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New X-Men (2001)
Novos X-Men, Vol. 5: Ataque ao Arma Extra
Um dos x-men foi assassinado, e Lucas Bishop precisa esclarecer esse mistério. Muitos tinham bons motivos para matar Emma Frost, mas quem de fato fez isso? E por quê? E o enigmático Fantomex reaparece prometendo revelar informações importantes sobre o passado de Wolverine se o canadense o ajudar a destruir Ultimaton, a mais recente criação do Programa Arma Extra. Porém, Logan pode não estar preparado para o que vai descobrir.
New X-Men (2001) 139-145
New X-Men (2001) 139-145
176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 7, 2003
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Grant Morrison
1,513 books4,573 followersGrant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning their American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then they have written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, they have also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS.
In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.
In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.
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April 20, 2024
This might be my favorite of the New X-Men stories, even if it does focus on Wolverine.
The storyline about who shot Emma Frost is a fun mystery, with Bishop as cop, incorporating some other mutant characters outside of the core group (it was the X-Treme X-Men spinoff at the time, but you don't need to know that to enjoy. New X-Men is not bogged down by continuity and crossovers). Grant Morrison really enjoyed playing around with genres, and the Phil Jimenz art was nice.
The best chapter ever though is simply about Logan and Scott hanging out at the Hellfire strip club and talking. It's such a bromance and I love it. The art by Chris Bachalo is beauitful, unlike anything else in superhero comics if you can even call it that genre.
Then we get into mind-bending Weapon X stuff, some very interesting ideas herein, in one of the last adventures this iteration of the mutants will have as the saga soon wraps up...
The storyline about who shot Emma Frost is a fun mystery, with Bishop as cop, incorporating some other mutant characters outside of the core group (it was the X-Treme X-Men spinoff at the time, but you don't need to know that to enjoy. New X-Men is not bogged down by continuity and crossovers). Grant Morrison really enjoyed playing around with genres, and the Phil Jimenz art was nice.
The best chapter ever though is simply about Logan and Scott hanging out at the Hellfire strip club and talking. It's such a bromance and I love it. The art by Chris Bachalo is beauitful, unlike anything else in superhero comics if you can even call it that genre.
Then we get into mind-bending Weapon X stuff, some very interesting ideas herein, in one of the last adventures this iteration of the mutants will have as the saga soon wraps up...
September 17, 2024
A tale of two halves. There are two stories that are uncomplimentary when presented one after the other. The first is the mystery of Emma Frost, the second an action sequence featuring Scott and Logan. Further adding to the divide between the two stories is the shift in art. Neither story particularly stands out as excellent, and whilst the Emma one is the strongest it is only just a three (3) star experience.
January 19, 2021
2.5 stars
This volume didn't live up to my expectations. I found the second half about the Weapon Plus program to be chaotic and I didn't like the art style that much.
The first half about the murder and all was better, but not good enough for me to give this a higher overall rating.
This volume didn't live up to my expectations. I found the second half about the Weapon Plus program to be chaotic and I didn't like the art style that much.
The first half about the murder and all was better, but not good enough for me to give this a higher overall rating.
August 6, 2022
It isn't a Grant Morrison book if it hasn't got any weirdness in it. And believe me, this book has plenty of it.
The book contains two different story arcs, one about a "murder" mystery, and another an exploration of the Weapon X program, each drawn by a different artist, but each building up to one point.
The two story arcs are completely different in terms of themes, art style and pacing, making the transition between the two lacking subtleness and elegance.
The book contains two different story arcs, one about a "murder" mystery, and another an exploration of the Weapon X program, each drawn by a different artist, but each building up to one point.
The two story arcs are completely different in terms of themes, art style and pacing, making the transition between the two lacking subtleness and elegance.
July 22, 2021
This volume is split between a murder mystery at the mansion, and the origins of Fantomex and the Weapon X program in general.
I really enjoyed the two separate plots in this book. They are loosely related in that that the book follows Cyclops around, showing him as shit hits the fan with Jean and Emma, then him accompanying Wolverine, to find out more about the Weapon X program with Fantomex. Grant Morrison really takes both aspects of what makes the X-Men work, and combine them in this volume. The interpersonal melodrama is covered in the first arc, and the bombastic fight sequences are covered in the second. Really enjoyed Morrison playing with these two aspects of the team.
