trike's review against another edition

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3.0

This was better than the main AvX storyline, but then so is getting kicked in the shins, so that's not all that impressive a feat.

There are two storylines here, the primary one following Cyclops in his prison and a secondary one following Hope as she looks for her father. Now, I'm not sure exactly who Hope's dad is. They say it's Cable, but it's apparently a different Cable from the original continuity. (Cable was after my time, so I'm not really sure what's going on here. I don't care enough to look it up, either. A comic book story should be entirely self-contained, and I find a couple paragraphs at the beginning of books like these detailing what's gone before to be perfectly acceptable. Sadly, there's no "Previously" here.)

The Hope story was mostly a distraction. I think it was thrown in just to tie up some loose ends. It's an end I didn't remember being loose, so I didn't find it interesting.

As far as I know, I've never read anything by Kieron Gillen. If this is an example of his work, then I need to find more of what he's done, because it's terrific. His dialogue for each character is distinct, he has clever wordy bits and the pacing is spectacular. It's rare to find a comic book writer who knows when to let the story breathe. Edit: Apparently I read his Iron Man collection earlier this year, [b:Iron Man, Vol. 1: Believe|16002166|Iron Man, Vol. 1 Believe|Kieron Gillen|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1352383051s/16002166.jpg|21764143], and gave it 4 stars. So I do like his stuff.

Sadly, the artwork isn't nearly as good as the script. Each section is drawn by a different artist, and they range from really weird to merely adequate. Now, a good story can compensate for bad or weird art, but in this instance some of the faces are *so* weird that it's actually distracting.

Overall it's not too bad, but it doesn't feel like a whole story. I'd really like to read a complete saga by Gillen sometime. Must go look.

meliemelo's review against another edition

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4.0

I really didn't like [book:Avengers vs. X-Men|14885892] much. The main arc, that is. However, some of the things that have been done around it (like [book:Avengers vs. X-Men: X-Men Legacy|16089316]) have been good, even really good.

This is one of those.

We don't get much, only snippets of what is happening to our heroes. And yet through that we get a lot. Gillen manages to make us understand many things from bits of storyline.

I still thought it was a bit too short (I would have liked to see more on Wakanda, for instance), but that's probably because this is supposed to be a stepping stone towards other series.

bobbyk's review against another edition

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Some powerful conversations and reactions to AvX.

birdmanseven's review

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4.0

If you followed Avengers vs. X-Men then this is required reading.

Typically these tie-in books don't add much to the overall story, but I found this one to be the exception. It added a lot of depth to Cyclops and Wolverine and took a deeper look at their relationship.

We discussed further over on Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMs6EmEqQqw

saskiac's review

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4.0

"Hated. Feared. And saving the world."

depreydeprey's review

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4.0

While this title may have a limited appeal as it partially wraps up the Avengers vs. X-men Marvel event I found it a fascinating read especially after having already devoured Brian Michael Bendis' run on X-Men. While the subtitle is Consequences it could just as easily be "Motivation" as you really see the character of Scott Summers (Cyclops) become radicalized and in many ways that made this a bold story to tell.

bobbiesdustypages's review

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3.0

review to come

lashette's review

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2.0

It was very obviously a segue into the next 'generation' of the x-men and the avengers. Nothing groundbreaking.
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