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Exiles (2001) (Collected Editions)
Exiles, Vol. 5: Unnatural Instincts
A tale of murder and deceit as new teammate Magik joins the Exiles! The team visits the real Marvel Universe and comes face to face with Wolverine and the X-Men! What is about to go wrong in the X-Men's world that the Exiles need to change?
Collects Exiles #26-30 and material from X-Men Unlimited #41.
Collects Exiles #26-30 and material from X-Men Unlimited #41.
144 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2003
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Chuck Austen
432 books16 followersChuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum) is an American humor novelist, comic book writer and artist, TV writer and animator. In comics, he is known for his work on X-Men, War Machine, Elektra, and Action Comics, and in television, he is known for co-creating the animated TV series Tripping the Rift.
In his most recent prose novels, Chuck Austen has been going by the name Charles Austen.
In his most recent prose novels, Chuck Austen has been going by the name Charles Austen.
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June 1, 2020
New artist Clayton Henry hits the ground running in this volume. His style is a little too manga-ish for me to really love it, but it's perfectly serviceable.
As for the story, by guest writer Chuck Austen, well... I was not a fan of Austen's run on the X-Men, so I wasn't best pleased when the Exiles finally visited the main 616 Marvel Universe and landed smack bang in the middle of said run. That being said, it wasn't actually too bad. Not good, understand, but not too bad.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to regular writer Judd Winnick's return in the next volume.
As for the story, by guest writer Chuck Austen, well... I was not a fan of Austen's run on the X-Men, so I wasn't best pleased when the Exiles finally visited the main 616 Marvel Universe and landed smack bang in the middle of said run. That being said, it wasn't actually too bad. Not good, understand, but not too bad.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to regular writer Judd Winnick's return in the next volume.
March 29, 2015
Of course it figures I was missing the book before this one, so that this one starts with a freaking DEATH. Yep, missed something. Anyway, another good and enjoyable Exiles. There are two lengthy stories and one short at the end that stands out as bizarre. It's not the best offering of the group, but it was enjoyable. There's a new blonde chick who I dislike - too abrasive.
The first story is lengthy and so-so, Morph being the best thing about it as usual with funny lines but not used nearly enough.
The second features Wolverine and a crossover with the modern day, in our world, X-Men. I have to wonder about the art with the "tucked tail" werewolves. There is a moral to the story that's more obvious and simple than most of the previous stories. That doesn't quite work to fit into the theme, but it was interesting enough.
The third is a bizarre and creepy little thing. Completely different kind of artwork, very cartoonish, but I liked the style for some reason. I also thought the short tale was intriguing. Nothing complex about it and it was certainly shorter than the rest, but the dark tones and throwbacks made it enjoyable.
The first story is lengthy and so-so, Morph being the best thing about it as usual with funny lines but not used nearly enough.
The second features Wolverine and a crossover with the modern day, in our world, X-Men. I have to wonder about the art with the "tucked tail" werewolves. There is a moral to the story that's more obvious and simple than most of the previous stories. That doesn't quite work to fit into the theme, but it was interesting enough.
The third is a bizarre and creepy little thing. Completely different kind of artwork, very cartoonish, but I liked the style for some reason. I also thought the short tale was intriguing. Nothing complex about it and it was certainly shorter than the rest, but the dark tones and throwbacks made it enjoyable.
September 8, 2019
I hate Illyana
April 13, 2025
Exiles #16 - contenuta nel Vol. 3 del TP e pubblicata in Italia su X-Men Deluxe # 105 del 2004 - è stata la prima storia che ho letto del gruppo. Mi ha subito colpito.
Così, ho cercato altre storie senza però volermi accollare un'altra serie da seguire. Sapendo di un crossover con gli X-Men pubblicato su una miniserie apposita, mi sono fiondato. Ma da quattordicenne ingenuo e inesperto quale ero, ignoravo ancora tutto ciò che c'era dietro la creazione dei comics, e ancora di meno sapevo che la penna padrona di questo volume non era il mio caro Judd Winnick, ma Chuck Austen.
