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Domino by Gail Simone
Domino, Vol. 2: Soldier Of Fortune
Domino's blockbuster solo adventures roll on! Neena Thurman is far from the only mutant wearing her X-gene on her sleeve. But who or what is the strange group known as the RejeX? We'll tell you this much -don't miss their first appearance! Plus, even Domino's legendary luck needs some backup every once in a while -and Domino makes sure to keep her friends close, but her lovers even closer! Featuring a bevy of special guests including Outlaw! Diamondback! Colossus! And Nathan Summers, A.K.A. the man called Cable!
COLLECTING: DOMINO 7-10, DOMINO ANNUAL
COLLECTING: DOMINO 7-10, DOMINO ANNUAL
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 13, 2019
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Gail Simone
1,111 books1,243 followersGail Simone is a comic book writer well-known for her work on Birds of Prey (DC), Wonder Woman (DC), and Deadpool (Marvel), among others, and has also written humorous and critical commentary on comics and the comics industry such as the original "Women in Refrigerators" website and a regular column called "You'll All Be Sorry".
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September 10, 2019
Morbius' storyline was good besides the rushed ending and author teasing in some scenes about a final showdown with Blade, Elsa Bloodstone and other vampire hunters... got nothing instead.
Annual was ok, but Longshot's storyline was a real bad one with ugly artworks.
No surprise this title was canceled by Marvel, maybe Domino: Hotshots 5 issues miniseries is going to be a better one.
Such a shame because I liked a lot first volume Domino, Vol. 1: Killer Instinct
June 2, 2020
This was certainly underwhelming compared to volume one. I guess that's what happens when you expand what was supposed to be a miniseries. It's very evident in the last two issues when a jam session of subpar artists jump on board to help finish the book. These stories felt very rushed and half finished without the polish I'm used to with a Gail Simone story. Hopefully, the Hotshots miniseries will get everything back on track.
August 9, 2019
2.5 stars
"We're not killers, right, guys?" -- Neena 'Domino' Thurman
"Well . . . I mean . . ." -- Inez 'Outlaw' Temple
"Are we talking recently with this?" -- Rachel 'Diamondback' Leighton
"Or today? Are we talking today?" -- Inez 'Outlaw' Temple
While Vol 1: Killer Instinct won't be on my top ten list - not that I have one - for the year, it was an okay if lesser work by Gail Simone. It's to the point where I'll read anything with her name on the it, because there's simply no one better at writing capable female characters in action-oriented plots.
Unfortunately, I didn't find Vol. 2: Soldier of Fortune all that interesting. It's starts out strong - the first chapter is a tight, contained story (from annual# 1) and has a different illustration style than the rest of the volume - with the expected humor, guest stars and a few nice touches of sensuality. However, there is a noticeable shift with the next four connected chapters and this new storyline only induced boredom. It got to the point where I daydreamed that The Posse (the team's little-used nickname) should have a crossover event with DC's Birds of Prey to really show what Ms. Simone can do.
"We're not killers, right, guys?" -- Neena 'Domino' Thurman
"Well . . . I mean . . ." -- Inez 'Outlaw' Temple
"Are we talking recently with this?" -- Rachel 'Diamondback' Leighton
"Or today? Are we talking today?" -- Inez 'Outlaw' Temple
While Vol 1: Killer Instinct won't be on my top ten list - not that I have one - for the year, it was an okay if lesser work by Gail Simone. It's to the point where I'll read anything with her name on the it, because there's simply no one better at writing capable female characters in action-oriented plots.
Unfortunately, I didn't find Vol. 2: Soldier of Fortune all that interesting. It's starts out strong - the first chapter is a tight, contained story (from annual# 1) and has a different illustration style than the rest of the volume - with the expected humor, guest stars and a few nice touches of sensuality. However, there is a noticeable shift with the next four connected chapters and this new storyline only induced boredom. It got to the point where I daydreamed that The Posse (the team's little-used nickname) should have a crossover event with DC's Birds of Prey to really show what Ms. Simone can do.
January 4, 2020
I wish there were more in this series! This was SO good! The art and attention to detail were awesome! I love how sassy and full of spunk Neena is. I'm so glad I found this series!
July 17, 2023
morbius was a jumpscare for sure.
