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Empyre
Empireum: X-Men
Roślinne stwory z kosmosu, zwane Cotati, najeżdżają Ziemię akurat w chwili, w której za sprawą pewnej czarodziejki z grobów na Genoshy powstają miliony nieumarłych mutantów… a to dopiero początek tej szalonej opowieści! Niedługo potem na wyspie ląduje drużyna wyznaczona przez X-Men i całkiem dosłownie rozpętuje tam piekło. Kto wyjdzie zwycięsko z tego przedziwnego starcia roślin, zombie, mutantów i demonów?
Scenariusz tego komiksu napisali Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Gerry Duggan, Benjamin Percy, Leah Williams, Vita Ayala, Zeb Wells i Ed Brisson. Za rysunki odpowiadają Matteo Buffagni, Lucas Werneck, Andrea Broccardo oraz Jorge Molina.
Album zawiera materiały opublikowane pierwotnie w zeszytach „Empyre: X-Men” #1–4.
Scenariusz tego komiksu napisali Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Gerry Duggan, Benjamin Percy, Leah Williams, Vita Ayala, Zeb Wells i Ed Brisson. Za rysunki odpowiadają Matteo Buffagni, Lucas Werneck, Andrea Broccardo oraz Jorge Molina.
Album zawiera materiały opublikowane pierwotnie w zeszytach „Empyre: X-Men” #1–4.
132 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 2020
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About the author
Jonathan Hickman
1,228 books2,052 followersJonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia
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March 12, 2021
So i t's the X-Men Empyre series, it's gotta be just average right? Four comic books, eight(!!) writers, five artists; more rubbishing of Wanda Maximoff's character; some high-level mans-plain-ing as a plot device; an alien plant invasion; more shitting on Genosha's memories; and Zombies! So no... it's not average.. it's shhhh....
God bless the internet that allows me to read this for free online; and outrageous that Marvel can charge anybody for this. If you are following Jonathan Hickman's X-Men this volume is irrelevant. If your reading Empyre books, this volume is irrelevant. In fact if you are a human being, this book is pointless! 2 out of 12, just for the nods to X-Men continuity and calling a mutant called... 'Explodey Boy'!
God bless the internet that allows me to read this for free online; and outrageous that Marvel can charge anybody for this. If you are following Jonathan Hickman's X-Men this volume is irrelevant. If your reading Empyre books, this volume is irrelevant. In fact if you are a human being, this book is pointless! 2 out of 12, just for the nods to X-Men continuity and calling a mutant called... 'Explodey Boy'!
August 26, 2020
Bueno todo cómic donde Magik sea personaje principal siempre termina gustándome, en este caso pasé un muy buen rato sobre todo con el número 2 donde Werneck fue el dibujante del número entero, a muchos nos emocionó de hecho que aparezca Magik con su armadura plateada que hace mucho no se le veía. En cuanto al argumento regular, tiene ratos cómicos y también de combate, sin embargo, no estoy familiarizado con el evento Empyre, por lo que no sé casi nada de esa rara invasión a cargo de plantas y zombies a la cual ahora les toca el turno a los X.Men de enfrentar. Todo ello marea mucho. No sé si le dé una oportunidad a Empyre para poder comprender más de este crossover.
March 10, 2021
The story in this mini is an atrocious mess, which is exactly what you’d expect with eight different writers working on it. There were even more artists than writers, so the art’s pretty variable in quality, too.
Apparently, the big joke of this series is that it’s a play on a video game called ‘Plants vs. Zombies’. I don’t really do video games, so this was mostly lost on me, I’m afraid.
To be honest, the only part of this book I really liked, story-wise, was the scene where Krakoa-resurrected-Explodey Boy has a heart-to-heart with Scarlet Witch-resurrected-Explodey Boy. The convoluted nature of that last sentence is, however, a good indicator of what a mess the story is overall.
#1: story 2*, artwork 4*
#2: story 2*, artwork 3*
#3: story 2*, artwork 3*
#4: story 3*, artwork 4*
Overall: 2.875*, begrudgingly rounded up to 3.
This was my first book of 2021 and I just hope it’s not an indication of how the year’s going to go...
My next book: Empyre: Lords of Empyre
Apparently, the big joke of this series is that it’s a play on a video game called ‘Plants vs. Zombies’. I don’t really do video games, so this was mostly lost on me, I’m afraid.
