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X-Statix (Collected Editions) #6
X-Statix, Vol. 4: X-Statix vs. The Avengers
Who's stronger? Who can beat whom? Well, you're about to find out! And how! America's favorite mutant team, X-Force, squares off against Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, in the rumble of the century...or at least the next four months!
Collecting: X-Statix 19-26
Collecting: X-Statix 19-26
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2004
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Peter Milligan
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Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
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February 20, 2022
The fate of the world is at stake, but the Avengers and X-Statix aren't exactly seeing eye to eye on how to save it - mostly because the threat involves missing pieces of Doop's brain! And then, one final mission for X-Statix is on the cards, but will it be a walk-into-the-sunset type ending, or a tragedy of epic proportions?
The final volume of X-Statix proper contains a two-part arc regarding the Vivisector, which is probably the most sensitive way Milligan and Allred have looked at the concept of homosexuality since Myles and Phat were introduced way back when. It's a good little arc, and some much needed focus for a character who's mostly been a punchline for the past 20 issues.
Then we get the whole Vs. arc, which is fun if a tad predictable. Some match-ups are more fun than others - Mister Sensitive fighting Tony Stark is hilarious, while Scarlet Witch battling Dead Girl is a tad on the dark side. The ultimate conclusion is pretty sweet though, and it's the first time X-Statix have really interacted with the Marvel Universe outside of a few X-Men cameos.
And then there's the final issue, which endcaps the run in much the same fashion as the rest of the series - it's not the ending you'd hope for, but it's the one that probably makes the most sense given everything we've learned about the characters and the story Milligan has been telling up until now. Is it sad? Yeah, but it's also kind of appropriate.
X-Statix bid a fond farewell in this final volume; for better or worse, the book has had me thinking ever since I started the first issue, right up until the end. It's irreverant, daft, moody, and above all, real. It's been a trip getting to know all these insane characters, and my comic book reading life is better for it.
The final volume of X-Statix proper contains a two-part arc regarding the Vivisector, which is probably the most sensitive way Milligan and Allred have looked at the concept of homosexuality since Myles and Phat were introduced way back when. It's a good little arc, and some much needed focus for a character who's mostly been a punchline for the past 20 issues.
Then we get the whole Vs. arc, which is fun if a tad predictable. Some match-ups are more fun than others - Mister Sensitive fighting Tony Stark is hilarious, while Scarlet Witch battling Dead Girl is a tad on the dark side. The ultimate conclusion is pretty sweet though, and it's the first time X-Statix have really interacted with the Marvel Universe outside of a few X-Men cameos.
And then there's the final issue, which endcaps the run in much the same fashion as the rest of the series - it's not the ending you'd hope for, but it's the one that probably makes the most sense given everything we've learned about the characters and the story Milligan has been telling up until now. Is it sad? Yeah, but it's also kind of appropriate.
X-Statix bid a fond farewell in this final volume; for better or worse, the book has had me thinking ever since I started the first issue, right up until the end. It's irreverant, daft, moody, and above all, real. It's been a trip getting to know all these insane characters, and my comic book reading life is better for it.
March 17, 2024
El encuentro con Los Vengadores hubiera molado mucho si se hubieran mantenido las páginas para lo que daba la cosa: un par de números. En los cinco en los que está contado, la típica historieta de contienda entre miembros de cada equipo por separado para lograr hacerse con un recurso termina pidiendo la hora en todos y cada uno de los enfrentamientos (aunque tienen buenos momentos). La última historia le da una vuelta a los argumentos sobre los futuros poco halagüeños de los X-Men y, en este caso, lo hace realidad. Fue un buen final para la serie que, afortunadamente, no se extendió mucho más de lo que daba de sí.
October 10, 2022
The fourth volume of X-Statix is not only a crossover between the eponymous team and the Avengers, but also a farewell to the series.
The first part is a clichéd superhero crossover, with the initial fight and then team-up between two teams. However, it also preserves Milligan's satire and humor to keep things from getting stale.
The second part is the final adventure of the mutant team, as they bid farewell to the readers, and it is almost tragic, but a fitting end to the series.
The first part is a clichéd superhero crossover, with the initial fight and then team-up between two teams. However, it also preserves Milligan's satire and humor to keep things from getting stale.
