Worst of the Week: X-FORCE, EMPYRE Lead-In, Bendis SUPERMAN
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X-FORCE #10
Writer: Ben Percy
Artist: Joshua Cassara
Publisher: Marvel Comics
X-Force #10 Review
via weirdsciencemarvelcomics.com
This week’s X-FORCE #10 came with all the fixings: intensity, action, tension, conspiracy, speculation, graphically violent illustrations, and thoroughly detailed art from Joshua Cassara. Together with Percy and the rest of his team, X-FORCE #10 continues to be one of the best X-books, if not one of the top books at Marvel Comics right now. To anyone starving for good stories, especially after the COVID-19 Comic Hiatus, grab X-FORCE #10 and put this series on your pull list. The story was detailed, fast-paced, and actually gave legitimate answers while toying with future plot endeavors that could inspire some downright interesting tales to come.
EMPYRE: FANTASTIC FOUR #0
Writer: Dan Slott
Artist: R. B. Silva
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Empyre: Fantastic Four #0 Review
via weirdsciencemarvelcomics.com
As an Empyre prelude, this issue was bullshit. As a Fantastic Four issue, it was okay, yet forgettable. There was some fun to it, but it ended up feeling like Dan Slott only wanted to get the Kree/Skrull boys with the Fantastic Four and ended up forcing it any way he could. In doing so, he made the Profiteer look like an idiot in her first appearance and told a disjointed story that was laughable. Yea, I was laughing at it, not with it! It did look great, though, thanks to R. B. Silva’s art.
Dan Slott gives readers a goofy Fantastic Four issue that did nothing to get me excited for the Empyre Event. Fans of the Fantastic Four may have fun with it, but I can’t see anyone talking about this after a week or two. If this is what Empyre is going to be like, count me out before it even starts!
SUPERMAN #23
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Kevin Maguire, John Timms
Publisher: DC Comics
Superman #23 Review
via www.weirdsciencedccomics.com
All in all, I enjoyed the art in this issue, even if things are a little blocky and cartoony, but I think that this works for this title, but as far as the story goes I was disappointed in Superman because once again, he is the least interesting thing going on in his title. Hopefully, that changes now that Xanadoth as been set up and established and brought the fight to not only our Man of Steel but to Doctor Fate as well because I need Superman to be the best part of his book and that hasn't happened in a long time.
While you do get an interesting new villain for our Man of Steel to go up against in this arc, a large portion of this story is just recap for what's been going on since Bendis took over the Super books and while some will appreciate the sympathetic look at our hero as he recalls what's been going on, it just left me underwhelmed. The art is decent overall, but I need more from our title character in this book.
#xmen #superman #empyre
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My kid’s first grade teacher speaks to the students more maturely than how a Bendis character speaks.
Your first grade kids probably speak more maturely than Bendis characters. 😂
I’m a teacher and I concur lol
Are you sure about that?
Sure about what?
You know, THAT?
Oh, THAT? I’m very sure about that...
Define very...
More than kind of...
Kind of what?
Original Statement: I’m absolutely sick of Bendis ruining the greatest fictional character ever. (Please note use of flashback to describe something that is more meaningful than what is actually consumed by the reader).
Atomic_Hound lol
Atomic_Hound 😂
Comic books haven't been for kids for a very long time. That started when prices were raised above $1.
X-Men Orgies are literally the worst part of HICKMAN REBOOT. It rubs me off the wrong way everytime. I don't feel interested and it is actively betraying how these mutant characters are originally meant to behave. There are several other flaws. I simply want the REBOOT to end at this point. It already got ruined by Marvel
I see what you did there. No pun intended I guess.
Superman felt like a guest star In his own book
Flawless Victory.
"wedged in" followed by Beavis & Butthead chuckling, LOL...ah, comics.
It might just be me but I think Pele needs to be clearer on how he feels about Bendis...
But seriously I love you and Pele going over the worst of the week. You know you guys give more entertainment, to more people in one weekly video than all the staff working on those piles of crap.
Thanks Gents!
I am several issues behind on the x-men. I was really enjoying it so far, even though I thought they had gone a little crazy with the number of titles. But, I am going to read these as soon as I pick them up this week and, if it is as trashy and ridiculous as it sounds here, I will be dropping all of the X-Men stuff including those by Hickman. I am down to almost no Marvel books. I am tired of this nonsense. I stayed on longer than I should have because the books "looked good" because of the artists. (In most cases)
some of it is good; but the couple of pages dedicated to a Jean and Wolvie frolick was totally cringeworthy, both completely out of character. They had a lot more respect for each other in the books i used to read 20 years ago.
