X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong # 1

When I first heard about this issue, I was like whatever... but when I realized that it was pretty popular I decided to go buy it! And yeah i think it was worth it! It was a little wierd at times, but if u love phoenix/Jean you'll like this issue! I mean Jean is back (like a firefly) and gets to see cyclops (and lol cyclops dreams about her :P but then Emma later reminds cyclops SHE'S dead--- EMMA whatever!) and she also sees Wolverine... who didn't seem to happy... and yeah she then eventually flies away..... It's a good start in my opinion and made me buy the rest of the issues for the series :) It also is more of an abstract comic, not so much of the action....

So, I read this for the first time in quite a while the other day, just to brush up on some stuff. But, as I read the comic, I started to compare its fluidity from page to page, then branched out from all the other stuff I've ever read. The main base of this first issue was barely visible, which is understandable. However, knowing Marvel, this was pretty sub-par. I expected more of an understanding why they were bringing this series into existence. For, Marvel, it was like an on-the-spot decision to bring this piece to us and deposit it into our laps with some kind of haste. I guess I feel kind of insulted for reading this now, maybe cheated.

Visibly, this was a great comic to see, because the artistry was top-notch, (like it always is for Marvel). The line-art seemed to be complimented by the color style, which gave it that somber, hallowed kind of tone. So, on that note, I congratulate them for that aspect of the book.

Character-wise, we got to see quite a few of them... but we only seemed to go into depth (at any length) with Jean Grey... or rather, the Phoenix Force itself. Which, by the way, is quite interesting to know that even something that is only an intangible and emotionless force. But, towards the end, we can see that even something so powerful and ritualistically portrayed as unforgiving and unemotional can want to have a sense of belonging. That part made me feel rather fuzzy all over, knowing the good in humanity can sway things to undergo things that give it compassion and wholeness.

Pertaining to dialog in this piece would be like slapping someone with a fish. It was horrible, absolutely and boundlessly pathetic! I read stories for the story, not for dialog which is about as shallow as a bleach-blond, fashion-sensed bimbo is with her emotions. So here I have devised a simple solution... get a new writer! Preferably one with a higher vocabulary and more intuitive sense of wording (God forbid they should be cultured too).

So, if I had to give a rating for these categories, I'd say, artistically it was a four out of five; character depth and story progress is at a three and a half out of five; dialog though, leave so much more to work on, maybe a one and a half star for effort. So that is why this book only received a review of two and a half as a cumulative average of their star score. Maybe, if I read on, I'll give the next book a better review.

Signed,

Your Loving Technoreaper