THE SEVEN YEAR WAR
Vance Astro under the wing of Captain America led the Avengers in combat against the Hood's Gang.The War between them lasted for several years.Most of the major casualties on the side of the Hood.In this war Vance Astro earned his stripes as leader and as a warrior and orchestrated the win of the Avengers in the final battle against the Hood in Latveria.It was during this war Vance met his arch-enemy and first nemesis,Moredecai Jones,also known as the Dark Messiah.
THE RISE OF CAPTAIN V
The Assassination of President Steve Rogers (Captain America) gave way to the leadership and takeover by Vance Astro (Captain V).He built the Avengers forces to actual army size.Most members were not reserved for certain missions but sent on every one.Vance gave his team the OK to use as much force as needed or as much force as they wanted.He began signing up members like The Punisher,Wolverine,and Ares.Vigilantes who didn't know the meaning of heroism.They killed and offed criminals as if they were hunting them.Captain Carol Danvers brought these actions to Vance's attention and was imprisoned for questioning him.Vance's brother,Colt Python was annoyed by Vance's plan of revenge on villany for the death of Captain America.That day Colt was the first person to defeat Vance singlehandedly in battle.He replaced the defeated Vance in imprisonment with Carol Danvers (Ms.Marvel) at the point of rebuilding the Avengers.He dismissed several members and built a smaller team;however the team lost merit as an actual superhero team in scrutiny of Vance's actions.This later led to legal claims against them by Henry Gyrich.He claimed to the supreme court that the Avengers were unjust vigilantes who are out for blood,he also claimed that their Initiative program didn't actually train heroes but taught them to focus their powers toward murdering people who could likely be reformed as heroes or as proper citizens.
Heroes of the Crown
 | 1. Akongo Akongo a god of the Wakandan people now dwells on earth as a symbol of justice for the African people.He disappeared after the Wakandan Empire's involvement in Civil War. |
 | 2. Handprint Maya Lopez aka Handprint was once the supposed bride of Clint Barton.Secretly she was appointed by the Kingpin to kill him.When her plot was discovered she was banished and almost killed by Gamora.She was reformed by Matt Murdock and currently is a member of the Banned. |
 | 3. Citizen Vance Citizen Vance is a persona of Vance Astro that he took on during Civil War as the Leader of the New Avengers. |
 | 4. Worldbreaker Hulk was recruited by the Avengers after actually becoming a King on the World of Skaar.He came home to earth to find it in shambles because of Civil War.Under the commando of Tony Stark..he helped rebuild America after the war.He is a member of the current Avengers. |
 | 5. Justice Starr Justice Starr is another A-sexual offspring of Vance Astro who took on the persona:Justice in respect for Earth-616's Vance Astro known as Justice.Currently he resides of the Banned as their combat instructor and High Commander. |
 | 6. Jersey Devil Jersey Devil was basically a weapon of the Avengers,unleashed on enemies when the time was right.He currently resides over hell and lives on earth as Jersey Wood,A member of the Banned. |
 | 7. Man Without Fear The vigilante known as the Man Without Fear,known as Matt Murdock was Royalty under the Avenger's legacy.He left his duties after a short time and went back to Hell's Kitchen to continue to keep the streets safe.During Civil War he reassembled the Heroes for Hire whom worked as bounty hunters against those who were true to the government.He decided to return to the Avengers after the death of Captain America and then departed again when Clint Barton took up the mantle. |
 | 8. Raven Overdose Raven Overdose is another A-sexual offspring of Vance Astro IV.Born deformed and handicapped,he was granted a new appearence by the gods of Asgard,by request of his father Vance Astro.Raven later became a soldier of the United States.He fought in several wars except the Civil War.He went into hiding with Nick Fury and now emerges as one of Fury's Secret Warriors |
 | 9. Duke Checkmate III Nathaniel Essex better known as Duke Checkmate was once the Duke of England under the royalty of King Brian Braddock.His achievements as geneticists earned him a spot in the Kingdom of Avengers.He later became Mr.Sinister and conducted horrible experiements on the Summers family.When the Avengers caught wind of it,Captain America sent She-Hulk to kill him.He narrowly escaped with his life.His whereabouts are currently unknown. |
 | 10. 9th Wonder Alexander Wright an A-sexual offspring of Vance Astro IV is known as the 9th Wonder of the world.The perfect human.As perfect as mankind can possibly be.He is looked at as a possible savior for mankind.He resides as Second in command over The Banned. |
 | 11. Lord Doom Howard Stark II,better known as Lord Doom..resides as the ruler of Latveria.With the Death of Victor Von Doom at the hands of his father Tony Stark,he was oppointed the position. |
 | 12. MaverickSouthstar Maverick Southstar is a former ally of Daredevil.Best known for killing the Hood.He returned from Japan after the Civil War to become a member of the Banned.He was recruited by Shayla Ortega,Vance Astro's right hand. |
