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Cyclops (2014)
Cyclops, Vol. 1: Starstruck
Collects Cyclops #1-5.
Cyclops just discovered that the father he thought died long ago is alive and well -- and a space pirate! Spinning out of ALL-NEW X-MEN comes the first solo adventure for one of the time-traveling original mutant teens! Young Cyclops stays in space to get to know his dad, and the two steal a Badoon spaceship for an intergalactic road trip! First stop, the resort world of Dixzit -- but Dixzit has a dark secret. And when Corsair and Cyclops shipwreck, they get to have that nice father-son chat they've both been avoiding, The indigenous species are none too happy with them, either. What bargains will need to be struck to get out alive? And is their would-be rescuer putting Scott at greater risk than before?
Cyclops just discovered that the father he thought died long ago is alive and well -- and a space pirate! Spinning out of ALL-NEW X-MEN comes the first solo adventure for one of the time-traveling original mutant teens! Young Cyclops stays in space to get to know his dad, and the two steal a Badoon spaceship for an intergalactic road trip! First stop, the resort world of Dixzit -- but Dixzit has a dark secret. And when Corsair and Cyclops shipwreck, they get to have that nice father-son chat they've both been avoiding, The indigenous species are none too happy with them, either. What bargains will need to be struck to get out alive? And is their would-be rescuer putting Scott at greater risk than before?
102 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 16, 2014
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Greg Rucka
1,495 books1,923 followersGreg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
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November 5, 2015
It's a touching Father/Son Road Trip story!
Except, it's in space. And the father is a cosmic pirate using illegal drugs to keep himself alive. Oh, and the son was brought out of the past, so there's actually another older more jaded version of himself running around trying to start a Revolution.
But besides that stuff, it's your regular old road trip story.
Yep.
In all seriousness, I thought this was pretty good. I've never read much about the Starjammers, so I had no idea who they are or what they do.
In my mind, I sort of envisioned this:
Shockingly, I was wrong.
Apparently, the Starjammers do NOT play instruments.
Not a guitar or eye-patch in sight:
The Starjammers are part of Marvel's cosmic family, led by Scott & Alex Summers dad, Corsair.
Remember when Scott's parents shoved him and his little brother out of that plane (with the only parachute) to save their lives?
Ok. So, it turns out they weren't killed in the crash, they were actually abducted by aliens (I swear). After they (the Shi'ar) killed his wife, Corsair escaped and decided to...join the Starjammers & fight 'em, I guess.
What? I said I didn't know much about the origins of this team!
Anyway, Corsair has already met Old Bitter Cyclops, but this is the first time Kid Cyclops.
Time to start fresh!
Alrighty, I don't want to spoil the story, so I'll just give the bare bones version of the plot.
Baby Cyclops + Corsair + Bonding Time + Bounty Hunters + Spaceship Crash + Deserted Planet + No Medicine + Hard Talk + Gotta Grow Up Fast + Suck It Up For Your Kid + Desperate Plan = Volume 1 of Cyclops
In the end, I really enjoyed this one. I wasn't expecting much of anything when I cracked it open, so it was a pleasant surprise. It was kinda awesome to see a version of Cyclops that isn't huffing and puffing and trying to blow S.H.I.L.E.D. down.
Not sure if everyone is going to love this, but I'll definitely read the next volume.
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Except, it's in space. And the father is a cosmic pirate using illegal drugs to keep himself alive. Oh, and the son was brought out of the past, so there's actually another older more jaded version of himself running around trying to start a Revolution.
But besides that stuff, it's your regular old road trip story.
Yep.
In all seriousness, I thought this was pretty good. I've never read much about the Starjammers, so I had no idea who they are or what they do.
In my mind, I sort of envisioned this:
Shockingly, I was wrong.
Apparently, the Starjammers do NOT play instruments.
Not a guitar or eye-patch in sight:
The Starjammers are part of Marvel's cosmic family, led by Scott & Alex Summers dad, Corsair.
Remember when Scott's parents shoved him and his little brother out of that plane (with the only parachute) to save their lives?