To be honest, the only part of this book I really liked, story-wise, was the scene where Krakoa-resurrected-Explodey Boy has a heart-to-heart with Scarlet Witch-resurrected-Explodey Boy. The convoluted nature of that last sentence is, however, a good indicator of what a mess the story is overall.
#1: story 2*, artwork 4*
#2: story 2*, artwork 3*
#3: story 2*, artwork 3*
#4: story 3*, artwork 4*
Overall: 2.875*, begrudgingly rounded up to 3.
This was my first book of 2021 and I just hope it’s not an indication of how the year’s going to go...
My next book: Empyre: Lords of Empyre
November 13, 2020
It's (alien) plants vs. (mutant) zombies with the X-Men stuck in the middle when the Cotati invade Genosha. Oh yeah, it just so happens that the Scarlet Witch resurrected all the dead mutants on Genosha and it went poorly. Throw the sassy old ladies of Hordeculture into the mix as well. It's 4 issues of insane battles. All of the Dawn of X writers pitch in to write this. This series isn't essential to Dawn of X or Empyre.
September 21, 2020
A decent tie in. Some cool moments of Magick fucking shit up makes it worth reading alone. We also have the return of the old ladies from Hickman's early issues of X-men. They're just as batshit insane and make for some comedic moments.
The ending is actually well done but the middle feels long. We had to pad it out to give some cool fight scenes and such but nothing interesting happens too much. The start and ending are the best part but not as good as the actual Empyre event.
A 3 out of 5.
The ending is actually well done but the middle feels long. We had to pad it out to give some cool fight scenes and such but nothing interesting happens too much. The start and ending are the best part but not as good as the actual Empyre event.
A 3 out of 5.
July 4, 2022
An ok story that needed more Nightcrawler and less confusion. Great art!
Not a need-to-read one for the Empyre event.
Not a need-to-read one for the Empyre event.
October 30, 2020
The Cotati invasion reaches Genosha, just as the Scarlet Witch decides to cast a mass resurrection spell. Plant monsters, zombie mutants...what else could make this worst? How about Hordeculture, the octagenarian bioterrorists?
God, this book's just daft, and I love it. Right from the word go, it's full of insane plot ideas that are just crazy enough to work. The Scarlet Witch/Doctor Strange bookends to the story are excellent, and the craziness that are sandwiched between them is all of the silly stuff that comic books are made of. There's a character called 'Splodey Boy who will tug your heartstrings out of your chest and play them like a harp. While Empyre is high stakes and doom-and-gloom, Empyre: X-Men is high stakes and bonkers. It's wonderfully refreshing, especially given that there are something like eight writers across the four issues, with each of the big X-writers handling a bit of the story.
The art is also a mix-up, with Matteo Buffagni, Lucas Werneck, Andrea Broccardo, and Jorge Molina all contributing. This is a peculiar combination, which really shouldn't work, but they're clearly having as much fun as the writers with this book, so it looks great regardless.
Empyre: X-Men isn't an essential part of Empyre. It's not even an essential part of Dawn Of X (as far as I can tell). But you should read it anyway, for a reminder of what comics can be when they remember to have fun.
God, this book's just daft, and I love it. Right from the word go, it's full of insane plot ideas that are just crazy enough to work. The Scarlet Witch/Doctor Strange bookends to the story are excellent, and the craziness that are sandwiched between them is all of the silly stuff that comic books are made of. There's a character called 'Splodey Boy who will tug your heartstrings out of your chest and play them like a harp. While Empyre is high stakes and doom-and-gloom, Empyre: X-Men is high stakes and bonkers. It's wonderfully refreshing, especially given that there are something like eight writers across the four issues, with each of the big X-writers handling a bit of the story.
The art is also a mix-up, with Matteo Buffagni, Lucas Werneck, Andrea Broccardo, and Jorge Molina all contributing. This is a peculiar combination, which really shouldn't work, but they're clearly having as much fun as the writers with this book, so it looks great regardless.
Empyre: X-Men isn't an essential part of Empyre. It's not even an essential part of Dawn Of X (as far as I can tell). But you should read it anyway, for a reminder of what comics can be when they remember to have fun.
June 2, 2023
Wow, this was so stupid…in all of the best ways and I loved every panel! Never did I think this would’ve been such a good series, but I really enjoyed this little four-issue event. This book was ridiculous and the creative team definitely leaned into that, knocking it out of the park big time!