 | 13. Clint Barton Clint Barton was also a King in the Avenger's legacy.His quadrant was overthrown by Colleen Wing and Hydra,during the Civil War.He was presumed dead but is now a member of the current Avengers as Captain America. |
 | 14. Colt Stampede Colt Stampede is the revival of Colt Python who was killed in Civil War by the Absorbing Man.Colt is now a member of The Banned as he was revived long after the Civil War was over..by Vance Astro himself.Colt is currently at war in his original earth in a quest to find his daughter. |
 | 15. President Stark Tony Stark was once a King in the Avenger's Legacy.When the empire crumbled and the Avengers disbanded,Stark decided to persue his political ventures.Stark..after reviving Stark Enterprises,became the President of the United States.In his first campaign..he killed Victor Von Doom and made Latveria a territory of the States.Currently he has set his sights on Wakanda. |
 | 16. Misty Knight Mercedes "Misty" Knight,the current bodyguard of the nations President,Tony Stark was once a member of the Royal Avengers.She was kidnapped during Civil War and held in captivity.When saved by Stark she claimed she owed him her life so will spend the rest of it..protecting his. |
 | 17. Spinner Ocho Peter Parker Jr.,codenamed Spinner Ocho is the name of the Royal Avengers hacker and computer expert.Inheriting the intellect of his father,Spinner proved to be a valid member of the team.His abilities proved to be key in the Avengers winning the Civil War.Now that it is over he is on to solo ventures and sometimes helps the current Avengers and The Banned.He's most well known for creating weapons for The Punisher. |
 | 18. King of Hearts 11987 Remy Lebeau,better known as Gambit,the King of Games was asked to join the Royal Avengers after he helped them defeat the Deviants.He remained loyal until Civil War.Norman Osborn granted him immunity and he went on to send people to their deaths after losing his games.He also became a theif and a vandal and stole many important things that could have assured the victory of the Avengers.After the Civil War he was tortured and imprisoned and currently remains there. |
 | 19. Fallen Victory Steve Rogers was once known as Captain America.The King of the Avengers.After campaigns against Norman Osborn were unsuccessful,during Civil War..he was murdered by the Red Skull.His spirit wanders Paradise and watches over the current Avengers and The Banned. |
 | 20. Ragnarök Ragnarok is the offspring of the God Thor of Earth-9997.After the Ragnarok proved to be the battleground where he would proclaim greatness,he changed his name to Ragnarok.The King Thor attempted to teach him the same lesson his father taught him in humility which lead to his becoming an Avenger.When the Royal Avengers disassembled.He went on to lead a young warrior clan known as the Thor Corps. |
 | 21. Sean Lassiter Sean Lassiter,better known as Swordhunter..is a weapon's master from Canada.He came in contact with the Royal Avengers when he found and killed Wolverine in order to discover the origin of the weaponry he holds (His claws and admantium skeleton).Lassiter put himself though the same procedure that made Wolverine what his is but discovered it did not grant him claws,so he replaced his arms with Wolverine's in a transplant procedure.The Avengers remained ignorant to the whereabouts of Wolverine once Lassiter joined the team..until he revealed to them what he had done. |
 | 22. VII アメリカの英雄 Troy Masters is the son of the Original Taskmaster and Sandra Brandenburg.He reclaimed the name Taskmaster as a servant of the Royal Avengers.After the disbanding of the team,Masters went solo and resides as a vigilante watcher over New York City. |
 | 23. Captain Danvers Captain Carol Danvers was once a great hero under the name Ms.Marvel for Captain America's Royal Avengers.The Kingdom of the Avengers was built with her help.After the deaths of most of the Avengers in the aftermath of Civil War,The Royal Avengers disbanded.Danvers is now known as the Savior of the Kree and works as such.She gave up her American citizenship but still resides over the S.H.I.E.L.D organization from afar. |
FALL OF CAPTAIN V: THE AGREEMENT
The Avengers were put under surveillance by the American government and informed by S.H.I.E.L.D that actions would be taken if they continued in their reckless behavior.Colt put together the best possible team of true heroic Avengers.Their outlook was effectively decent but things became ugly when Vance persuaded Iron Man to release him.A part of the Avengers agreement with the government is that he would never be allowed to return to active duty.For a while his presence on the team was unnoticed.He appeared as their newest Avenger,the new Captain America.In a battle to aid Wakanda in redeeming their land at the hands of Erik Killmonger,several Avengers were killed including Colt Python but more importantly Captain America's mask was ripped revealing to the government officials watching over the Avengers project that he was indeed Vance Astro.That completely broke the agreement between the government and the Avengers and led to the Registration Act.