Ancora oggi ricordo una frase che lessi in un forum italiano sugli X-Men, che recitava così: "quale materiale di ricatto deve avere Chuck Austen per far sì che la Marvel lo lasci scrivere?". Perché, effettivamente, ancora oggi non mi spiego come era possibile che scrivesse gli Uomini X e come sia stato possibile che la Marvel gli abbia lasciato gli onori di questo crossover, che dire che era attesissimo è esagerato, però poteva dar vita a siparietti interessanti.
Pur non conoscendo bene gli Exiles ai tempi, l'ho odiato fin da subito. Pur non sapendo ancora la differenza tra sceneggiatore e disegnatore, notavo che nel modo in cui si comportavano gli Esuli c'era una differenza: e non mi piaceva per niente. E ora che ho recuperato tutta la serie, lo odio ancora di più.
È un crossover superficiale, che non mette in risalto il meglio di nessuno dei due gruppi, scritto da qualcuno che già non era capace di scrivere i personaggi di cui si stava occupando all'epoca, figuriamoci di scrivere quelli presi in prestito. In più da un crossover (in teoria) bisogna guadagnare qualcosa, visto che abbiamo l'incontro con "due culture diverse". Qui invece si perde e basta, soprattutto si perdono occasioni, in primis l'incontro fra Nocturne e Nightcrawler, che è quanto di più sbrigativo e frivolo che ci sia.
In più i disegni di Clayton Henry non aiutano. Troppo figli del loro tempo, troppo ogni 2000, troppo manga. Forse su un fumetto per ragazzi avrebbero funzionato di più.
Così, ho cercato altre storie senza però volermi accollare un'altra serie da seguire. Sapendo di un crossover con gli X-Men pubblicato su una miniserie apposita, mi sono fiondato. Ma da quattordicenne ingenuo e inesperto quale ero, ignoravo ancora tutto ciò che c'era dietro la creazione dei comics, e ancora di meno sapevo che la penna padrona di questo volume non era il mio caro Judd Winnick, ma Chuck Austen.
Ancora oggi ricordo una frase che lessi in un forum italiano sugli X-Men, che recitava così: "quale materiale di ricatto deve avere Chuck Austen per far sì che la Marvel lo lasci scrivere?". Perché, effettivamente, ancora oggi non mi spiego come era possibile che scrivesse gli Uomini X e come sia stato possibile che la Marvel gli abbia lasciato gli onori di questo crossover, che dire che era attesissimo è esagerato, però poteva dar vita a siparietti interessanti.
Pur non conoscendo bene gli Exiles ai tempi, l'ho odiato fin da subito. Pur non sapendo ancora la differenza tra sceneggiatore e disegnatore, notavo che nel modo in cui si comportavano gli Esuli c'era una differenza: e non mi piaceva per niente. E ora che ho recuperato tutta la serie, lo odio ancora di più.
È un crossover superficiale, che non mette in risalto il meglio di nessuno dei due gruppi, scritto da qualcuno che già non era capace di scrivere i personaggi di cui si stava occupando all'epoca, figuriamoci di scrivere quelli presi in prestito. In più da un crossover (in teoria) bisogna guadagnare qualcosa, visto che abbiamo l'incontro con "due culture diverse". Qui invece si perde e basta, soprattutto si perdono occasioni, in primis l'incontro fra Nocturne e Nightcrawler, che è quanto di più sbrigativo e frivolo che ci sia.
In più i disegni di Clayton Henry non aiutano. Troppo figli del loro tempo, troppo ogni 2000, troppo manga. Forse su un fumetto per ragazzi avrebbero funzionato di più.
June 26, 2024
Unnatural Instincts brings the Exiles briefly into the mainline 616 continuity as the characters arcs on the team continue to deepen. The end story feels a bit disjointed, but not enough to where I felt my overall enjoyment of the series waned.
