Re: REVIEWS: The X-Axis Review of the Year 2005


Paul O'Brien wrote:
>
> NYX actually managed to finish in 2005, having taken a risible two years
> to publish seven issues. X-23's wave of popularity helped the final
> issues see a small sales boost, but overall the book is a write-off.
> It's clearly the opening arc for a planned longer storyline, and has no
> real value on its own. Redesignating it as a miniseries, over a year
> down the line, is fooling nobody. Just an embarrassment from start to
> finish.
>
Okay, now that is just unfairly harsh. I can understand that people
were upset about the ridiculous delay, but despite that, this was
certainly among the best books Marvel published in recent years. It had
an original concept, unique style, fresh and interesting characters and
(especially in the beginning) brilliant art. The story moved a bit
erratically, but that was somehow fitting, since it had such a
real-life-feel, and real life doesn't always work in tidy storyarcs.
Read in one sitting, this holds together remarkably well, chronicling
the chaotic events in the lives of a bunch of people drawn together by
chance. Thus, it's nonsense to say it 'has no real value on its own'.
Sure, it ends right after all the main characters met, but there's
nothing wrong with that, since it doesn't read like a traditional
'assembly of the team' story anyway. I found the resolution quite
satisfying. Sure, it leaves the characters in a messed-up situation,
but anything else wouldn't have fit in with the series concept of
messed-up people living messed-up lives. On the other hand, the
conflict with the criminal gang was resolved, as was the mystery of
Kiden's visions, though the resolution of that came somewhat out of
left field (and was hard to grasp on the first read). All in all,
despite some flaws, this was a very successful experiment in creating a
Marvel comic that appeals to readers of adult 'alternative' comics (I
actually liked it better than DEMO, its 'alternative' twin).

Heinz Hochkoepper

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