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Dazzler (2024) #1-4
Dazzler: World Tour
The mutant musician is back on the road and ready to dazzle! Alison Blaire, Marvel's glittering mutant songstress, has been in and out of the limelight over the years - but now the time has finally come for Dazzler to reclaim center stage! Alison is embarking on a new world tour, the culmination and celebration of her entire musical career - with stops in London, Tokyo and New York City! And along for the ride is her new road crew: Domino, Strong Guy and Multiple Man! But while Dazzler may be ready to focus on her music, her celebrity-mutant status and a violent attack may sideline the entire endeavor before it's even begun. Just who is the mystery villain out to cancel Dazzler's performances - permanently? Plus: A Concert of Champions is the biggest show in town - starring Dazzler, Lila Cheney, Luna Snow, Spider-Gwen and the sinister new metal band Deep Void! Collecting DAZZLER (2024) #1-4 and CONCERT OF CHAMPIONS #1.
136 pages, Paperback
Published June 17, 2025
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December 12, 2024
I wanted to love this… really I did. It just… was not great. Also took off a star for Domino’s gosh awful hair cut.
March 7, 2025
DAZZLER (2024) is not good. Which is amazing because I love Dazzler, Lilah Cheny, and Shark-Girl who all possess roles in this story. Dazzler is trying to do a world tour but it's being sabotaged by an unknown enemy and thus being ruined. The story just hits too close to home with all the horrifying anti-gay crimes and reactionary backlash that it's deliberately invoking. A fun series thus becomes nasty and even Alison's "triumph" at the end feels hollow.
March 21, 2025
2.6 stars
August 21, 2025
It was fun if not earth shattering...
I hate to see Strong Guy and Jamie/ Multiple Man used like this...they need their own X Title to settle into it.
A sort of strange conclusion..
I hate to see Strong Guy and Jamie/ Multiple Man used like this...they need their own X Title to settle into it.
A sort of strange conclusion..
December 15, 2024
3.5 ⭐️
for what it was, it was a very light/cute/fun story! i would’ve loved it if we got to go deeper a little from time to time, but overall i enjoyed this miniseries. this really would’ve benefited for utilizing the team it had more. i hope we get more dazzler solo stuff! (just maybe a different writer?)
for what it was, it was a very light/cute/fun story! i would’ve loved it if we got to go deeper a little from time to time, but overall i enjoyed this miniseries. this really would’ve benefited for utilizing the team it had more. i hope we get more dazzler solo stuff! (just maybe a different writer?)
August 12, 2025
what if...Taylor Swift was a Marvel mutant?
July 24, 2025
Dazzler: World Tour
Breaking out from the X-Men once more into her own series, Alison Blaire is Dazzler, a mutant with the ability to convert sound into high-powered light energy. When performing in concert she's her own lighting production!
This time it's a four issue mini series.
Together with a mutant band and stage crew including favourites Domino and Multiple Man, Dazzler is trying to get her career back on track but anti-mutant histeria is as bad as ever and someone doesn't want her to succeed and has set up villains to gatecrash her party and get shows cancelled.
Can Alison and her friends survive the ordeal, unmask the mastermind behind it all and bring joy and music to the world?
Written by Jason Loo (who gives us lyrics to one of her pop songs each issue as a bonus) and illustrated by Rafael Loureieo (great artwork. A real feast for the eyes), it's a fun but inconsequential story with the typical X-Men vibe of being feared and hated for being different which unfortunately does feel very relevant to the everyday news on our screens.
The major villain reveal is a bit lame but it does wrap things up neatly.
An easy read giving one of Marvel's long running minor characters a chance to shine in the spotlight and we're promised that Dazzler has another gig coming soon.
Breaking out from the X-Men once more into her own series, Alison Blaire is Dazzler, a mutant with the ability to convert sound into high-powered light energy. When performing in concert she's her own lighting production!
This time it's a four issue mini series.
Together with a mutant band and stage crew including favourites Domino and Multiple Man, Dazzler is trying to get her career back on track but anti-mutant histeria is as bad as ever and someone doesn't want her to succeed and has set up villains to gatecrash her party and get shows cancelled.
Can Alison and her friends survive the ordeal, unmask the mastermind behind it all and bring joy and music to the world?
Written by Jason Loo (who gives us lyrics to one of her pop songs each issue as a bonus) and illustrated by Rafael Loureieo (great artwork. A real feast for the eyes), it's a fun but inconsequential story with the typical X-Men vibe of being feared and hated for being different which unfortunately does feel very relevant to the everyday news on our screens.
The major villain reveal is a bit lame but it does wrap things up neatly.
