Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1

Giant-Size X-Men (2020) #2

by Jonathan Hickman, Alan Davis (Artist)

HICKMAN AND DAVIS HAUNT THE XAVIER SCHOOL! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artist Alan Davis (X–MEN, EXCALIBUR, AVENGERS) for an eerie tale of adventure! When the X–Men lose contact with the Greymalkin Habitat, it falls to Nightcrawler to lead a mission into the unknown!

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

33 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2020

About the author

Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art was great, story was just okay. Felt like typical X-men mission. I expected more on a big issue focused on nightcrawler.

[Salem ☥ · Rating 2 out of 5]

this nothingburger ass comic

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars. It was nice seeing some classic art by Alan Davis. The story itself was cool, nothing too crazy. But I don’t know why they called this book Nightcrawler as he was not the main focus. Our team hits their old mansion to check on a disturbance only to run into something there. The story had a simple ending but at least another mutant was recovered.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Less a Nightcrawler story and more a Cypher story. I'm excited to see Warlock and the overall story was fun. Why isn't Eye-Boy's code name Argus?! Was that name already taken? Or was it too obvious? Maybe not obvious enough? I get not everyone is a Greek mythology nerd...

[Ian Sharman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, this is a cracking little book, with lovely art by Alan Davis (although I would have liked to have seen him inked by someone else...like Mark Farmer...rather than inking himself). There's a suspicion that this story might have no future consequences, but I tend to think that we'll see the ramifications of the events played out in these pages somewhere down the line. I'm being deliberately vague to avoid spoilers. Oh, actually, there's DEFINITELY going to be some ramifications regarding one revelation within this issue...

[Tanabrus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Il titolo è alquanto ingannevole, perché Kurt è presente in questa storia, si, ma dopo le prime pagine smette di avere un ruolo preponderante.

Sarebbe stato più corretto un Giant-Size X:Men: Doug visto che è lui al centro della storia, è lui che in questa "casa infestata" si comporta da idiota di un film horror, è lui col suo potere a porre fine a una brutta situazione e a risolvere tutto.
Ed è sempre lui a mostrare qualcosa di inaspettato, che sicuramente verrà richiamato su qualche serie più in qua.

(Così come prima o poi qualcuno ritornerà sul nuovo status dell'ormai abbandonata scuola. Ammetto che vederla ridotta così fa tristezza...)

[Tym · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting premise and good (not great) artwork make for a good issue but it didn’t feel like a “Nightcrawler” issue, I would have called it Cypher but obviously that wouldn’t sell nearly as well. There’s an alert at the old abandoned mansion and a small team of low-level mutants, led by Nightcrawler, are sent to investigate (Illyana is the only one with some real offensive power on the team) Cypher ends up being the key to solving the mystery and the dilemma it presents.

[Etienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well it's to first time I have been that disappointed by a comic book ending, like a bad book ending, the comic was okay, I always liked Nightcrawler even if the comic don't often portrait him in a great way... anyway, the comic was good but a bit childish, and even more as it goes on, and the ending is even worse. I was expecting more!

[Roman Colombo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fun, but it didn't have focus. It wasn't really about Nightcrawler either. He's there but other characters are much more important. But I guess Giant-Size Doug doesn't sound as cool.

[heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The artwork in this issue is such a throwback to the 80s and 90s comic books, in a good way. I liked it. I really like the campy feel of Labyrinth (that 1980s movie with David Bowie) mixed with alien / sci-fi setting as well.

Not sure why this issue is named after Nightcrawler seeing as our favorite Fuzzy Elf barely gets the spotlight. I'm just glad he's sharing our attention with Illyana, Doug (Cypher), Lockheed, and Eye-boy. I'm already a fan of the first three, and the latter I just made the acquaintance today but I already like him.

Does the ending seem ominous to anyone else? Or is it just me?

[Tassos Gkouvitsas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not good enough sadly.

Alan Davis' art is good but seems a bit outdated. I've seen much better art from him in the past.

The premise of a team of mutants going back to their old home, the Westchester mansion, which is now abandoned, overgrown with plants and haunted, is very interesting, but doesn't really deliver here.

Seems a bit like a filler issue that's setting up something for later.

Couldn't find any reason why this is called a "Nightcrawler" issue. He's part of it, but not the focus of this story. Had other expectations, considering he's been playing an important part in the other Dawn of X titles, as part of Krakoa's Silent Council.

[Henry Blackwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

When the other titles on dawn of x go on sale im going to catch up im missing out too much I feel. Still this was cool but meh not really necessary I suppose

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda expected more being a giant sized issue. Plus would have thought nightcrawler would have been the central character. Art was great

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read with Nightcrawler and team going back on X-Mansion that’s left behind from everyone after Krakoa’s appearance.

A little adventure and a little comeback from a certain someone.

Must read for a HoX PoX story? No. But still an ok story with great artwork. We also get more Cypher so that’s always good on my book.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good solid book. Nice to see Nightcrawler be a central character as opposed to a side character and always like Magik to be involved.

I didn't understand the Cypher/Warlock thing but I'm guessing this is something that happened in earlier x titles.

Good stuff.

[Mana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not really a Nightcrawler tale but still a good one. 🤔 wonder why Warlock is hiding? And Lady Mastermind is back!! Surprised they abandoned the school seems it could be used as a training ground of some sort. Especially with some of their tech still there.

[J. Milius · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not at all what I was expecting. Nightcrawler wasn’t even really the focus. Can we get back to that idea about founding a mutant religion, perhaps?

[Sergio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nightcrawler gets the spotlight!

This was a cool little adventure featuring a strange assortment of mutants. But geez did it seem short for a $4.99 book!

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haunted Mansion

[Miguel · Rating 4 out of 5]

3'5 de 5 en realidad.

[devyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

where was the focus on kurt i demand more

[Jimmy Dean]

now using my isolation to get back on the Dawn of X run

[Jesse · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a very old school X-Men comic. Alan Davis brought that flavor, and just everything about it yelled '80s. It was fun enough, but very inconsequential.

[Luis Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Estrellas

[Rhiley Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars!!