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Major X
Qui est Major X ? Ce nouveau personnage apparaît non pas dans le présent de l'univers Marvel, mais dans le futur d'une dimension parallèle. Mais que fait-il chez nous et qui peut l'aider ? Peut-être Cable, le voyageur temporel particulièrement habitué à ce genre de situation. Une saga bourrée d'action et de testostérone !
Rob Liefeld, en plus d'être le cocréateur de Deadpool et Cable, est dans les années 90, l'un des dessinateurs vedettes qui fonde la compagnie Image. Il revient aujourd'hui à la Maison des Idées pour une série complète qu'il réalise avec l'aide d'un autre fondateur d'Image, Whilce Portacio.
Rob Liefeld, en plus d'être le cocréateur de Deadpool et Cable, est dans les années 90, l'un des dessinateurs vedettes qui fonde la compagnie Image. Il revient aujourd'hui à la Maison des Idées pour une série complète qu'il réalise avec l'aide d'un autre fondateur d'Image, Whilce Portacio.
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2019
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About the author
Rob Liefeld
805 books80 followersRob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium.
In the early 1990s, self-taught artist Liefeld became prominent due to his work on Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and later X-Force. In 1992, he and several other popular Marvel illustrators left the company to found Image Comics, which rode the wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. The first book published by Image Comics was Rob Liefeld's Youngblood #1.
He is married to actress Joy Creel.
In the early 1990s, self-taught artist Liefeld became prominent due to his work on Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and later X-Force. In 1992, he and several other popular Marvel illustrators left the company to found Image Comics, which rode the wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. The first book published by Image Comics was Rob Liefeld's Youngblood #1.
He is married to actress Joy Creel.
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November 1, 2023
Rob Liefeld back on an X-book! I didn't see that coming. Major X's reality's mutants have been wiped out. They now seek a solution in the timelines. Some nice old school Liefeld. It's like a time warp, unfortunately so is the dialogue, art, plotting etc. Still for us old timers it's a pleasurable new look at an old place. 6 out of 12; Three Star.
2019 read
2019 read
January 28, 2020
I really liked this book. Plenty of big action and fight scenes and great art work. Ok I admit one of the reasons I liked this story so much is Deadpool is one of my favourite characters. In fact I have been a Deadpool fan before if was cool when most people used to mistake him Spider-man. Though he is not the main character here there is plenty of him.
This book is comparable to an action movie, the kind that I don't care what the story is like as long as the action delivers, and it does. However I though the story was decent with enough surprises to keep things interesting.
A very enjoyable book that leaves enough questions for another series. Thd book collects all six issues of the Major X series, and finishes with issue zero. Wit a variant covers gallery and an interview with Rob Liefield.
This book is comparable to an action movie, the kind that I don't care what the story is like as long as the action delivers, and it does. However I though the story was decent with enough surprises to keep things interesting.
A very enjoyable book that leaves enough questions for another series. Thd book collects all six issues of the Major X series, and finishes with issue zero. Wit a variant covers gallery and an interview with Rob Liefield.
March 30, 2020
Amazing art (if you like Liefeld), he drew maybe 1/3 of the book. Creative mythos, introducing new ideas, characters and realities. However, the story itself is pretty bland, far-fetched, and uninteresting. The covers are filled with Liefeldy goodness, and you can see his hands in the works throughout. A great 90's throwback!
February 1, 2020
I would give this 4.5 stars. I liked it alot! Lots of action!
October 17, 2021
My 9-yo daughter was searching the library’s teen manga section yesterday, which brought me to the graphic novels. I was a big X-Men fan in the late 80s and early 90s, so seeing Rob Liefeld’s name was a big draw. And the story was one that was designed to hit all the nostalgia points with Deadpool and Cable highlighted. There were some fun moments here, for sure, but man. The writing is just so… meh. Whether it’s occasionally picking the wrong SAT vocab word, clunky exposition, or shallow character, it was just a big miss for me. I might have loved this when I was 9, and I’ll give it 2 stars for nostalgia and art.
November 1, 2020
This is a modern day version of a 90's Rob Liefeld comic. Major X is an alternate timeline hero, doing his best to save and protect the mutant race of the future. Coming back to find Cable (both a time travel and RL staple character) and taking on his chief enemies Dreadpool, lots of enemies with X in their name, and a bunch of insane Atlantians.
Major X was a good read: excellent art (Of course! It's Rob Liefeld!) and a fun and fast read, but only time will tell if it will come up again. Since X-istence is very close to what is currently on Krakoa, maybe we will.
Recommend if you want a good current RL story, or to journey through your sense of 90's comic nostalgia.
Major X was a good read: excellent art (Of course! It's Rob Liefeld!) and a fun and fast read, but only time will tell if it will come up again. Since X-istence is very close to what is currently on Krakoa, maybe we will.
Recommend if you want a good current RL story, or to journey through your sense of 90's comic nostalgia.
August 11, 2019
Not even 90s comic nostalgia couldn't save this one.
June 15, 2020
Rob Liefeld is an easy target. Pouch jokes. Can't draw feet. Levi's Button Fly Jeans. The 90s. Ha.