Ok. So, it turns out they weren't killed in the crash, they were actually abducted by aliens (I swear). After they (the Shi'ar) killed his wife, Corsair escaped and decided to...join the Starjammers & fight 'em, I guess.
What? I said I didn't know much about the origins of this team!
Anyway, Corsair has already met Old Bitter Cyclops, but this is the first time Kid Cyclops.
Time to start fresh!
Alrighty, I don't want to spoil the story, so I'll just give the bare bones version of the plot.
Baby Cyclops + Corsair + Bonding Time + Bounty Hunters + Spaceship Crash + Deserted Planet + No Medicine + Hard Talk + Gotta Grow Up Fast + Suck It Up For Your Kid + Desperate Plan = Volume 1 of Cyclops
In the end, I really enjoyed this one. I wasn't expecting much of anything when I cracked it open, so it was a pleasant surprise. It was kinda awesome to see a version of Cyclops that isn't huffing and puffing and trying to blow S.H.I.L.E.D. down.
Not sure if everyone is going to love this, but I'll definitely read the next volume.
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October 26, 2015
I was going to write something brilliant, erudite, and compelling about this volume, and then life happened and exhaustion set in, so I'm going to settle for pithy: it didn't suck. And I've continued to read subsequent volumes. So there's that.
March 22, 2015
X-Men comics fans like to talk about how underserved Cyclops is in the movies. He’s basically written as the bland good guy foil to Wolverine’s bad boy rebel in their rubbish love triangle with Jean. But in the comics? He’s a badass! And I’ll give them that, he is a much more interesting character in the comics. So ok, a solo title might be fun.
Except there are currently two Cyclopses (what is the correct plural of Cyclops - Cyclopi?) in the Marvel Universe. One is currently a fugitive wanted for the murder of Charles Xavier and leading the Mutant Underground. The other is awkward teenage Scott from the past, irresponsibly brought to the present by Hank McCoy for reasons even he’s not sure about anymore because they barely made sense to begin with (thanks, Bendis!). He fancies teenage Jean and that’s about it. This book is about the latter. Right again, Marvel!
At the end of The Trial of Jean Grey, teenage Scott met his dad, Corsair, the space-pirate leader of the not at all porn-sounding group the Starjammers. He decided to spend time with his pop in space and this is where the series begins.
Part of me wanted to give this a chance because it’s a book that might have resonance with younger readers: teenager getting to know his estranged father and his stepmom; there could be some heart here. But another part of me said, look at the writer - has Greg Rucka ever written anything good? And moreover this is a spinoff of Bendis’ plotless X-Men series - will there be a story here at all?
And, unfortunately, this proved to be as lacking as the Bendis X-Men comics. I won’t even go into how idiotic that teenage Scott still being in the present is, but instead focus on the total absence of story. Because unless you already love young Cyclops and Corsair and are satisfied with just reading about the two of them getting to know one another, you’re going to be horribly bored with this comic. They learn about each others’ lives, go hunting, get stranded, get rescued, and fight some aliens, winning easily because of course they would. In other words, nothing happens.
This isn’t much of a spoiler given that this is a new, disposable character nobody will know, but the book ends “triumphantly” with the impending death of a young girl courtesy of father and son. And amazingly there’s going to be a Volume 2 (though Rucka is out, replaced by John Layman)!
The only positive I’ll give it is that Russell Dauterman (artist on Jason Aaron’s female Thor series) and Carmen Carnero’s art looks terrific. Otherwise, Rucka’s script, continuing Bendis’ aimless approach to Marvel’s mutant characters, is thoroughly tedious to read. Cyclops is a cool character in the comics except Marvel have managed to make another, younger version of Cyclops to co-exist alongside him who’s as one-note as James Marsden’s. Golf clap...
Except there are currently two Cyclopses (what is the correct plural of Cyclops - Cyclopi?) in the Marvel Universe. One is currently a fugitive wanted for the murder of Charles Xavier and leading the Mutant Underground. The other is awkward teenage Scott from the past, irresponsibly brought to the present by Hank McCoy for reasons even he’s not sure about anymore because they barely made sense to begin with (thanks, Bendis!). He fancies teenage Jean and that’s about it. This book is about the latter. Right again, Marvel!