July 6, 2025
Original 2018 Review:
The first four volumes of the Exiles were an interesting examination of major parts of X-Men lore via two universe hopping teams: The Exiles, who believed they sometimes had to make tough choices but were mostly doing positive things to help repair major damage to the multiverse's timeline, and Weapon X: a team of more villainous characters who are happy to kill and do whatever it takes to repair the timeline.
Winick mainly focused on the Exiles, but even when writing the Weapon X characters, he had mostly superb dialogue and character interaction, the exception being his take on Morph, a misogynist goofball who felt out of place on the time. Whenever Morph was "funny", it felt like watching George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Carol Burnett performing a routine, only to have Gallagher walk in, smash a watermelon, and call Carol a whore. But as the series went on, the character evolved enough that he wasn't an abrasive Men's Rights Activist standin. I'd like to imagine Winick eventually even making the character actually feel consequences for how awful he was at the beginning. Preferably a prolonged death scene with no jokes.
Sadly, in this volume, Chuck Austen, who has none of Winick's charm, talent, or sense of dialogue, thuds into the book, reverts Morph to a drooling wannabe rapist, and then makes the Exiles just as gritty and violent as the Weapon X team. It's a letdown. As is the fact that, after one other storyline, Austen throws the Exiles up against his Uncanny X-Men run, changing the tone of the book from "let's see how some major points in Marvel history from slightly different perspectives" to "let's throw all my toys together into one box and see what happens".
It's underwhelming. The characters are flat, the dialogue is terrible, and the series entire sense of purpose is drained.
Clayton Henry's artwork, at least, is vibrant and fun to look at, and the final story is an interlude drawn by Skottie Young, whose one of my favorite Marvel artists. IT doesn't make the book worth reading, but it at least keeps it from being a complete waste of paper.
***************Updated during 2022 Exiles reread**************
I saw Austen's name on this book and immediately put it back down. I'll try it again later.
I don't think Austen's take on Morph was as bad as I thought during previous reads. I do think he's trying to follow Winick's trajectory of Morph becoming a better person. He's just not a good enough writer to pull it off.
***************Updated during 2025 X-readthrough***********
Updated 2025 X-Men Readthrough:
While Austen's Exiles volume is a letdown after Winick's run, it's not quite as terrible as I remembered.
There is a moment in the early stages of this volume where the team has a crisis of conscience and seem to be leaning towards becoming more like Weapon X but, apart from one character, they persuade themselves to be more heroic than selfish. I think the dialogue was so wooden, and the story so annoying to me that I didn't even process it during my 2018 read.
That doesn't make this book good, it just makes my review inaccurate.
While this isn't nearly as dreadful as Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 4: The Draco or Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 5: She Lies With Angels but it does have many of Austen's trademark tics of poor dialogue, misogyny disguised as winking misogyny, and other nonsense.
It's neither worth the read nor is it so-bad-that-it-needs-to-be-avoided. If you enjoyed the early portion of Austen's Uncanny X-Men run, this is a decent continuation of that. It is not, however, a very good Exiles book.
The first four volumes of the Exiles were an interesting examination of major parts of X-Men lore via two universe hopping teams: The Exiles, who believed they sometimes had to make tough choices but were mostly doing positive things to help repair major damage to the multiverse's timeline, and Weapon X: a team of more villainous characters who are happy to kill and do whatever it takes to repair the timeline.
Winick mainly focused on the Exiles, but even when writing the Weapon X characters, he had mostly superb dialogue and character interaction, the exception being his take on Morph, a misogynist goofball who felt out of place on the time. Whenever Morph was "funny", it felt like watching George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Carol Burnett performing a routine, only to have Gallagher walk in, smash a watermelon, and call Carol a whore. But as the series went on, the character evolved enough that he wasn't an abrasive Men's Rights Activist standin. I'd like to imagine Winick eventually even making the character actually feel consequences for how awful he was at the beginning. Preferably a prolonged death scene with no jokes.