The art is definitely an acquired taste. I'm a fan of Bachalo, don't get me wrong, but he really lets loose in this volume. I like his style, but in more modern times, he reigns it in a bit to give his art more structure. However in this volume, there is no reigning in. HIs art appears chaotic and even manic at times. I would say if you are not a fan of Bachalo, this will not be pleasing to your eyes.
Overall, another solid volume by Morrision. He understands the essence of the team while at the same time, striving for new facets to explore within that essence. I look forward to the next one.
I really enjoyed the two separate plots in this book. They are loosely related in that that the book follows Cyclops around, showing him as shit hits the fan with Jean and Emma, then him accompanying Wolverine, to find out more about the Weapon X program with Fantomex. Grant Morrison really takes both aspects of what makes the X-Men work, and combine them in this volume. The interpersonal melodrama is covered in the first arc, and the bombastic fight sequences are covered in the second. Really enjoyed Morrison playing with these two aspects of the team.
The art is definitely an acquired taste. I'm a fan of Bachalo, don't get me wrong, but he really lets loose in this volume. I like his style, but in more modern times, he reigns it in a bit to give his art more structure. However in this volume, there is no reigning in. HIs art appears chaotic and even manic at times. I would say if you are not a fan of Bachalo, this will not be pleasing to your eyes.
Overall, another solid volume by Morrision. He understands the essence of the team while at the same time, striving for new facets to explore within that essence. I look forward to the next one.
November 30, 2019
Shattered (#139). A spectacular look at who Emma and Jean are (and who Scott is, following his recent "death"). This is a beautiful character piece, and another example of how Grant did such a great job writing Emma [5+/5].
Murder at the Mansion (#140-141). Bringing Bishop and Sage in for a mystery is a lot of fun, and it's a mystery with some good twists and turns. It gets a little weird at times, and I find the mutant baby-eggs really squicky, but I guess that's Morrison doing a good job of making the mutants ... strange [5/5]
Assault on Weapon Plus (#142-145). A good continuation of the Fantomex/Weapon Plus story from New X-Men, Volume 3: New Worlds, and it's exciting to see both the plots against mutantkind and the idea of Logan finally learning his origins, but it's a bit slow at times and ends on an abrupt non-ending [4/5].
Murder at the Mansion (#140-141). Bringing Bishop and Sage in for a mystery is a lot of fun, and it's a mystery with some good twists and turns. It gets a little weird at times, and I find the mutant baby-eggs really squicky, but I guess that's Morrison doing a good job of making the mutants ... strange [5/5]
Assault on Weapon Plus (#142-145). A good continuation of the Fantomex/Weapon Plus story from New X-Men, Volume 3: New Worlds, and it's exciting to see both the plots against mutantkind and the idea of Logan finally learning his origins, but it's a bit slow at times and ends on an abrupt non-ending [4/5].
June 6, 2016
I remember - back in the day - I started reading Morrison's New X-Men monthly with this story arc, and I've always been fond of it. I re-read this one today to see if the old magic was still there, and I have to say, unequivocally, 'YES'. I love the script, Morrison's wacky concepts & witty dialog, as well as Bachalo's stylized art. Certainly one of the superior story arcs of Morrison's New X-Men run.
November 30, 2012
This volume reprints New X-Men 139-145. Author Grant Morrison kicks it off with the Phoenix-powered Jean Grey's discovery of her husband, X-Men poster boy, Cyclops is having a psychic affair with everyone's favorite centerfold, Emma Frost, the White Queen. Jean beats up Emma, taking her on a telepath's journey into her past, where we see Emma pre-plastic surgery and her family dynamics pre-Hellfire Club days
Cut to Emma in her diamond form, shattered. Story turns into a who-done-it - Who Shot the White Queen? Enter Bishop and Sage to investigate. Eventually, the would-be assassin and their motivation are revealed.