At the end of The Trial of Jean Grey, teenage Scott met his dad, Corsair, the space-pirate leader of the not at all porn-sounding group the Starjammers. He decided to spend time with his pop in space and this is where the series begins.
Part of me wanted to give this a chance because it’s a book that might have resonance with younger readers: teenager getting to know his estranged father and his stepmom; there could be some heart here. But another part of me said, look at the writer - has Greg Rucka ever written anything good? And moreover this is a spinoff of Bendis’ plotless X-Men series - will there be a story here at all?
And, unfortunately, this proved to be as lacking as the Bendis X-Men comics. I won’t even go into how idiotic that teenage Scott still being in the present is, but instead focus on the total absence of story. Because unless you already love young Cyclops and Corsair and are satisfied with just reading about the two of them getting to know one another, you’re going to be horribly bored with this comic. They learn about each others’ lives, go hunting, get stranded, get rescued, and fight some aliens, winning easily because of course they would. In other words, nothing happens.
This isn’t much of a spoiler given that this is a new, disposable character nobody will know, but the book ends “triumphantly” with the impending death of a young girl courtesy of father and son. And amazingly there’s going to be a Volume 2 (though Rucka is out, replaced by John Layman)!
The only positive I’ll give it is that Russell Dauterman (artist on Jason Aaron’s female Thor series) and Carmen Carnero’s art looks terrific. Otherwise, Rucka’s script, continuing Bendis’ aimless approach to Marvel’s mutant characters, is thoroughly tedious to read. Cyclops is a cool character in the comics except Marvel have managed to make another, younger version of Cyclops to co-exist alongside him who’s as one-note as James Marsden’s. Golf clap...
June 12, 2015
It's amazing that I liked this book so much, considering that it stars teenaged Scott Summers and is dominated by his narration. Which, all credit to Rucka, sounds convincingly like a serious sixteen year old boy who's had to spend a lot of time alone with his thoughts over the years. There is a story, and it's pretty decent. But the main thing here is Scott getting to know his father, and vice versa.
I guess a lot of kids reach a point in their lives when they become surprised by the people their parents actually are, outside of being parents. But finding out that your dead father is a) not actually dead and b) actually and literally a space pirate has got to rank right up there in major shocks to the system. Likewise, finding out that you get a second chance to attempt to parent one of your children is kind of a big deal. And that, really, is what this is about. And sure, it probably isn't the deepest and most nuanced way you could tell a story like this, but it is pretty damn good.
And entertaining. This isn't a terribly serious book, because space pirates. And the bounty hunters are quite a lot of fun, and lead to some good action sequences. I have to admit, I am kind of surprised that this seems to be an ongoing title. But hey, the more X-Men solo books the merrier! Right?
I guess a lot of kids reach a point in their lives when they become surprised by the people their parents actually are, outside of being parents. But finding out that your dead father is a) not actually dead and b) actually and literally a space pirate has got to rank right up there in major shocks to the system. Likewise, finding out that you get a second chance to attempt to parent one of your children is kind of a big deal. And that, really, is what this is about. And sure, it probably isn't the deepest and most nuanced way you could tell a story like this, but it is pretty damn good.
And entertaining. This isn't a terribly serious book, because space pirates. And the bounty hunters are quite a lot of fun, and lead to some good action sequences. I have to admit, I am kind of surprised that this seems to be an ongoing title. But hey, the more X-Men solo books the merrier! Right?
February 16, 2016
This book gave me a Cyclops that I don't hate. Marvel may have given the original Cyclops some needed attitude, it's just his transformation didn't make sense to some long-time readers. I just plain hated the parricidal murderer.
Not only to have a better Cyclops, it also a great story by Greg Rucka and some fine art by Russell Dauterman, who did the first three chapters. Dauterman's excellent work here led to a promotion to main artist on the better selling Jason Aaron Thor book.