The second part is the final adventure of the mutant team, as they bid farewell to the readers, and it is almost tragic, but a fitting end to the series.
May 9, 2025
Llegó el capítulo final. Justo a tiempo, antes de que la fórmula, que ya empezaba a repetirse, terminara de agotarse. Posiblemente el enfrentamiento con Los Vengadores se estire más de lo que daba de sí, pero se les perdona por ese último acto que cierra la historia de un grupo que, con sus más o sus menos, supuso un soplo de aire fresco en el mundo superheroico.
July 10, 2019
This is a remarkably inconsistent volume with Milligan and Alred really seeming to lose steam in the Avengers arc but with several short arcs that are really, really strong. The lighter take on the Avengers is funny, particularly the Iron Man vs. Mr. Sensitive clash, but in general, the satire doesn't land and the comic moves from satirical and meta-commentary heavy to pure comic farce. Furthermore, the plots become purely episodic. Yet this is sandwiched by two of Milligan's best arcs. "The Cure," a two-issue arc where Milligan finally explores Vivisector's psychology in some humanizing depth. The final arc which has a returns to some of the tragicomic satire that started Milligan's run with X-force and ends with a fairly dark conclusion is also particularly strong. It feels like things had lost steam as far as the continuous narrative within the comic had gone and Milligan's Vertigo habits had been softened through the series that there wasn't anywhere left to go.
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March 23, 2015Edición española de la última saga de X-Statix.
November 11, 2022
The last issues of X-statix... for now?
In this final arc we learn a little abotu the origin of Doop and go hunting for his brain which has been scattered across the Earth in some very remote locations. And yes, that means that each issue is dedicated to an X-statix member vs an Avenger as each tries to grab a piece of the brain. My favourite fights were Dead Girl vs Scarlet Witch and Iron Man vs Mr Sensitive. Toxic sludge on a ship and naked grass throwing: what more do you need?
A minor gripe but Milligan's insistence on making Tike's whole personality about feeling victimized for his race felt really off in this volume. Likewise with the Viviesector naively pursuing Hawkeye - endlessly brilliant but unable to read others. Neither of these characters have grown over these 26 issues and it's a bummer to see them still reduced to these elements.
Nevertheless, this is a super fun final arc. Hope to see these characters miraculously back again!
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Why X-Men, why now?
I was really into X-Men during my teens.
It's such a classic story about acceptance and finding your place in the world that it feels catered to teens. Plus there's enough diversity in the cast's backgrounds and personalities to keep it interesting.
And look at the epic storylines back then: the dark Phoenix saga, Age of Apocalypse, House of M, Civil War - so much great stuff!
I grew tired of them at some point and moved on to other pastures (Runaways, then mostly Image) mostly because the big Marvel collections were huge, a long time coming, and they were so expensive! I didn't have a way to get single issues (this was pre-digital comics) so I ordered them from the USA.
But recently.. someone talked about how great the Hickman run is... And I wanted to get back in. Because let's face it: when Marvel is done well it's like being a kid again.
So with the help of comicbook herald I put together a little reading list. Books so far:
New X-Men, Volume 1 by Grant Morrison
New X-Men by Grant Morrison: Ultimate Collection, Book 2
New X-Men by Grant Morrison: Ultimate Collection, Book 3
X-Statix: The Complete Collection Vol. 1
X-Statix: The Complete Collection Vol. 2
In this final arc we learn a little abotu the origin of Doop and go hunting for his brain which has been scattered across the Earth in some very remote locations. And yes, that means that each issue is dedicated to an X-statix member vs an Avenger as each tries to grab a piece of the brain. My favourite fights were Dead Girl vs Scarlet Witch and Iron Man vs Mr Sensitive. Toxic sludge on a ship and naked grass throwing: what more do you need?
A minor gripe but Milligan's insistence on making Tike's whole personality about feeling victimized for his race felt really off in this volume. Likewise with the Viviesector naively pursuing Hawkeye - endlessly brilliant but unable to read others. Neither of these characters have grown over these 26 issues and it's a bummer to see them still reduced to these elements.
Nevertheless, this is a super fun final arc. Hope to see these characters miraculously back again!
==========
Why X-Men, why now?
I was really into X-Men during my teens.
It's such a classic story about acceptance and finding your place in the world that it feels catered to teens. Plus there's enough diversity in the cast's backgrounds and personalities to keep it interesting.