April 4, 2021
No sooner have you patched things up from the invasion of Norse Myths, than you have an invasion of Alien Plants on your hands (the Undead Dragons will have to wait for next time). Busy times in the Marvel Universe - nobody claims any more that nothing will be the same again after these events, and Empyre isn't an X-themed story, so the mutants get to have fun in the margins. I liked this more than I expected to: with a host of writers and artists it bounces around all over the place, but mostly leans in to the inherent goofiness of "invasion by alien plants" and enjoys itself. We get some minor payoff to Hickman's previous introduction of a bunch of comedy old lady villains, though I feel they can now enjoy a well-earned retirement. We also get a slightly more serious wrapper to the whole thing, with an attempt to resurrect Genosha's mutants which raises obvious questions about the X-Books' whole resurrection-based set-up now. Entirely skippable if the X-Creators in jam band mode doesn't appeal, though.
February 7, 2021
Putting all the current X-writers on one book sounds neat in concept, DC’s had success with series like 52. However unlike 52 this is a four issue tie in to an event and a lot of the writing feels wonky. The tone shifts a lot throughout the issues and the writing is inconsistent. I liked Magik in here tho she was a lot of fun. Overall this is pretty meh.
April 4, 2021
Even though I did enjoy the core EMPYRE series..this ? not so much.
I liked Magyk and Angel being lead characters...the Senior super Hero group Horticulture are still fun...but plants v zombies..its been done..
I liked Magyk and Angel being lead characters...the Senior super Hero group Horticulture are still fun...but plants v zombies..its been done..
June 16, 2021
For an event tie-in, this is totally goofy but pretty fun. There's probably not enough plot here to justify four issues but there are ideas that I really want to see fleshed out in the core X-Men line. It's so good to see the writers continuing to think about what to do with Wanda, the introduction of X-Corp is great, and there are some laugh-out-loud moments for Magik. But Hickman's Doctor Strange is a real misogynist prick, huh?
January 10, 2026
120 stron, 4 rozdziały i 8 scenarzystów? To nie mogło się udać. Potworna nuda.
November 6, 2020
Explodey boy talking to himself at the end was the only part about this book i enjoyed otherwise i felt it was a waste of time.
February 18, 2021
Damn I am the biggest sucker for a Magik story... The story itself meh. It starts off like a train wreck with Wanda wanting to fix her oopsie daisy. After you ignore that part it turns into a bigger mess with the old ladies returning to fight the plant people and just to spice it up some mutant zombies.... yes its that messy.
BUT BUT Magik is extra pissed off and hands out extra doses of grumpy sauce because ...well she is Magik. She takes center stage for the most part and the ending is one big pile of crap but I loved watching her slice up enemies.
I will say a bunch of authors and artists tackle this book and the art fares better than the writing... sorry hickman. The artists really turned up the juice on this book, it has some cool action panels and crisp clear line work.
Do you like Magik and her crappy attitude, then this book is fun.
BUT BUT Magik is extra pissed off and hands out extra doses of grumpy sauce because ...well she is Magik. She takes center stage for the most part and the ending is one big pile of crap but I loved watching her slice up enemies.
I will say a bunch of authors and artists tackle this book and the art fares better than the writing... sorry hickman. The artists really turned up the juice on this book, it has some cool action panels and crisp clear line work.
Do you like Magik and her crappy attitude, then this book is fun.
January 10, 2021
When you have four different authors collaborate on a crossover miniseries, you likely get a bit of a mess. Which this is.
On the bright side, when Hickman writes, it's great. That's especially true in the final issue, which makes up for some of the problems in the rest of the series. Also, we get a focus on the Scarlet Witch, who has been mostly ignored since the Dawn of X (because maybe she isn't a mutant any more? Who knows.)
On the crappy side, most of this story is pretty dull fighting, and it seems to all have been premised around the idea of having plants fight zombies. YOU KNOW. LIKE THE VIDEO GUY. HEHEHEHE. Yep, it's exactly that not funny.
On the bright side, when Hickman writes, it's great. That's especially true in the final issue, which makes up for some of the problems in the rest of the series. Also, we get a focus on the Scarlet Witch, who has been mostly ignored since the Dawn of X (because maybe she isn't a mutant any more? Who knows.)
On the crappy side, most of this story is pretty dull fighting, and it seems to all have been premised around the idea of having plants fight zombies. YOU KNOW. LIKE THE VIDEO GUY. HEHEHEHE. Yep, it's exactly that not funny.