Not only to have a better Cyclops, it also a great story by Greg Rucka and some fine art by Russell Dauterman, who did the first three chapters. Dauterman's excellent work here led to a promotion to main artist on the better selling Jason Aaron Thor book.
August 22, 2016
Pretty good father-son space romp. I liked getting to see a different side of Cyclops. At one point he says his dad is a mix between Han Solo and Jack Sparrow and I think that's a pretty accurate description of the whole story as well.
September 24, 2014
Young Scott from the past goes on space adventures with his Dad who he doesn't know. Space pirates! Aliens! Laser guns! X-men high-drama!
Young Scott is now not only a kid out of time, but a kid out of his home universe. The guy can't seem to catch a break.
Most of the Rucka stuff I've read has been his crime stuff, or his creator owned dystopian comic Lazarus, so him writing a heavy science fiction book in the marvel universe was pretty fun.
Really nice looking covers. The interiors channel Quietly a little bit. Just nowhere near as much detail in the facial expressions.
Young Scott is now not only a kid out of time, but a kid out of his home universe. The guy can't seem to catch a break.
Most of the Rucka stuff I've read has been his crime stuff, or his creator owned dystopian comic Lazarus, so him writing a heavy science fiction book in the marvel universe was pretty fun.
Really nice looking covers. The interiors channel Quietly a little bit. Just nowhere near as much detail in the facial expressions.
February 21, 2015
I'm usually not a huge fan of the X-Men solo books, but I couldn't resist a book starring Kid Cyclops and Corsair written by Greg Rucka. And I'm glad I picked it up.
Rucka does a great job of building a relationship between Scott and his dad, addressing what this means in continuity without wallowing in it. Along the way he also offers us some fun space adventures. They're not deep, but they give us the necessary canvas to paint this very personal story upon.
Also, who can resist three issues of Scott Summers running around in his PJs?
I'm unconvinced about an author other than Rucka taking this over with vol. 2, but I'll give it a shot.
Rucka does a great job of building a relationship between Scott and his dad, addressing what this means in continuity without wallowing in it. Along the way he also offers us some fun space adventures. They're not deep, but they give us the necessary canvas to paint this very personal story upon.
Also, who can resist three issues of Scott Summers running around in his PJs?
I'm unconvinced about an author other than Rucka taking this over with vol. 2, but I'll give it a shot.
April 16, 2018
Restarted my faith in Cyclops after Avengers V X-Men. A fun ride into the origins of Cyclops, although it feels completely removed from what I would have expected his origins to be, it felt more like a Guardians of the Galaxy spin off.
September 7, 2016
Update 9-7-2016: Just read this again, whatever complaints I had about the art have faded and I'm upping the stars to 5 because I just love Scott. I think my opinion on the quality of art of things I'm reading really varies with what else I'm reading. This is the first graphic novel I've read in a long time so there's nothing immediate to compare it to so maybe that makes a difference. Not reading whatever wrongness they've done in the comics lately also mellows everything.
I'm curious if that story of Gabriel/Vulcan is collected somewhere that I could actually find and read it. I remember way back in high school first reading hints about Scott's other brother and I can remember some of the theories my friend and I considered. Was Gambit his brother? Was some half shi'ar blond guy Adam? It's been 20 years so I don't remember what conclusions we came to, or even if the question was actually answered. The name Gabriel sounds familiar, but I did read this before so that might be why. :)
Original 5-27-2015 review: I enjoyed this look at young Scott and his dad, I'm definitely going to check out All New X-Men to get the start of this story and I look forward to seeing more volumes of this title. I especially liked the idea of young Scott having issues with the way current Scott has turned out and I want to see them interact (I vaguely feel like maybe I did read something like that, but American comics do a terrible job of helping me connect graphic novels with different titles into chronological stories...) I think Scott's changed a lot from the character I loved back in the 90s so it's nice for that "wrongness" to be acknowledged.
The art was fine, but not the reason I'd pick up the book. I preferred the first artist to the second pair but none of it was painful to look at. The logic of why a hairy tail needs a giant spacesuit cover instead of being skintight like the rest of the suits makes me wonder about Hep's physiology.