Sadly, in this volume, Chuck Austen, who has none of Winick's charm, talent, or sense of dialogue, thuds into the book, reverts Morph to a drooling wannabe rapist, and then makes the Exiles just as gritty and violent as the Weapon X team. It's a letdown. As is the fact that, after one other storyline, Austen throws the Exiles up against his Uncanny X-Men run, changing the tone of the book from "let's see how some major points in Marvel history from slightly different perspectives" to "let's throw all my toys together into one box and see what happens".
It's underwhelming. The characters are flat, the dialogue is terrible, and the series entire sense of purpose is drained.
Clayton Henry's artwork, at least, is vibrant and fun to look at, and the final story is an interlude drawn by Skottie Young, whose one of my favorite Marvel artists. IT doesn't make the book worth reading, but it at least keeps it from being a complete waste of paper.
***************Updated during 2022 Exiles reread**************
I saw Austen's name on this book and immediately put it back down. I'll try it again later.
I don't think Austen's take on Morph was as bad as I thought during previous reads. I do think he's trying to follow Winick's trajectory of Morph becoming a better person. He's just not a good enough writer to pull it off.
***************Updated during 2025 X-readthrough***********
Updated 2025 X-Men Readthrough:
While Austen's Exiles volume is a letdown after Winick's run, it's not quite as terrible as I remembered.
There is a moment in the early stages of this volume where the team has a crisis of conscience and seem to be leaning towards becoming more like Weapon X but, apart from one character, they persuade themselves to be more heroic than selfish. I think the dialogue was so wooden, and the story so annoying to me that I didn't even process it during my 2018 read.
That doesn't make this book good, it just makes my review inaccurate.
While this isn't nearly as dreadful as Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 4: The Draco or Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 5: She Lies With Angels but it does have many of Austen's trademark tics of poor dialogue, misogyny disguised as winking misogyny, and other nonsense.
It's neither worth the read nor is it so-bad-that-it-needs-to-be-avoided. If you enjoyed the early portion of Austen's Uncanny X-Men run, this is a decent continuation of that. It is not, however, a very good Exiles book.
November 21, 2007
Super-heroes (primarily Mutants) forced to bounce through time to fix broken timelines at the whim of one called the Timebroker, hoping that someday their reality will be fixed sufficiently so that they can return to their time and place.
They are the Exiles, created by Super-Scribe Judd Winick!
But what happens when, 25 issues later, Chuck Austen takes over?
As Chuck takes over, with mediocre art by Clayton Henry and Mark Morales, the Exiles are forced to take their first (shown) step into the darker side of reality-hopping, namely allowing all of Japan to die at the hands of a supervillain. This creates dissention in the ranks and ultimately a splitting of the team into three groups, one to confront the villain, one to help the victims, and one to find the "Avengers", a sub-set of Heroes for Hire. Things do not go as planned--or do they?--and one member of the team is thought to be a traitor in the ranks.
Before they have time to blink, they're on "our" earth, meeting up with "our" X-Men, to kill an Alex Summers that is the ultimate in evil. Naturally, there is plenty of brawling, along with in-continuity storytelling that's totally lost on me. Nocturne, the daughter of Nightcrawler, is reunited with one version of her father, and after resolving the reality, they are able to take a little break. The idea is pretty weak, and the showhorning of the Exiles into our universe is neither clever nor useful. I can only assume it was done to help sales on a non-core X-book.
THere is also a really useless short story with an abused Peter Parker, a bestial Wolverine, and really, really bad art. I wish I hadn't read it. I don't advise that you do.
All in all, the fun of visiting alternative realities without the benefit of "What If...?" is still there, but the irony of Winick's pairings over the first two years is lost on Austen, who seems hell-bent on beating us over the heat with them.
Trebby's Take: Read Volumes 1-4 first, but definitely stick with it. The idea is just so damned cool that it would take a total hack--Howard Mackie, for instance--to screw it up. Recommended!
They are the Exiles, created by Super-Scribe Judd Winick!
