The Bullpen Bulletins page is interesting. As a kid I loved these funny letters from "The World's Tallest Comic Book Editor."
The Scott-Lee story is reaching a high point.
The ending to the Caliban story is quite affecting.
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The Uncanny X-Men #148 April 1981 |
feared and hated by the world they have sworn to protect
Miscellaneous Comments: 4 August, 1999
Not the best issue I've read this week!!
Type of Series: Character-driven super-heoics.
Similar Comics: other team books.
Strengths:
Weaknesses: This is a very disjointed issue. The action-adventure part of things only gets under-way in the second half of the issue, so it tends to feel rushed and unnecessary. Also, this issue follows on from issue #38 of Spider-Woman, but the segue between issue is simply dreadful. Forced and awkward.
Plotting: All over the place.
Logic: Why is Lee so glad to see Magneto? If she recognises him, doesn't she worry about what a known terrorist is likely to do?. If she does not recognise him, then why isn't she worried about this nut-case in a costume.
Her reaction puzzles me.
Originality: The story of Caliban is really just the Phantom Of The Opera retold.
While the fight between Scott and Lee is for a reason as old as the hills.
Likewise the stupid reunion between Sean and his daughter
Ending: Superb. Full page spread of Magneto towering over Scott and Lee.
Re-Readability: Hard to know. This issue has no general thrust to it, but instead comprises loads and loads of character scenes. Therefore, it's always going to be of great interesting to a fan of the series. Hmm. I guess it is highly re-readable.
Impressive Characters:
Impressive Writers:
Impressive Artists: Cockrum and Rubinstein draw a very sexy Lee Forrester this time out. Plus they do a fantastic job on the face of Caliban. Especially the eyes.
Less-Than-Impressive Characters:
Less-Than-Impressive Writers: Claremont. What was he doing? While much of the issue is really, really good… chunks of it are rather awful. The fight between Scott and Lee lacks emotion and therefore believability; Angel's resignation is (a) introduced and concluded wa-a-a-ay too fast, and (b) never mentioned again, which lessens it's impact.
And, finally, the reunion between Sean Cassidy and "the daughter he never knew he had" is cliched to the point of being ridiculous.
Less-Than-Impressive Artists:
Continuity: Scott and Lee have occupied sub-plot status for several issues now.
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Three Things I Really Like About This Issue:
The Bullpen Bulletins page is interesting. As a kid I loved these funny letters from "The World's Tallest Comic Book Editor."
The Scott-Lee story is reaching a high point.
The ending to the Caliban story is quite affecting.
Three Things I Really Don't Like About This Issue:
It's all over the place. The Caliban storyline should have been held back, and the remainder of the issue should have been more like the first half. I'd like to have seen some reaction to Angel's storming out.
GRADE: B-
Review by Michael Leddy
Comments are welcome: dec@iol.ie
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