I'm curious if that story of Gabriel/Vulcan is collected somewhere that I could actually find and read it. I remember way back in high school first reading hints about Scott's other brother and I can remember some of the theories my friend and I considered. Was Gambit his brother? Was some half shi'ar blond guy Adam? It's been 20 years so I don't remember what conclusions we came to, or even if the question was actually answered. The name Gabriel sounds familiar, but I did read this before so that might be why. :)
Original 5-27-2015 review: I enjoyed this look at young Scott and his dad, I'm definitely going to check out All New X-Men to get the start of this story and I look forward to seeing more volumes of this title. I especially liked the idea of young Scott having issues with the way current Scott has turned out and I want to see them interact (I vaguely feel like maybe I did read something like that, but American comics do a terrible job of helping me connect graphic novels with different titles into chronological stories...) I think Scott's changed a lot from the character I loved back in the 90s so it's nice for that "wrongness" to be acknowledged.
The art was fine, but not the reason I'd pick up the book. I preferred the first artist to the second pair but none of it was painful to look at. The logic of why a hairy tail needs a giant spacesuit cover instead of being skintight like the rest of the suits makes me wonder about Hep's physiology.
August 28, 2016
Things actually turned out pretty good and what I wanted to see in this book: a small, personal journey with Cyclops and his dad, where they bonded and hashed out a few things. I wish this would have happened with the "real" Scott and not the time-displaced teenage Scott, but in some ways it works better.
Along their journey you learn more about Christopher Summers and what is was like for him when he gave up his sons for good. While it wasn't anything new to the reader, having it said to young Scott and read his reaction was nice. This younger Scott isn't quite as reserved as the "real" Scott eventually became so the reader gets to peak into his thoughts as he meets his dad for the first time since he "died". You see Scott struggle as he attempts to deal with his emotions of finally having his dad back but realizing that he isn't quite what Scott has built him up to be in the years prior. Really nice "coming of age" type stuff.
Again, this wasn't over the top good, but I enjoy those smaller, personal stories and this fit the bill.
Along their journey you learn more about Christopher Summers and what is was like for him when he gave up his sons for good. While it wasn't anything new to the reader, having it said to young Scott and read his reaction was nice. This younger Scott isn't quite as reserved as the "real" Scott eventually became so the reader gets to peak into his thoughts as he meets his dad for the first time since he "died". You see Scott struggle as he attempts to deal with his emotions of finally having his dad back but realizing that he isn't quite what Scott has built him up to be in the years prior. Really nice "coming of age" type stuff.
Again, this wasn't over the top good, but I enjoy those smaller, personal stories and this fit the bill.
November 4, 2015
INCREDIBLE!
June 3, 2022
Greg Rucka. That’s my review.
March 23, 2025
It was solid I liked how it was based on both the silver age cyclops and what I assume is the evil astonishing X-men bendis run cyclops. Not the best thing you’ll ever read but a nice little 1-hour venture
July 10, 2025
What a fun time for Marvel, I really think champions was fun and this was just a great extension of it, I just love cyclops
April 28, 2015
Really liked this one. Great combination of story and art. Not a whole lot happens, but that's okay, because this is mainly about father and son bonding, as in Cyclops (though it's the younger, time-jumping version from recent Brian Michael Bendis stories) and Corsair, the space pirate and leader of the Starjammers (not too different from the Guardians of the Galaxy, really). The two of them take off on a trip around the universe, Scott gets to see some sights, they crashland and are marooned on a backwater planet, Scott learns some sword techniques and picks up some pointers on honor, and that's about it. But it was plenty--it's great to see a younger Cyclops just enjoying himself, after all the downbeat and depressing stuff the older version has been through recently. I'm only sad that this will all probably vanish in the mists of time what with the whole Secret Wars-gutting of the Marvel universe that's rolling toward us.
March 2, 2019
Fun and thrilling, this series charts the adventures of Corsair and a 17 year old, time displaced Cyclops. Together they discover more about each other and the crazy galactic world out there. There is deception, betrayal, love, and action.
