Amazing X-Men #3
Pirates galore! What’s more to like? Bamfs, the bamfs are as cool as ever so it’s hard not to like an issue that has both Bamfs, and pirates, oh, and Nightcrawler too.
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artists: Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vines, Marte Gracia
Cover: McGuinness, Vines, Gracia
Publisher: Marvel
It’s issue 3 out of 5 for The Quest for Nightcrawler, which means we’re hitting our climax. There’s a little less pondering about just exactly where they might be and more action on just trying to get back home. Naturally things are never easy for the X-Men, but luckily for us it comes in the exciting form of pirates! Pirate Azazel who turns out to be a formidable foe, considering his skill set is nearly as good as those of his son. It’s definitely enough to get Beast, who’s normally a little bit more passive in his ways, to step it up a notch which is truly entertaining considering, he’s not only superactive, but has a dry wit about him too. Hank gets a lot of science time, and we see him more in a lab setting, so to see him out and fighting is a bit of a treat, dealt well in the hands of McGuinness.
While there are a lot of X-books currently out, many trying to progress the X-teams forward, Aaron manages to be a great fallback to fans of a little more classic X-Men story-telling, which we witness heavily in the second half of the issue. Nightcrawler comes around to assist Storm in her escape; feelings and flashbacks of the past are brought up, which takes a reader back to early Claremont days of the X-Men.
It’s an exciting blast of an issue to read, wonderfully executed by McGuinness, who flawlessly takes us through each round of action with dynamic paneling, as well as fun character action shots. The writing itself is fairly solid; Aaron knows who his characters are and how they relate to one another. The plot is slightly filler, the action doesn’t seem momentous is moving the story along and Nightcrawler’s current presence is still a mystery, but Aaron surely has a plan, but a lot of it seems focused on certain characters, and we don’t really see any steps taken towards getting the X-Men that much closer to where they belong.
Altogether though it still makes for a strong read with high entertainment value because no one can say no to pirates, bamfs, and Nightcrawler along with the rest of the old team—granted we don’t see the whole team this issue, but one little step in the story at a time.
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artists: Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vines, Marte Gracia
Cover: McGuinness, Vines, Gracia
Publisher: Marvel
It’s issue 3 out of 5 for The Quest for Nightcrawler, which means we’re hitting our climax. There’s a little less pondering about just exactly where they might be and more action on just trying to get back home. Naturally things are never easy for the X-Men, but luckily for us it comes in the exciting form of pirates! Pirate Azazel who turns out to be a formidable foe, considering his skill set is nearly as good as those of his son. It’s definitely enough to get Beast, who’s normally a little bit more passive in his ways, to step it up a notch which is truly entertaining considering, he’s not only superactive, but has a dry wit about him too. Hank gets a lot of science time, and we see him more in a lab setting, so to see him out and fighting is a bit of a treat, dealt well in the hands of McGuinness.
While there are a lot of X-books currently out, many trying to progress the X-teams forward, Aaron manages to be a great fallback to fans of a little more classic X-Men story-telling, which we witness heavily in the second half of the issue. Nightcrawler comes around to assist Storm in her escape; feelings and flashbacks of the past are brought up, which takes a reader back to early Claremont days of the X-Men.
It’s an exciting blast of an issue to read, wonderfully executed by McGuinness, who flawlessly takes us through each round of action with dynamic paneling, as well as fun character action shots. The writing itself is fairly solid; Aaron knows who his characters are and how they relate to one another. The plot is slightly filler, the action doesn’t seem momentous is moving the story along and Nightcrawler’s current presence is still a mystery, but Aaron surely has a plan, but a lot of it seems focused on certain characters, and we don’t really see any steps taken towards getting the X-Men that much closer to where they belong.
Altogether though it still makes for a strong read with high entertainment value because no one can say no to pirates, bamfs, and Nightcrawler along with the rest of the old team—granted we don’t see the whole team this issue, but one little step in the story at a time.
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