And look at the epic storylines back then: the dark Phoenix saga, Age of Apocalypse, House of M, Civil War - so much great stuff!
I grew tired of them at some point and moved on to other pastures (Runaways, then mostly Image) mostly because the big Marvel collections were huge, a long time coming, and they were so expensive! I didn't have a way to get single issues (this was pre-digital comics) so I ordered them from the USA.
But recently.. someone talked about how great the Hickman run is... And I wanted to get back in. Because let's face it: when Marvel is done well it's like being a kid again.
So with the help of comicbook herald I put together a little reading list. Books so far:
New X-Men, Volume 1 by Grant Morrison
New X-Men by Grant Morrison: Ultimate Collection, Book 2
New X-Men by Grant Morrison: Ultimate Collection, Book 3
X-Statix: The Complete Collection Vol. 1
X-Statix: The Complete Collection Vol. 2
August 28, 2021
Reprints X-Statix #19-26 (April 2004-October 2004). Vivisector is tired of his mutant “curse” and when offered an opportunity to be rid of it, he takes it…with bad results. Doop has been kidnapped and the danger posed by him could threaten the world. X-Statix finds themselves in conflict with the Avengers over Doop and even if X-Statix wins the battle, will X-Statix be lost forever?!?!
Written by Peter Milligan, X-Statix Volume 4: X-Statix vs. The Avengers is a Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off title. Following X-Statix Volume 3: Back from the Dead, the series features art by Mike Allred and Nick Dragotta. Issues in the volume were also collected as part of X-Statix Omnibus.
When Milligan’s X-Force was coming out, no one had no idea what to make of it. Milligan and Allred’s styles were very specific…and very un-X-Men. X-Force however turned into one of Marvel’s best titles simply because it was so experimental and unpredictable. As Milligan and Allred moved on, X-Force became X-Statix, and in this volume, the fun run ends.
Despite loving the series in general, the last few volumes of X-Statix weren’t at its peak. It is still creative and still different, but even in this entry, the storytelling doesn’t feel quite as snappy. The two part Vivisector story feels a bit of a blow-off due to the fact that the series is going into the big Avengers crossover and the ending, but it does fit thematically. It just isn’t the best.
With a lot of hype surrounding it, the X-Statix/Avengers battle does have the classic throw-back feel of a comic crossover. Much like something like Contest of Champions, the teams are split up and battling over pieces of Doop’s brain…and to the champions goes the spoils. It is a parody of those early “fight” books, but it is almost too dead on (but it does give Milligan another chance to make a Princess Diana forced name change joke about the previous volume).
The series ends with a bang and just how you’d expect X-Statix to end. The team is ravaged, and Tike and Guy go out in a hail of bullets in an homage to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Like Butch and Sundance, you could argue that Tike and Guy didn’t actually die, but with X-Statix’s unique storytelling style, it was always going to be hard to co-op the characters for other books.
X-Statix is a read-it to believe it type of Marvel Comics. It isn’t very Marvel and that is the best thing about it. Despite veering off the classic Marvel path, there is something that IS very Marvel about it at the same time. Years later, the series is still fun, fresh, and different. Too much of a good thing can sour views of the past, but I do wish that Marvel would take more chances in the vein of X-Statix…it couldn’t hurt.
Written by Peter Milligan, X-Statix Volume 4: X-Statix vs. The Avengers is a Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off title. Following X-Statix Volume 3: Back from the Dead, the series features art by Mike Allred and Nick Dragotta. Issues in the volume were also collected as part of X-Statix Omnibus.
When Milligan’s X-Force was coming out, no one had no idea what to make of it. Milligan and Allred’s styles were very specific…and very un-X-Men. X-Force however turned into one of Marvel’s best titles simply because it was so experimental and unpredictable. As Milligan and Allred moved on, X-Force became X-Statix, and in this volume, the fun run ends.
Despite loving the series in general, the last few volumes of X-Statix weren’t at its peak. It is still creative and still different, but even in this entry, the storytelling doesn’t feel quite as snappy. The two part Vivisector story feels a bit of a blow-off due to the fact that the series is going into the big Avengers crossover and the ending, but it does fit thematically. It just isn’t the best.
