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NYX (Collected Editions) #2
NYX: No Way Home
Mutants Kiden, Tatiana, Bobby Soul, and Lil' Bro become suspects for the sudden disappearance of their mentor Cameron and must go into hiding in order to search for her captor.
192 pages, Paperpack Graphic Novels
First published May 20, 2009
About the author
Marjorie M. Liu
317 books4,320 followersNew York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Marjorie Liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. She teaches comic book writing at MIT, and she leads a class on Popular Fiction at the Voices of Our Nation (VONA) workshop.
Ms. Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. Her extensive work with Marvel includes the bestselling Dark Wolverine series, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, and Black Widow: The Name of the Rose. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Ms. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher, which was produced by Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Madhouse Inc.
Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. Published by Image in Fall 2015, MONSTRESS is set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia and follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war. With a cast of girls and monsters and set against a richly imagined aesthetic of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS #1 debuted to critical praise. The Hollywood Reporter remarked that the longer than typical first issue was “world-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.”
Ms. Liu is also the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have also been bestsellers on USA Today, which described Liu “as imaginative as she is prolific.” Her critically praised fiction has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, for THE MORTAL BONE (Hunter Kiss #6), and TIGER EYE (Dirk & Steele #1). TIGER EYE was the basis for a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out; and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest and Beijing. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.
Ms. Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. Her extensive work with Marvel includes the bestselling Dark Wolverine series, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, and Black Widow: The Name of the Rose. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Ms. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher, which was produced by Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Madhouse Inc.
Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. Published by Image in Fall 2015, MONSTRESS is set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia and follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war. With a cast of girls and monsters and set against a richly imagined aesthetic of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS #1 debuted to critical praise. The Hollywood Reporter remarked that the longer than typical first issue was “world-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.”
Ms. Liu is also the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have also been bestsellers on USA Today, which described Liu “as imaginative as she is prolific.” Her critically praised fiction has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, for THE MORTAL BONE (Hunter Kiss #6), and TIGER EYE (Dirk & Steele #1). TIGER EYE was the basis for a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out; and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest and Beijing. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.
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January 13, 2021
Nowhere near as good as Nyx: Wannabe, but still a stand-out piece of work as this sequel focuses on the 'what a father will do to protect his daughter' trope. The one time teacher who became a friend of the NYX runaways, is kidnapped and tortured to lure in Kiden and co.; and the irony is, this turns out to be at the behest of someone that wants to ensure Kiden has a future. Collects NYX - No Way Home #1 - 6.
March 7, 2015
If you read Nyx: Wannabe, then you may want to finish out the story with Liu's continuation of these characters.
First, let me say that it was leaps and bounds above Quesada's version.
And by that I mean, this isn't some pedo's wet dream.
The art is decent, and (bonus!) the plot has less holes in it this time around, as well.
That's not to say I loved it. I still think Nyx is a punk, but at least I didn't want to punch her in the throat.
Nyx's mutant ability is that she can freeze time. Which is, admittedly, pretty darn cool. I'm wondering how the X-Men haven't honed in on her yet.
If they can find a teenager who shoots sparklers out of her fingers, you'd think they'd put some effort into getting their hands on this chick!
Anyway, she and her friends are targeted by less benevolent forces than the X-Men in this one. The teacher they befriended in Wannabe has been kidnapped by Bad People, and it's up to Scooby Doo and the Gang to find her.
{stuff happens}
You finally find out what part Nxy's father's ghost is playing in things, but (of course) that only leads to more questions.
I honestly only read this in the hopes of finding more X-23 stuff, but she's not in this one. I don't regret reading it, but I'm not sure if I would go out of my way to recommend it to anyone, either.
Mainly, because to fully understand what's going on, you would have to first read Wannabe, and I'd rather not be responsible for anyone reading that garbage.
I do think Liu did a decent job with what she had to work with, though.
First, let me say that it was leaps and bounds above Quesada's version.
And by that I mean, this isn't some pedo's wet dream.
The art is decent, and (bonus!) the plot has less holes in it this time around, as well.