I liked the art, something that often makes or breaks my enjoyment of a comic book. The stories are not complex or convoluted, at the end of the day this is a father/son road trip out in space. I'm not the biggest fan of the. storytelling device of letter writing, in this day and age it is better to freshen it up. Cyclops as a narrator could just be narrating to himself.
Aside from the usual issues I have with all comic books (the trials and travails of being a female comic book reader), this series is a quick and easy read. Cyclops is one of my favourite X-Men, and it's great to read him using his brains and his powers to good effect.
I liked the art, something that often makes or breaks my enjoyment of a comic book. The stories are not complex or convoluted, at the end of the day this is a father/son road trip out in space. I'm not the biggest fan of the. storytelling device of letter writing, in this day and age it is better to freshen it up. Cyclops as a narrator could just be narrating to himself.
Aside from the usual issues I have with all comic books (the trials and travails of being a female comic book reader), this series is a quick and easy read. Cyclops is one of my favourite X-Men, and it's great to read him using his brains and his powers to good effect.
October 18, 2015
Slight disclaimer before I write my review, I have always hated the character of Cyclops, I don't think he's particularly interesting or even a good person. The front cover however stated that this was a great book if you'd given up on Cyclops or a good place to start reading him so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I am so glad that I did, this story is brilliantly written and beautifully illustrated. I thought that though there was angst (well placed) there was no whining which I associate with Scott Summers. I thought the relationship with his dad was well done and his dad is an absolute legend! If there are more books of this I will definitely be picking them up as I really would like to follow what happens next. This hasn't changed my mind about the old Cyclops, however I do like this new version.
I am so glad that I did, this story is brilliantly written and beautifully illustrated. I thought that though there was angst (well placed) there was no whining which I associate with Scott Summers. I thought the relationship with his dad was well done and his dad is an absolute legend! If there are more books of this I will definitely be picking them up as I really would like to follow what happens next. This hasn't changed my mind about the old Cyclops, however I do like this new version.
May 11, 2015
Cyclops. In Space. With space pirates. How can that not be good!?
This was a great story and the art was pretty awesome too (all the different aliens and colours- just really pretty).
Think Firefly meets Pirates of the Caribbean with a splash of daddy issues just to make sure its not all just chuckles.
I'd recommend this and the best part- it is basically stand alone (though the New Xmen and Uncanny Xmen titles are not long and are also pretty good so I'd recommend reading them too.)
This was a great story and the art was pretty awesome too (all the different aliens and colours- just really pretty).
Think Firefly meets Pirates of the Caribbean with a splash of daddy issues just to make sure its not all just chuckles.
I'd recommend this and the best part- it is basically stand alone (though the New Xmen and Uncanny Xmen titles are not long and are also pretty good so I'd recommend reading them too.)
June 19, 2015
This quick read is not only a great father and son adventure story, but is also a nice change of attitude from the Cyclops we've seen for the past couple years. Not much else to say, but hopefully this title will continue a bit longer, or at least merge with something throughout Secret Wars.
Recommend
Recommend
December 6, 2014
Who'd have thought I'd ever be liking a Cyclops ongoing series? Not me, but if you take a young Cyclops from the past and put him in Space before giving him to Greg Rucka to helm, then I'll be all over this book. Excellent series it's just a shame that Rucka didn't last long.
February 24, 2016
A fun, swashbuckling, space pirate tale from Greg Rucka. It was great to see Rucka return to Marvel. He turned what I thought would just be a run of the mill story from Marvel into an entertaining read. Russell Dauterman's art is quite good as well.
May 13, 2021
Rucka jest dla mnie takim swoistym gwarantem co najmniej dobrej historii. Lubię jego wersję Wolverine'a, kocham Gotham Central, a na mojej półeczce czeka z małą cierpliwością Wonder Woman z DC Rebirth. Od nowego Cyklopa nie spodziewałem się w zasadzie niczego. W serii All New X-men doszło do pewnych wydarzeń, po których Scott miał zwyczajnie dosyć i postanowił spędzić trochę czasu z ojcem. A tak się składa, że ten jest dość sławnym, kosmicznym piratem, więc na horyzoncie kroi się potencjalnie wiele przygód.
