Reviews

X-Men: Hellfire Gala Red Carpet Edition, by Al Ewing, Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan

linhares's review

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wanderlustlover's review

5.0

Summer 2021 (June/July);

The Hellfire Gala has come to an end and I can finally review this one!

How do I, where even. I was so impressed with how these books were scattered entirely across the night, everything being put together through time stamps as you got to see where dozens and dozens of people were, what they were doing, who they were talking/interacting/fighting with etc, etc, etc the whole time. The way it lead to hints of reveals right before and after they happened.

Shout-outs: OMG MARS AND EVERYTHING/EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THAT. AAAAHHHH, WANDA, I'M STILL NOT OKAY, BRING ME THE TRIAL BOOKS NNNNNOOOWWW. Every appearance of Jean was my most favorite, of course. Hank ... really is just barely not a supervillain because he's still on the side of the angels, doing dark, bloody deeds for them at this point, isn't he? Everything about the new formation of the team, and the musical reveals. The interactions with Reed, Captain America, and Namor were delightful in all their multifaceted ways.

nathanaeljs's review

4.0

This is almost entirely filler involving the X-Men being eXtra even for them, but I like self-indulgent X-Men soap opera drama so it’s a win for me.

alexandreads's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

blackmetalblackheart's review against another edition

3.0

This collection is a microcosm of the good and bad coming out of the entire X-Men line for the last couple years. It can be hard to keep track of the large number of characters. It also makes many of them feel underused, as well as highlighting some who are overused. Despite the immense number of pages, very little actually happens. However, the costumes for the Hellfire Gala are cool. And the major event of

Spoiler

the X-Men turning Mars into Planet Arakko

is pretty awesome. Did  I feel like this could have been half the pages and I still get the same story across? Sure, but the large reveals felt like they made up for a lot of the things I did not like.

timwales's review

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

everyotherpageorso's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

thescottcoffey's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

A very fun crossover, using the format of seeing each different team's perspective on one pivotal night. It has some spectacular moments, fun visuals, and cool surprises, although not all of the books are as strong as the others. 

jigsymd's review

hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

flexmentallo's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This is a loosely related collection of stories based around a single important party. Without a single unifying voice or coherent hook (as with House of X/Power of X and X of Swords) this feels more scattershot and less gripping. But there is still a lot of fun short issues here, and the costume design — high fashion superheroes — is a blast.