ROAD TO CIVIL WAR
The registration act was imposed to the American Government in a joint effort by Director of S.H.I.E.L.D,Marc Spector and Attorney General Hank Gyrich in an attempt to make superheroes register with the government in hopes they would be trained properly and be easier to bring to justice when they commit crimes themselves.The Avengers continued to operate after this proposal,but soon went their separate ways because of their differences in opinion on the act.
CIVIL WAR
Vance Astro who has become leader again of the Avengers in the death of his brother,refused to register with the government.He no longer had an Avengers team.In hopes that the registration act wouldn't pass he began to rebuild the Avengers.He created a sanctuary in the sky with his reality manipulation abilities.A sanctuary he called planet V.A large floating landmass where he was free from the prosecution and laws of Earth\America.The Registration act was passed and supeheroes were forced to register.The ones who didn't want the register became then new King's,Royal Avengers or were fugitives of the law.Vance sent his sister American Dream to speak to Spector about the act and try and work out a deal.They engaged in combat and she was killed.The Royal Avengers wanted Vance to take action afterwards and put an end to this act.This caused many heated battles between them and their allies.A full on assualt close to the war's closing on Planet V,caused this landmass to be destroyed..sending the Royal Avengers into a fugitive lifestyle back on Earth\America.The New Secret Avengers took on the American Government,S.H.I..E.L.D,and the Avengers Society and won...killing Spector.The Secret Avengers gracefully fell back and allowed he government to be reformed under 45th President Nicholas Fury,The New Director of Shield Carol Danvers and the new leader of the Avengers Society Peter Parker (Spider-Man).The Secret Avengers became The Banned and went into hiding..secretly taking care of business.
EARTH'S SAVIOR:GODHOOD
Gaea appeared to Vance a second time.This time she offered him godhood in exchange for the destruction of seven destructive items.At this point he had established a secret society.The Illuminati.A cult of people who wished to enjoy the freedoms of American society in a villain free environment.He took his new found disciples on his dimensional expedition to find these items.He gathered them in battles with very powerful foes but again betrayed Gaea.Instead of destroying these weapons he kept them and distributed them amongst his followers.Gaea trusted him but still punished him for his treachery.She granted him godhood as the new earth god of War; however, she stripped him of his mutant abilities.If he were to lead his followers in a fight against Dark Messiah and win without his abilities she would grant him the Champion's cloth.
GOD BLESS THE KING:THE CHAMPION'S CLOTH
After ripping the heart from the Dark Messiah,Gaea awarded Vance with the Champion's cloth.He would be powerless without it but with it he would be a being worthy of godhood.He and his newly formed team the Banned would become the resident lookouts over earth by the orders of Gaea herself.Later several other branches of this cult would be formed to help keep watch over the earth.As his first test of power,Vance went into battle with the Champions Cloth,single handedly against Hydra.It is believed no members are left.1.Content-Vermillion-Cloth of the Unknown
-Fear Manifestation
-Shapeshifting
-Phasing
-Invisibility
2.Neutral-Royal-Cloth of Relaxation
-Superhuman Durability
-Healing Factor
-Telepathy
3.Confident-Pewter-Cloth of Defense
-Superhuman Strength and Durability
-Earth Manipulation
-Magnetism
4.Fear-Hunter-Cloth of Survival
-Danger Sense
-Superhuman Speed,Strength,and Durability
-Animal Mimicry
5.Envy-Jade-Cloth of Retaliation
-Energy Manipulation
-Ability Mimicry
-Matter Manipulation
-Photographic Reflexes
6.Hate-Indigo-Cloth of Destruction
-Reality Manipulation
-Telekenisis
-Technopathy
-Mass Manipulation
7.Lust\Passion-Fushia-Cloth of Conquest
-Emotion manipulation
-Weather Manipulation
8.Greed-Gold-Cloth of Spoils
-Superhuman Agility and Speed
-Matter Absorption
9.Excited\Adventurous-Crimson-Cloth of Champions
-Fire Manipulation
-Radar Sense
10.Bored-Blood-Cloth of Apathy
-Bone Manipulation
-Force-field generation
-Gravity Manipulation
PASSING THE TORCH
When Vance's first real son James was born he returned the Champion Cloth to Gaea to live as a regular man and show his son how to be a hero without being super powered.James would grow up to become Major Justice,the leader of the Young Avengers and one day hopes to become the leader of the core Avengers as his father and his mentors were before him.Currently Vance (Captain V) continues to run the Banned in secret he secretly plans to turn the team over to James when he is old enough and he feels he's shown to be worthy of the Challenge.