Też gdzieś tam wewnątrz liczyłem na jakiś taki schemat historii ojciec-syn, buddy style. I dostałem tego aż za nadto, zwłaszcza, że w wyniku uszkodzenia statku obaj Panowie lądują na niezamieszkałej planetce, gdzie muszą połączyć siły by przetrwać. Agresywna fauna, słabe warunki do życia i ukryte problemy ojca, który wychodzą na jaw. Niby podejrzewałem już wcześniej jedno, bo Rucka wrzucał nam jakieś strzępki informacji, ale finalnie pewna kwestia okazuje się czymś innym, co tylko umocni więzy ojca z synem.
Bitwy w kosmosie, szemrane interesy, kobiety i ryzyko, powiązane często z dobrym łupem. Życie pirata wydaje się niezłe, dopóki nikt nie wysyła za nim grupy łowców głów... Starstruck jest sprawnie napisany, pełen akcji, choć miałem z nim jeden problem. Krecha. Może nie przeszkadzała mi w odbiorze opowieści, tak jest ona zwyczajnie przeciętna. Ani Dauterman, ani Carnero, który uwieńczył tom, nie popisali się tutaj za nadto. Scott momentami wyglądał bardzo "ubogo".
Eksperyment zakończył się sukcesem. Cyclops dołącza do udanych solowych tytułów jakimi uraczył nas Marvel pod koniec linii wydawniczej Marvel NOW! Ostrożnie polecę, bo sam raczej daję 3.5/5, ale nie sposób nie docenić rodzinnego waloru tego tomu. Zastanawia mnie tylko czemu seria kończy się na drugim tomie...
Też gdzieś tam wewnątrz liczyłem na jakiś taki schemat historii ojciec-syn, buddy style. I dostałem tego aż za nadto, zwłaszcza, że w wyniku uszkodzenia statku obaj Panowie lądują na niezamieszkałej planetce, gdzie muszą połączyć siły by przetrwać. Agresywna fauna, słabe warunki do życia i ukryte problemy ojca, który wychodzą na jaw. Niby podejrzewałem już wcześniej jedno, bo Rucka wrzucał nam jakieś strzępki informacji, ale finalnie pewna kwestia okazuje się czymś innym, co tylko umocni więzy ojca z synem.
Bitwy w kosmosie, szemrane interesy, kobiety i ryzyko, powiązane często z dobrym łupem. Życie pirata wydaje się niezłe, dopóki nikt nie wysyła za nim grupy łowców głów... Starstruck jest sprawnie napisany, pełen akcji, choć miałem z nim jeden problem. Krecha. Może nie przeszkadzała mi w odbiorze opowieści, tak jest ona zwyczajnie przeciętna. Ani Dauterman, ani Carnero, który uwieńczył tom, nie popisali się tutaj za nadto. Scott momentami wyglądał bardzo "ubogo".
Eksperyment zakończył się sukcesem. Cyclops dołącza do udanych solowych tytułów jakimi uraczył nas Marvel pod koniec linii wydawniczej Marvel NOW! Ostrożnie polecę, bo sam raczej daję 3.5/5, ale nie sposób nie docenić rodzinnego waloru tego tomu. Zastanawia mnie tylko czemu seria kończy się na drugim tomie...
July 31, 2017
I haven't read All-New X-Men in a long while, but I did know that young Scott had gone off with his (Space Pirate!) father. That's where this story starts.
I'm not a big fan of space/aliens & Sci-Fi, but this was a pretty fun father-son bonding adventure. There was a weird, and totally typical comic-book explanation/non-explanation of why Corsair is "sick": .
Throughout the volume, Scott keeps up a letter to the team...which then morphs into a personal diary as he realizes how distanced he has become from them (not just in actual distance)... He has no one to write to (he and Jean aren't a couple yet), no team back on Earth, and barely any training as an X-Men. He's barely Cyclops...
Poor young Scott.
I'm not a big fan of space/aliens & Sci-Fi, but this was a pretty fun father-son bonding adventure. There was a weird, and totally typical comic-book explanation/non-explanation of why Corsair is "sick": .