The 2nd half of the book switches to Wolverine meeting up with the AWOL Cyclops in a Sebastian Shaw Hellfire Strip Club. Who would you bet on in a drinking contest? The feature dancer is the spitting image of Jean circa her Black Queen days, corset and thigh high boots. Hot! Cameo in the men's room by everyone's favorite psychopath, Sabretooth.
Enter fashion faux pas, Fantomex. The three heroes commence to investigate the Weapon Plus program and Wolverine's origins.
Overall thoughts - love Phil Jiminez's art on the first half of the book. I have never been a big fan of Chris Bachalo's more cartoonish style on the second half. Morrison continues to reinvent how comics are told. Superheroes in a strip club, arch rivals square off at the urinals, and a psychic ménage-a-trois. Sold.
Cut to Emma in her diamond form, shattered. Story turns into a who-done-it - Who Shot the White Queen? Enter Bishop and Sage to investigate. Eventually, the would-be assassin and their motivation are revealed.
The 2nd half of the book switches to Wolverine meeting up with the AWOL Cyclops in a Sebastian Shaw Hellfire Strip Club. Who would you bet on in a drinking contest? The feature dancer is the spitting image of Jean circa her Black Queen days, corset and thigh high boots. Hot! Cameo in the men's room by everyone's favorite psychopath, Sabretooth.
Enter fashion faux pas, Fantomex. The three heroes commence to investigate the Weapon Plus program and Wolverine's origins.
Overall thoughts - love Phil Jiminez's art on the first half of the book. I have never been a big fan of Chris Bachalo's more cartoonish style on the second half. Morrison continues to reinvent how comics are told. Superheroes in a strip club, arch rivals square off at the urinals, and a psychic ménage-a-trois. Sold.
September 14, 2016
Ah, the origins of Fantomex, the incredibly weird charismatic assassin/thief that I came to know and love in Remender's Uncanny X-Force. It surprises me not at all that this character is one of Morrison's creation, he's just so fucking... weird, and he's got an origin story to match.
Really, this particular collection wasn't so enthralling but it's nice to see Wolverine and Cyclops getting along for once. I guess I'll savor it while it lasts.
Really, this particular collection wasn't so enthralling but it's nice to see Wolverine and Cyclops getting along for once. I guess I'll savor it while it lasts.
May 16, 2024
New artist, thank Christ! This new guy knows what hotness is supposed to look like. Now all we need is a new author.
Jean finds Emma in Scott's mind, doing the nasty. She begins trampling through Emma's memories, forcing her to relive events Emma hoped to forever leave behind her. She regrets going after a married man, but also admits that she loves Scott. Later on Beast finds her body shattered while in diamond form.
Of course, the second arc has a different artist, the kind that doesn't dabble in the human form like those other amateurs. Abnormal shapes and sizes, as well as convoluted scenes replace the sexy artwork from the previous arc. Is that a character's arm or a gun? Why does that guy have three legs? Oh, it's the guy behind him. It sure helps to not add any depth to the pencilling with proper inking and colors. Yeah, just smother the image with debris, cracks and floating particles. I'll figure it out. The author helps with a score of perfectly-skippable word bubbles. Thanks, guy!
Jean finds Emma in Scott's mind, doing the nasty. She begins trampling through Emma's memories, forcing her to relive events Emma hoped to forever leave behind her. She regrets going after a married man, but also admits that she loves Scott. Later on Beast finds her body shattered while in diamond form.
Of course, the second arc has a different artist, the kind that doesn't dabble in the human form like those other amateurs. Abnormal shapes and sizes, as well as convoluted scenes replace the sexy artwork from the previous arc. Is that a character's arm or a gun? Why does that guy have three legs? Oh, it's the guy behind him. It sure helps to not add any depth to the pencilling with proper inking and colors. Yeah, just smother the image with debris, cracks and floating particles. I'll figure it out. The author helps with a score of perfectly-skippable word bubbles. Thanks, guy!
November 7, 2020
Volumen con dos arcos argumentales diferentes entre sí.