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2-Not very good,noob to the site and to comics,simply doesn't know enough to make a valid case
3-Lurks on comicvine,usually gives a one word answer with a fair ratio of actually being right,lacks the knowledge but not so much the debating ability
4-Mediorce at best,stubborn about their arguments although they may not know what their talking about or try to agree to disagree when they are simply wrong
5-Average-nothing great but not a bad debater either
6-Good Debater-consistently makes good arguments,may not be fully informed on every character
7-Great Debater-not only makes good arguments but drops knowledge on those who don't know the characters well
8-Elite Debater-recognizable by name for their debates,very consistent and reasonable
9-Veteran Debater-Has all the experience,the knowledge,the logic, just isn't good enough to be considered the very best
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HEROES
Does anyone still watch this? Heroes has become the biggest disappointment on network television.When the show first came out,I was like, "this is awesome", there is finally something on television to watch on Mondays.I was telling people about it.Trying to get them into it.Now it's like..."please go the f#ck off the air so i'm not tempted to waste an hour on this bullsh#t".Where is this show even going? They did all that build up last season and it led to nothing.Absolutely nothing.Nothing interesting happened at the end of that season.After the whole Agency thing got shut down.The show fell off.Last season was just, "let's see how many people Sylar can kill before people catch on that nothing is happening in this show." I don't even know why the show is called heroes anymore.I haven't really seen anything heroic.I've seen bad attempts at heroism.I have yet to actually come across a character in that entire show I consider a hero.Accept maybe Peter Petrelli because he's a paramedic.He saves people all the time.Everyone else is either on the run,or dead,or lost their powers,or refuses to use their powers.It's getting ridiculous.What did the recession cut the special effects budget? Is that it? Is that why there will be a whole episode where you see powers used once.I don't know.I'm going to give this show one more try.I'll watch next week but if that episode sucks.I'm done.I can't take it anymore.I don't even have a favorite character now because they killed her off.I'm sick of Hiro,I'm sick of Claire,I'm sick of Parkman.I'm definitely sick of Sylar.I'm going to need them to do something interesting for a change,instead of wasting film on nothing.I give HEROES as a series a...
4 out of 10.Way to drop the ball.Something that had so much potential..now no good.
ROLL CALL
Issue #1 God's Among Men
Original Characters:Detective Preston Bryce,9th Street Hooker,Ryan,Casey Blake
Vine Character:Slinger
Marvel Characters:Captain America,Hulk,Spider-Man,Scarlet Witch,Lionheart,Luke Cage,Ben Reilly,Peter Parker,Marc Spector,Cyclops,Fantastic Four,The Avengers,Kang the Conquerer,Wasp,She-Hulk,Daredevil,Black Widow,Crystal,Firebird,Tigra,Thor,Ms.Marvel,Crusader
Issue #2 End Trail
Original Characters:Sal the store owner,Detective Bryce
Vine Characters:Kid Anarchy,Hardartist
Marvel Characters:None
Misc:The guy in the Skull mask
Issue #3 Reckless
Original Characters:Detective Bryce,Captain Oliver Grant,James Davis,Miracle Crane,Allen Crane,The Kidnapper
Vine Characters:Kid Anarchy
Marvel Characters:None
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I don't know why I picked this up but I did and it sucks.I don't like the character anyway and I should have known but I bought it anyway to have all the Dark Reign tie-ins.This comic is terrible.The art sucks,the dialogue attempts to be funny and it's not and the whole premise behind it is lame.Also I was under the impression Iron Man killed M.O.D.O.K so i'm pissed he's getting a tie-in.He goes to a High school reunion for god sakes! M.O.D.O.K went to high school? Is he even a person? They let him in school? He's a head with arms and legs sticking out! This comics is absolutely ridiculous and extremely short.It's almost not a comic.It's like a short in the back of another comic.This didn't deserve the print.