That's not to say I loved it. I still think Nyx is a punk, but at least I didn't want to punch her in the throat.
Nyx's mutant ability is that she can freeze time. Which is, admittedly, pretty darn cool. I'm wondering how the X-Men haven't honed in on her yet.
If they can find a teenager who shoots sparklers out of her fingers, you'd think they'd put some effort into getting their hands on this chick!
Anyway, she and her friends are targeted by less benevolent forces than the X-Men in this one. The teacher they befriended in Wannabe has been kidnapped by Bad People, and it's up to Scooby Doo and the Gang to find her.
{stuff happens}
You finally find out what part Nxy's father's ghost is playing in things, but (of course) that only leads to more questions.
I honestly only read this in the hopes of finding more X-23 stuff, but she's not in this one. I don't regret reading it, but I'm not sure if I would go out of my way to recommend it to anyone, either.
Mainly, because to fully understand what's going on, you would have to first read Wannabe, and I'd rather not be responsible for anyone reading that garbage.
I do think Liu did a decent job with what she had to work with, though.
November 18, 2017
Better than volume one, despite the absence of X-23. It was a bit weird that nobody even mentioned her or why she wasn't around anymore, to be honest...
October 12, 2018
Rozhodně to není tak dobrý jako původní Nyx a ani nejsem uplně fanda Marjorie Liu, ale společně se Sárou Pichelli jim to nějak suprově funguje a příběh skrývajících se dospívajícíh mutantů je chytlavý zábavný a krásně kreslený :)
February 5, 2019
Maybe it’s because Monstress set the bar so high, or maybe it’s because of the cliffhanger that will never get resolved, but NYX just didn’t leave me fulfilled quite like I was hoping it would.
The powers of the teenagers in NYX are exciting and Lui wastes no opportunity at showcasing them! Kiden can freeze time/the world around her, Tatianna can shift into a person if she comes into contact with their blood, Lil Bro creates real life illusions, and Bobby can mind-control!
But that’s about the nicest thing I can say about this comic miniseries. There was a lot of build-up in the story, with no gain. I liked the characters alright, but none of them really left me wishing I knew them in real life. I don’t know, I just felt meh about this one.
The powers of the teenagers in NYX are exciting and Lui wastes no opportunity at showcasing them! Kiden can freeze time/the world around her, Tatianna can shift into a person if she comes into contact with their blood, Lil Bro creates real life illusions, and Bobby can mind-control!
But that’s about the nicest thing I can say about this comic miniseries. There was a lot of build-up in the story, with no gain. I liked the characters alright, but none of them really left me wishing I knew them in real life. I don’t know, I just felt meh about this one.
May 12, 2010
Marjorie Liu's take on on the NYX series. This is the 6 part mini series with art by Kalman Andrasofszky. It doesn't quite deliver enough action for a comic book in this genre. In the end the plot is way to slim for a six parter. There are some decent characters to work with though and their interaction is well written. The book does succeed in giving us believable characters, dealing with mutations that are as much a danger to their owners as anybody else. The visuals are also good. Character designs are excellent and well thought through. I can't decide whether I like Andrasofszky's blood spatter technique though. Whenever he depicts blood he applies it to the finished artwork by flicking or smearing red on the panels. It sort of stands out as being on the page rather than in the picture. And then I think that if you walked into a room with blood everywhere - well it probably would jump to the front of your vision through the shock alone. Interesting.
July 25, 2009
Marjorie Liu's talent takes this graphic novel and elevates it to one where the story is equal to the pictures. It takes place right after the end of the original series. The artwork has been updated. (New artist and different time - teen fashion changes quickly) The story didn't go as far as I would have liked but it was extremely readable and interesting. If mutants did exist in our world, we would be afraid of them (though at least they have powers and that could be threatening. What's our excuse for religion and sexual orientation today?) Liu understands the medium very well and really played to it.