En el primero, “Asesinato en la mansión”, la rivalidad entre Jean y Emma sirve de cauce para un relato de corte detectivesco que propicia el retorno de mi querido Bishop (encargado de resolver el caso) y que se encontrará, de paso, con el resultado de la relación entre Ángel y Pico. Grant no olvida plantar la semilla para expandir el arco argumental con las acciones de las hermanas Cuco. Un relato diferente y que da aire a la serie.
“Ataque a Arma Plus”, la segunda miniserie, empieza con un desconocido Scott Summers ahogando sus penas en una barra americana y dejando que Fantomex y Lobezno lo líen para irse de tortas, aunque puede que se encuentren con más de lo que pueden tragar. Arma Quince presenta una nueva evolución en el proyecto de creación de supersoldados para acabar con la amenaza mutante. Un arma viviente diferente a todas las que conocíamos y bastante original.
La alternancia en los lápices (Phil Jiménez en “Asesinato en la mansión” y Chris Bachalo en “Ataque a Arma Plus”) dan como resultado un tomo espectacular en el aspecto visual.
En el primero, “Asesinato en la mansión”, la rivalidad entre Jean y Emma sirve de cauce para un relato de corte detectivesco que propicia el retorno de mi querido Bishop (encargado de resolver el caso) y que se encontrará, de paso, con el resultado de la relación entre Ángel y Pico. Grant no olvida plantar la semilla para expandir el arco argumental con las acciones de las hermanas Cuco. Un relato diferente y que da aire a la serie.
“Ataque a Arma Plus”, la segunda miniserie, empieza con un desconocido Scott Summers ahogando sus penas en una barra americana y dejando que Fantomex y Lobezno lo líen para irse de tortas, aunque puede que se encuentren con más de lo que pueden tragar. Arma Quince presenta una nueva evolución en el proyecto de creación de supersoldados para acabar con la amenaza mutante. Un arma viviente diferente a todas las que conocíamos y bastante original.
La alternancia en los lápices (Phil Jiménez en “Asesinato en la mansión” y Chris Bachalo en “Ataque a Arma Plus”) dan como resultado un tomo espectacular en el aspecto visual.
September 5, 2022
Grant Morrison continues to barrel through his Manifesto that is designed to challenge our expectations and the X-Men norms. This collection includes two different stories that reveal two new shocking twists.
"Murder at the Mansion": Jean Grey uncovers an affair between her husband, Cyclops, and the notorious White Queen. After a heated confrontation, Emma Frost is discovered shattered into a thousand pieces by an assassin's diamond bullet. The X-Men call in X-Treme X-Men Bishop and Sage to investigate while the rest of the team attempts to rebuild her body. The relationship between Cyclops and Emma Frost is one of the biggest revelations that will be felt for the next several years, and I really enjoyed the whodunit mystery.
"Assault on Weapon Plus" (issues #142-145) Fantomex recruits Wolverine and a reluctant Cyclops to infiltrate the World in order to get more answers about the Weapon Plus program. This top-secret facility accelerates time for those within its dome in order to create more lethal weapons quicker. We learn that Wolverine is the tenth weapon (roman numeral for X) while Fantomex is Weapon XIII. Unfortunately, Weapon XV is ready for activation. I was not so keen on some of the more fantastical elements of this story, but the core concept totally blew my mind.
"Murder at the Mansion": Jean Grey uncovers an affair between her husband, Cyclops, and the notorious White Queen. After a heated confrontation, Emma Frost is discovered shattered into a thousand pieces by an assassin's diamond bullet. The X-Men call in X-Treme X-Men Bishop and Sage to investigate while the rest of the team attempts to rebuild her body. The relationship between Cyclops and Emma Frost is one of the biggest revelations that will be felt for the next several years, and I really enjoyed the whodunit mystery.
"Assault on Weapon Plus" (issues #142-145) Fantomex recruits Wolverine and a reluctant Cyclops to infiltrate the World in order to get more answers about the Weapon Plus program. This top-secret facility accelerates time for those within its dome in order to create more lethal weapons quicker. We learn that Wolverine is the tenth weapon (roman numeral for X) while Fantomex is Weapon XIII. Unfortunately, Weapon XV is ready for activation. I was not so keen on some of the more fantastical elements of this story, but the core concept totally blew my mind.