The truth is that, while his art is very stylized and 90s-focused, it has improved significantly in the last thirty years. I still don't like it, but it's not because he's untalented, it's because he's perfected a style that I don't enjoy. Between his bookending issues is art by Peebles and Portacio, both of which were better but looked more like sloppy attempts to recreate the 90s rather than make an homage to the 90s.
This could have been a perfectly fine three star book, given the art. The problem is that, even for an X-book based on the 1990s, this is a convoluted mess of time travel, alternate versions of characters, excessive exposition, and clunky dialog. Liefeld's writing, it seems, hasn't improved in the last thirty years.
I didn't enjoy a single Deadpool joke, or the reveal of Major X's parentage. It's tough for me to be too nostalgic for this period, since I read the X-Men books from this era in the not so recent past, and they were ... almost consistently two and three star books. So, in this way, the book is accurate in its storytellying. If you loved the Liefeld era X-books (and there's nothing wrong with that; it jut isn't my thing), then you might love this weird, confusing, little book.
The truth is that, while his art is very stylized and 90s-focused, it has improved significantly in the last thirty years. I still don't like it, but it's not because he's untalented, it's because he's perfected a style that I don't enjoy. Between his bookending issues is art by Peebles and Portacio, both of which were better but looked more like sloppy attempts to recreate the 90s rather than make an homage to the 90s.
This could have been a perfectly fine three star book, given the art. The problem is that, even for an X-book based on the 1990s, this is a convoluted mess of time travel, alternate versions of characters, excessive exposition, and clunky dialog. Liefeld's writing, it seems, hasn't improved in the last thirty years.
I didn't enjoy a single Deadpool joke, or the reveal of Major X's parentage. It's tough for me to be too nostalgic for this period, since I read the X-Men books from this era in the not so recent past, and they were ... almost consistently two and three star books. So, in this way, the book is accurate in its storytellying. If you loved the Liefeld era X-books (and there's nothing wrong with that; it jut isn't my thing), then you might love this weird, confusing, little book.
December 9, 2019
Just an average, generic X-Men title, with some insane but fun moments.
January 12, 2020
My head hurts. Why did I make myself read that.
Also why did nobody out there in editing tell Rob Liefeld that Major X has a pringles can in his pants in the below scene?
Also why did nobody out there in editing tell Rob Liefeld that Major X has a pringles can in his pants in the below scene?
June 26, 2019
Pure Liefeldian hyberbolic nonsense, and I enjoyed it!
August 11, 2020
I have been a Rob Liefeld fan for many years. Always Loved his artwork. Detailed and exciting. But there are three things he is known for that he doesn’t do particularly well. 1. Can’t write 2. Bad with deadlines and 3. Can’t draw feet.
Now I have always thought his drawing of feet were ok but 1& 2 have been pretty accurate especially with this graphic novel. The plot pretty bland. Basically Major X’s story is nearly the same as his dad’s. (Spoilers, his dad is Cable) Except he comes from a nice and bright future that he has make sure that happens. Nothing too original much like his outdated designs.
Now as I have said I am a fan of his artwork which is why I gave it as high as three stars but with him only drawing two issues out of six I think I was being generous.
Now I have always thought his drawing of feet were ok but 1& 2 have been pretty accurate especially with this graphic novel. The plot pretty bland. Basically Major X’s story is nearly the same as his dad’s. (Spoilers, his dad is Cable) Except he comes from a nice and bright future that he has make sure that happens. Nothing too original much like his outdated designs.
Now as I have said I am a fan of his artwork which is why I gave it as high as three stars but with him only drawing two issues out of six I think I was being generous.
January 15, 2025
DNF!!
At this point, Rob Liefeld is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously. This book is laughably bad. Liefeld, known to be a terrible artist, continues that here with ridiculous proportions and layouts. As a writer here, he's worse. The story is bat-shit crazy, makes little sense, and will never be revisited again unless its by the trainwreck that is Rob Liefeld. No not read this. You've been warned.
At this point, Rob Liefeld is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously. This book is laughably bad. Liefeld, known to be a terrible artist, continues that here with ridiculous proportions and layouts. As a writer here, he's worse. The story is bat-shit crazy, makes little sense, and will never be revisited again unless its by the trainwreck that is Rob Liefeld. No not read this. You've been warned.
May 25, 2020
This has great potential, I like Alexander. I just didn't love this. There was sooooo much time travel that I was a little lost about where/when we were a few times. One of those standalone series that you need to have knowledge of other runs/history for.
October 19, 2019
Relies primarily on 90s nostalgia.
It isn't bad, it just seems a bit off, honestly.
It isn't bad, it just seems a bit off, honestly.
December 3, 2019
Ammazza chemmerda.
December 7, 2019
Waste of my time.
January 15, 2020
Couldn’t finish this book. Art was great, story couldn’t hold me.
March 16, 2021
90s comic romp...that I don’t need another arc of.
October 20, 2023
I don't know why I read this, but it's easily the worst X-comic I've come across so far.
January 21, 2020
Hahahahahahaha the fuck did I just read
January 21, 2021
This wasn't for me.
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