April 26, 2019
Oh Domino....
This started as a three issue miniseries that got bumped to five issues, and then ten and it the last minute re-ups really shows in this volume.
What I enjoyed most about Domino was how much fun it was. Simone took characters who were almost always written as one-dimensional 'bad girls' and turned them into a female version of the A-Team that was complimented perfectly by David Baldeon's rubbery, but realistic art.
The stories in this volume, however are littered with plot holes, anti-logic, and nonsensical character swerves and Baldeon's art is barely in it: the final issue is a tag team of four mostly terrible artists and three inkers in 22 pages.
By the time I got to the issue where Longshot was tapped as the major guest star, I saw this cancellation for what it was: mercy killing.
This started as a three issue miniseries that got bumped to five issues, and then ten and it the last minute re-ups really shows in this volume.
What I enjoyed most about Domino was how much fun it was. Simone took characters who were almost always written as one-dimensional 'bad girls' and turned them into a female version of the A-Team that was complimented perfectly by David Baldeon's rubbery, but realistic art.
The stories in this volume, however are littered with plot holes, anti-logic, and nonsensical character swerves and Baldeon's art is barely in it: the final issue is a tag team of four mostly terrible artists and three inkers in 22 pages.
By the time I got to the issue where Longshot was tapped as the major guest star, I saw this cancellation for what it was: mercy killing.
August 5, 2020
Like countless Marvel books over the last decade here's another book with a strong opening volume that is then diluted down pretty quickly by volume 2, without a real threat to the posse, this second volume lacks the bite of the first, even though it still had strong overarching views and senses of mostly female friendships. Domino and her posse have to do, what appears to be one thing, but turns out to be another and needs clear cut decision making from Domino to get the best results. 5.5 out of 12. ... Next stop Hotshots!
November 2, 2021
I didn't care for this second volume as much as the first one, Killer Instinct, but it was still fun. Simone is one of the best comics writers ever, and I thought she got Neena's character down perfectly, and the dynamics of the friendship with Diamondback and Outlaw particularly. Morbius was pretty cool, too, though the storyline ended too abruptly. Baldeon's art was pretty good, but then an array of others was brought in to finish off the run and it looked inconsistent. Excelsior!
January 27, 2019
I don't care what anybody says. This book is a hidden gem and I loved every panel of it. Gail truly got Domino and breathed fresh life into the character.
April 23, 2021
A fairly decent ending to a fun mini-series.
Gail def has a good voice for Domino. She's fun, a bit sexual, lots of cool moves to show off, but a soft heart. I really enjoyed the way she interacted with the marvel cast and especially her two best friends. Was kind of nice to see a roadtrip type storyline mixed with saving people, taking down baddies, and being a badass mutant. While the stories felt a little too episodic for me by the end I enjoyed what I read and would read more of Domino for sure.
A 3 out of 5.
Gail def has a good voice for Domino. She's fun, a bit sexual, lots of cool moves to show off, but a soft heart. I really enjoyed the way she interacted with the marvel cast and especially her two best friends. Was kind of nice to see a roadtrip type storyline mixed with saving people, taking down baddies, and being a badass mutant. While the stories felt a little too episodic for me by the end I enjoyed what I read and would read more of Domino for sure.
A 3 out of 5.
September 8, 2024
Not that amazing. Not bad. Somewhere in the middle. Love the characters and wish we had more time with them.
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June 27, 2021I had this downloaded for ages before getting around to it, put off by that horrible cover – and though the rest of these issues' covers weren't actual Greg Land, they were in much the same vein. The interiors, mercifully, are another matter, quite capable of giving us a gorgeous image of a Mucha-style Domino – but then cutting to her in pyjamas, clutching a pug, looking profoundly morning after. Not that the book is averse to her being sexual, mind; there's something very refreshing in the way the opening annual quite incidentally shows her having flings with friends, exes, random beefcake, without making it anything like a big deal, because...well, it isn't, is it? After that, though, we're back to the story proper which, as in the first volume, doesn't necessarily hang together terribly well. If the mission for which the Wakandan contact is hiring Domino and co. is meant to be deniable, why do they turn up in a massive and unmistakably Wakandan ship to hire her? Why would Domino be so sceptical of the existence of trolls when she's had mutual team-mates with X-Factor's Pip the troll? How come Morbius is against the vampires destroying humanity because it would leave him no food, but the other vampires don't see that as a problem? And so on, really basic holes you wouldn't expect from a writer of Simone's experience and calibre.