December 11, 2024
J’adore !!!! Ce run est un plaisir à lire, je savoure chaque chapitre !
Ce volume est divisé en deux: le premier arc est sur l’enquête et le meurtre de emma frost et j’ai adoré. Déjà le drama scott/emma/jean était délicieux, je me suis délecté de la confrontation entre jean et emma et par dessus on nous rajoute un bishop enquêteur et un meurtrier a l’ecole ? Que demander de plus ?
La deuxième partie c’est logan et fantomex qui partent sur les traces du weapon plus program. Autant j’ai adoré le chapitre de logan et scott qui parlent au bar autant les deux derniers chapitres m’ont moins intéressée et j’ai pas trop aimé les dessins…
Ce volume est divisé en deux: le premier arc est sur l’enquête et le meurtre de emma frost et j’ai adoré. Déjà le drama scott/emma/jean était délicieux, je me suis délecté de la confrontation entre jean et emma et par dessus on nous rajoute un bishop enquêteur et un meurtrier a l’ecole ? Que demander de plus ?
La deuxième partie c’est logan et fantomex qui partent sur les traces du weapon plus program. Autant j’ai adoré le chapitre de logan et scott qui parlent au bar autant les deux derniers chapitres m’ont moins intéressée et j’ai pas trop aimé les dessins…
May 25, 2024
The first arc is a fun whodunit mutant murder mystery where Bishop gets to be the detective, while also planting some seeds for future stories.
The Weapon Plus arc is fine. There's some real good character moments with Cyclops here and I like the stuff at the end with Wolverine finding out about his past and the concept of Weapon Plus creating a marketable super team to hunt down mutants, I just wish this was more of the focus of the arc and not just in the last issue.
The Weapon Plus arc is fine. There's some real good character moments with Cyclops here and I like the stuff at the end with Wolverine finding out about his past and the concept of Weapon Plus creating a marketable super team to hunt down mutants, I just wish this was more of the focus of the arc and not just in the last issue.
February 9, 2018
Would be a five, except that it's almost too trippy.
Definitely vintage Grant Morrison.
"He is, after all, the best we have."
Definitely vintage Grant Morrison.
"He is, after all, the best we have."
September 27, 2020
Continues to be solid. Plot and art. And even though I like Bachalo's art, I still miss Quitely's.
November 13, 2019
Lots to enjoy here, particular Cyclops and Wolverine palling around, but a lot of this collection is a bit too weird for me. The early issues especially have some wild whiplash, swerving violently from Scott and Jean’s marriage problems to a confrontation with a genetically altered super-human in a dome where time has stopped moving.
September 6, 2022
There's two storylines here. The first one, "Murder at the Mansion," is a really good murder mystery of sorts. The second, "Assault on Weapon Plus," is another Fantomex story, focused on Morrison's retcon of Weapon X into Weapon Plus. It's okay.
March 23, 2025
A mesma experiência que com os outros volumes até agora: algumas coisas incríveis, dignas de gritaria, queixo caído, lore reinventado, e outras que só causaram apatia e indiferença mesmo. 50/50. Há de se admirar o comprometimento a cada ideia, mesmo que, pra mim, o nível de investimento em cada uma possa oscilar tanto
March 14, 2015
The first two issues, about the murder investigation, were good and compelling. However, just as that wraps up (with a very crucial lose end), we shift gears to Wolverine and Cyclops investigating Wolverine's origins. Many of the elements of this seemed to come out of nowhere, and the story in general felt less tied to ongoing events.
December 15, 2018
Bachalo and Morrison? What?????
Very nice. I just want to wallpaper my entire house with Bachalo comics. He's my favorite comic artist EVAR!!!!!!
The story was good too, but did I mention the art was amazing?
Very nice. I just want to wallpaper my entire house with Bachalo comics. He's my favorite comic artist EVAR!!!!!!
The story was good too, but did I mention the art was amazing?
