art.
June 26, 2021
Should have known if Sinister and Mastermind are involved, nothing is as it seems.
Still not buying a Psylocke-Greycrow pairing.
Still not buying a Psylocke-Greycrow pairing.
May 6, 2021
The mind games continue as Kwannon and the rest of the team work to break free of Mastermind's mental prison.
And, well, I could say more but that would spoil the twists and turns in this comic, which are all quite brilliant.
Suffice it to say the Sinister is playing a very dangerous game and I suspect that it'll end in tears...and a psychic knife in his head.
Hellions continues to consistently be one of the best X-books in a very excellent line up of X-books.
And, well, I could say more but that would spoil the twists and turns in this comic, which are all quite brilliant.
Suffice it to say the Sinister is playing a very dangerous game and I suspect that it'll end in tears...and a psychic knife in his head.
Hellions continues to consistently be one of the best X-books in a very excellent line up of X-books.
May 16, 2021
I liked it but it moved a little too quickly through the scenes and that made it a little anti-climatic. Mastermind is a weasley little shit & his daughter a murderous hag. The previous issues had my standards way up for this issue and the only thing that really happened is Psylocke is more angry than she was.
May 10, 2021
Not much to enjoy here. Another issue that had very little involvement from the majority of the team. The growing tension between Psylocke and Sinister has potential. But this storyline of his (inevitable) deception was a mess.
June 6, 2021
A fun end to a twisted arc. Wells has a great handle on these characters.
May 19, 2022
🤦🏾♂️ Sinister you bastard. He needs his comeuppance to come quick and swift. Psylocke needs her daughter back as well.
April 24, 2024
Pretty good ending. It seems Sinister masterminded (heh) the whole thing? It's slightly confusing but mostly cool.
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