But what happens when, 25 issues later, Chuck Austen takes over?
As Chuck takes over, with mediocre art by Clayton Henry and Mark Morales, the Exiles are forced to take their first (shown) step into the darker side of reality-hopping, namely allowing all of Japan to die at the hands of a supervillain. This creates dissention in the ranks and ultimately a splitting of the team into three groups, one to confront the villain, one to help the victims, and one to find the "Avengers", a sub-set of Heroes for Hire. Things do not go as planned--or do they?--and one member of the team is thought to be a traitor in the ranks.
Before they have time to blink, they're on "our" earth, meeting up with "our" X-Men, to kill an Alex Summers that is the ultimate in evil. Naturally, there is plenty of brawling, along with in-continuity storytelling that's totally lost on me. Nocturne, the daughter of Nightcrawler, is reunited with one version of her father, and after resolving the reality, they are able to take a little break. The idea is pretty weak, and the showhorning of the Exiles into our universe is neither clever nor useful. I can only assume it was done to help sales on a non-core X-book.
THere is also a really useless short story with an abused Peter Parker, a bestial Wolverine, and really, really bad art. I wish I hadn't read it. I don't advise that you do.
All in all, the fun of visiting alternative realities without the benefit of "What If...?" is still there, but the irony of Winick's pairings over the first two years is lost on Austen, who seems hell-bent on beating us over the heat with them.
Trebby's Take: Read Volumes 1-4 first, but definitely stick with it. The idea is just so damned cool that it would take a total hack--Howard Mackie, for instance--to screw it up. Recommended!
April 12, 2023
🇪🇦 Este ha sido un cómic pendiente desde hace un par de años creo, lo empecé pero no lo terminé, así que, esta semana he decidido centrarme en él por completo y arrepentirme no me he arrepentido para nada😋
🟠 Nos presentan 3 historias, parece que estén separadas y que no tengan que ver pero cuando lo terminas, te das cuenta de que está todo relacionado. En la primera historia, los Exiles tienen que matar a los X-men en otro Universo porque así es como debe ser. Los Exiles se encargan de viajar entre Universos para asegurar el orden natural de las cosas, en resumen.
🟠 La segunda historia es la que más acción tiene. Los Exiles son enviados a otra dimensión para salvar a dos niños de Alex Summers 'malo', el cual, es conocido como Havok. Este Alex malo se despierta dentro de él, y los Exiles tienen que eliminarle. La historia salta de un momento de acción al otro, hay peleas en todas partes, mucho movimiento, es un poco confuso al principio, pero resulta entretenido.
🟠 En la tercera historia vemos un cambio brutal de dibujo, es mucho más oscuro y las líneas son diferentes. Estamos en un Universo donde Peter Parker es pequeño y se encuentra en una casa con un monstruo que Wolverine tiene que eliminar. Las dos Exiles que le acompañan, tienen que asegurarse de salvar al niño y de que Wolverine y el monstruo se maten mutuamente.
🔷 En general, me ha gustado. Juntar el tema de superhéroes con viajar entre dimensiones es bastante atractivo y atrayente, lo que ocurre es que ya está muy usado. Los personajes están dotados de mucha personalidad y el dibujo es increíble.
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🇬🇧 This has been a pending comic book for a couple of years I think, I started it but I didn't finish it, so this week I decided to focus on it completely and I haven't regretted😋
🟠 They present us three stories, they seem to be separated from one another and they don't have to do anything with each other but when you finish it, you realize it's all related. In the first story, the Exiles have to kill the X-men in another Universe because that's how it should be. The Exiles are responsible for traveling between Universes to ensure the natural order of things, in short.
🟠 The second story is the one that has the most action. The Exiles are sent to another dimension to save two children from Alex Summers 'bad' version, which is known as Havok. This bad Alex wakes up inside him, and the Exiles have to eliminate him. The story jumps from one moment of action to the other, there are fights everywhere, a lot of movement, it's a little confusing at first, but it's entertaining.
