Last edited by butterflykyss; 05-18-2022 at 09:02 PM.
ALL HAIL THE HADARI YAO, THE OMEGA'S OMEGA, BEYOND OMEGA, THE VOICE OF SOL!!!! NOW AGAIN THE ONE TRUE AND ONLY GODDESS OF THE X-MEN AS CLAREMONT INTENDED!!!!!
Lols the amount of hostile feels -- a troll is only effective if they dictate how you feel successfully lols we are enjoying this day while they scratch heads and feels hallow -- let them talk -- a bee doesnt explain to a fly that you were eating shit all along -- Happy X-men Red day
So...
Overall Issue
Very good! Great pacing, great art, and great story that was worth the wait. Ewing KNOW HIS SHIT! I AM HERE FOR IT! He has such a good grasp on his cast, and I love that he is picking tougher battles/matching up bigger opposition for them. The Progenitors are very powerful and Vulcan is very powerful, and we have the upcoming issues with Tarn and Magneto. It is so good to have a writer who respects canon, has passion for writing his cast, and doesn't mind taking readers to unexplored places in the X-pages. Very grateful for Ewing being at the helm of Red and allowing Storm to be the star. Long overdue.
Storm vs Vulcan
Loved it! I was not sure where the fight was initially going to go, and I think Ewing set it up perfectly for Storm to go for a tactical win her vs trying to match raw power vs raw power = a destroyed Arakko no matter who wins. This approach allowed Storm to demonstrate her explicitly stated control over energy, her skill both with her powers and tactical thinking, and the sheer strength of her will. And I loved Ewing's description of their battle. And the conciseness was so key here. No hyperbole for people to color as an embellishment. Just a straightfroward battle of omega mutants, and Storm controlling the energy inside Vulcan - frying his insides to the point of unconciousness and need of healing. And the SHADE at the end - "No thrones on Arakko, 'EMPEROR'. Pass it on = you are dismissed!
Storm vs Brand
This will be interesting and I am hoping Ewing explores capability as a seasoned leader. Brand is crafty and I love that she sees that trying to manipulate Storm won't work, so she'll try to work around her. I feel there is a lot of good POV to happen her for both Storm and Brand. Currently Abigail is taking some L's but she will eventually get some W's and I'd like to see Storm's perspective on her, both prior to and after her awareness of Brand's double or triple dealing machinations. I think she is good nemesis for Storm.
On top of that - the art was superb, the characterization was fire, and the pacing is great. We have our team rosters, we have our ideological clashes, and we have Storm at the helm of Arakko and a very powerful incarnation of the Brotherhood. We've arrived.
by the goddess i was waiting for your review. im working out so I can't go into deep dive of this like I would want but I must say it is very much a godsend to have a writer who respects canon. having storm explicitly state what was happening removing conjecture many of her distractors like to add was simply chefs kiss. my only thing I would like a little clarity on is what she exactly did to Vulcan. im seeing people say differ things here and there but all of what I've seen I've loved including your synopsis!!!
I actually went into the issue with low expectations. I was expecting ororo to lose in this exchange so I was pleasantly surprised and have expressed nothing but joy about the issue. so considering the latter, that is all my posts have been celebratory in nature your comments seem to come out of left field and the comment about "mental health" seemingly was more out of left field. nonetheless if you intended not to be as such I will take your word and keep it moving.
Last edited by butterflykyss; 05-18-2022 at 10:05 PM.
ALL HAIL THE HADARI YAO, THE OMEGA'S OMEGA, BEYOND OMEGA, THE VOICE OF SOL!!!! NOW AGAIN THE ONE TRUE AND ONLY GODDESS OF THE X-MEN AS CLAREMONT INTENDED!!!!!
Did Storm just watch the last episode of Avatar the last Airbender? Lol
Lord, the level of hate she would get if she started soul bending.
Some of us wait, some of us act.
I noticed lol. I don't agree with it being some form of energy drain. The smoke coming from his mouth is key, and I don't think we'd see that if his energy was removed from him. The smoke makes it clear his insides were burned and 'krakoom'/thunder made sense that she took control of the energy inside him and formed lightning or an electrical energy burst.
Plus I love her use of freezing here. This 3 times now under Ewing:
- Froze Calderak in the Circle
- Froze the skin and lowered the blood temp of Nameless
- Froze Vulcan
I looked several times and I see smoke but I thought that was coming from his head and fingers. I thought the smoke was the result of the flame of energy he had created being extinguished. I also thought was the release of said energy from body was what resulted in the big krakoom. but your analysis has me reevaluating the feat for sure. nevertheless I just loved that he explained that she is an energy manipulator. he just continues to make my heart smile with how consistent he has been with depicting her as it has been shown canonically.
I also love the ice displays. it so refreshing to see we are getting the breadth of what her abilities entail and not just lightning.
oh your email is full to love.
my baby father!!! where have you been?!?!?
they been hating so hard on her lol. its been so entertaining to read them explain how the feat wasn't really a feat lol. and I got Avatar and versus the firelord feels too from this lol.
ALL HAIL THE HADARI YAO, THE OMEGA'S OMEGA, BEYOND OMEGA, THE VOICE OF SOL!!!! NOW AGAIN THE ONE TRUE AND ONLY GODDESS OF THE X-MEN AS CLAREMONT INTENDED!!!!!
Doing a re-read of issue 1 and 2 rn lol probably going to do this with every new issue that comes out with this and SWORD Ewing is definitely one of my favorite X writers. Like up there with Hickman for me (and honestly better with character work if I'm being honest).
ALL HAIL THE HADARI YAO, THE OMEGA'S OMEGA, BEYOND OMEGA, THE VOICE OF SOL!!!! NOW AGAIN THE ONE TRUE AND ONLY GODDESS OF THE X-MEN AS CLAREMONT INTENDED!!!!!
Oh I loved it 10/10 for me. I did say that I was expecting a tempestous battle but this show of power works even better and is more in line with storm's charachter. I mean her and vulcan going at it would harm the arakkii present who clearly were not powerful and could potentially destroy the planet. Her grabbing him by the neck and letting him know he is on her level in name only is the kind off badass that only claremoth can pull off and Ewing did it seamlessly.
Also I love how the story is building up giving us a deeper conflict how the fisher king is subtly set up as more than he seems and also how manifold and frenzy are not on bord with what abigail is doing manifold even quiting. And abigail! My God! She is a perfect villan/antagonist. Like she is evil and shit but she genuinely believes she is in the right and is doing stuff for the greater good. I like that she has intergalactic powers backing her looks like they can finally give ororo a challenge.