Superman taking "therapy and counselling" about his life from a guy who is probably half his age is the most dumbest thing ever. There was no point in the meeting. I had a laugh at the fact that Bendis doesn't get any character he writes. Bendis is fucking dumb. DC Editor's are taking a dump on their main character.
Empyre: F4 did not add anything significant. Dan Slott is Bendis 2.0 in the making.
Edit: Don't do it, Wes. Save your son, and let him read Superman when Bendis gets kicked outta DC.
Wolverine and Jean having a bit on the side, and Cyke being OK with that??? it's the most uncomfortable ballshit i have seen them do with the characters in a long time.
I have bought less and less of new Marvel and DC comics in the past 5 years. They don’t want to entertain and give me my escapism I used to get from comics. But I haven’t given up once in a while something new comes out that impressed me. I buy more trade paperbacks and older single issues that are more enjoyable and cringe free.
Remember when Marvel promised to go 18 months without an event? They couldn’t even make it two or three without shoving one out.
Benids superman is really garbage and frankly this story with Clark kent superman admitting he's misses his son Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy is nice but also raises so many questions that it makes my head explode. :)
I miss the 90's, when I could read the dialogue from characters and not have my mind wander to what other heroes they must be having sex with. Call me prude, but when it comes to superhero comics, any thing other than sexual insinuation should be left on the table unless it's Black Label or Marvel Max. People that want that stuff should just read internet fan fiction.
You and I remember the 90s very differently.
Keep Bendis Off All DC Comics Canon & keep him on Jinxworld forever.
always a pleasure to listen to you guys"" god bless
I'dont understand how Bendis' Superman comics still sell.And all these Hickman X-Men fanfic don't grab my atention because this stuff is not X-Men anymore. House Of X/Power X serie is arriving in my country this month and i don't will buy.Marvel / DC could stop making these boring events and create one that questions what is the relevance of moral fiber and classic heroism in nowadays.Because it seems that every modern writers do not know the meaning of these values that made us fans of these characters years ago anymore.
Yes... Bendis sucks. But what's wrong with the people in charge of him that let this continue?
"... it feels like [Bendis] is taking the piss out of fans."
_Nooooooo Bendis? _*_NEVER_*
I bet Scott and Emma will get in on at a future issue in order to equalize Logan and Jean’s trysts.
Quentin Quire dying is now becoming a trope in X-Force. I am expecting him to die again next story arc against Omega Red. The cover Colossus vs Omega is dope by the way.
I gotta admit...I didn't know what to do with Empyre and honestly I have decided that I am just not going to get on board. I was wondering if it was going to have any tie-ins to Knull but, it doesn't seem to be. So, at this point I will continue reading Thor, Venom and the X of Swords story because it seems there is a chance it will tie in to King In Black. Yes, Dan Slott's Red Goblin story was fantastic but, based on what I hear there is not really much more that is classified as good when it comes to Slott.
Now when it comes to Superman...it is such a shame that this is what is happening because the end of The New 52 and the beginning of Rebirth when it comes to Superman is just brilliant! Seriously, how does this happen?! Thanks for all your insight.
Yeah I have a 3 issue rule when a new team comes on or a new book comes out if I’m not enjoying it after issue 3 I drop it, it’s at the point we’re my shop manager even asks after the 3 rd or 4th issue if I’m keeping it cuz I’ve dropped a ton or tittles that way never made sense to me why ppl pay for books they dnt like or read lol
😆 Wes, narrates Bendis comics is my new favorite segment 😂
The Weird Science guys call Bendis dialogue "sing-songy," like he's writing an episode of Gilmore Girls. That's the best description for it I've ever heard.
Arizona 4891 Are you sure about that?
Sure about what?
You know, THAT?
Oh, THAT? I’m very sure about that...
Define very...
More than kind of...
Kind of what?
Original Statement: I’m absolutely sick of Bendis ruining the greatest fictional character ever. (Please note use of flashback to describe something that is more meaningful than what is actually consumed by the reader).
Further note: This is repeated from earlier in the thread because I’m too lazy to think up something new a la’ the Great One himself.
