REVIEW: Wolverine and the X-Men, #20

[CBR News]

Angel takes on a primary role in recruiting new mutants for the Jean Grey School in "Wolverine & The X-Men" #20 by Jason Aaron and guest artist Steve Sanders.


Full review here.

[sweetdumbass]

Lol so what, the whole book should have been about Angel and Shark Girl chatting ? Whatever, CBR.

[vampiric_cannibal]

Other than the cliffhanger, it ignored the major plot thread started in 18. Am I really the only one who thinks that these solo spotlight issues have ruined WatXM's flow?

[minusthesnake]

Are you talking about Broo being shot? They addressed that pretty early on with Angel asking Beast how he was doing. I think it's a pretty Claremontian approach to the book with multiple plotlines unwinding at the same time and never wrapping up neatly at the same time. That said, I think this book reads better trade/story arcs than issue by issue (AvX tie-ins excluded).

[Flinkman]

I agree with the criticisms of Mystique's power-set, I've never seen her do half the things she did this issue.

[Nathan]

Other than the cliffhanger, it ignored the major plot thread started in 18. Am I really the only one who thinks that these solo spotlight issues have ruined WatXM's flow?

not at all, its slowed down the momentum, its was boring, the ending was cool, looks like there's a new school in town

[Babyhater666]

Seriously, fuck shark girl. Why?

[vampiric_cannibal]

Are you talking about Broo being shot? They addressed that pretty early on with Angel asking Beast how he was doing. I think it's a pretty Claremontian approach to the book with multiple plotlines unwinding at the same time and never wrapping up neatly at the same time. That said, I think this book reads better trade/story arcs than issue by issue (AvX tie-ins excluded).

The big thing wasn't Broo being shot, it was implied mind control and/or manipulation of at least Glob and Idie, and quite possibly more people. I was jazzed as hell for a continuation for that. That everyone is recruiting new mutants is interesting and cool and all (I was thinking today that the final mutant introduced pre Decimation was Layla Miller, and there have been about half a dozen since, until now. There were years without any new characters. Remarkable.), but fighting for a prize such as Shark Girl?
Perhaps I wouldn/t have minded, I can deal with things being unresolved, but another spotlight issue, with the least interesting character yet, was ill-timed. We need a few months off from them. They're the kind of issues you have in down time, not after the peak of the first year once it returned on track after AvX.

not at all, its slowed down the momentum, its was boring, the ending was cool, looks like there's a new school in town

New cannon fodder, joy of joys. Now the NXM are safe, if underused.

[Starfish]

I agree with the criticisms of Mystique's power-set, I've never seen her do half the things she did this issue.

If I remember correctly, she mentioned her powers having received an upgrade due to her recent resurrection by The Hand.

Anyway, another great issue that actually made a Silver Samurai appearance exciting. It hit the perfect tone between seriousness and lighthearted fun that's so hard to get right. I also loved the art.

[jtd]

Hi guys. I'm a DC reader really, but was interested in the Marvel Now titles. I read Wolverine and The X-Men #20. I used to read X-Men long ago, and thought I'd check it out.

I was really surprised. But I guess not in a good way. The comic was really hokey/cartoonish to me, with all the one liner humor jokes & sarcasm. It didn't read as a serious story, you know? Not like things have to be dark and serious to be good. Far from it. But to me it read like I was watching the X-Men Evolution cartoon from years ago (but not as good).

So, this one wasn't a fit for me. Are there other X-Men Now titles that are lesser jokey/hokey?

[Boozier]

So, this one wasn't a fit for me. Are there other X-Men Now titles that are lesser jokey/hokey?

This has its own sticky thread, but I will answer you here anyway. The rest are all going to be less hokey/jokey, except maybe X-Factor. Your more serious ones will come from Uncanny X-Force, All-New X-Men, or Uncanny X-Men. I think we're all pretty excited about Uncanny X-Force relaunch. And it seems there may be another X-Men relaunch soon once X-Men ends.

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