🟠 In the third story we see a brutal change in drawing, it's much darker and with different lines. We're in a universe where Peter Parker is small and he's in a house with a monster Wolverine has to eliminate. The two Exiles that accompany him, they have to make sure to save the child and that Wolverine and the monster kill each other.
🔷 I liked it in general. Joining the topic of superheroes with traveling between dimensions is quite attractive and appealing, what happens is that it is already very used. The characters are endowed with a lot of personality and the drawing is amazing.
🟠 Nos presentan 3 historias, parece que estén separadas y que no tengan que ver pero cuando lo terminas, te das cuenta de que está todo relacionado. En la primera historia, los Exiles tienen que matar a los X-men en otro Universo porque así es como debe ser. Los Exiles se encargan de viajar entre Universos para asegurar el orden natural de las cosas, en resumen.
🟠 La segunda historia es la que más acción tiene. Los Exiles son enviados a otra dimensión para salvar a dos niños de Alex Summers 'malo', el cual, es conocido como Havok. Este Alex malo se despierta dentro de él, y los Exiles tienen que eliminarle. La historia salta de un momento de acción al otro, hay peleas en todas partes, mucho movimiento, es un poco confuso al principio, pero resulta entretenido.
🟠 En la tercera historia vemos un cambio brutal de dibujo, es mucho más oscuro y las líneas son diferentes. Estamos en un Universo donde Peter Parker es pequeño y se encuentra en una casa con un monstruo que Wolverine tiene que eliminar. Las dos Exiles que le acompañan, tienen que asegurarse de salvar al niño y de que Wolverine y el monstruo se maten mutuamente.
🔷 En general, me ha gustado. Juntar el tema de superhéroes con viajar entre dimensiones es bastante atractivo y atrayente, lo que ocurre es que ya está muy usado. Los personajes están dotados de mucha personalidad y el dibujo es increíble.
.
.
🇬🇧 This has been a pending comic book for a couple of years I think, I started it but I didn't finish it, so this week I decided to focus on it completely and I haven't regretted😋
🟠 They present us three stories, they seem to be separated from one another and they don't have to do anything with each other but when you finish it, you realize it's all related. In the first story, the Exiles have to kill the X-men in another Universe because that's how it should be. The Exiles are responsible for traveling between Universes to ensure the natural order of things, in short.
🟠 The second story is the one that has the most action. The Exiles are sent to another dimension to save two children from Alex Summers 'bad' version, which is known as Havok. This bad Alex wakes up inside him, and the Exiles have to eliminate him. The story jumps from one moment of action to the other, there are fights everywhere, a lot of movement, it's a little confusing at first, but it's entertaining.
🟠 In the third story we see a brutal change in drawing, it's much darker and with different lines. We're in a universe where Peter Parker is small and he's in a house with a monster Wolverine has to eliminate. The two Exiles that accompany him, they have to make sure to save the child and that Wolverine and the monster kill each other.
🔷 I liked it in general. Joining the topic of superheroes with traveling between dimensions is quite attractive and appealing, what happens is that it is already very used. The characters are endowed with a lot of personality and the drawing is amazing.
February 25, 2022
Welcome back to what I think is going to be The Churn, because wow.
So we last left our Exiles (Nocturne, Morph, Mariko, Sasquatch, Mimic and newly joined Magyk) having watched Blink nearly die then be sent "home" (thus beinf replaced by Magyk). Fun story the issues AFTER that preceded to then follow Weapon X (led by Gambit, with Storm, She-Hulk, Spider-demon, Vision and Deadpool) for some gods awful reason. So did the Exiles do any missions between then and now?
No clue. Maybe? Let's go with that.
I was going to give this volume a 2, since the backcover says this is a crossover...which um I got no clue what it crossed over with (storywise) from X-men so the "lasting consequences" mentioned means nothing.
I gave it BACK a star however because the Nocturne/Nightcrawler stuff was cool.
