Death of X #1 Spoilers/Review. Again, SPOILERS.

[TooFlyToFail]

This is a real review. I got the book early because I work in a comic book store, and I just finished it.

I'm on my phone, and don't know how to use the spoiler stuff, so I'll give you a chance to avoid spoilers if you want to read it.

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Okay, if you're still here, then you either 1) don't care or 2) also work in a CB store, lol.

Anyways...

SPOILERS GALORE, YO.





1) Yup, Madrox is dead, and the double page spread we see him in... is ghastly, to say the least.

2) The art is pretty damn good, especially the colors.

3) Hydra makes an appearance, because "Hail Hydra.".

4) There's no animosity between Cyke, Bobby, and Beast, so I'm assuming everyone is on, at least, decent terms following the "Hickman Kills Everyone" event.

5) Only the Inhumans see any action here, while it's all discovery for the Mutants/X-Men.

6) You can see why Magik would join Storm, because, for some reason, she doesn't see the mist/cloud as the Inhumans' fault. Weird.

7) The issue is designed to purposely show the very drastically different points of views both sides have when it comes to the cloud/mist. People who said that the previews made the Inhumans come off as creepy, or off, are right. There is an unsettling, yet subtle, arrogance that Crystal displays in her dialogue that, honestly, makes it hard to sympathize with the Inhuman side at all. The Inhuman kids come off as ignorant of the gravity of the situation, as the Royal family likes it (we saw them hide the fact that the mist killed Inferno's mother). Doesn’t help that the X-Men parts are generally colored darker, compared to the bright, and vibrant, In human parts. No offense to any religious people, but the Inhumans really come off as people blinded by faith here. Seeing their smiles, after seeing Madrox's painful, and horrific, death scene, was just...ugh.

8) While I think most of us could already surmise, this issue makes it clear that Cyke will die via the mist/cloud.

Overall, I'd give it an 7-7.5/10, because nothing really happened, and the ending dialogue for the X-Men side felt rushed. Cyke goes from saying that they need to be 100% sure before taking any action, to declaring war, and then Magik come off as being difficult for the sake of it. Her questioning Cyke blaming the Inhumans made NO SENSE. Of course it's the Inhumans' fault.

So yeah, if the point was to show both sides as equal (dat grey area), or show Cyke as being rash, then Marvel failed hard at that. However, taking it as it is, it was a good first issue.

[LordAllMIghty]

Cool, can't wait to read it.

The Magik part sounds interesting and I'm happy everybody seems to be a happy X-family again.

[WhySoFuriousGeorge]

If someone at Marvel decides to bring back Jamie and say it was a dead dupe, I'd be totally fine with that.

[TooFlyToFail]

If someone at Marvel decides to bring back Jamie and say it was a dead dupe, I'd be totally fine with that.

I don't think that'll be the case. However, they could always bring in a dupe (one that had its own life), and say he's the "new" Madrox.

[WhySoFuriousGeorge]

Too bad they didn't get Layla instead. I'd be just fine if that plot device died by Terrigen cloud.

[RLAAMJR.]

Why Jamie? Huhuhu.

[LordAllMIghty]

I don't think that'll be the case. However, they could always bring in a dupe (one that had its own life), and say he's the "new" Madrox.

Wait didn't Jamie die from the Legacy Virus...then we found out it was one of his dupes.

[TooFlyToFail]

Wait didn't Jamie die from the Legacy Virus...then we found out it was one of his dupes.

Jamie admits to being the original as calls out to Cyclops, for help as he dies.

[LordAllMIghty]

Jamie admits to being the original as calls out to Cyclops, for help as he dies.

So he says...watch a dupe popup later...LL

[Kal-El Summers]

Wait didn't Jamie die from the Legacy Virus...then we found out it was one of his dupes.

That wasn't even the first time they pulled that stunt with a dupe dying during that run, lol.

[NewMutant]

Kill off a critically acclaimed fan favorite who has been in limbo for years. He hasn't be involved in anything recent for his death to make the stakes higher and its certainly a slap to the fans. Smart.

[Anduinel]

That wasn't even the first time they pulled that stunt with a dupe dying during that run, lol.

Yup. Easiest resurrection job ever. But even with the knowledge that death is an iffy deal at best in the MU, a good death scene is still a good death scene.

Not that I'm sure this was. From the description, it might have just been gross.

[Xelossik]

TooFlyToFail :

Cyke goes from saying that they need to be 100% sure before taking any action, to declaring war, and then Magik come off as being difficult for the sake of it. Her questioning Cyke blaming the Inhumans made NO SENSE. Of course it's the Inhumans' fault.

Except that there is a possibility that it is not inhumans fault?
3rd party could altered mists...

because mutants are acting that way they are hated by world...
Humans are the same... Magneto killed millions during Fatal Attraction... People are attacking mutants...

[Purplevit]

They killed Madrox in some mini about death of other character?
Damn, I tired from this crap that most my favourite characters are killed or are in limbo.

[Anduinel]

7) The issue is designed to purposely show the very drastically different points of views both sides have when it comes to the cloud/mist. People who said that the previews made the Inhumans come off as creepy, or off, are right. There is an unsettling, yet subtle, arrogance that Crystal displays in her dialogue that, honestly, makes it hard to sympathize with the Inhuman side at all. The Inhuman kids come off as ignorant of the gravity of the situation, as the Royal family likes it (we saw them hide the fact that the mist killed Inferno's mother). Doesn’t help that the X-Men parts are generally colored darker, compared to the bright, and vibrant, In human parts. No offense to any religious people, but the Inhumans really come off as people blinded by faith here. Seeing their smiles, after seeing Madrox's painful, and horrific, death scene, was just...ugh.

So does DoX imply that most Inhumans are ignorant of the fact that the T-Mist transformation can kill non-powered humans as well as mutants? Because, for me, that goes a long way toward explaining how the Inhumans are supposed to be viewed at all sympathetically.