deepfreezebatman's review against another edition
4.0
X-23 is hot!! this is my kind of X-Men story.. I just wish Josh Middleton did all of the artwork.
shea_proulx's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Dark and creepy but kind of awesome. X-23 is always pretty cool, but this is not her at her best. The art is off and heck she has neither of her names. But the rest of the art is great and Kiden especially rings completely true.
pickett22's review against another edition
3.0
Marjorie's was better. Needed more Laura, although I do miss silent, creepy Laura. Ah the good old days.
stanzone's review against another edition
1.0
An *actively* miserable reading experience. I checked this out to read the first appearance of Laura Kinney (aka Wolverine/X-23), and wow I wish I hadn’t.
Creepy, gross depiction of minors (wtf Marvel?). A plot that goes nowhere. Characters that say and do things that defy logic. Plot holes galore. Avoid avoid avoid.
Creepy, gross depiction of minors (wtf Marvel?). A plot that goes nowhere. Characters that say and do things that defy logic. Plot holes galore. Avoid avoid avoid.
inthelunaseas's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not a big comic book reader, but I enjoyed this series. Have reading issues 3, 4 and 5 roughly four/five years ago, I was unable to pick up the rest of the issues until the other day when I bought the hardback collection. It's hard to follow in some places, but after a couple of readings, the storyline makes sense. The cover art is absolutely gorgeous. This series also started my love for the character X-23. I do wish Kiden would appear in other series, too.
battybookworm's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This book had a couple interesting unresolved spots but I don’t think I care enough to get more of these.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Misogyny, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
This book feels very 2006. There are multiple moments where kids are referred to as r******, also the black male character is named Felon? They make a whole thing of it, but a lot of the racial representation feels quite dated and offensive. Also, one character (who doesn’t speak) is an abused sex worker and other sex workers are abused as well.bradley_jf's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up around the time that last Wolverine movie came out because it was supposed to have some of X-23’s storyline in it. She isn’t in this issue. The story itself isn’t terrible but it’s not that great either. The characters so far seem shallow and cliche. They’re all throw-aways.
acrdoodles's review against another edition
1.0
This comic really disappointed me.
I didn't like the plot, it was too confusing. I didn't like the characters, I didn't find them appealing and only rarely cared what happened to them. The writing was not to my taste and the art wasn't either.
I didn't like the plot, it was too confusing. I didn't like the characters, I didn't find them appealing and only rarely cared what happened to them. The writing was not to my taste and the art wasn't either.