An easy read giving one of Marvel's long running minor characters a chance to shine in the spotlight and we're promised that Dazzler has another gig coming soon.
September 17, 2025
I hate doing this ... Dazzler is my #1 fave superhero (tied with Scarlet Witch and Ice) but ... this was awful. Like really really awful. Also - the "songwriting" in this was just bad. Ew.
I'm only rating above a 1 star as it's Dazzler.
Overall - 2/5
I'm only rating above a 1 star as it's Dazzler.
Overall - 2/5
September 10, 2025
I had high hopes for this series but you get the feeling it was mercy killed after four issues and Loo was only given Concert of Champions as a way to justify the publication of a trade paperback and redeem the character enough for The Hellfire Vigil this summer. There are ways to write a good music tour comic. Brendan Fletcher did one version on his fun as hell run on Black Canary and Matthew Rossenberg did another with The Archies. I'll bet you could even do a creepy stalker, Play Misty for Me style story about Dazzler being stalked on the road especially for a mutant character. Instead we get a series that is tonally whimsical while awful things are happening around the main characters. The series fails and fails hard and I really, really wish it hadn't.
March 13, 2025
I want to give this like a 2.5... but a 2 seems too low so rounded up to a 3. It's not awful, it's just kinda mid.
Before I review it I should say I'm actually not an X-Men guy at all. I just saw the Dazzler #1 on sale at the comic shop and was intrigued, I knew of Dazzler but not that much. After reading the series I think I am more interested in her character and want to see more, she's alot of fun. I think that made the series more interesting, that she's not just a regular superhero, she's also a popstar which is fun. There's apparenlty another Dazzler comic coming out in April, I WILL BE THERE.
Anyways the series itself. I read this as it was published, but I think it would be more enjoyable in trade paperback. This kinda story doesn't feel like something you're on the edge of your seat for a month for. Feels like something light you'd read in an afternoon.
Not much really happens? It's really fast and the last issue just kinda throws alot out there. Like multiple man's random evil duplicate? That was so strange. Idk.
The message is nice ig, the themes of fighting bigotry is something, is something I think I needed right now. As of writing this review it's March 2025.
And the pop star asepct again is fun. She's fighting bad guys while also doing concerts I mean come on. I think this tried to be a little too ambitious and throw as much action as possible to keep superhero fans entertained.
Still i think this was a great intro to Dazzler for me and I'm looking forward to seeing more of her.
Before I review it I should say I'm actually not an X-Men guy at all. I just saw the Dazzler #1 on sale at the comic shop and was intrigued, I knew of Dazzler but not that much. After reading the series I think I am more interested in her character and want to see more, she's alot of fun. I think that made the series more interesting, that she's not just a regular superhero, she's also a popstar which is fun. There's apparenlty another Dazzler comic coming out in April, I WILL BE THERE.
Anyways the series itself. I read this as it was published, but I think it would be more enjoyable in trade paperback. This kinda story doesn't feel like something you're on the edge of your seat for a month for. Feels like something light you'd read in an afternoon.
Not much really happens? It's really fast and the last issue just kinda throws alot out there. Like multiple man's random evil duplicate? That was so strange. Idk.
The message is nice ig, the themes of fighting bigotry is something, is something I think I needed right now. As of writing this review it's March 2025.
And the pop star asepct again is fun. She's fighting bad guys while also doing concerts I mean come on. I think this tried to be a little too ambitious and throw as much action as possible to keep superhero fans entertained.
Still i think this was a great intro to Dazzler for me and I'm looking forward to seeing more of her.
June 18, 2025
Dazzler heads out on tour to try and drum up some pro-mutant unity messages, only to find her concerts under attack, and the exact opposite happening instead.
There's a fun little story here; it's similar to Spider-Gwen: Smash! from last year or so, each issue is a different city with a different problem, all coming together at the end. What Smash! did better however was seed the villain of the piece a bit better, as the true mastermind comes out of nowhere at the end, which lessens the effect of the reveal somewhat. Dazzler's struggles are well-realised, and her interplay with the rest of her band is sweet, though I think there was more to mine there as well.
I'm also not sure how well the song lyrics work in practice - sometimes musical comics can be great (looking at you, Princess Spinstress), but sometimes without at least a little guidance as to how it's meant to sound, the words kind of fall flat.
Also included is the Concert of Champions one-shot, also by Loo, which is what it says - a concert, also attacked by monsters, co-starring Spider-Gwen, Luna Snow, and Lila Cheney. This is neat, and fills out the trade, but it's not essential.