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I didn't actually read the comic.I have the motion comic version and I have to say it wasn't bad.I'm not to fond of the voice overs though.I couldn't tell if Jessica has a New York accent or a British Accent.It sounded like both lol.Anyway,in this comic we see the beginning of Jessica's affiliation with S.W.O.R.D.Agent Brand blames herself for what happened to her with the whole Secret Invasion and Queen Veranke thing and offers her a job at S.W.O.R.D.I believe she is in bed when Spider-Man comes in talking some Avengers nonsense and Jessica doesn't by it so in turn she ends up fighting in him and uncovering him as a skrull.It was a pretty good comic for the first issue and on top of that the animation wasn't so bad.I love Alex Maleev's art.I hope to see it throughout this entire comic.His art goes so well with Jessica Drew.
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Ok..so coming into this I had just read Captain America #600 and #601 and I must say they were slightly disappointing.As a huge DD fan,I want to hope the best for this but Brubaker wrote both so anything could happen (I like Brubaker's work though).Now The cover is absolutely amazing.I bought 2 copies of the Variant and one of the original cover.The artwork in DD has been consistently good throughout his career.The cover through me off a little bit though because I thought everyone on the cover would be in the book.Sadly,there was no Echo,no Cage,no Iron Fist,no Gladiator,no Spider-Man,No Black Widow and so on and sort forth.I think it was just a collage of his past endeavors as a symbol of the end to all of it.
The story wasn't explosive but it.Introduces a gateway to stories to come.Master Izo basically sets up everything in this book so the DD ends up being the new leader of the Hand.It's very ingenious and DD gets his revenge on Lady Bullseye.He swiftly makes lightwork of her.We also the demise of the Owl and Murdock give up hope with his wife.This is the comic that would end this era in Daredevil and usher in Diggie's era.I think Brubaker made a very good impression on DD.He definately left his mark.
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Ok,let's skip the semantics.This book sucks.I didn't review the first issue because I wanted to give the book as chance.Firestar,Pulsar,Black Cat,Hellcat are all really good characters.I like them..I really do,but why have this flashy superhero style covers and pretend this is an action packed book when you get into it....it is the worst thing you will ever read.Is this Marvel's attempt at getting women to read comics? Is that what this is? As a male should I stop reading this now and save the trouble.I mean the back and forth banter between them is so lame.
I'm giving this a 1 out of 5.This i the biggest disappointment in Marvel History.
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Now,I was a bit skeptical coming into this book because this seems like another one of those gimmick books like Marvel Apes or Marvel Zombies,but actually this book is very well written and after reading 3 issues..I have yet to see any bad art.So basically what it is is Lockjaw has a task and he needs help doing it so he assembles a team of superhero pets like him.They are so cute with their little animal adventures,fighting T-rex's and what not.
I would definitely recommend buying this and the variants just for the art.A an Avengers fan I was thoroughly satisfied.In fact I liked this more than some issues of Dark,New,and Mighty Avengers. I give it a 3.5 OUT OF 5.
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Ok,Dark Avengers #2 was a very exciting comic for me.I am a huge fan of anything Avengers and this comic just reassured me.The way everyone is being portrayed is really good.I like how Norman is acting more like Tony did when he was Director of S.H.I.E.L.D...like a real leader.I love how everyone else is taking the roles of other characters but are still themselves.I also enjoyed the humor in this book.First with Victoria Hand offering to replace Venom with D-Man,a homeless superhero and then with the new Ms.Marvel (Karla Sofen) aka. Moonstone ragging on Daken because she didn't know who he was.The team surprisingly seems to work pretty well together and get along.You would think some of these characters would clash just based on their nature.For me this book gave back the Avengers feel...back when New Avengers was reforming.Everyone getting acquainted and things like that and everyone kind of being skeptical about the team thing and the team not really matching up well,everyone seems kind of randomly thrown in.I like that tone in the beginning of a comic such as this.
The story wasn't the only thing that caught my eye though.The visuals were perfect for this book.Deodoto.Jr had to do this book.Nobody but him could have made this book come alive like this.The team has a Thunderbolts feel to it and his art was great in that and now with Dark Avengers it still sticks and what's better he'll get to use alot more characters because Dark Avengers has a larger jurisdiction.Overall it was a good book.I wouldn't say as a whole it was perfect but definitely worth a purchase and a read.