Throughout the volume, Scott keeps up a letter to the team...which then morphs into a personal diary as he realizes how distanced he has become from them (not just in actual distance)... He has no one to write to (he and Jean aren't a couple yet), no team back on Earth, and barely any training as an X-Men. He's barely Cyclops...
Poor young Scott.
August 12, 2020
As a father/son bonding tale, Starstruck excels. As a typical Marvel comic, it's above average. It was so nice to see a human Cyclops and a human Corsair, both characters struggling with long, strange backstories who too often become one-note fighting machines. When the pair end up stranded on a desert island/planet together, they engage in all the father/son time they missed rather than immediately figuring out an escape plan. Which was fine by me! Always nice to read a real, healthy conversation in a Marvel comic.
Of course, they do come up with an escape plan eventually. It's nifty at first, but the twist-ish ending lost me. I also would have liked more time with the Starjammers, though maybe that's just because I love a good cosmic team-up ala Guardians of the Galaxy. Starstruck has a lot of heart, more than enough to cover up any other flaws.
Of course, they do come up with an escape plan eventually. It's nifty at first, but the twist-ish ending lost me. I also would have liked more time with the Starjammers, though maybe that's just because I love a good cosmic team-up ala Guardians of the Galaxy. Starstruck has a lot of heart, more than enough to cover up any other flaws.
August 26, 2018
Continuing the great x-read of 2017/18...
Well, I read this out of chronological order as Cyclops is off in space with his father I have no idea how that happened... (Seriously, is there a decent chronology out there of the graphic novels from 2013-2016? I have a good idea up to 2013 and from 2016 on but am lost in between.)
It's an enjoyable enough story (though it follows some tropes a bit closely) that has the chance to go a bit deeper with character work but stays on a very surface level.
I liked the read but wouldn't say that it was a necessary read.
Well, I read this out of chronological order as Cyclops is off in space with his father I have no idea how that happened... (Seriously, is there a decent chronology out there of the graphic novels from 2013-2016? I have a good idea up to 2013 and from 2016 on but am lost in between.)
It's an enjoyable enough story (though it follows some tropes a bit closely) that has the chance to go a bit deeper with character work but stays on a very surface level.
I liked the read but wouldn't say that it was a necessary read.
August 19, 2020
I was a big fan of Cyclops as an adolescent, because I was a boring dork, too.
In the 20 years I haven't been reading comics, apparently he turned into a giant swinging... pendulum. A totally unlikable character, written as a foil for the more likeable characters like Wolverine and Jean Grey. (My brother keeps me up to date on the doings in comic land.)
This takes Scott back to his youth, aware of a reality where he is a complete butthead and gives him a second start. It is fine, but you have to really love comics or especially the X-Men to get into this.
In the 20 years I haven't been reading comics, apparently he turned into a giant swinging... pendulum. A totally unlikable character, written as a foil for the more likeable characters like Wolverine and Jean Grey. (My brother keeps me up to date on the doings in comic land.)
This takes Scott back to his youth, aware of a reality where he is a complete butthead and gives him a second start. It is fine, but you have to really love comics or especially the X-Men to get into this.
July 11, 2018
It's difficult to review this volume without mentioning the one that comes after it, that Rucka did not write. This is a beautifully illustrated story about a son and his father, with good dialogue and a lot of heart, without descending into sentimentality. That being said, I don't think I appreciated it enough until reading the second volume, which feels like a typical superhero comic, while this volume transcends normal superhero comics by telling a simple, elegant story.
February 22, 2020
Cyclops is one of my favorite X-Men so I was very excited to read a solo series written by Greg Ruck and with art by Russell Dauterman and Carmen Carnero; such a great creative team didn't dissapoint. Though it was a very short run and the end was kind of abrupt, I loved to see this take on Scott and Corsair's relationship.
I didn't love the whole "Bring the original five to the present" plot, but at least we got some interesting takes on those characters before they went back to the past.
I didn't love the whole "Bring the original five to the present" plot, but at least we got some interesting takes on those characters before they went back to the past.
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