May 25, 2020
3.5 stars. While this volume is not as good as the last, it’s still entertaining. The art continues to be good also. Our posse was approached by an exiled Wakandan 16 year old girl who was a General. She offers them a mission to retrieve a package and deliver it without opening it. They find out during the mission that’s its not a thing but a person in the package. Pretty decent story there. Then the same Wakandan Shoon’kwa has another mission, kill Longshot. Shoon’kwa has the power to see the future and she sees Longshot at the epicenter of her vision of the end of the world. Our team reluctantly takes the job and the Wakandan goes with them. Another decent story here as well. It all ends with Shoon’kwa leaving a note behind as her application to join the team. I would definitely read more of Domino with this new addition to the team. Unfortunately this was the end of the run.
June 1, 2019
What a disappointing second volume. Instead of a witty, fun and explosions-happy friendship story with Domino and her partners Outlaw and Diamondback – what the first volume did best – this was all over the place with a completely ridiculous story and secondary characters I couldn’t care less about.
The first issue of this volume is Domino’s annual, and it was very meh. The opening story was cute – how our three mercenaries all met – but the rest were too short vignettes not written tightly enough to be meaningful (the Cable one isn’t even about Domino at all). Leading a support group with Nightcrawler for X-Men with physical differences, setting them apart from mutants who can pass, was a great idea, but it was full of words and zero impact. (Also, if anyone is grateful for voice to text messaging, it’s Kurt Wagner.)
The main arc was convoluted and confusing to the point that I struggled through the last few issues. Domino, Outlaw and Diamondback are hired by Shoon’kwa, an exiled Wakandan general, to find a box and bring it back; simple enough until they find Morbius (meh) inside and a vampire virus threat that barely makes sense, then they fight an underwater vampire king (huh?) and at some point Longshot (who?) shows up and everyone goes to the Mojoverse (what, and also why?)…all of this due to Shoon’kwa’s visions of potential futures, shaky logic at best (especially being this close to Dr Strange’s multiple futures logic in Infinity War/Endgame), plus it seemed very unlike our heroines to just go along with it.
Gail Simone’s usual talent for memorable secondary characters evaporates here too, as Shoon’kwa seemed cool but had zero personality. Diamondback and Outlaw had their usual quippy lines, but they were basically along for the ride. There was a missed opportunity to have some subplot or personal struggle that focused on one or both of them. The strongest part of volume one was their friendship with Domino and it was completely lost here.
Baldeón’s work continues to be a fantastic match with Domino. I love his cartoony style, particularly when characters are wide-eyed in shock or disgust – it’s the style of an animated series I would love to watch, along with Jesus Aburtov’s punchy colors. Things get less pleasant when Michael Shefler joins in for issue nine, just as I was getting fed up with the story – and then a total of eight more artists, colorists and inkers join in the last issue. Eight! Like an annual squeezed into two issues but way worse. Instead of a smooth transition, characters change drastically and even start to look distorted. It was jarring for multiple styles to constantly shift back and forth, and the artist with clearly higher quality work was almost completely absent.
After a very strong start I wish I could say I enjoyed this more. Domino will be put on hold for the miniseries Hotshots, which will be a team book including our three merc ladies as well as Black Widow, Shoon’kwa, White Fox and others. (More info here – issues are out now, the trade will be released in September.) Seems that Domino’s fate depends on how well Hotshots does. We’ll see.
The first issue of this volume is Domino’s annual, and it was very meh. The opening story was cute – how our three mercenaries all met – but the rest were too short vignettes not written tightly enough to be meaningful (the Cable one isn’t even about Domino at all). Leading a support group with Nightcrawler for X-Men with physical differences, setting them apart from mutants who can pass, was a great idea, but it was full of words and zero impact. (Also, if anyone is grateful for voice to text messaging, it’s Kurt Wagner.)