February 15, 2016
I enjoyed this continuation of the story begun in Wannabe very much, but was occasionally just as frustrated by it. There's no mention of Laura Kinney at all, and most of the questions raised in the previous volume remain unanswered. (What's up with dead Dad, for example.) However, the art is exemplary for the most part, and the writing is excellent. I enjoyed the subtly shifting viewpoints from section to section, and a slightly more involved interaction with the established X-Men universe. The design and characterizations are a bit different, all to the good, and there's an interview with the creators appended that offers interesting reasoning and explanation.
August 30, 2014
The cast of the original NYX series - minus X-23 - returns for another turn at a post-M Day world. As some of the last mutants in the world, their outcast status has now become even more pronounced. Kiden, Tatiana, Bobby, and L'il Bro must find a way to come to terms with their lives on the streets of New York before someone else decides it for them. The convoluted plot of a mutant sniper, mysterious recruiter, and Kiden's dead father do place a logjam on enjoying the reunited crew. Marjorie Liu's creations are still so much fun that they will always have a home on my bookshelf.
January 19, 2013
The art is really nice, the characters interest me, the story is barely coherent.
December 20, 2014
review to come :)
May 11, 2024
Unlike the cool mutants in Xavier's mansion, these characters are only trying to live a normal life. Unfortunately, there are parties interested in eradicating mutants, so they will always have targets on their backs. Even regular humans who choose to help mutants are despised. The fate of one of the latter is the trigger here. The mutants choose to help their friend, but their success rate is lower than their enthusiasm. Guess it's all that missed training in the Danger Room. If you're thinking that the ending will be some big revelation or a happy end or some new level attained by the protagonists, you would only be partly right. After all the running around, it's rather unsatisfactory for me.
The mutants Kaiden, Tatiana and Bobby are hiding away in Cameron Palmer's apartment. Cameron was Kiden's teacher and is now doing whatever she can to help the youths. Their simple life is plunged into chaos when Cameron disappears, apparently kidnapped. The young mutants, now wanted by police, look into Cameron's whereabouts.
The mutants Kaiden, Tatiana and Bobby are hiding away in Cameron Palmer's apartment. Cameron was Kiden's teacher and is now doing whatever she can to help the youths. Their simple life is plunged into chaos when Cameron disappears, apparently kidnapped. The young mutants, now wanted by police, look into Cameron's whereabouts.
October 20, 2024
Marjorie Liu helms a sequel to Joe Quesada's NYX, a series featuring some young mutants who have effectively been failed by both humanity and mutant kind. The premise of the original series had some similarities with Brian K. Vaughn's Runaways series though they ran in parallel, but Liu inverts the concept a bit and had the protagonists of this series now working towards escaping some villains actively seeking them out. Primarily, the cast of NYX are looking to rescue their former schoolteacher who helped them in the first series. Also absent from the original miniseries is X-23, who at this point was way too popular of a character to keep in this fringe Marvel series. Liu does loosely tie into the greater events of the Marvel universe, but not in any intrusive kind of way.
This reads a little better than the first series since the grimdark edgy tone is mostly evened out. It is kind of boring though as Liu doesn't really do much to develop the characters of Kiden and co. much further than what the original NYX miniseries did. The mutant powers look great and are utilized well for the story thanks to the artwork by Kalman Andrasofszky and Sara Pichelli, but NYX: No Way Home is fairly forgettable fare overall.
This reads a little better than the first series since the grimdark edgy tone is mostly evened out. It is kind of boring though as Liu doesn't really do much to develop the characters of Kiden and co. much further than what the original NYX miniseries did. The mutant powers look great and are utilized well for the story thanks to the artwork by Kalman Andrasofszky and Sara Pichelli, but NYX: No Way Home is fairly forgettable fare overall.
June 19, 2018
Okay, now this I liked. Much MUCH better than Quesada's run. Marjorie Liu did a great job fixing the problems Quesada left behind, such as actually developing the characters and their powers and closing most plot holes. Her writing is pretty good all around, not as good as her more recent work such as Monstress, but still very solid. The art was also a lot better, both the pencil work and the coloring.