I was trying to remember what this reminded me of, comparatively with DC, and the closest I can come up with is the Kingdom Come/The Kingdom stuff from the 90s, but even that's not really fitting.
Oh I forgot the whole first reality is THE WORST. For some reason the whole team (aside from Magyk) decides to defy Tallus and try to make things right. Which historically works so well. And while I sided with Magyk, she made some good points, her absolute WHINING about it made it hard to want to listen to her.
Also was it just me or did these issues lean a bit...racist against Asians? During the first arc it was a feeling moreso then concrete points, but in the second one Morph makes a couple cringe jokes that surprise me as passing through edits.
So we last left our Exiles (Nocturne, Morph, Mariko, Sasquatch, Mimic and newly joined Magyk) having watched Blink nearly die then be sent "home" (thus beinf replaced by Magyk). Fun story the issues AFTER that preceded to then follow Weapon X (led by Gambit, with Storm, She-Hulk, Spider-demon, Vision and Deadpool) for some gods awful reason. So did the Exiles do any missions between then and now?
No clue. Maybe? Let's go with that.
I was going to give this volume a 2, since the backcover says this is a crossover...which um I got no clue what it crossed over with (storywise) from X-men so the "lasting consequences" mentioned means nothing.
I gave it BACK a star however because the Nocturne/Nightcrawler stuff was cool.
I was trying to remember what this reminded me of, comparatively with DC, and the closest I can come up with is the Kingdom Come/The Kingdom stuff from the 90s, but even that's not really fitting.
Oh I forgot the whole first reality is THE WORST. For some reason the whole team (aside from Magyk) decides to defy Tallus and try to make things right. Which historically works so well. And while I sided with Magyk, she made some good points, her absolute WHINING about it made it hard to want to listen to her.
Also was it just me or did these issues lean a bit...racist against Asians? During the first arc it was a feeling moreso then concrete points, but in the second one Morph makes a couple cringe jokes that surprise me as passing through edits.
May 25, 2021
This volume had a world where the Avengers had to perish in order for the world to survive. We also see the Exiles visiting the "real" Marvel Universe in order to prevent Havok from turning evil and murdering some children who I presume will go on to do something very important later. Finally, there's a really dark but enjoyable story featuring an alternate universe Peter Parker whose life is so dark it makes our Peter Parker's life look downright cheery.
Overall another enjoyable volume. With the great subject matter to work with, I hope this series doesn't have many, if any, truly bad volumes.
Overall another enjoyable volume. With the great subject matter to work with, I hope this series doesn't have many, if any, truly bad volumes.
July 1, 2017
Trudging along with the '17 x-read...
So Judd Winick is off of the book that has probably been my favorite of this journey so far. And he is replaced with one of my least favorite authors from the x-books so far.
I will say that Austen didn't manage to completely ignore the existing character traits for all of the Exiles the way he did when he took over the X-men book. So that's a better start. I'll keep an open mind if only for that.
Still, I miss Winick. He just had a way with these characters that just wasn't quite there anymore.
So Judd Winick is off of the book that has probably been my favorite of this journey so far. And he is replaced with one of my least favorite authors from the x-books so far.
I will say that Austen didn't manage to completely ignore the existing character traits for all of the Exiles the way he did when he took over the X-men book. So that's a better start. I'll keep an open mind if only for that.
Still, I miss Winick. He just had a way with these characters that just wasn't quite there anymore.
January 11, 2018
This lost just a tiny bit of its charm, for me. It could be the new writer, but I really think that the roster change from the last volume that carried over for this one left the team in a kind of transition that I'm not digging as much as I need to in order to love it the way I did the previous volumes.
The art was nice and the arcs were interesting. It wasn't at all a bad book.
It just wasn't quite up to my expectations based on the first few volumes.
The art was nice and the arcs were interesting. It wasn't at all a bad book.
It just wasn't quite up to my expectations based on the first few volumes.