April 17, 2021
One of the new era of X-Men’s first major crossover events in the Marvel Universe, getting to see the iconic mutant heroes fighting against a group of magical plant-like warriors from space is the perfect story for the X-Men. The artwork is phenomenal, and the overall crossover connection is perfectly balanced with the individual stories of the X-Men as a whole, making this a great addition to the X-Men’s new and growing mythos.
August 20, 2020
Empyre Xmen is a pretty run of the mill tie-in overall. I was actually kind of getting into it despite the appearance of Hordeculture (I can’t even), but I feel like they kind pull the rug out from under you at the end by going for laughs instead of showcasing a much more interesting battle that takes place in the background.
March 26, 2021
3.5 rounded up. Multi-team books sometimes do not land well, but this one was handled right.
We have a tale of Alien Plants (Empyre's Coatatl) vs Mutant Zombies (resurrected dead of Genosha) vs Old Ladies vs X-men. It's a crazy concept that makes for a lot of fun.
We have a tale of Alien Plants (Empyre's Coatatl) vs Mutant Zombies (resurrected dead of Genosha) vs Old Ladies vs X-men. It's a crazy concept that makes for a lot of fun.
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June 20, 2021This was very silly however it had Illyana and Monet kicking ass and Angel being called a himbo so that was fun. Also, the bit with Explodey Boy and his zombie self was weirdly poignant. But can we PLEASE let Wanda have a plot line about something other than the Decimation? Pleeease?
March 10, 2021
A “Plants vs. Zombies” joke can’t last 4 issues, now can it?
What a mess...
What a mess...
April 15, 2021
Okay. Well ... that was ... terrible. Eight writers and seven artists over a four-issue mini-series. The math doesn’t add up to anything except - a disjointed narrative and inconsistent art.
August 31, 2025
How did they pack this short story so full of cringy dialog?
July 31, 2023
Dire comics bookended by two rather good sections, unsurprisingly the ones written by Jonathan Hickman, where some actual thought has been put into the dialogue and plotting. The rest is what you’d expect to get when you pile in a bunch of terrible writers and competent ones who are clearly just in it to pick up the paycheck.
Inane dialogue and plot points dropped and forgotten about in an in-cohesive experiment that Marvel editiorial seemed to fall asleep on.
A particular low point is stereotyping of Tom Cassidy as Groundskeeper Wullie; yes that’s Irishman Tom Cassidy for some reason speaking with a Scottish accent for no other reason that the writer being an idiot. The equivalent of calling a Pakistani ‘Apu’. Take a bow Tini Howard you’ve really surpassed yourself there.
Just as well Celts are not so quick to take offence as the the rest of the planet.
Only gets 2 stars because there’s some decent stuff here on the Hickman sections, I’d suggest reading half of issue 1 and all of issue 4 on Marvel unlimited and skipping the rest.
Inane dialogue and plot points dropped and forgotten about in an in-cohesive experiment that Marvel editiorial seemed to fall asleep on.
A particular low point is stereotyping of Tom Cassidy as Groundskeeper Wullie; yes that’s Irishman Tom Cassidy for some reason speaking with a Scottish accent for no other reason that the writer being an idiot. The equivalent of calling a Pakistani ‘Apu’. Take a bow Tini Howard you’ve really surpassed yourself there.
Just as well Celts are not so quick to take offence as the the rest of the planet.
Only gets 2 stars because there’s some decent stuff here on the Hickman sections, I’d suggest reading half of issue 1 and all of issue 4 on Marvel unlimited and skipping the rest.
August 30, 2020
En medio de un tedioso crossover marvel de lucha contra plantas, los X-escritores dijeron "pongamosle zombies a esto", y sin vergüenza hacen un tie-in más que rescatable. quizas lo unico trascendente es el descubrimiento de Bestia sobre las chicas de la Hordocultura. Divertido, lo mejor lejos fueron las apariciones de Magik.
October 15, 2020
The X-Men must defend Krakoa from the invading plant creatures and also Hordeculture? Its a weird mish mash up of Plant aliens and zombies and is kind of a mess as so many writers are writing it. Case of too many cooks in the kitchen but the first and final issue is all thats worth it. Scarlet witch resurrecting all mutants because of her guilt and by the end realizing its better to let the past be, and move on doing what she does best: Avenging. We can close the gates to "House of M" here. Though I would have liked to see more of Cyclops as was advertised in covers. Also Magik and Archangel had some good moments.