January 25, 2022
Gems include Phil Jimenez pencils the 3part ‘Murder at the Mansion’ & Chris Bachalo pencils the eponymous 4parter
May 28, 2024
Con la despedida de Frank Quitely, las historias de los New X-Men de Grant Morrison, pasan por ir a por todas con el buen "macarrismo" de esta revitalización de la franquicia mutante con el cambio de milenio. Así, asistimos a ese "goloso" momento por parte del autor de dinamitar por completo la relación de Scott y Jean que por conformismo editorial volvía a estar en un ñoño estatus quo del que Emma Frost llega para descubrir que su 2º habilidad mutante de caparazón diamantino irrompible podría ser pura fachada. Y de forma bastante literal esto lleva a marcarse un "Cluedo" en la Escuela Xavier por la cual se desliga Scott Summers acabando con Lobezno y Fantomex en su cruzada contra todo proyecto de Arma Plus.
En esta energizante coctelera de argumentos a la enésima potencia, Morrison cuenta con Phil Jiménez en los primeros arcos. Dibujante con el que generó quizás su cómic más aclamado en la sombra (Los Invisibles), y que cumple pero también peca de ciertas cosas de echar por tierra trabajo de diseño de Quitely como el referente al aspecto no normativo de Ángel. Lo cual es relevante teniendo en cuenta lo que descubrimos de ella y Pico de trasfondo del "whodunit" con Emma Frost. Por otro lado, Chris Bachalo por supuesto que es un dibujante al que la trama de enfrentarse a super armas anti mutantes le va a ir como anillo al dedo. Por fin encumbrando al Fantomex que en sus primeros capítulos aquejaba gráficamente de artistas menos competentes en lo espectacular del super comic book.
Por desgracia, esta entrega termina de forma hiper abrupta (cosas de tener una edición de entregas más reducidas de una serie que aunque larga a su manera tampoco se pasa de tantos números como para poder hacer una criba que no lleve a estos cliffhangers).
En esta energizante coctelera de argumentos a la enésima potencia, Morrison cuenta con Phil Jiménez en los primeros arcos. Dibujante con el que generó quizás su cómic más aclamado en la sombra (Los Invisibles), y que cumple pero también peca de ciertas cosas de echar por tierra trabajo de diseño de Quitely como el referente al aspecto no normativo de Ángel. Lo cual es relevante teniendo en cuenta lo que descubrimos de ella y Pico de trasfondo del "whodunit" con Emma Frost. Por otro lado, Chris Bachalo por supuesto que es un dibujante al que la trama de enfrentarse a super armas anti mutantes le va a ir como anillo al dedo. Por fin encumbrando al Fantomex que en sus primeros capítulos aquejaba gráficamente de artistas menos competentes en lo espectacular del super comic book.
Por desgracia, esta entrega termina de forma hiper abrupta (cosas de tener una edición de entregas más reducidas de una serie que aunque larga a su manera tampoco se pasa de tantos números como para poder hacer una criba que no lleve a estos cliffhangers).
May 2, 2025
when i was with emma, it was like flying... i could say any outrageous thing. there was no pressure. she had no expectations. she just accepted everything about me... i could just let go.
i actually like this volume so much cause it focuses a lot on emma, scott, and their relationship. objectively, the plot isn’t insane but scemma >> sooo
- i never knew logan and emma were actually fond of each other, him consoling her was so sweet; AND HENRY AS WELL, AWWW ( “she was a good listener. she laughed at my jokes. she knew every line of byron by heart” and him trying to remake her body)
- scott needed to react more to emma’s “death,” don’t know what happened there
- logan and scott’s friendship is so cute
- WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH JEAN WHY WAS SHE SUCH A SELF-AGGRANDIZING ASS TO EMMA, i know what emma did was wrong but jean violated her so horrifically
- bro, this cover is actually so hideous. why has scott been drawn so abysmal in this entire run. free him.
“i know... i know he lies beside her at night without touching her, i know she sees what he's thinking and despises him for his weakness, i know she's so pure and their love is so special, logan. and i'm so shallow...and spiteful...and... manipulative... i know because she saw right through me. she saw the truth and i had no defense... and she knows, too. why did i allow myself to become so stupid and vulnerable, logan? why did i have to fall in love with scott bloody summers?”
