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The NeXt Big Thing

by Jessica

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What’s the next big thing in store for Marvel? It’s the Messiah Complex, another X-Crossover which promises to streamline the X-Universe. I hope it will get rid of the multiple universes, multiple creative teams, and hopefully, the Multiple Man, Jaime Madrox. The crossover stretches throughout all of the X-Men titles, and centers on a plot with Mr. Sinister and his crew to kidnap the only mutant born since the M crisis. So it’s basically a fight to the death between Sinister, every X-team, and the Purifiers to find/keep the child and determine the fate of the child. I was actually anticipating this crossover after seeing previews of the artwork. So without further ado here’s the review. This title was marvelous. If the entire crossover is like this, then Marvel will finally get back on track in the universe of the X-Men. The merry mutants will hopefully be streamlined back into core titles. The one-shot of the Messiah Complex had a great back story, the characters were the classic defenders of the universe I remember from days when I read X-Men regularly, and the threat is definitely real. The significance of the event is evident by the tension between the characters as they realize the potential peril they face. Ed Brubaker’s dialog is the finest I’ve seen from him in quite some time. The artwork speaks for itself. I’ve posted a sample of one of the pages at the end of this blog. Silvestri’s pencils are revitalizing on these characters and it’s great to see him doing this caliber of work again. He captures the characters’ intensity and fear nicely. If all issues of this crossover are created with this kind of care, it will be a masterpiece like Crisis on Infinite Earths, which will shape comic books for years to come. Marvel is back on track. I’d have to give this book a solid nine out of ten. To see what else Marvel is doing right check out my previous blog on Halo at http://www.comicbookjournal.net/watch-for-the-uprising/.
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4 Responses to “The NeXt Big Thing”

  1. Comic Book Journal » Blog Archive » More Messiah Complex Says:

    [...] but survival of all mutant kind. If you want to see my findings on the first chapter, check out http://www.comicbookjournal.net/the-next-big-thing/. I have to tell you kids, this crossover is where it’s at. I’ve recently finished [...]

  2. Comic Book Journal » Blog Archive » Wolverine #62 Says:

    [...] X-titles will stay consistent. If you missed the genesis of the Messiah Complex, see my review at http://www.comicbookjournal.net/the-next-big-thing/. Did You Enjoy this Post? Subscribe to Comic Book Journal. It’s Free! « Back Home Posted [...]

  3. Comic Book Journal » Blog Archive » X-Factor #28 Says:

    [...] #28 by Jessica To see what the Messiah Complex is really all about, see my blog at http://www.comicbookjournal.net/the-next-big-thing/. Ok. Ah, X-Factor. To me, X-Factor will ALWAYS be a wasted X-book. This book did nothing to really [...]

  4. Comic Book Journal » Blog Archive » X-Force #1 Says:

    [...] this team within the crossover. For more on the crossover see my past blog where it all began at: http://www.comicbookjournal.net/the-next-big-thing/. So the plot of X-Force is basically Wolverine is leading a team comprised of John Proudstar, X-23, [...]

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