Not a whole lot to say about this. It was decent, but not great, but it's not like Quesada left Liu a lot to work with. This made me realize how much I would love to see Marjorie Liu writing the Runaways or Young Avengers. She'd be a perfect fit, especially now that her writing skills have gotten so good.
I rate this a 7/10. Realistically, it might be a bit lower, but I won't penalize Liu for the crap Quesada left her to clean up. Solid character work, decent plot, good art. Definitely worth a read, but I wouldn't exactly recommend it since you'd have the read the crappy Quesada arc first. Still, I would recommend this to fans of the Runaways and similar series.
Not a whole lot to say about this. It was decent, but not great, but it's not like Quesada left Liu a lot to work with. This made me realize how much I would love to see Marjorie Liu writing the Runaways or Young Avengers. She'd be a perfect fit, especially now that her writing skills have gotten so good.
I rate this a 7/10. Realistically, it might be a bit lower, but I won't penalize Liu for the crap Quesada left her to clean up. Solid character work, decent plot, good art. Definitely worth a read, but I wouldn't exactly recommend it since you'd have the read the crappy Quesada arc first. Still, I would recommend this to fans of the Runaways and similar series.
April 25, 2020
In many ways this is miles better than NYX: Wannabe. There are less stereotypes, the characters are more fleshed out and it's helluva less pervy.
Unfortunately, the issues with this one is simply that it ends. We never find out the answers to the many questions that come up in the plot and I was left thinking out loud "that's it?"
I still enjoyed it because I really like these characters. Kiden is a punk who is trying really hard and I love her. And I loved getting to know Tatianna, Bobby and Lil Bro better. I wish we got to spend more time with all of them.
But we don't. I don't know if Marvel was intending to do another NYX arc or not and it didn't pan out or was scrapped but it's a real shame. Because while NYX: Wannabe left me wanting a different writer this one left me wanting more. At least I was one for two.
Unfortunately, the issues with this one is simply that it ends. We never find out the answers to the many questions that come up in the plot and I was left thinking out loud "that's it?"
I still enjoyed it because I really like these characters. Kiden is a punk who is trying really hard and I love her. And I loved getting to know Tatianna, Bobby and Lil Bro better. I wish we got to spend more time with all of them.
But we don't. I don't know if Marvel was intending to do another NYX arc or not and it didn't pan out or was scrapped but it's a real shame. Because while NYX: Wannabe left me wanting a different writer this one left me wanting more. At least I was one for two.
December 13, 2025
not as good as the first installment, but i did appreciate the interview at the end of each issue that gave some insight into liu and andrasofszky’s work. i always like reading about what the experts think. they talked a bit about what they liked in nyx: wannabe, primarily how it was arthouse in comparison to other marvel comics (the time skip specifically, which i did think was crazy), the changes they made to character design (from rave girl chic to a more contemporary style—for 2008 lol), and their new storyline. i liked andrasofzky putting rose-tinted-glasses on kiden’s powers as well, it lended some dreaminess to the whole brutal affair. fun :)
May 14, 2022
Marjorie Liu has fun with this young family by putting them through the wringer. Kiden is easy to like because she's so honest with her love and emotions for those around her. The book was going really well but the antagonist's reveal in the last two chapters throw it all away. Who and why? So upsettingly mediocre. This could have been something special. The art, mostly by Kalman Abdrasofszky, was a really nice match for the tone of the book. Overall, this is cool book that could have succeeded but heroes need villains to match them and that was lacking here.
June 15, 2022
Not as good as the original. The plot was a wreck so the only thing that made it worth it in any way was seeing the characters again. Love how they just forgot X-23 existed too. Was she not part of their homeless teen mutant family?
July 13, 2025
I know that Laura was doing some other stuff at this point in time but this team is NOT the same without her. Marjorie Liu is a queen though and she also wrote every X-23 (2010) issue (my fav comic series of all time), so I’ll defend her with life.
June 18, 2017
Much better than the other NYX comic
October 21, 2017
I wasn't very wowed by the art itself, but Marjorie's first few forays in to comic writing is exceptional, and it literally made the whole series for me.