“she loves him, hank. emma has actually fallen in love with my husband. it's almost funny. wake up, emma. scott needs you.”
i actually like this volume so much cause it focuses a lot on emma, scott, and their relationship. objectively, the plot isn’t insane but scemma >> sooo
- i never knew logan and emma were actually fond of each other, him consoling her was so sweet; AND HENRY AS WELL, AWWW ( “she was a good listener. she laughed at my jokes. she knew every line of byron by heart” and him trying to remake her body)
- scott needed to react more to emma’s “death,” don’t know what happened there
- logan and scott’s friendship is so cute
- WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH JEAN WHY WAS SHE SUCH A SELF-AGGRANDIZING ASS TO EMMA, i know what emma did was wrong but jean violated her so horrifically
- bro, this cover is actually so hideous. why has scott been drawn so abysmal in this entire run. free him.
“i know... i know he lies beside her at night without touching her, i know she sees what he's thinking and despises him for his weakness, i know she's so pure and their love is so special, logan. and i'm so shallow...and spiteful...and... manipulative... i know because she saw right through me. she saw the truth and i had no defense... and she knows, too. why did i allow myself to become so stupid and vulnerable, logan? why did i have to fall in love with scott bloody summers?”
“she loves him, hank. emma has actually fallen in love with my husband. it's almost funny. wake up, emma. scott needs you.”
November 18, 2022
3.5 -4 stars
Overall volume 5 of New X-Men was hit and miss. I really liked the story of Miss Frost’s murder and how it brought together Bishop and Sage (who I don’t know) and how it was a nice whodunnit. I liked the reaction by Hank/Beast as he was nice/ compassionate to Miss Frost and then the weird bird/fly babies was neat. And the art was nicely done. Morrison is good at the surprise factor because didn’t think that was going to happen. The Weapon Plus program was neat but chaotic and felt it was written like Spider-man clone saga. In that I felt it didn’t know what it wanted to do. Interesting to have Summers talk about his feelings with the X-Men and seems like first time since when he left with Pryor. But the ending of the volume with the bomb going off and “killing all of them” was nice surprise. Will be annoying because won’t be much talk about Wolverine after probably. Oh and the art in the second half of the book was very hit and miss especially in the facial reactions and how they drew them from one frame to hte next, seemed like some frames were totally different people,
Overall fun but about the same feeling as the first, good but nothing to write home about.
Overall volume 5 of New X-Men was hit and miss. I really liked the story of Miss Frost’s murder and how it brought together Bishop and Sage (who I don’t know) and how it was a nice whodunnit. I liked the reaction by Hank/Beast as he was nice/ compassionate to Miss Frost and then the weird bird/fly babies was neat. And the art was nicely done. Morrison is good at the surprise factor because didn’t think that was going to happen. The Weapon Plus program was neat but chaotic and felt it was written like Spider-man clone saga. In that I felt it didn’t know what it wanted to do. Interesting to have Summers talk about his feelings with the X-Men and seems like first time since when he left with Pryor. But the ending of the volume with the bomb going off and “killing all of them” was nice surprise. Will be annoying because won’t be much talk about Wolverine after probably. Oh and the art in the second half of the book was very hit and miss especially in the facial reactions and how they drew them from one frame to hte next, seemed like some frames were totally different people,
Overall fun but about the same feeling as the first, good but nothing to write home about.
October 16, 2021
There are two stories in this volume. Both of them end with a bunch of stuff unresolved, so take that into account. This isn't really a standalone volume.
The first arc has art by Phil Jimenez, and the second is by Chris Bachalo. I normally really like both of those guys, but I didn't love the art in this volume. There's nothing specifically wrong with it, it just didn't quite work for me.
The first arc sets up a murder mystery, but doesn't really resolve it. And it moves a few subplots forward.
The second arc teams up Wolverine, Cyclops, and Fantomex for an "Assault on Weapon Plus." This story promises to reveal some secrets about Wolverine's origin, and I guess it does, a bit. The general concept behind this is fairly typical gonzo big-idea Grant Morrison stuff. It's fun, if you like that kind of thing.
I did enjoy reading this, but I feel like things are getting stretched a bit thin.