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Ok..this was a pretty good issue.I actually like this team.It's a good an diverse roster of characters.I rather enjoyed the fighting in the comic..the Agents work very well as a team.I cannot say their is anyone on this team I don't like..even Gorrilla-Man (and I am usually opposed to animal characters..especially apes).I still feel like I didn't get enough from the first issue.I don't know where it's going..what's in store for issue two.The Agents seem to be making some type of deal with Osborn that he is actually interested in.Neither of them trust each other so I am banking on betreyal.The Agents seem to have their own Agenda though.They are one of the only parties in Marvel right now that aren't really good or bad..just in the middle.I thought it was Hilarious that Man Mountain Marko was eaten by Lao..the Dragon in which Jimmy Woo had been taken advice from,and what made it more funny was that he was warned before hand that if he veered off the course..his safety couldn't be guaranteed.
There was an instance in the comic where Venus manipulated Sentry to get her to Osborn..which brings me to the point..Sentry is so easily manipulated.The fact he is working for Osborn itself proves that.Not that the Goddess,Venus couldn't have manipulated any man but Sentry is extra accepting of things like this.The end of the book brings you too the past where the Agents teamed up with Wolverine against the Brood..and the fight was pretty lame but the dialouge and the team work was there.The art was pretty bad too.I don't bother to look at the artists name if I don't know it and he's terrible. Overall the comic was great.The art in the beggining of the comics was great but when they went off into the past it kind of fell off.There wasn't much action but it's the first issue and I expected that but this team shows promise.I like the roster..it's well rounded and they seem to be a different sort of team to what we are used to seeing so..I can't wait until the next issue.I just hope the art remains consistent and I am right about this being a good team.I hope the comic doesn't fall of and get really boring.
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Well I must say from the beginning I wasn't a big fan of Pixie so when 501 came out and I knew it was going to be a storyline involving Pixie.I had my doubts about it. This comic seemed to be like a start over for the X-men. Like they are returning to being the X-men team that I always enjoyed.
So the team has relocated to San Francisco in their new base which will possibly be there new permanent home.I never cared to much about where any teams base was,nor do I think there was a great reason to move...but whatever,it's something new. X-men comics have been pretty hardcore lately,in fact most comics involving mutants have...especially X-Force. Our favorite pink haired mutant, Pixie received a royal stomping at the hands of the Hellfire Cult. She fought back though...I liked that side of her.I like to see what a character does in situations like that. Meanwhile Cyclops and Emma are having this conversation about furthering the race and making babies and all that jazz,but the whole time I was thinking....Why is the art so bad? Greg Land usually does it for me but his art in this book was garbage. His expressions looked fake,Emma and Cyclops look just plain weird,it just looked artificial. Other than that there was the classic X-man to X-man banter which I love,Pixie popping up half dead,the Red Queen's S&M outfit,and a little Karma at the end, if you know what I mean. I'm giving this a 4 out of 5.The art wasn't that bad, just the parts with Emma and Cyclops, maybe Land didn't have any good material to copy, the rest of it was really good, and as a person who just got back into X-men I can say it really captured the feel of what I always liked about X-men.The whole hanging out in the mansion, one loner getting chased down by the Hellfire Cult or the FOH, and then Wolverine going to Avenge a young member.It was usually Jubilee back in the day but now it's Pixie.
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Rotgut character - 80 points |
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issue - 40 points |
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Secrets Of The Deep issue - 40 points |
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issue - 40 points |
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The Unspoken, Part 4 issue - 40 points |
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Void character - 18 points |
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Agility power - 1 points |
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a list of 27 items by Vance Astro
a list of 7 items by Vance Astro
a list of 4 items by Vance Astro
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Ferro Vida
1 day, 3 hours ago Ferro Vida ran alongside the Olympic torch |
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War Killer
1 day, 4 hours ago War Killer is working on new stories for his bio :D |
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TheSavageAssasin
1 day, 7 hours ago TheSavageAssasin is Bored! |
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dreadmaster
1 day, 10 hours ago dreadmaster WAS SO GOD DAMN BORED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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aztek the lost
1 day, 12 hours ago is currently on forced vacation...*sighs*...only 9 more months and I will be free! |
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Talon/X23
1 day, 23 hours ago “You subtitles they're killing me, I can't explain myself to you, and all the wants and all the needs oh I don’t want to need at all. The walls start breathing my mind's unweaving. Maybe it's he leaves me alone, the pain is lifted on this evening I take the final blow" |
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inferiorego
2 days, 14 hours ago inferiorego is on lunch break |
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PRIMAV3RA
4 days, 7 hours ago PRIMAV3RA is "you know your in love, when you go against everything you where ever taught" :) |
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