The artwork's pretty great. Rafael Loureiro makes his Marvel debut with an eye for fashion and combat sequences that's going to make him one to watch, while the one-shot ropes in Ruairi Coleman to assist.
Not setting the world aflame, but a pretty sparkle for an hour or so's worth of entertainment.
There's a fun little story here; it's similar to Spider-Gwen: Smash! from last year or so, each issue is a different city with a different problem, all coming together at the end. What Smash! did better however was seed the villain of the piece a bit better, as the true mastermind comes out of nowhere at the end, which lessens the effect of the reveal somewhat. Dazzler's struggles are well-realised, and her interplay with the rest of her band is sweet, though I think there was more to mine there as well.
I'm also not sure how well the song lyrics work in practice - sometimes musical comics can be great (looking at you, Princess Spinstress), but sometimes without at least a little guidance as to how it's meant to sound, the words kind of fall flat.
Also included is the Concert of Champions one-shot, also by Loo, which is what it says - a concert, also attacked by monsters, co-starring Spider-Gwen, Luna Snow, and Lila Cheney. This is neat, and fills out the trade, but it's not essential.
The artwork's pretty great. Rafael Loureiro makes his Marvel debut with an eye for fashion and combat sequences that's going to make him one to watch, while the one-shot ropes in Ruairi Coleman to assist.
Not setting the world aflame, but a pretty sparkle for an hour or so's worth of entertainment.
February 24, 2025
Nothing that particularly wowed me here. It’s a solid story it just feels so rushed. Feels disrespectful to put so much weight on Dazzler’s shoulders and then force her to solve it all within 4 issues. Didn’t feel like we built up to the villain reveal and then it’s all solved in a few pages. Also the villain reveal is just fucking dumb. I do really like how issue 4 of this and issue 6 of NYX go together, that was fun. I enjoyed the art and action, they really cared this miniseries. And I’m sorry but the lyrics they made for her songs in this are not good 😬
June 24, 2025
This was actually terrible.
March 11, 2025
3.5 stars
age rating : +11
everyone said this book was bad as I read through the reviews it felt like maybe it was just not seen by the right audience. I've never been the biggest dazzler fan but honestly, I did pick up this book just for shark girl and wind Dancer to find their role was minimal. That made me annoyed so if you're here for those characters don't expect a whole lot.
basically, dazzler goes on tour and has a lot of problems with someone crashing her concerts. but the part that everyone missed is that it's really about a metaphor for queer people, one of the lyrics that keeps coming up is "out and proud" and although the book is rushed it's clear it's kind of an indirect metaphor for our time like x-men are. Also, I don't hate dominos haircut it reminds me of that "hair holds memories" trend she's been through so much she just wants to forget her Trama though this job/book if that makes sense. either way a cute read
September 21, 2025
a pretty fun time of the variety one would expect from a miniseries about Ali.
Dazzler inherently occupies an interesting space in the mutant metaphor as the solo character most obviously representing mutants in the public eye (otherwise that comes from teams like X-Factor X-statix). and this mini provides precisely what one would want from a contemporary version of that dynamic. that is to say the equivalent of being a extremely popular queer artist whose work provides a safe space for a fanbase who need it but being confronted with a rising tide of bigotry. Ali wants to be out and proud, but her PR team think she should tone down the pro-mutant message and even make Shark Girl hide her visible mutation. then there's the unfortunate truth of many female stars, but especially ones with multiple points of marginalisation, the need to consider your own safety while touring. then there's some even more specific (thus clear) allegories like doing a BBC interview that's initially nice until they bring up your identity as if something you must justify. oh and concert of champions was a fun jaunt of an epilogue too.
so overall, does what one expects of an X-book and does it quite well
Dazzler inherently occupies an interesting space in the mutant metaphor as the solo character most obviously representing mutants in the public eye (otherwise that comes from teams like X-Factor X-statix). and this mini provides precisely what one would want from a contemporary version of that dynamic. that is to say the equivalent of being a extremely popular queer artist whose work provides a safe space for a fanbase who need it but being confronted with a rising tide of bigotry. Ali wants to be out and proud, but her PR team think she should tone down the pro-mutant message and even make Shark Girl hide her visible mutation. then there's the unfortunate truth of many female stars, but especially ones with multiple points of marginalisation, the need to consider your own safety while touring. then there's some even more specific (thus clear) allegories like doing a BBC interview that's initially nice until they bring up your identity as if something you must justify. oh and concert of champions was a fun jaunt of an epilogue too.
so overall, does what one expects of an X-book and does it quite well
October 4, 2025
What do you do with a fan favorite character that got overlooked in the Krakoan era?