The first arc has art by Phil Jimenez, and the second is by Chris Bachalo. I normally really like both of those guys, but I didn't love the art in this volume. There's nothing specifically wrong with it, it just didn't quite work for me.
The first arc sets up a murder mystery, but doesn't really resolve it. And it moves a few subplots forward.
The second arc teams up Wolverine, Cyclops, and Fantomex for an "Assault on Weapon Plus." This story promises to reveal some secrets about Wolverine's origin, and I guess it does, a bit. The general concept behind this is fairly typical gonzo big-idea Grant Morrison stuff. It's fun, if you like that kind of thing.
I did enjoy reading this, but I feel like things are getting stretched a bit thin.
September 25, 2022
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En este tomo se retomará llegando al clímax el enfrentamiento entre Emma Frost y Jen por Scott, asimismo se producirá un asesinato en la escuela y se iniciará la investigación del mismo y Scott, huyendo del conflicto entre su mujer y su amante, acabará ayudando a Lobezno que va en busca de más información de su pasado.
En general es un tomo lleno de acción, con varios giros y situaciones extrañas. Se sale un poco del argumento convencional de la saga lo que es de agradecer para evitar repeticiones.
El estilo de dibujo es el acostumbrado, a color y con las mujeres muy estilizadas mientras a los hombres se les pone poco cuidado e incluso se les dibuja bastante feos.
En general un cómic que recomiendo a cualquier persona, mayor de 15 años, que disfrute con este género, en especial con lo relacionado con los mutantes.
En este tomo se retomará llegando al clímax el enfrentamiento entre Emma Frost y Jen por Scott, asimismo se producirá un asesinato en la escuela y se iniciará la investigación del mismo y Scott, huyendo del conflicto entre su mujer y su amante, acabará ayudando a Lobezno que va en busca de más información de su pasado.
En general es un tomo lleno de acción, con varios giros y situaciones extrañas. Se sale un poco del argumento convencional de la saga lo que es de agradecer para evitar repeticiones.
El estilo de dibujo es el acostumbrado, a color y con las mujeres muy estilizadas mientras a los hombres se les pone poco cuidado e incluso se les dibuja bastante feos.
En general un cómic que recomiendo a cualquier persona, mayor de 15 años, que disfrute con este género, en especial con lo relacionado con los mutantes.
July 12, 2020
I love the inventiveness of the opening issue’s psychic conflict as fallout after a mental affair, and the last 4 issues following Fantomex and Wolverine and Cyclops going after the namesake Weapon Plus program is action-packed with an explosive cliffhanger. The middle 2 issues see Bishop show up for the first time this series to investigate a murder mystery at the mansion that mostly feels like it’s setting up a future threat.
Bachalo’s art in the last 4 issues is kinetic and weird and much more interesting than Jiminez’s first 3 issues. Jimenez‘s art is technically talented, but it’s also the sort of generic 90s superhero style that tends towards needless juvenile titillation when drawing women. I’m excited to see where Morrison takes the story next, but not that Jimenez appears to draw the next book by himself.
Bachalo’s art in the last 4 issues is kinetic and weird and much more interesting than Jiminez’s first 3 issues. Jimenez‘s art is technically talented, but it’s also the sort of generic 90s superhero style that tends towards needless juvenile titillation when drawing women. I’m excited to see where Morrison takes the story next, but not that Jimenez appears to draw the next book by himself.
January 2, 2022
So after a plotline of relative simplicity, Morrison decides to tilt the sequence sideways with the Weapon Fifteen plot, which although highly entertaining, and illustrated with wonky majesty by Chris Bachalo, involves several leaps into Morrison at his most textually playful and dizzying. It’s fun and correctly feels like the comic letting its hair down after the maguffin of Who Shot Emma Frost basically ends up as the dissolution of the Scott Summers/ Jean Grey marriage, which was obviously the point all along. Summers’ frustration at essentially being too conventional and boring (which any reader of any X Men comic would probably share), is on repeated reading almost Morrison asking the comic’s permission to go a “bit batshit” as Summers stands in for us as we fall head first into Morrison at, yes folks, his most Morrisonesque
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