With a lot of hype surrounding it, the X-Statix/Avengers battle does have the classic throw-back feel of a comic crossover. Much like something like Contest of Champions, the teams are split up and battling over pieces of Doop’s brain…and to the champions goes the spoils. It is a parody of those early “fight” books, but it is almost too dead on (but it does give Milligan another chance to make a Princess Diana forced name change joke about the previous volume).
The series ends with a bang and just how you’d expect X-Statix to end. The team is ravaged, and Tike and Guy go out in a hail of bullets in an homage to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Like Butch and Sundance, you could argue that Tike and Guy didn’t actually die, but with X-Statix’s unique storytelling style, it was always going to be hard to co-op the characters for other books.
X-Statix is a read-it to believe it type of Marvel Comics. It isn’t very Marvel and that is the best thing about it. Despite veering off the classic Marvel path, there is something that IS very Marvel about it at the same time. Years later, the series is still fun, fresh, and different. Too much of a good thing can sour views of the past, but I do wish that Marvel would take more chances in the vein of X-Statix…it couldn’t hurt.
July 27, 2017
So this is apparently the last volume of the X-statix series – probably the series that has pleasantly surprised me the most out of this whole catch-up read craziness this year. And it is a bittersweet kind of goodbye.
Primarily because it is a really mixed bag. I enjoyed the opening Vivisector story though it had its problems (tired “cure” plot and little of the satire the series is known for…) but has some really good character moments. The meat of this volume, the “vs. the Avengers” bit was hit and miss but mostly miss for me. Where there could have been some big time social commentary (as one would expect from this series), there wasn’t all that much. I did truly enjoy the naked battle between Iron Man and Mr. Sensitive. Hilarious and not your run of the mill superhero versus superhero story.
And then came the ending story. It was… Well, it was definitely a bit emotional. Not something that I was necessarily expecting. It was also abrupt, somewhat shocking, and felt like it happened a little too quickly but I think that was definitely the point.
I am going to miss this series, that’s for sure. It was refreshingly different and I recommend it, even if you don’t follow the x-books. It is a great series with a lot to say and usually it says it in a hilarious and non-preachy manner.
Primarily because it is a really mixed bag. I enjoyed the opening Vivisector story though it had its problems (tired “cure” plot and little of the satire the series is known for…) but has some really good character moments. The meat of this volume, the “vs. the Avengers” bit was hit and miss but mostly miss for me. Where there could have been some big time social commentary (as one would expect from this series), there wasn’t all that much. I did truly enjoy the naked battle between Iron Man and Mr. Sensitive. Hilarious and not your run of the mill superhero versus superhero story.
And then came the ending story. It was… Well, it was definitely a bit emotional. Not something that I was necessarily expecting. It was also abrupt, somewhat shocking, and felt like it happened a little too quickly but I think that was definitely the point.
I am going to miss this series, that’s for sure. It was refreshingly different and I recommend it, even if you don’t follow the x-books. It is a great series with a lot to say and usually it says it in a hilarious and non-preachy manner.
October 17, 2023
Though this volume of Milligan's & Allred's X-Statix run is comparatively lighter on the satire and social commentary to previous volumes, they wisely make the choice to wrap up the story before the shrewd concepts they laid out became too stale. This volume mostly focuses on the X-Statix getting on the wrong side of the Avengers, leading to several one on one scuffles between team members. Dead Girl faces off against Scarlet Witch, Mister Sensitive against Iron Man, Anarchist against Captain America and Vivesector against Hawkeye. The individual battles are hilarious, but ultimately our plucky group of vain mutants win the respect of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
The volume is bookended by two different stories - the first being Vivesector taking a cure that has him temporarily removed from the roster. Milligan inserts some poignant commentary on the comparison of mutant plight with bigotry against homosexuals, something that does often get depicted in modern X-Men comics, but usually with less grace. The final story follows the curtain call for the team, leaving the reader with the wistful sensation that more should have followed but it's already a shocker that Marvel even allowed this kind of comic to have been published for over forty issues at this point. It's not the strongest ending to a run, but still a solid coda to a fantastic run.