January 15, 2024
I love the X-Folx. I have had some of the most enjoyable and emotional experiences reading comics with them. I have been furious and disgusted with character decisions (complimentary and derogatory) and frustrated with writers. I've even been bored and bogged down. I have never felt this level of I'm not angry I'm disappointed. It's like meeting up with an old friend who you've been through some of life's significant moments with after a some years apart and they show up with Bored Apes T-shirt and spend the majority of lunch talking your ear off about how the new DXDG3 Coin is going to the moon...
Look, I picked this up on Libby. I feel like I always have to say this isn't an ad, but it is a phenomenal way to read thousands of comics for nothing (as well as all the other library stuff) with a library card, and it's the perfect way to read comics you would only ever want to read while you have something else on because what you lack in shame and good sense, you more than make up in Severe ADHD!
Anyways, I picked this up on Libby to do that and for a laugh, as I thought ir actually might be some kind of nightmare cross-IP thing with the video game with the zombies and plants that this is explicitly evoking, and seemingly used as the seed for this event sidequest. Having read it, I kinda wish it had been. I don't know how that could have made it worse.
Now, I will say there are a couple of references and scenes that I didn't feel actively negative about, but they were very few and very far between what is just an embarrassingly awful storyline that I wouldn't feel as comfortable being so honest in my disparaging if it was just doing bad on so many levels.
Nothing in comics is sacred. I'm not actually offended or reverent, but taking something as hugely impactful and significant as M-Day and Scarlet Witch's guilt and trauma and burning what is a genuinely great idea that could be done so well with equal ridiculousness, pathos, and tragedy that would have me bawling is fucked up. Doing a messed up reverse M-Day mutant zombie apocalypse on Genosha and needing to call on help from others and it getting all complicated could genuinely be amazing. A side story in a big event where there's not enough time or care and random other shit is being thrown in isn't it.
This is the crux for me. It's a totally whatever forgettable comic with shitty mansplaining and just really weird misogyny, ageism, and not cool consent stuff, which is enough for it to be a shitty comic obviously, but it's all that and obnoxiously burns a cool idea and cheapens a character and her emotional impact.
The art is fine and has a couple of moments, but it's got that homogeneous Marvel house style thing going on like the movies.
I always feel awful writing a scathing review like this, but I stand by it and it's been cathartic getting it out. I wish everyone involved with making this all the best and better things. As amped as I've been, I'll almost certainly never think of this again, both because who cares and the powers of ADHD.
Look, I picked this up on Libby. I feel like I always have to say this isn't an ad, but it is a phenomenal way to read thousands of comics for nothing (as well as all the other library stuff) with a library card, and it's the perfect way to read comics you would only ever want to read while you have something else on because what you lack in shame and good sense, you more than make up in Severe ADHD!
Anyways, I picked this up on Libby to do that and for a laugh, as I thought ir actually might be some kind of nightmare cross-IP thing with the video game with the zombies and plants that this is explicitly evoking, and seemingly used as the seed for this event sidequest. Having read it, I kinda wish it had been. I don't know how that could have made it worse.
Now, I will say there are a couple of references and scenes that I didn't feel actively negative about, but they were very few and very far between what is just an embarrassingly awful storyline that I wouldn't feel as comfortable being so honest in my disparaging if it was just doing bad on so many levels.
Nothing in comics is sacred. I'm not actually offended or reverent, but taking something as hugely impactful and significant as M-Day and Scarlet Witch's guilt and trauma and burning what is a genuinely great idea that could be done so well with equal ridiculousness, pathos, and tragedy that would have me bawling is fucked up. Doing a messed up reverse M-Day mutant zombie apocalypse on Genosha and needing to call on help from others and it getting all complicated could genuinely be amazing. A side story in a big event where there's not enough time or care and random other shit is being thrown in isn't it.
This is the crux for me. It's a totally whatever forgettable comic with shitty mansplaining and just really weird misogyny, ageism, and not cool consent stuff, which is enough for it to be a shitty comic obviously, but it's all that and obnoxiously burns a cool idea and cheapens a character and her emotional impact.
The art is fine and has a couple of moments, but it's got that homogeneous Marvel house style thing going on like the movies.
I always feel awful writing a scathing review like this, but I stand by it and it's been cathartic getting it out. I wish everyone involved with making this all the best and better things. As amped as I've been, I'll almost certainly never think of this again, both because who cares and the powers of ADHD.
