The X-Axis Review of 2003
Part 17 of 18: The miniseries, part one
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Finally, the miniseries that
shipped in 2003. The good news is that there weren't
nearly as many as in 2002. The bad news is that the hit
rate still wasn't great.
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 DOMINO
was commissioned ages ago and was originally announced for
autumn 2001 before being shelved for almost two years.
Quite why it finally emerged in 2003 is anyone's guess.
Presumably Marvel figured that they might as well try and
recover the costs. Released with almost no
publicity, Domino was a curious book that had a
bafflingly complex and often silly plot. (I mean,
Armajesuits?!) However, it did have some lovely,
stylised art from Brian Stelfreeze, so at least it was
nice to look at.
Reviews: Domino #1 |
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Dodgy Wolverine miniseries, number one:
HULK / WOLVERINE: 6 HOURS. The Hulk and
Wolverine meet up in a Canadian forest by sheer
coincidence and must join forces to save a boy who's been
bitten by a snake. Meanwhile, a villain chases them
around, looking like the result of a Cobra Commander
figure that was left too close to the fire. The
gimmick was supposed to be real time. Of course,
that's completely meaningless in comics, where there is no
time.
Reviews: Hulk / Wolverine: 6 Hours
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Marvel produced several MARVELOUS
ADVENTURES OF GUS BEEZER one-shots by Gail Simone and
Jason Lethcoe. They're strange books - a combination
of all-ages humour and superhero primer. I liked
them a lot. They were charming and funny, even if
the audience might have been on the small side. No
doubt somebody will exhume Gus in ten years time in order
to show off their extensive knowledge of continuity...
Reviews: Marvelous Adventures of Gus Beezer:
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MEKANIX was Chris Claremont's Shadowcat miniseries,
running over from 2002. It had some very nice art
from Juan Bobillo, and it certainly had its moments.
Not many people bought it, which was a little surprising.
Quite entertaining on an issue-by-issue basis, it reads
rather oddly as a whole - the first half of the series is
all about anti-mutant bigots, and then in the second half
the Sentinels show up and take over the series. The
plot from the first half is largely forgotten. Okay,
but not spectacular.
Reviews: Mekanix #1 |
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Dodgy Wolverine miniseries, number two: SPIDER-MAN /
WOLVERINE. Well, it must have seemed like a good
idea to somebody. Spider-Man and Wolverine run
around and fight people. Things happen for no
particular reason, and at the end, there's a "hilarious"
twist explaining the framing sequence. Really quite
poor. Looks nice, though.
Reviews: Spider-Man / Wolverine #1
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In the Ultimate line, they don't have
crossovers. Instead, they have miniseries like
ULTIMATE WAR. Much better for trade paperbacks.
This is an Ultimate X-Men and Ultimates
crossover by Mark Millar and Chris Bachalo. It
starts off pretty well, and then halfway through you get
the sinking realisation that it's not actually heading
anywhere - it's all just a set-up for "Return of the King"
in Ultimate X-Men. Fine if you wanted to see
a nice big fight between the X-Men and the Ultimates.
A bit disappointing, otherwise.
Reviews: Ultimate War
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