Monday, July 5, 2010

Uncanny X-Men 399-400

Story

To summarise a Mutant prostitute joins the team and the church if humanity rears its head. I didnt mind the story. Like Mixeh i found the idea of an Mutant brothel to be an interesting one.. but it wasnt really explored to any great length. I didnt mind the Churchs back story i thought it fit in with the silly made up stories behind other religions. Although ill be disapointed to find out in a future arc that the story isnt a cover for some crackpot to get people to join his cause. As for the church themselves, yeah not a completly ingrossing enemy tho there does still seem to be an air of mystery about its leader. Overall tho i found myself enjoying the arc.

6/10

Artwork

FIrst issue i thought was solid. No complaints but nothing that really grabbed me. Second issue was a little schizo. I'm not sure why we had to have seperate art style for when the Supreme Pontiff was in frame? I guess to add an air of mystery. All it did was annoy my as i thought it was poorly drawn. Oh and Chamber still looks silly no matter how you draw him.

4/10(woulda been a 6 if not for second issue)

Dialouge and characters.
The hooker didnt have a heart of gold. DO we really need another character with so much attitude its going to get the team trouble? I know being a mutant would be hard but must all the new ones have a wolverine sized chip on their shoulders? i found no issue with how the regulars interactions with each other, cant remember anything specific with them really which either shows i have not enough context or they did a good job of keepng them in chracter. Oh and Chamber is still a silly idea for a character.

5/10

todal 15/30

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