The main arc was convoluted and confusing to the point that I struggled through the last few issues. Domino, Outlaw and Diamondback are hired by Shoon’kwa, an exiled Wakandan general, to find a box and bring it back; simple enough until they find Morbius (meh) inside and a vampire virus threat that barely makes sense, then they fight an underwater vampire king (huh?) and at some point Longshot (who?) shows up and everyone goes to the Mojoverse (what, and also why?)…all of this due to Shoon’kwa’s visions of potential futures, shaky logic at best (especially being this close to Dr Strange’s multiple futures logic in Infinity War/Endgame), plus it seemed very unlike our heroines to just go along with it.
Gail Simone’s usual talent for memorable secondary characters evaporates here too, as Shoon’kwa seemed cool but had zero personality. Diamondback and Outlaw had their usual quippy lines, but they were basically along for the ride. There was a missed opportunity to have some subplot or personal struggle that focused on one or both of them. The strongest part of volume one was their friendship with Domino and it was completely lost here.
Baldeón’s work continues to be a fantastic match with Domino. I love his cartoony style, particularly when characters are wide-eyed in shock or disgust – it’s the style of an animated series I would love to watch, along with Jesus Aburtov’s punchy colors. Things get less pleasant when Michael Shefler joins in for issue nine, just as I was getting fed up with the story – and then a total of eight more artists, colorists and inkers join in the last issue. Eight! Like an annual squeezed into two issues but way worse. Instead of a smooth transition, characters change drastically and even start to look distorted. It was jarring for multiple styles to constantly shift back and forth, and the artist with clearly higher quality work was almost completely absent.
After a very strong start I wish I could say I enjoyed this more. Domino will be put on hold for the miniseries Hotshots, which will be a team book including our three merc ladies as well as Black Widow, Shoon’kwa, White Fox and others. (More info here – issues are out now, the trade will be released in September.) Seems that Domino’s fate depends on how well Hotshots does. We’ll see.
February 17, 2019
"Luck isn't a superpower... And it isn't Cinematic!", Deadpool. So here I am back with another review of this great series! I really enjoyed the first volume of this series, so will the sequel measure up? So the main story of this volume has Domino and her band of mercs, take on a job from a girl from Wakanda who has the ability to predict possible apocalyptic futures. Domino and the gang have to then help her stop these possible dark futures.
In terms of what I liked, I writing is still just as good; I love the fun dynamic between Domino, Diamondback and Outlaw, as their misfit quippy dialogue is always fun to read! The artwork is just a good as ever, with some great colouring and some of the panels just looking plain gorgeous!
The main thing I didn't like was the annual that this book collects along with the main issues. It consists of a series of short stories and unfortunately, it was very disappointing to read! Most of the stories just felt very pointless and throw away. The one story at the beginning where we see how Domino met Diamondback and Outlaw was cool, but the rest was just not of the same quality in writing as the other issues have been up until this point. And while I enjoyed the main story of this volume, it wasn't as good as Vol 1 was.
Overall this was still a pretty decent volume, but the weak annual really brought it down a bit for me. But if you liked the first volume, I'd say read the main issues and skip the annual!
In terms of what I liked, I writing is still just as good; I love the fun dynamic between Domino, Diamondback and Outlaw, as their misfit quippy dialogue is always fun to read! The artwork is just a good as ever, with some great colouring and some of the panels just looking plain gorgeous!
The main thing I didn't like was the annual that this book collects along with the main issues. It consists of a series of short stories and unfortunately, it was very disappointing to read! Most of the stories just felt very pointless and throw away. The one story at the beginning where we see how Domino met Diamondback and Outlaw was cool, but the rest was just not of the same quality in writing as the other issues have been up until this point. And while I enjoyed the main story of this volume, it wasn't as good as Vol 1 was.
Overall this was still a pretty decent volume, but the weak annual really brought it down a bit for me. But if you liked the first volume, I'd say read the main issues and skip the annual!
December 23, 2019
Gail Simone does a good job of bringing Domino and her friends to life. There’s just this deft touch to their banter and interplay that feels so … right. You can feel the friendship and the respect they have for each other. It brings a bit of depth to what is otherwise a fairly average superhero title.
My inner comics geek was happy to see appearances by folks like Morbius and Longshot. I also really love the concept of the support group, “Mindfulness for Mutant Appearances,” with pretty much every mutant who’d have trouble blending in with a crowd--Nightcrawler, Toad, that weird green guy from X-Statix whose name I’m forgetting, etc. I’d love to see more of this group.