Bendis: The worst free agent signing since, well, ever...sports or otherwise.
I really liked X-Force 10. My only complaint was that Domino looked liked she had gained 50 pounds since the last issue.
That was leftover weight from her Gail Simone food filled Domino book 😘
Marvel events are just test runs for upcoming MCU movies. LCS sales are meaningless.
As a comic fan of 46 years i have stopped buying 99% of any new comics. Ive walked away from it. I cant believe i would say this but i wish DC Comics, Marvel & Star Wars would go bust. My favorite day of the week was going into a comic shop but now i feel a bit sick going there.
i really don't consider any of these x-men the ones we once knew and loved. i think we lost those characters when they died. all the mutants who have been resurrected are more like copies of the originals. sure they also have the same memories but they are not the same people. most of our x-men are dead.
The Bearded Seeker agreed.
it would appear the ressurection / cloning whatever we wanna call it has removed any inhibitions
I dont think it has anything to do with being a prude. There's a time and a place for orgies. Lol. Wow, I typed that. Anyway. Like yall, my issue is it being between Wolverine, Cyclops, and Jean. Wanna bring in new characters and do a slow build up to that and it be a B plot about discovery or something... I'd tolerate it. But this just proves to me that most comic writers are just fan fic and slash fic writers. That's it. Zdarsky is my favorite writer at Marvel currently. But I hope he stays away from big events. Those just seem to ruin most writers. As for Superman, until another writer does that book, I wont discuss it. Lol
X-Men, X-Force and Wolverine are my top 3 X books personally I'm not as perturbed with the "entanglement" with Wolverine, Cyclops and Jean. Doesn't take away from the story for me but I am waiting for a backlash cause of it.
On point on Superman. Keep up the saltiness. 😁
Civil War was the last good event but it became the norm instead of something once every blue moon.
You know it's gone too far when Siri has had enough 😊But you are right until we stop buying the books it won't change or get any better I have finally excepted it I guess I will just have some big ass gaps in my collection. Good commentary.
Does anyone actually like wolverine and Jean grey pairing? I've always felt that relationship had no ground.
"Sandwich Island" made my day.
Bendis sucks
I stopped buying his Superman as soon as he came on
Comics are no longer for kids. Comics are no longer for us. They all seem to be writing bad fan fic just to amuse themselves.
No really. I've enjoyed bad fan fics, not this crap
Darius... Good point...
Wooow. What an exit statement Pele! Well done!!!
I feel like you guys are bringing your own baggage into this.
For real
I think trying to get across ... With the Jean Scott Logan sandwich ... Is yes ... Totally out of character ... Krakoa is fucking with their minds ... The same with Xavier .... That and ur right ... A bit of shock to stir everyone up ...
Insert " they "
I dropped Action Comics and Superman last December.
This is the worst triangle in Marvel Comics going today...maybe ever! The only "out" Marvel has for this Jean, Scott, Logan debacle is that Professor X "tweaked" their minds and behavior during the rebirthing process. Let get the Marvel out of the title and just call them "Mediocre Comics".
I think a "sexual revolution" on Krakoa would be okay ... as long as it was a background detail to the action. Off-screen, overshadowed by the main action of the story.
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.... THERE IS NO ACTION.
Zatanna looks like she is 12 in that Superman book.
Bendis is stealing at this point.
Ugh. Used to, the regular monthly comic stories were the event. When I bought comics, that was an event. The Infinity Gauntlet-type stories happened once in a blue moon, and that was better I think.
I think these two have been reading a different x-force book then me.
The plant people was a good story?
There is no villian? no stakes? everyone allready die, the heros who die just get ressurect, it's just a video game phase.
I feel like the weird things going on with the X-Men would play a lot better if they just saod the quiet parts out lound at this point. When you can't tell if these characters are deliberately being written out of character for the longterm purpose of the story or if they're just being written out of character by people who don't know or understand them, you have a problem. The story for Huckman's X-Men is really interesting in concept, just acknowledge the fact that something is deliberately off and that something isn't right, otherwise it just looks and feels like the story doesn't understand or care about its own characters which kills reader unvestment. As you would say in journalism, stop burying the lede.
If it was not for Bendis, then I was not be introduced to David F. Walker and his comic work. However, at least David F. Walker’s comic work is a bit more enjoyable than Bendis comic work.