April 5, 2024
2.5/5 stars
This was the first volume that I didn't really enjoy. It's also the first one not written by Judd Winnick and I see that's mostly the future of this run which worries me. However, the first 2 issues I really really enjoyed to the point that I was convinced it was going to be better than any of the Winnick ones so far, but the 3 X-Men issues just felt like there was too much going on and no good explanation.
I do think that Austen writes a better Morph than Winnick though.
This was the first volume that I didn't really enjoy. It's also the first one not written by Judd Winnick and I see that's mostly the future of this run which worries me. However, the first 2 issues I really really enjoyed to the point that I was convinced it was going to be better than any of the Winnick ones so far, but the 3 X-Men issues just felt like there was too much going on and no good explanation.
I do think that Austen writes a better Morph than Winnick though.
August 26, 2025
One of the stronger, less sex-obsessed volumes, and it really makes the most of the moral implications of a multi-verse. The art still feels dated and formulaic at times, but the colours are often excellent.
Not a great series, Exiles, but this volume may be as good as it's going to get.
Not a great series, Exiles, but this volume may be as good as it's going to get.
February 21, 2018
Boy, does this era of X-Men feel dated!
December 15, 2018
I don't like that Blink is gone and I'm really not feeling this new chick.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 24, 2019
Austen is a pig and the end was bull.
January 22, 2020
Había oído hablar de lo malo que era Chuck Austen, pero ahora lo he visto con mis propios ojos. Vaya cabeza de huevo, ¿cómo dejaron a este hombre escribir nada en su carrera?
July 9, 2021
If I were rating this on the writing alone, it would get a one star rating. On the art alone it would rate a five. So I give it a three.
Sometimes people are given the chance to work on comic books and you wonder why they were ever chosen. Chuck Austen is one of those people. Seriously, his writing is awful. They interviewed him for some extras on the second X-Men movie DVD. He claimed that Nightcrawler has two penises. And they paid this guy to write comic books.
Clayton Henry, on the other hand, kept me interested in the Exiles. His art is amazing. The lines are clean and expressive. I love his art. I only wish he would have had the opportunity to work with a better writer.
Sometimes people are given the chance to work on comic books and you wonder why they were ever chosen. Chuck Austen is one of those people. Seriously, his writing is awful. They interviewed him for some extras on the second X-Men movie DVD. He claimed that Nightcrawler has two penises. And they paid this guy to write comic books.
Clayton Henry, on the other hand, kept me interested in the Exiles. His art is amazing. The lines are clean and expressive. I love his art. I only wish he would have had the opportunity to work with a better writer.
July 31, 2011
A low point on the Exiles totem pole, as new writer Chuck Austen drags the team into the main Marvel universe to play crossover. The team is introduced to a vicious Magik, must help Austen's X-Men take down a possessed Havok, and get a little redemption in a stand alon X-Men Unlimited tale featuring the classic crew. Horrible mutant werewolves aside, things get better in the next collection.
May 15, 2016
Ugh. New writer and immediate quality issues. The Exiles take an unnecessary step towards dark and gritty. "Kill these people" as a mission. It just didn't fit with where the book was coming from.
The Lobo story went on for too long. I don't think I ever read anything with any of the main characters so I was a little lost. Not too much, but I was in no way invested.
The Lobo story went on for too long. I don't think I ever read anything with any of the main characters so I was a little lost. Not too much, but I was in no way invested.
November 12, 2012
I love everything Marvel. The storylines are incredible! They have everything you could want: action, adventure, comedy, romance, political intrigue, allegories, metaphors, etc. Some stories drag, some end too soon.
August 23, 2011
Vampires and current xmen, this is quite a fun volume. But it takes a while to get to like the new dynamic in the Exiles team.
March 4, 2012
A little too much of a crossover (for comics I didn't read) than a kind of What If? story drawing on Marvel continuity in general.
September 23, 2012
The Exiles without Blink is still a team I have to adjust to - this set did a good job of helping each character begin to stand on their own. Except Morph, he doesn't change.
September 11, 2011
A great series, not however the greatest volume in this series.
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