All New X-Men #7
Young Cyclops is finding answers that the present day X-Men refuse to give him and his teammates. However, with Mystique involved, Cyclops might get answers that will sway him to doing something brash. Writer Brian Bendis and artist David Marquez and [with colorist] Marte Gracia are here to continue the story of the All New X-Men!
The Good
Brain Michael Bendis' All New X-Men title is a great read. For those that are not diehard "X" fans, following every X-Men book interpretation possible, this title has enough explanation of the background of major X-titles that it will be more inviting to newer readers and other X-Men readers that fade in-and-out of a series. While that is a hard task on a writer to make sure that this series fits into X-continuity, Brian Michael Bendis seems to do the job well in this title.
Having young Cyclops the main focus of this series is really interesting. We have young Cyclops who is the positive and outgoing leader of the first incarnation of the X-Men, but we then compare him to present day Cyclops that has become dark and his character is now "I'm the only one that can do this job..." type person. Which is great to see that character development and remind many readers of what Cyclops use to act like.
This series is a great read that shouldn't be passed by. The artwork by David Marquez with colors by Marte Gracia makes reading, and looking, at this comic fun and enjoyable.
The Bad
One thing did not make any sense at all in this comic. Mystique and young Cyclops had a long talk, however when she left and Wolverine finally tracked down Cyclops, he couldn't smell Mystique's scent? It did not make any sense that he could not smell her scent at all when he finally caught up with Cyclops, that seemed a bit out of place with Wolverine's character.
The Verdict
All New X-Men is a light read that has enough action, background on major X-Men events, and great art that will keep you wanting to see what happens in the next issue. With Mystique and Cyclops' conversation, things can only go from bad to worse for the X-Men. Overall 5 out of 5.
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