January 2, 2021
Breaking this book down, we need to cover three topics:
- Starting out, we see Scarlet Witch undertaking a quest to reverse the effects of M-Day, which has haunted her ever since. Combining together 3 magical artifacts, she creates a staff of power and heads to Genosha, where the dead mutants are, proclaiming "Mutants of Genosha - LIVE!"... which does exactly what a spell that backfires would do. Awakens the millions of dead to be zombies.
- The Cotati (see the main Empyre title) are going to use the island of Genosha as a staging ground for their invasion of Wakanda. Angel, Magik, Multiple Man, and Monet (who is somehow also Penance... I'll have to look that up. Don't remember) are sent out by the Quiet Council to investigate why the Genoshan gate to Krakoa is acting up. Teaming up with Hordeculture (love these sassy fun old ladies!) they discover there are two threats now: Cotati and Zombies.
- Enlisting most of the psychics of Krakoa, the mutants fight both forces. At some point, Magik brings in some of the demons from Limbo to assist. However, when she comes into contact with the magic staff (mentioned earlier) her Darkchylde persona comes out full force. The Cotati are expelled from Krakoa, but Magik lays claim to being the Demonic Zombie Queen of Genosha.... just before the spell runs out and all the zombie mutants lose their lives again.
I really had fun with this Volume. Hickman is leading one of the most amazing times to be an X-Men fan. AND, even though this was directly tied to the Empyre event, there was enough else going on that it felt important to the overall picture and essential to read.
High recommend. If you read Marvel, you should be reading the X-Books.
- Starting out, we see Scarlet Witch undertaking a quest to reverse the effects of M-Day, which has haunted her ever since. Combining together 3 magical artifacts, she creates a staff of power and heads to Genosha, where the dead mutants are, proclaiming "Mutants of Genosha - LIVE!"... which does exactly what a spell that backfires would do. Awakens the millions of dead to be zombies.
- The Cotati (see the main Empyre title) are going to use the island of Genosha as a staging ground for their invasion of Wakanda. Angel, Magik, Multiple Man, and Monet (who is somehow also Penance... I'll have to look that up. Don't remember) are sent out by the Quiet Council to investigate why the Genoshan gate to Krakoa is acting up. Teaming up with Hordeculture (love these sassy fun old ladies!) they discover there are two threats now: Cotati and Zombies.
- Enlisting most of the psychics of Krakoa, the mutants fight both forces. At some point, Magik brings in some of the demons from Limbo to assist. However, when she comes into contact with the magic staff (mentioned earlier) her Darkchylde persona comes out full force. The Cotati are expelled from Krakoa, but Magik lays claim to being the Demonic Zombie Queen of Genosha.... just before the spell runs out and all the zombie mutants lose their lives again.
I really had fun with this Volume. Hickman is leading one of the most amazing times to be an X-Men fan. AND, even though this was directly tied to the Empyre event, there was enough else going on that it felt important to the overall picture and essential to read.
High recommend. If you read Marvel, you should be reading the X-Books.
January 1, 2021
This Empyre tie-in for the X-Men was unexpected light in tone, which nicely offset the often rather heavy seriousness of most of the Dawn of X books. It was a strange setup to have Scarlet Witch creating millions of mutant zombies from the dead of Genosha, but it was a decent enough way to contrive something for the Coati to face other than the X-Men themselves. To bring in the old ladies of Hordeculture sort of added insult to injury, but it still largely made sense.
The final resolution to things was a little crazy but still amusing, to say the least. It did sort of make sense given that we do live in a new time for mutants where all the dead can be brought back to life, which includes a lot of the ones who had originally died on Genosha. It probably doesn't really connect to the larger story of the big war, but it's still something.
The final resolution to things was a little crazy but still amusing, to say the least. It did sort of make sense given that we do live in a new time for mutants where all the dead can be brought back to life, which includes a lot of the ones who had originally died on Genosha. It probably doesn't really connect to the larger story of the big war, but it's still something.
February 4, 2021
Kind of a mess. The Plants vs. Zombies is maybe worth an eyeroll, and it's certainly not enough to base an entire event related miniseries around. This is mostly a two star book, except for two things: Scarlet Witch attempting to make right what I really don't think she's ever been held accountable for is a great idea that maybe has legs elsewhere, and Explodey Boy talking to himself. You see, his original body was resurrected as one of the zombies, while he's been more neatly resurrected on Krakoa. When the two versions meet, it's a surprisingly well-written and even touching moment. Also, Nightcrawler gets to be dashing and Magik is becoming a favorite. I can't say this is really worth a read, because it absolutely is a mess, but there a few redeeming qualities and it's at least short. I've read worse.
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