X-Men: Hellfire
Gala: Fall of X
by Gerry Duggan collects the issues that compose the third Hellfire Gala
book. This book kicks off the Fall of X books. The Fall of
X is the banner name for a series of titles for the X-Men. Since this is the beginning, there are a lot
of plot points setup that are not finished here. In this story, the X-Men are
hosting their third annual party trying to build relations between humans and
mutants. Of course, things go horribly wrong for the X-Men.
There is plenty
of gore, violence, and death as the party is ruined. Some big-name characters
are killed along with several lower-level names. The big names of course will
return quicker since they already have books set after the events depicted here.
The art for the most part is spectacular in the main Hellfire Gala
issue, the free comic book day issue, and the Iron Man issue.
However, the art
is just adequate in the X-Men unlimited issues which are set before the gala.
Marvel has a series of comics that are exclusive to their app Unlimited. In
this case, the X-Men Unlimited issues are short stories that
expand on minor plot points using lower tier art and lower tier, name
recognition wise, writers. They don’t get the budget the main titles get.
Additionally,
the prequels are presented in this collection after the main issue. By doing it that way, the momentum of the
collection is derailed. It also kills the idea of giving some character
development to certain characters who are later killed.
Jean Grey is the
highlight in this read, in my opinion, as she has some impressive moments.
However, there are plenty of cool scenes for other characters such as
Wolverine, Talon, Emma Frost, and Iron Man. The Kingpin (who has now joined the
X-Men) also has a cool moment himself. Professor X is put through the ringer in
this Gala. The villains are impressive and well prepared. They remain
formidable foes as the X-Men are forced to go on the run.
Overall, I
enjoyed this volume despite some hiccups in how Marvel chose to handle this
story.
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My reading copy
came by way of the Hoopla App and the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2024
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