Domino isn't a book you read because the plots and action blow you away, but because the characters feel like old friends, and it's a delight to find out what they've been up to. Recommended!
My inner comics geek was happy to see appearances by folks like Morbius and Longshot. I also really love the concept of the support group, “Mindfulness for Mutant Appearances,” with pretty much every mutant who’d have trouble blending in with a crowd--Nightcrawler, Toad, that weird green guy from X-Statix whose name I’m forgetting, etc. I’d love to see more of this group.
Domino isn't a book you read because the plots and action blow you away, but because the characters feel like old friends, and it's a delight to find out what they've been up to. Recommended!
August 19, 2019
This was a fun read! I think Gail Simone's writing really shines in small character moments, and there were plenty of them in here. There isn't exactly an arc to the volume, it's a few one and two-shots put together. I know the ongoing book was canceled at issue #10 :( But I'm glad we got this bit of fun from it.
May 6, 2021
MORBIUS?? OMG
April 23, 2022
this happened to the nerds group chat one time
July 20, 2019
Really liked the art, really liked the story, really liked Domino. Good collection.
November 3, 2019
Un bajón importante respecto a la primera entrega, aunque Domino y sus amigas molan un montón.
December 5, 2018
[Read in single issues]
It's D-D-D-D-DOMINO!
Out of all of Marvel's new "out there" comic titles, this is my favorite. Nina is fun and sweet and kicks ass.
It's D-D-D-D-DOMINO!
Out of all of Marvel's new "out there" comic titles, this is my favorite. Nina is fun and sweet and kicks ass.
August 11, 2019
It's books like DOMINO that really cause one to wonder how much more engaging comics-adapted television or film projects would be with a scribe at the helm who knew their characters' motives through and through. Simone's Domino-escapades are a fantastic and energizing balance of conspicuous violence and inconspicuous emotional anxiety. All the humor and danger and curiosity and brutality native to mercenary work is routinely coalesced into a little black ball until someone lights the fuse. For the most part, the resulting fireworks are spectacular.
In this volume, Domino, Diamondback and Outlaw are tangled in a handful of nonsense scenarios involving vampires, dimension hopping and a runaway Wanakndan with too much money to spare. The first half of the volume is a clever and wily adventure (vampires in northern Europe), while the second half is a riot of sleep-inducing cliché with poor art (forgotten superheroes for hire).
One frequently wonders whether these in-betweener books from one of the larger comics publishers would fare better in terms of artistic consistency and general appeal if the creative team were provided more incentive to stake their claim on the content in question. Simone owned the first volume, front to back. The current volume's cleverness and intrigue tapers off dramatically. And while it's not uncommon for creative teams to introduce obscure heroes or villains out of personal affection, one can only hope it's not a harbinger of the title's precipitous decline. DOMINO is full of dark opportunity, why waste it on a third-rate guy from the 1980s (Longshot) in a two-part story with substandard art?
In one of the book's highlights, the creative team's work in maneuvering slick, oddball commentary makes the grade. The best example is when the three anti-heroes unearth a bound-and-drugged Morbius from the permafrost. Domino correctly identifies the man as "a living vampire." To which Inez offhandedly asks, "What does that even mean?"
Pause.
"I have no idea."
It's through moments like this that readers may ponder the possibility of seeing these characters properly rendered in media beyond the obvious. Unlikely, sure, but the quirky charisma native to these assassins of the coin are too fun to ignore for five or six years at a time, only to be resurrected in a miniseries or two.
In this volume, Domino, Diamondback and Outlaw are tangled in a handful of nonsense scenarios involving vampires, dimension hopping and a runaway Wanakndan with too much money to spare. The first half of the volume is a clever and wily adventure (vampires in northern Europe), while the second half is a riot of sleep-inducing cliché with poor art (forgotten superheroes for hire).
One frequently wonders whether these in-betweener books from one of the larger comics publishers would fare better in terms of artistic consistency and general appeal if the creative team were provided more incentive to stake their claim on the content in question. Simone owned the first volume, front to back. The current volume's cleverness and intrigue tapers off dramatically. And while it's not uncommon for creative teams to introduce obscure heroes or villains out of personal affection, one can only hope it's not a harbinger of the title's precipitous decline. DOMINO is full of dark opportunity, why waste it on a third-rate guy from the 1980s (Longshot) in a two-part story with substandard art?