The volume is bookended by two different stories - the first being Vivesector taking a cure that has him temporarily removed from the roster. Milligan inserts some poignant commentary on the comparison of mutant plight with bigotry against homosexuals, something that does often get depicted in modern X-Men comics, but usually with less grace. The final story follows the curtain call for the team, leaving the reader with the wistful sensation that more should have followed but it's already a shocker that Marvel even allowed this kind of comic to have been published for over forty issues at this point. It's not the strongest ending to a run, but still a solid coda to a fantastic run.
June 29, 2023
For the life of me, I cannot understand why people seemed to love this series back in the day. However, It helped me see a pattern of Milligan specializing in unlikable characters, and boy the Χ-Statix have that in the extreme.
Never mind being sort of entitled pop stars and having all the resolve of play-dough, the plots are nonsensical and indifferent at best, or worse versions of classic concepts, especially "The Cure". Is the mutant factor something to be cured? Is it an identity? Acceptance or lack thereof on either side. But it's sloppy and barely considered until it's undone.
And then, X-Statix vs the Avengers because >insert reasons that don't really matter<.
Couple all that with Mike Allred's art, which has never been my cup of tea and you get... this. Wholeheartedly skipable.
Never mind being sort of entitled pop stars and having all the resolve of play-dough, the plots are nonsensical and indifferent at best, or worse versions of classic concepts, especially "The Cure". Is the mutant factor something to be cured? Is it an identity? Acceptance or lack thereof on either side. But it's sloppy and barely considered until it's undone.
And then, X-Statix vs the Avengers because >insert reasons that don't really matter<.
Couple all that with Mike Allred's art, which has never been my cup of tea and you get... this. Wholeheartedly skipable.
February 1, 2019
The last volume of a weird little series which simultaneously satirized early 2000s reality celebrities and their surrounding culture and the idea of superhero teams and the melodrama that usually went with such team books at that time.
I have a weird relationship with Mike Allred. If I feel his artwork to be out of place and unfitting to the story, his style can easily get on my nerves, but when it hits, it creates an amazing synergy unlike in any other comic book. This was a perfect fit: his "neo-pop art" style accentuates the meta-commentary on all possible levels.
As for the writing: Peter Milligan did a great job here, but as many times before, he missed the mark to create something truly extraordinary (that's why I gave 4 stars only). It probably wasn't his fault entirely with this book - he may had to cut it short and wasn't able to properly flesh out all the characters.
Still, X-Statix is the most unique and memorable Marvel series of its era.
I have a weird relationship with Mike Allred. If I feel his artwork to be out of place and unfitting to the story, his style can easily get on my nerves, but when it hits, it creates an amazing synergy unlike in any other comic book. This was a perfect fit: his "neo-pop art" style accentuates the meta-commentary on all possible levels.
As for the writing: Peter Milligan did a great job here, but as many times before, he missed the mark to create something truly extraordinary (that's why I gave 4 stars only). It probably wasn't his fault entirely with this book - he may had to cut it short and wasn't able to properly flesh out all the characters.
Still, X-Statix is the most unique and memorable Marvel series of its era.
July 3, 2025
Another decent Mike Allred art book weighed down by the unimaginative storytelling of Peter Milligan. It seems like Milligan ran out of ideas when the series switched from X-Force to X-Statix and it just tread water for twenty-six issues. I lost all interest in the characters as Milligan's satire went from interesting takes on superhero comics to regurgitating stale Simpsons jokes as though he invented them and made them funny.
I don't recommend this, even if you enjoyed the X-Force run that spawned this title.
I don't recommend this, even if you enjoyed the X-Force run that spawned this title.
August 27, 2021
Why does Haweye and Cap have the exact same face?
Enjoyed this for the most part.
Enjoyed this for the most part.
December 17, 2023
X-Statix vs. Los Vengadores (X-Statix, Vol. 5)
December 17, 2023
El fin del camino. La muerte literal de la sátira.
December 18, 2023
Ese sí que es un final sanguinario por todo lo alto.
August 15, 2024
Not perfect but fun, a very sudden ending but it was never going to end any other way.
October 9, 2025
Final de la vieja edición española. Después se reeditó en los tomos más gordos del coleccionable Marvel Héroes y en inglés hasta en omnibus.
October 18, 2025
La verdadera batalla final que nadie quería ver.
RIP equipo X-Statix.
RIP equipo X-Statix.
May 23, 2016
This fourth and final volume collects issues #19–26 of Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's oddball superhero series X-Statix (with Nick Dragotta doing the art chores on issue #20).
