The dreaded "Other" category mopped up again. X-books being the popular items under this category though (X-Factor, New Mutants, Weapon X...)

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Psylocke #1 (of 4)

Psylocke has always been the X-character whose history I found the most confusing. Switching bodies, alive, dead, gone for long periods of time and then just showing up again. I've never really understood this character.
This book is your typical set-up issue for a short series based on revenge. It was okay. As cliche as it may be, I love the fact that Wolverine stowed away with Psylocke to Japan. Aa little slow, but we'll see where this series goes.
The back of the book featured a seperate story called "X-Men: A Girl Called Hope (Part One). It focused on the unique relationship between Hope and Cable. And I'll be honest, I have no idea what the point of this story is...

6.5/10

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X-Men Origins: Iceman
Another installement in the X-Origins series. This lastest one-shot focuses on the early years of Bobby Drake and his reqruitment on to the X-men. The story was predictable and offered no new insight into the character. The art however was very interesting. Phil Noto handled all of the artistic duties, and I was really impressed with his style. His muted colours and simple lines suited the story well.
All in all, I think they could have been more creative with Iceman`s origins.

6/10

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Astonishing X-Men #32

I get the same feeling reading this series as did reading Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men. And let me just be clear, I hate Grant Morrison! It seems to me that Ellis; like Morrison, doesn't like the X-universe the way that it is, and has just decided to rewrite it as he sees fit. Is this an alternative universe or is this 616? Emma doesn't have a sliver of the Void stuck in her skull in the Astonishing Universe? Also, like Morrison, it seems to me that someone has given Ellis complete artistic liscence to write characters however he sees fit. For instance, what is up with Ellis' constantly horny Beast? I really don't want to read that stuff...at all!
I did enjoy the art, but after further consideration, I think it was Andy Lanning's inking that really pushed Jimenez's art to the next level.
This was an okay read, and it did inspire me to do a little research Cruithne ("Earth's second moon") which is actually very cool! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3753_Cruithne

6.5/10

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I'm hoping the Deathlok book is a good read. I've liked the character for a while now and Roxxon has been mentioned in many books in the past 2 years as well so here's hoping the story pans out and Deathlok isn't thrown back into comic obscurity.

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X-MEN VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #2 (OF 2)

I think that two issue mini series are really hard to pull off. They almost have to be series who's sole purpose is to clarify some detail from another arc. To take a story cold and start it, explain it and end it in two issues is pretty tricky. This mini was no exception. It was mediocre. Matching the team dynamics of the X-Men versus the Agents of Atlas was interesting, but in the end it came across only as a thinly veiled reason to have the X-Men throw down with the AoA.
The story broke into a smaller, secondary story at the back of the book. This involved Venus and the actual Greek God she took her namesake from. It was okay, but in all honesty, I find her the least interesting character on the team.

6.5/10

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I thought Immortal Weapons was a huge improvement in all areas since the Bride of Nine Spiders story. It gave a lot of insight into the Tigers Beautiful Daughter city and why she represented her city. I really liked the twist in the story and it turned out to be a really satisfying read. It's too bad we didn't get more time for these characters to be used in Immortal Iron Fist. I really do love that book and the characters that have been involved. Next up Prince of Orphans!

This week was big on numbers, but a little short on quality- pretty much all around.

My favorite of the week, though was Assault on New Olympus. Another great mock of Spider-man's Mephisto BS- and a solid setup to the next Hercules arc.
Strange tales was pretty good (again) but one of the stories was utterly incomprehensible to me.
Psylocke and X-Men Origins: Iceman were both decent, but not spectacular.
Astonishing X-Men picked up a lot this week, but being set in the X-Men's recent past really hurts the storytelling.
Deadpool Team up with Hercules delivered pretty well- we'll see how long this book lasts, though.
Torch was solid (finally) and the best part continues to be the Thinker, though I look forward to Namor's upcoming part.
The conclusion of HoM: Masters of Evil was well done, though I can't really say the same for Iron Man: Armor Wars. HoM had a surprise ending with nice character development, but the Iron Man tale was lacking for me- suffering the same problem as Astonishing.
Black Widow: Deadly Origin is off to a solid start, but I kinda wish I would have waited for the trade on this one.
Reborn had a predictable surprise and is plodding along until the inevitable return of Steve Rogers.

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I got Astonishing from last week. The art was great. I really enjoy Jimenez. But, did anyone else notice that this plot and Necrosha are very similar? Someone is resurrecting dead mutants (albeit in a different way) to get at the X-Men? Of course, this plot device is nothing new at all, as it's being using by DC right now too, but c'mon, in two different X-books? Why couldn't they just hold off on this storyline? Maybe if the Ghost Box arc wasn't so drawn out, they could have done this and it wouldn't have seemed so bad. Also, with Cable fighting future Broods in his book, Ellis' use of the Brood here seemed contrived too. It's like he was taking the other X-books and cherry-picking ideas. Granted, he might have come up with this story before the others, but the timing is just way off. Add to the fact that this is obviously not current 616 continuity (pre-Utopia), and it all just feels weird.

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