I stopped all of my x-titles pulls. So much promise of the H/PoX mini was squandered. None of the charters are right. I have them 10 issues I'm done. Covid pause gave me time to realize how bad these titles are.
2:55 mark ..Okay , I'm done 😂
My work here is done....
@@Wes_From_TC It better NOT be .You two make ME sound cheery 😂
I was reading Marvel's free handout to get caught up with current comic books. It actually disinterested me in just about all of it.
Sorry, I really don't buy Wolverine and Cyclops getting it on with each other. When did they become bisexual? Is Marvel rebooting character's sexuality when they are rebooting or relaunching series now?
Is it not the first rule of Krakoa? Make more mutants. If it's that important to the survival of mutants in the future, I'm pretty sure the concept of monogamy would fade into the background for the better good.
I feel like there's a ton of creativity in the X-books right now, a lot of range, a lot of different ideas. And Hickman's writing in particular doesn't seem to pander to readers who are only interested in super powers and explosions. You guys just seem to focus on themes that turn you off.
i'm a weekend warrior...and i can't stop buying it. either out of habit or something else i won't stop....what needs to happen is DC & marvel need to retool their writing pen. get younger fresh faces in that eat, breathe and shit comics.
It is two sides of the same coin
I have really enjoyed this X-Force run and have been pretty excited for each Dawn of X title. An open relationship between the X-Mens big three doesn't really bother me. It solves a lot of issues between the three that have plagued their relationship for decades.
Waiting for the trades on Empyre...but Al Ewing is one of my fave current writers so I am actually kind of excited for this. I wish people would calm down and wait until the series was over. Its highly possible since I mainly read trades I just don't get caught up in the weekly backhand forths.
I wonder how much Kevin Feige was an Influence/Involved with the whole EMPYRE event?
I’ve just been wanting to go back and read Chris Claremont and Jim Lee X-men. I feel some type of way about the Krakoa island as the new home for mutants.
I feel like Hickman has some.... issues to work out.
Thank God Venditti is writing the digital issues, at least we have a manly superman to read
Ironic, that y'all complain about Bendis's shit dialogue by having your own dialogue that devolves into sounding like two 8 year olds that learned their first cuss words.
Don’t start a segment off by saying there’s going to be “sarcasm with a funnier edge” and not have a single joke or be funny in anyway. It’s offensive to hear no jokes when promises were made in the opening. Its just two guys complaining for 20 minutes about bullshit.
If I give you attention will you stop filling my comments with incessant whining and uninspired shit talk?
Thinking Critical Hey I usually don’t shit talk unless there’s a reason for it. But I’ll give your proposal some consideration.
I liked Empyre 0 - Fantastic Four.
It was enjoyable as a FF Vegas Vacation one-shot. As a lead into Empyre it was lacking.
@@Wes_From_TC I agree, but is not bad.
3:42 “Historically accurate”. There characters in a comic books.
Normally I don't like a large amount of complaining but this video was funny af
“Don’t worry comics are stronger than ever! Even though the superhero direct market didn’t do shite we’re just going hop on the bandwagon of DogMan, graphic novels, and Manga then spread false messages. Yay!”
omg.... i think i'm going to cry if this is the reallity. pls tell these arent the real characters, but some clones that can respawn after they die. i dunno...... i loved the HoX/PoX.... but when they start to put things like this... logan and ciclops... and freaking jean not acting like how they are as characters, fuck them. i will not buy this.
Bendis continues to deliver dull as dishwater writing with Superman #23, and even manages to make Dr Fare seem boring. The art was horrible on this issue as well. Dire stuff indeed.
X Men are they D listers now.
This is someone reading too much NC-17 Fan Fiction. They're using fanfic sites to get ideas.
THIS IS ALL DRAKE 'S FAULT.
X-Force is my favorite X-book and issue 10 was amazing. There are plenty of books for kids and teens nowadays and its up to parents and good comic clerks to make appropriate decisions.
#10 was a terrific conclusion to a story I wasn't terribly find of. The last 2 or 3 pages just felt out of place to me. 🤷♂️
Thinking Critical I’ve been enjoying the whole run tbh, it’s been fun to see our heroes get killed in different ways. I feel like all the books are building to something. I think they could turn up the volume on the story a bit but it’s still a bit early days so we’ll see what happens. I really hope they start showcasing more characters throughout the entire X line. I want more obscure characters we haven’t seen yet to.
Nigerundayo!