In one of the book's highlights, the creative team's work in maneuvering slick, oddball commentary makes the grade. The best example is when the three anti-heroes unearth a bound-and-drugged Morbius from the permafrost. Domino correctly identifies the man as "a living vampire." To which Inez offhandedly asks, "What does that even mean?"
Pause.
"I have no idea."
It's through moments like this that readers may ponder the possibility of seeing these characters properly rendered in media beyond the obvious. Unlikely, sure, but the quirky charisma native to these assassins of the coin are too fun to ignore for five or six years at a time, only to be resurrected in a miniseries or two.
October 16, 2024
A tepid and somewhat rushed conclusion to Simone's run on Domino.
Volume 2: Soldier of Fortune follows on from a rather intense and personal adventure in the previous book, allowing the fortune-manipulating mutant hero the chance to take stock of her relationships. While I appreciated learning more about her posse (Outlaw and Diamondback) and then seeing Domino work on her own personal growth, I felt like a consistent plot arc was missing.
About a third of the way into the collection, something resembling this appeared, though it didn't quite cohere for me. The merc work to save the world from individuals that threatened everything, amounted to a couple of cameos for lesser-used Marvel superheroes. Even when things didn't go to plan, there were no real repercussions for Domino or her posse. An off-world trip was resolved by the last page without ever really exploring the change of scene.
While I enjoyed the family Simone built around the usually lonely super-merc, I felt like she was halfway out the door from the start of this trade paperback. The artwork was consistently good thanks to Baldeon, Shelfer and a host of others, but the writing didn't feel anywhere as deep. Something tells me the axe was due to fall on this miniseries, and so the creatives had to work with tight deadlines and little leeway.
That being said, I recommend Domino, Volume 2: Soldier of Fortune to anyone who started Simone's run and want to see it through to the end.
Volume 2: Soldier of Fortune follows on from a rather intense and personal adventure in the previous book, allowing the fortune-manipulating mutant hero the chance to take stock of her relationships. While I appreciated learning more about her posse (Outlaw and Diamondback) and then seeing Domino work on her own personal growth, I felt like a consistent plot arc was missing.
About a third of the way into the collection, something resembling this appeared, though it didn't quite cohere for me. The merc work to save the world from individuals that threatened everything, amounted to a couple of cameos for lesser-used Marvel superheroes. Even when things didn't go to plan, there were no real repercussions for Domino or her posse. An off-world trip was resolved by the last page without ever really exploring the change of scene.
While I enjoyed the family Simone built around the usually lonely super-merc, I felt like she was halfway out the door from the start of this trade paperback. The artwork was consistently good thanks to Baldeon, Shelfer and a host of others, but the writing didn't feel anywhere as deep. Something tells me the axe was due to fall on this miniseries, and so the creatives had to work with tight deadlines and little leeway.
That being said, I recommend Domino, Volume 2: Soldier of Fortune to anyone who started Simone's run and want to see it through to the end.
September 14, 2024
'They are my dearest friends, Rachel and Inez. I love them. But sometimes I just think I should shoot them a little and go back to sleep for a month.'
I ended up liking this more than the first volume even if only for all the Domino, Outlaw and Diamondback interactions. Very into the whole mercenary posse thing they have going on. The best thing was easily the Mindfulness for Mutants Appearances AKA MMA (LOL) which I'm surprised isn't already a thing for X-Men.
As for the issues themselves, the annual one was great for a little story on the posse, the Morbius storyline was kinda fun but I wasn't into the whole Longshot dilemma except for Shoon'kwa and her backstory which I loved. Oh and the Mojoverse was a trip.
The art remains full of boobage and I remain not a fan. Plus, there are way too many artist changes which is jarring and I don't know why comic publishers sometimes hate consistency so much.
I ended up liking this more than the first volume even if only for all the Domino, Outlaw and Diamondback interactions. Very into the whole mercenary posse thing they have going on. The best thing was easily the Mindfulness for Mutants Appearances AKA MMA (LOL) which I'm surprised isn't already a thing for X-Men.