July 21, 2024
I'm not sure what I expected. This wasn't it. It wasn't bad, but... I'm not sure.
December 1, 2025
Not worth it.
My bad I guess for thinking this was a necessary part of X23’s story every source told me though :(… ITS NOT!
My bad I guess for thinking this was a necessary part of X23’s story every source told me though :(… ITS NOT!
March 2, 2017
A good read.
May 8, 2013
My memory of the original NYX series is a little muddled: I remember liking it OK, but something was up with the ending--it was a big letdown, or they changed writers, or something. Anyway, I guess this series was supposed to save things, and in a way it does: it takes the characters and the feel from the first book, and modifies them just enough for them to feel modern. The series has a nice 'feel', and the plotline definitely kept me intrigued. But when it's all over, am I really satisfied? No. This ultimately just felt like a preparation for something else to come. Is there another volume? I don't know--I haven't heard of one. But now I think that's what I felt like at the end of the first one, too. I'm not saying I need a series finale, but at least a little wrap-up or explanation would be nice. Random mini-series spaced a few years apart repeatedly doesn't really satisfy me.
February 22, 2013
nice art from kalman andrasofszk but i did find majorie liu's story a bit of a mess.
i didn't care for any of the characters and found myself wondering who they were adn what they could do.
modern comic storytelling seems to have given up on several of the techniques that made comics something different from prose and moving pictures, it seems that part of this is due to the fact that so many comic writers want to have their scripts turned into movies or tv shows that they are using comics as their calling cards.
i doubt i will be picking up as of ms lui's prose, and i am not sure i will read another nyx story.
i didn't care for any of the characters and found myself wondering who they were adn what they could do.
modern comic storytelling seems to have given up on several of the techniques that made comics something different from prose and moving pictures, it seems that part of this is due to the fact that so many comic writers want to have their scripts turned into movies or tv shows that they are using comics as their calling cards.
i doubt i will be picking up as of ms lui's prose, and i am not sure i will read another nyx story.
March 4, 2018
Storyline, this volume is close to the first (some explanation or at least a line of dialogue about the missing x-23 might have been good for those like me that haven't read the recent x-books...
Art wise, though, this one just didn't come close to the amazing work of the first volume for me.
I still want to see more of these characters....
(Rereading this at its actual point in continuity as part of my x-read and I had to up the review by a point. I just love this series and would love to see these characters pop up elsewhere. It was also really nice to see Cecilia Reyes again...)
Art wise, though, this one just didn't come close to the amazing work of the first volume for me.
I still want to see more of these characters....
(Rereading this at its actual point in continuity as part of my x-read and I had to up the review by a point. I just love this series and would love to see these characters pop up elsewhere. It was also really nice to see Cecilia Reyes again...)
January 17, 2015
The art has a couple of moments where it’s just plain BAD and the story is all over the place, but I liked the volume as a whole.
Kiden is a great character and the world she inhabits – on the outskirts of the main Mutant titles – gives more depth to the entire X-Men storylines, a look at how un-trained, everyday mutants have to live. This is what’s so great about this volume even with all the art and story telling problems.
Kiden is a great character and the world she inhabits – on the outskirts of the main Mutant titles – gives more depth to the entire X-Men storylines, a look at how un-trained, everyday mutants have to live. This is what’s so great about this volume even with all the art and story telling problems.
May 18, 2015
This was not what I expected it to be. Very dark. Very weird. Very bloody. A really painful look at what happens to mutants who don't end up at Xavier's (or Jean Grey's, or where ever the X-Men happen to be based at the time). But it's also this warped... something. About misguided parental... somethings. I love Liu, she's a great story teller, and this story is well told. The art is also awesome. But very weird.
September 3, 2016
I really liked all the characters in this one (except zombie dad, who I can't really figure out). The plot didn't really come to a satisfactory conclusion by the end of this trade, so I'm glad to see there's more (that might have a real ending?) and it's not just me not getting it. I hope these kids win out in the end, because they're good people with some interesting powers. Decent art, too.
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