The volume opens with a two-parter, in which Vivisector plays the main part, and the moves into the main course: the five-parter title story, in which Vivisector, Venus Dee Milo, the Anarchist, Dead Girl, Mr Sensitive and Doop have to go up against the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye). On the nice side, Milligan and Allred here plays with an teams-do-battle format in Marvel history, pairing up members of the teams for individual battles. On the less stellar side is the rather awkward out-of-character characterisation in which Milligan manages to write basically every single Avenger. Don't get me wrong, deconstructions etc can be fascinating stuff, and previous volumes have been very entertaining. But portraying a character grossly out of character (within an existing continuity) just becomes weird. It raises the question of why the writer picked said character(s) in the first place.
Add to this sloppy details, like the teams suddenly talking about there being thirteen heroes, when the images and story only contain 12 all in all. Could Milligan not be bothered to look at the images? Or Allred not follow the script? (The latter seeming less likely, since the text never mentions any thirteenth hero by name or otherwise... apart from that sloppy number.)
The volume closes with a single issue story to close down the series, but yet again there are sloppy disconnections between images and words, and inconsistencies in the storytelling.
I still like the volume, and have no regret reading it, but I cannot help feeling a bit sad about the fact that Milligan and Allred seem to end their great collaboration on such a seemingly tired note.
The volume opens with a two-parter, in which Vivisector plays the main part, and the moves into the main course: the five-parter title story, in which Vivisector, Venus Dee Milo, the Anarchist, Dead Girl, Mr Sensitive and Doop have to go up against the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye). On the nice side, Milligan and Allred here plays with an teams-do-battle format in Marvel history, pairing up members of the teams for individual battles. On the less stellar side is the rather awkward out-of-character characterisation in which Milligan manages to write basically every single Avenger. Don't get me wrong, deconstructions etc can be fascinating stuff, and previous volumes have been very entertaining. But portraying a character grossly out of character (within an existing continuity) just becomes weird. It raises the question of why the writer picked said character(s) in the first place.
Add to this sloppy details, like the teams suddenly talking about there being thirteen heroes, when the images and story only contain 12 all in all. Could Milligan not be bothered to look at the images? Or Allred not follow the script? (The latter seeming less likely, since the text never mentions any thirteenth hero by name or otherwise... apart from that sloppy number.)
The volume closes with a single issue story to close down the series, but yet again there are sloppy disconnections between images and words, and inconsistencies in the storytelling.
I still like the volume, and have no regret reading it, but I cannot help feeling a bit sad about the fact that Milligan and Allred seem to end their great collaboration on such a seemingly tired note.
September 6, 2016
Overall, I felt like this was the volume that proved that X-Statix had overstayed its welcome, but it was still worth reading.
The Cure (19-20). A very nice character piece on Myles, at times touching and funny and revealing more about him than we've seen in the whole series [7+/10].
Avengers vs. X-Statix (21-25). I've never been thrilled with this penultimate X-Statix tale. It tries to be clever by playing with an old trope of super-team teamups, but for the most part it's a dull fight. The Iron Man vs. Mr. Sensitive issue is very clever, but the rest generally aren't [5+/10].
Are You Ready? (26). Simultaneously, an expected but daring ending to the series, reminding us of what made it strong in the first place [8/10].
The Cure (19-20). A very nice character piece on Myles, at times touching and funny and revealing more about him than we've seen in the whole series [7+/10].
Avengers vs. X-Statix (21-25). I've never been thrilled with this penultimate X-Statix tale. It tries to be clever by playing with an old trope of super-team teamups, but for the most part it's a dull fight. The Iron Man vs. Mr. Sensitive issue is very clever, but the rest generally aren't [5+/10].
Are You Ready? (26). Simultaneously, an expected but daring ending to the series, reminding us of what made it strong in the first place [8/10].
February 14, 2015
Impresionante. Un final despiadado y patético para una serie que logró que le tomara cariño a una patota de personajes despiadados y patéticos, pero siempre genialmente desarrollados por Milligan y representados por los Allred.
Lo mejor: la pelea de caricias entre Mr. Sensitive y Iron Man.