As for the issues themselves, the annual one was great for a little story on the posse, the Morbius storyline was kinda fun but I wasn't into the whole Longshot dilemma except for Shoon'kwa and her backstory which I loved. Oh and the Mojoverse was a trip.
The art remains full of boobage and I remain not a fan. Plus, there are way too many artist changes which is jarring and I don't know why comic publishers sometimes hate consistency so much.
February 27, 2020
Takes the only half-good start from the first volume and blows things up many notches.
This is what it feels like when there's a slightly slow setup but then if you wait, you get to see a great payoff!
Simone is on form and while the art was not that great for me, the story and characters all seemed to finally hit their stride and find a great dynamic across the board. Essentially it was a case of me reaching the end and going "dammit! you're ending this now?! Now?! Just when it's getting so good?!? dammit!!!"
Little sorry it didn't continue but I suppose in a way it went out on a solid high point (imho) and with a proper open-ending for all involved so maybe someone will bring it back someday with a new life and we'll get some more fun.
This is what it feels like when there's a slightly slow setup but then if you wait, you get to see a great payoff!
Simone is on form and while the art was not that great for me, the story and characters all seemed to finally hit their stride and find a great dynamic across the board. Essentially it was a case of me reaching the end and going "dammit! you're ending this now?! Now?! Just when it's getting so good?!? dammit!!!"
Little sorry it didn't continue but I suppose in a way it went out on a solid high point (imho) and with a proper open-ending for all involved so maybe someone will bring it back someday with a new life and we'll get some more fun.
October 2, 2020
Pretty good story. Domino and her friends have a good group.
March 12, 2019
I love Gail Simone's writing, but, from an editorial standpoint, this collection is hugely disappointing. It opens with a bunch of short stories from the annual. None of the stories really go anywhere, nor add anything to the main story that follows. Though it is nice to see the various artists working on the stories.
The main story itself is fine, but each issue adds a new artist to the team, and it starts to look as scattered as the annual reads.
I recommend this for Domino stans, Gail Simone fans, people who like their female heroes badass and sarcastic, and those who read more for story than art.
The main story itself is fine, but each issue adds a new artist to the team, and it starts to look as scattered as the annual reads.
I recommend this for Domino stans, Gail Simone fans, people who like their female heroes badass and sarcastic, and those who read more for story than art.
April 1, 2019
bits and pieces were better than volume 1, imo. but i had several complaints about the writing (uh, how did the vamp dude think she was a human? she literally has White Skin and a funky spot over her eye.)
the team up with shoon'kwa was neat, but i lost interest in the longshot story before issue 10 finished, in part thanks to the art...
... whose quality took a huge dive in issue 10. i see there are different pencilers, and some had distinct styles, but there was one that just seemed to be... emulating? the main art, but poorly. not to say some of the art wasn't phenominal - the artist who did outlaw's introduction (victor ibanez) in the annual was amazing!
the team up with shoon'kwa was neat, but i lost interest in the longshot story before issue 10 finished, in part thanks to the art...
... whose quality took a huge dive in issue 10. i see there are different pencilers, and some had distinct styles, but there was one that just seemed to be... emulating? the main art, but poorly. not to say some of the art wasn't phenominal - the artist who did outlaw's introduction (victor ibanez) in the annual was amazing!
May 27, 2019
Read as single issues.
I hate to see a fun series get canceled. This starts off fun with the annual and issue 7's plotlines. Then..... you can see the series suddenly wrap up faster than expected as we race through the vampire plotline to a screeching halt. Which is a pity as I am usually onboard for a good vampire romp - and the cover art for the single issues definitely intrigued me! This isn't the first time I've seen a comic book series meet a tragic fate, but this one suffered for it. Worth the read if you enjoy the character, but if you're just looking for the best of the best that superhero fiction has to offer, look elsewhere.
I hate to see a fun series get canceled. This starts off fun with the annual and issue 7's plotlines. Then..... you can see the series suddenly wrap up faster than expected as we race through the vampire plotline to a screeching halt. Which is a pity as I am usually onboard for a good vampire romp - and the cover art for the single issues definitely intrigued me! This isn't the first time I've seen a comic book series meet a tragic fate, but this one suffered for it. Worth the read if you enjoy the character, but if you're just looking for the best of the best that superhero fiction has to offer, look elsewhere.
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