(by 'overlooked', I mean killed by Orchis at the Hellfire Gala)
Throw her back into the mix with a Taylor Swift-esque world tour...
Only problem? You don't have a villain to plot around and a music tour can only do SO much for a character. (think I'm wrong? look how much of each issue is Dazzler posing along with word bubbles with lyrics). They also made the mistake of taking two of the best X-Factor characters and turned them into roadies. Strong Guy and Madrox are better than this....even in their worst series.
This could have been a 2 issue crossover in ANY X-title. (it already has a NYX cameo)
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Bonus: Concert of Champions? Please. Needed something to get Ghost-Spider, Lila Cheney, Luna Snow, and Dazzler in one place.
Bonus Bonus: Lyla and Madrox are still a thing? How do you let him go on intergalactic tour?
(by 'overlooked', I mean killed by Orchis at the Hellfire Gala)
Throw her back into the mix with a Taylor Swift-esque world tour...
Only problem? You don't have a villain to plot around and a music tour can only do SO much for a character. (think I'm wrong? look how much of each issue is Dazzler posing along with word bubbles with lyrics). They also made the mistake of taking two of the best X-Factor characters and turned them into roadies. Strong Guy and Madrox are better than this....even in their worst series.
This could have been a 2 issue crossover in ANY X-title. (it already has a NYX cameo)
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Bonus: Concert of Champions? Please. Needed something to get Ghost-Spider, Lila Cheney, Luna Snow, and Dazzler in one place.
Bonus Bonus: Lyla and Madrox are still a thing? How do you let him go on intergalactic tour?
November 1, 2025
Damn, I feel like I need to start actively avoiding Jason Loo entries because his Marvel entries have so far not been my favorites. X-Corp and Blood Hunt were probably doomed to not be things I enjoyed, and I did like his brief run on Sentry, but this Dazzler series felt so, so flat. I didn’t love the art and the story was very “monster of the week” with limited stakes. I’m all for an inclusive vision of Marvel. I also really want the stories and characters to not feel overly generic, which seems to undermine some of the efforts towards representation. Writing out a black love interest or giving no spotlight to Shark Girl’s feeling around needing to mask her identity are some of the weird blips in here where I was left wondering why those moments were included so incompletely. I also think the whole “superheroes as musicians” bit just never really clicks for me. And the bit with the Maddrox clones that went rogue…what?! Like…what?! Can’t he just clap them back to himself? Very silly.
December 11, 2024
To quote a dear friend, "it was fun but mid."
December 16, 2024
Not terrible, but pretty forgettable. This might be interesting if you’re a big fan of the character, but other than that I don’t see any reason to seek this one out.
July 5, 2025
2.5/5
Meh, overall. The art is stunning but the story is poorly written.
Meh, overall. The art is stunning but the story is poorly written.
August 17, 2025
It’s fun. What more can you want.
September 6, 2025
I really need to get more into Dazzler! She seems like a cool character.
September 22, 2025
Just a fast and no brainer light read. Someone who is into the idol fan concept would appreciate this
September 26, 2025
No one wants to read multiple panels of made up lyrics from a comic book writer.
October 8, 2025
Jesus wept. This guy Loo is never going to be a thing Marvel.
And wtf is going on with Domino here.
Cringeworthy as hell.
And wtf is going on with Domino here.
Cringeworthy as hell.
November 19, 2025
I’ve been a fan of dazzler since day one of her debut. She’s been through a lot and I am glad she’s finally getting back to her singing career and away from the super hero status.
December 28, 2025
if dazzler was deaf would her powers still work?
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May 5, 2025read in singles and for the pod. Thank you Jason Loo for taking good care of my girl, I love her Eras tour moment.
September 27, 2025
Wanted to like this more than I do.
It's the kind of Dazzler story we've been hoping for, for years, but like so much of the post-krakoa X-titles it just feels clunky and blah.
Nice bright art, but a very heavy handed story and posting song lyrics for songs, that don't exist, in a prose format just feels like a trying too hard gimmick.
It's the kind of Dazzler story we've been hoping for, for years, but like so much of the post-krakoa X-titles it just feels clunky and blah.
Nice bright art, but a very heavy handed story and posting song lyrics for songs, that don't exist, in a prose format just feels like a trying too hard gimmick.
October 11, 2025
to add to the not good reviews did dazzler get a personaily reboot i missed during the islant xmen cult era .for decades she was a singer who happened to a mutant not the other way aroun.d it also seems to forget she was a xman gfor years and part oof a rebellion with x longshot sigh she needs to be taught how to fight REALLY. if you havent read dazzler before im sue its fine
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