james

October 29, 2009 6:23 pm

I totally relate, I put off reading it for almost week after getting it because I almost didn't want to close the door on these characters and this story. I kept thinking I should go back and reread everything to make more of an event out of it, but life got in the way (although hopefully I will do this somtime in the future). Finally, I cracked it open and was very happy with it.It's a really satisfying, hopeful ending.

 

July 20, 2009 9:45 pm

Wow, that's cool. First review I ever wrote on the site and it get's highlighted. Thanks Josh!

 

However, there is a missing word in there I would give anything to be able to put in there. "It's not like this has never been done before..."

July 15, 2009 10:22 pm From what he set up in this issues, it seems like Johns is using this series to make a meta-comment on death in comic books (just like he used Infinite Crisis to make a comment on the ret-con). From the way he's set things up, I don't think he's going to use this series for a bunch of cheap resurrections.

December 6, 2008 11:55 am

I didn't pick this up on Thursday, but after I saw it was the pick I went back for it. I'm glad I did because this was the best book of the week. The art was beautiful, I love the idea and the execution is more creepy and eerie than I was expecting.  I particularly love the idea that in this world, Xavier believes sociopaths are the next evolutionary step for humanity. It's reminiscent of Leopold and Loeb, thrill killers from the '40s who thought it was okay to kill people because they thought they were innately superior. So far no one has had powers and I hope it stays that way. I love the powers-like abilities i.e. Jean Grey being such a good con artists it's "like she reads minds". 

Great pick, Ron!