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UNCANNY X-MEN #516


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  1. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    October 12, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    I’m not sure how this arc will turn out or where Fraction will take it.  But I’m quite hopeful that we’ll get a Namor Vs. Magneto fight.

  2. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    October 12, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    I actually didn’t mind Greg Land on art last time. despite his faces looking weird for obvious reasons i really think his layouts are improving

  3. Avatar photo cutty says:
    October 12, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Here’s to hoping.  I’m glad the Utopia arc is over, I never really warmed up to it, and I thought this book had some momentum before that.

    I can’t take the fucking science team anymore, but unfortunately it looks like they’re here to stay for a while

  4. Avatar photo vadamowens says:
    October 12, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    Oh yeh.  Magneto again:(

  5. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    October 12, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    Who is that on the cover? I mean, he’s wearing the Magneto helmet, but… doesn’t look a think like Magneto, does it? Hmm, I wond-, oh, I see; Greg Land, there’s the problem! (zing!)

  6. Avatar photo Patman2 says:
    October 12, 2009 at 7:17 pm

    this will be the first x – men book I’ve picked up in years, I dont know what to expect but I’ve heard the writer on the Best Show on WFMU a month or so back and he seemed like a cool dude(I also inted to pick up Iron Man at the begining of the next arc and maybe pick up the worlds most wanted trades).

  7. flapjaxx says:
    October 12, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    @cutty: Heh, "Here’s to hoping" is a good slogan for what it’s meant to be an X-reader for like nearly two decades now.

    @captbastrd: Yeah, no kidding, that does not look like any face of Magneto I’ve ever seen!

  8. Avatar photo cutty says:
    October 12, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    @flapjaxx – haha, not bad.  I thought the x-books were at a near all-time high right before Messiah Complex.  Then they can’d New X-Men, made Carey’s book Xavier-centric, and rolled out Young X-Men series that should set us as a society back a few decades

  9. Avatar photo zattaric says:
    October 12, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    So what happened to the Beast cover?  That was solicited for last issue, but that’s not what I got.  I thought it might have been a mistake and he would have been on the cover this time.  Was that a variant or something?  Anyone know?

  10. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    October 12, 2009 at 8:51 pm

    I think is going to be make or break time for me… I haven’t been enjoying the X-Men in a long time. It’s getting to be painful seeing characters I’ve grown up with being written like it’s their first day and uninspired rehashings (Even if self aware) of old storylines. I’m aware not many agree with that, but I’m really souring to the X-Men. I still can’t figure out why this is the Fraction work I’m rebelling against.

  11. Avatar photo speaknspell says:
    October 12, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Magneto "returns" a lot.  the first issue of X-men I ever bought (in the 90’s) was Magneto returning.

  12. Avatar photo cutty says:
    October 12, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    @praxjarvin – i’d say Fraction hasn’t really done any character development during his entire run so far.  I’ve liked the storylines for the most part, but he jumps around from character to character so much that we just don’t spend any quality time with anyone.  Outside of Cyclops, who is apparently a leader

  13. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    October 12, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    Something bugs me about this cover. At first glance it looks pretty good but when you just examine it further it’s off putting. I think it’s the teeth, I can’t say what is the main problem but the teeth are bugging me for some reason.

  14. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    October 12, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    That cover does look suspiciously like a Fleer Ultra card from the 90s…. Quick, to the Google Task Bar!

  15. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    October 13, 2009 at 4:18 am

    @TNC & Prax
    Is it that whoever’s on the cover doesn’t look a godfuckdamn thing like the Magneto we’ve come to know over the years? Magneto has always come across to me as having a thoughtful, calculating demeanor. This looks like the copy & pasted cover to a fan-fic comic where the premise is "Imagine the Juggernaut from the movie was Magneto!"

    Furthermore, the 3 layers (helmet, face, teeth) look like they come from 3 seperate art styles (wonder why).  The teeth look computer generated, the face looks kinda like it was drawn (but that’s suspect considering who we’re talking about) and the helmet looks like it was drawn and colored by someone entirely different. Oh, and the lightning was obviously copy & pasted in.

    I know the argument is, "Well let’s see you do better!", and against Land, I know I personally could do a servicable job sticking to my convictions of "No copying, no tracing".

  16. Avatar photo PozrDu says:
    October 13, 2009 at 11:36 am

    It’s about time.  How many months ago did we see Magneto with the HIgh Evolutionary?

  17. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    October 13, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Why is everyone hating on this X-treme and in-yo-face Magneto?  I think he appeals to my young and active lifestyle

  18. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    October 13, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    @captbastrd: Yeah it certainly doesn’t look like Erik under the helmet. I’m trying to imagine what the face looks like if he took it off and I can’t picture it. It also certainly looks like the helmet, face, and teeth we’re done seperate.

