REVIEW: Uncanny X-Men, #1

[CBR News]

Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo take readers behind the scenes of the new mutant rebellion as Cyclops continues to build his team and a mysterious figure feeds S.H.I.E.L.D all his secrets in "Uncanny X-Men" #1.


Full review here.

[kingderella]

all-new x-men is pretty good, but its also very slow. uncanny slows things down even further, and thats a problem. not only is there a lot of exposition going on this issue, but its mostly information that readers of all-new x-men already know.

i have a couple more problems with uncanny. cyclops is all about his "mutant revolution", which sounds good and feels about right for his character at this point... but what does that mean, exactly? what are his intentions, exactly, if we cut past the rhetorics and get right down to it? is he planning to overthrow the government? because if hes just about protecting mutants, then i dont to see how hes doing anything different than the guys at the jean grey academy, and the whole "revolution" is just a piece of empty sloganeering.

also, im not sure about magneto being a double agent. i get that its an ironic reversal, but does it make sense for him as a character? the reasons he gives are personal and somewhat petty, and i think of magneto as more of an idealist. it feels off. if anything, i think it would make more sense for emma to be the informant... or one of the new kids.

but its entirely possible that some of those issues are going to be resolved down the line. i do love the art, and im excited that magik still has a place in the spotlight. shes been an unexpected fave of mine ever since zeb wells' excellent stint on new mutants.

[chakal]

More issues = more cash. Who cares about plot.

[blanchett]

I loved this issue. I've not been fond of All New. It's fine but kind of boring and super slow but this was great.

[Voss]

Fair review, that's around what I would have given it. It was average at best. The awesomeness that was Batman 17 on the other hand.....dam it was good.

More issues = more cash. Who cares about plot.

Wow, Bendis is that you!?!

[B. Kuwanger]

Compare this sucker with the last UXM #1 we got and, well...

[Psyknight]

I thought this review was a little harsh. I enjoyed this issue about as much as I did ANXM #1.

[Regino]

the renumbering of this once esteemed title is the real tragedy here.

[chakal]

Wow, Bendis is that you!?!

Yes! Now, when you have found out, there's no use to hide. Magneto is not a double-agent, he just crazee! And Teen-Jean will join Revolutionary Cyclops!

[MarvelMaster616]

I agree with this review for the most part. Uncanny X-men #1 was well-organized and well-told. And Belacho's artwork really worked in all the necessary ways. But overall, it was not up to the same standard as All New X-men. Maybe this is just personal taste, but I think this issue was overly basic. It didn't reference any of the events in All New X-men. Cyclops didn't have any reaction to seeing the O5. We didn't even get an explanation on where Cyclops and Emma's new uniforms came from. That's a lot to gloss over and I think that hurt the issue. But it was still solid and I think it will be a strong new X-men title moving forward.

[FULL MASK]

This:

i have a couple more problems with uncanny. Cyclops is all about his "mutant revolution", which sounds good and feels about right for his character at this point... But what does that mean, exactly? What are his intentions, exactly, if we cut past the rhetorics and get right down to it? Is he planning to overthrow the government? Because if hes just about protecting mutants, then i dont to see how hes doing anything different than the guys at the jean grey academy, and the whole "revolution" is just a piece of empty sloganeering.

whole xmen plot is so flimsy right now

also this:

also, im not sure about magneto being a double agent. I get that its an ironic reversal, but does it make sense for him as a character? The reasons he gives are personal and somewhat petty, and i think of magneto as more of an idealist. It feels off. If anything, i think it would make more sense for emma to be the informant... Or one of the new kids.

this terrible twist undermining the only interesting relationship in this completely unnecessary 28th xmen relaunch of the last 3 years

[Regino]

I agree w/ the review. This is an average issue. SHIELD has always been boring. As soon as I see Maria Hill, I'm like o.0. Nothing really happens and this is just a filler issue. And it's not even a good filler issue. It's not like new readers can do anything but intimate what's been going on in the other books. BMB does exposition different than CC did. Instead of getting thought bubbles and text boxes setitng the scene, we have banter b/w Hill and other SHIELD agents. It makes it light and less dramatic, which isn't my cup of tea. It doesn't have to be serious, but no like dis. Bachalo is hit or miss with me. This issue is a hit. i liked his work except for his action scene where I couldn't tell what the heck the Sentinels were doing and who was fighing whom.

[johnnyrocket]

More issues = more cash. Who cares about plot.

I've been exasperated with this formula since Bendis spent years having the New Avengers look for apartments and eat sandwiches while bantering.. with a ninja confrontation here and there.. while killing time between big event crossovers.

The only thing I really wanted to know if I'd bought this, is what's the deal with the new Cyclops mask?

[jjk1901]

also, im not sure about magneto being a double agent. i get that its an ironic reversal, but does it make sense for him as a character? the reasons he gives are personal and somewhat petty, and i think of magneto as more of an idealist. it feels off. if anything, i think it would make more sense for emma to be the informant... or one of the new kids.

Emma as the informant would've been entirely predictable. She had the most reason to turn on Cyclops as her trust/love in him seems to be shattered, but I think Marvel knew that was the safe route to go. However, Magneto doesn't make much sense either. Why did he break Cyke out of jail in the first place then if he thinks that's where he belongs? Granted when performed the jail break his powers hadn't started going wonky yet, but since he is also upset about Cyke killing Xavier then why did he bust him out? The informant should've been one of the new mutants, like Ava. SHIELD could've planted one of them for Cyke to find and "rescue" and then had that person be the inside man/woman.

My only other complaint is some of the recycled costume designs Chris used. I like his artwork, but he's used variations of these same costumes before. His Dazzler from the AoA 6 issue mini series a few years ago wore an outfit quite similar to Emma's new togs, as did Lady Mastermind in X-Men during the whole Messiah Complex story.

[chakal]

I've been exasperated with this formula since Bendis spent years having the New Avengers look for apartments and eat sandwiches while bantering.. with a ninja confrontation here and there.. while killing time between big event crossovers.

The only thing I really wanted to know if I'd bought this, is what's the deal with the new Cyclops mask?

absolutely no deal. nothing. he just have it, because, why not? don't waste your time with it, unless you're a true Bendis fan.