Lo peor: que ya me habían espoileado el abrupto final y eso me hizo disfrutarlo menos; que alguna de las muertes terminan siendo tan intrascendentes que ni nos las muestran; y que si bien la serie mantiene un nivel medio altísimo, creo que la redondez que lograron con los primeros tomos de "Fuerza-X" no la volverían a alcanzar en sagas posteriores.
Lo mejor: la pelea de caricias entre Mr. Sensitive y Iron Man.
Lo peor: que ya me habían espoileado el abrupto final y eso me hizo disfrutarlo menos; que alguna de las muertes terminan siendo tan intrascendentes que ni nos las muestran; y que si bien la serie mantiene un nivel medio altísimo, creo que la redondez que lograron con los primeros tomos de "Fuerza-X" no la volverían a alcanzar en sagas posteriores.
January 26, 2016
Vážně už je konec? Vážně?
X-Statix/X-Force mi bude setsakra chybět, tohle byla jedna z nejlepších superhrdinských sérií co jsem četl. Zatímco celou dobu přinášela nový pohled na superhrdinský žánr, v posledním booku bohužel spadla to "klasiky" (sice dobře napsané, ale člověk čeká něco víc). Takže tu nejprve máme příběh, kdy Vivisector najde lék na svoji mutaci, a pak si to X-Statix několik sešitů rozdává s Avengers. Ti tu sice jsou občas prezentovaní jako ti špatní, ale k ničemu radikálnějšímu nedojde (nicméně Cap co si získá domorodce příslibem kapitalismu byl vtipnej).
No, a pak je tu poslední číslo. Čekal jsem, že to takhle skončí, ale i tak to bylo krásné.
Skvělá práce Milligane!
X-Statix/X-Force mi bude setsakra chybět, tohle byla jedna z nejlepších superhrdinských sérií co jsem četl. Zatímco celou dobu přinášela nový pohled na superhrdinský žánr, v posledním booku bohužel spadla to "klasiky" (sice dobře napsané, ale člověk čeká něco víc). Takže tu nejprve máme příběh, kdy Vivisector najde lék na svoji mutaci, a pak si to X-Statix několik sešitů rozdává s Avengers. Ti tu sice jsou občas prezentovaní jako ti špatní, ale k ničemu radikálnějšímu nedojde (nicméně Cap co si získá domorodce příslibem kapitalismu byl vtipnej).
No, a pak je tu poslední číslo. Čekal jsem, že to takhle skončí, ale i tak to bylo krásné.
Skvělá práce Milligane!
September 10, 2016
Just loved it. Although there would be different nuances, this is what justice league vs. doom patrol could look like. I think it's great how boring the avengers look and how their neuroses are put on a level with the x-statix neuroses. The scenes where the straight-laced conventional cap vs. the counter-cultural but seemingly ineffectual (& sweaty) anarchist, and the homoerotic betrayals of hawkeye and the viviscetor's battles are the highlights of search for doop's brain.
What is it about allred's art that so suits this book? His work is quite contained visually but his character designs and storytelling just ramp up the quirk factor.
What is it about allred's art that so suits this book? His work is quite contained visually but his character designs and storytelling just ramp up the quirk factor.
November 1, 2009
Still a good series, but it had grown low on the freshness that made this series such a blast in the beginning. The Iron Man vs. Mr. Sensitive vs. a bunch of naked people issue, though, is hilarious.
Three stars.
Three stars.
November 30, 2023
Antes de que alguien lo vuelva a marcar como INVALID: ESTE TOMO EXISTE, LO TENGO EN MIS MANOS.
Quinto tomo de la edición española de Forum/Panini de X-Statix. Incluye menos capítulos que el TP USA porque algunos fueron incluidos en el tomo anterior.
Quinto tomo de la edición española de Forum/Panini de X-Statix. Incluye menos capítulos que el TP USA porque algunos fueron incluidos en el tomo anterior.
March 15, 2018
Second read - completely forgot about the hilarious fight between Mr. Sensitive and Iron Man.
March 26, 2015
¡¡Lo que todo el mundo esperaba!!
La pelea definitiva entre los famosos Vengadores y los infames X-Statix, en un festival de patetismo, rencores y las muertes más injustificadas del cosmos mutante.
La pelea definitiva entre los famosos Vengadores y los infames X-Statix, en un festival de patetismo, rencores y las muertes más injustificadas del cosmos mutante.
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