    Oh well, that’s Greg Land for you.

  19. Avatar photo comicBOOKchris says:
    October 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    Is it just me or does the Land drawn Magneto look different than the normal Land-drawn characters? There’s something about him that makes him look different…

  20. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    October 13, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    I’m a big cyclops fan. I was always pissed at the X-Men films for not using him properly. I’m loving the X books now though. Scott is the leader of the X-Men, not Xavier, not Magneto, not Emma, Scott Summers. I’m loving every panel of it while I can, before the X books starts turning into the films, where every story is about Wolverine.

  21. Avatar photo WilliamLund says:
    October 13, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    That looks like Wolverine wearing a Magneto helmet.

    AND it looks like a really familiar image of Logan at that.

    I see what people like about this guy, but it annoys me to no end. I wish Marvel would stop giving him work. Every artist I know wants to punch him in the face.

  22. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    October 13, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    @WilliamLund: Wait a tic….Your right!!!!

    That is Logan underneath that helmet!!!

  23. Avatar photo vadamowens says:
    October 13, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    That’s exactly what I was about to post.  Totally Logan looking.

  24. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    October 14, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Why the f**k is there lightening coming out of his eye?

  25. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    October 14, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    I got this not thinking about whether or not itd be a good jumping on point… anyone know before I read it?  If it’s not, what’s some recommended reading to get to this point.  I know asking that about an X-Men book is asking for a lot…

  26. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    October 14, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    it’s a pretty damn good jumping on point, read the recap and you’re solid

  27. Avatar photo goat77 says:
    October 14, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    I didn’t think I would like this. I hate Land, I’m not exactly a fan of Fraction…

    You know what? I liked it a lot.

  28. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    October 14, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Aw crap, I’m an X-Men fan now.

  29. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    October 14, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    I call bullshit on Magneto getting on his knees.  No way that would happen.

    That being said, it was a surprisingly good issue.  

  30. Avatar photo cubman987 says:
    October 15, 2009 at 12:13 am

    Good first issue to this arc, I agree this should be a pretty good jumping on point.

  31. Avatar photo Diabhol says:
    October 15, 2009 at 1:47 am

    Great issue. Best book I read this week.

    As far  as Magneto getting on his knees, I can believe it. He’s making a point in his usual, overly dramatic fashion. Subtlety has never been his thing.

     

  32. Avatar photo ProjectX2 says:
    October 15, 2009 at 6:07 am

    Man, Scott just chose Magneto over Xavier. Harsh.

    I laughed when I saw the panels of the red haired chick randomly posing and then Psylocke’s ass. Shameless.

  33. Avatar photo cutty says:
    October 15, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    When was the last time Magneto and Xavier saw each other?  Wasn’t it before House of M, and weren’t they back to being buddies on Genosha?

    I was pretty surprised by his reaction.  Although when you think back at all the Magneto = bad guy stories, I guess its justified.

  34. southbymidwest says:
    October 16, 2009 at 12:24 am

    Man, I want to give this book a shot. The new status quo’s kind of interesting…but this artwork is absolutely awful.

  35. Avatar photo LuGalasso says:
    October 16, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    The dynamic between Magneto and Xavier in this issue seems kind of outdated.  Back in Legacy Xavier and Magneto left on a good note.  Now in this issue, it’s like we’re back at square one  again with Xavier instantly attacking Magneto the minute he touches down on Utopia.  Xavier wouldn’t normally do this given their last meet and also, this just isn’t his character period.  That sequence of events just seemed out of synch with me is all.

  36. Avatar photo somethingblue13 says:
    October 16, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    Mr Land just isn’t very good.

  37. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    October 17, 2009 at 2:44 am

    That… was unfortunate. 

  38. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    October 17, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    I went back in and fixed up by review a bit. No more late night reviews! 

  39. Avatar photo tigermojoe says:
    October 17, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    It was a pretty good issue story-wise, but Greg Land’s art is just horrendous.

  40. Avatar photo ohcaroline says:
    October 18, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    I think I’m going to drop this and give it another shot in trade.  I appreciate Fraction’s writing in general, but the characterizations in this run have started to bug me, and it takes too long for anything to happen to make it worth following in issues.

  41. Avatar photo theegreatone says:
    October 18, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    It needs a new artist and not exactly what I imagined the return of Magneto to be but I’m interested.

  42. Avatar photo BoldCoffee says:
    October 18, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    Since Magneto never *really* leaves it’s not really a shock to see him appear once again with his powers.  Also, I can’t say enough about how poor the art is on this book.

  43. Avatar photo rockingeek says:
    October 25, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    This book needs a new writer and art team. I want Meltzer, Romita jr., Palmer, White and Eliopoulos for at least 24 issues. Epic!

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