ULTIMATE X-MEN #96 ADVANCE REVIEW

[Blake Petit]

Review by: Blake M. Petit Blake@comixtreme.com
Quick Rating: Fair
Title: Absolute Power Part Three
Rating: T+

The X-Men seek the source of the Banshee!

Writer: Aron E. Coleite
Pencils: Clay Mann & Brandon Peterson
Inks: Carlos Cuevas & Brandon Peterson
Colors: Edgar Delgado
Letters: Albert Deschesne
Editor: Bill Rosemann
Cover Art: Gabrielle Dell’otto
Publisher: Marvel Comics

As the X-Men continue to try to track down the mutant-enhancing drug called Banshee, Jean tries to grapple with her experiences in outer space.

Frankly, the Jean stuff here is kind of dull. The cosmic X-Men stories have always been hit or miss, and this is a big miss. What’s more interesting is where Wolverine turns for answers as to why he’s testing positive for Banshee, a drug he’s never taken. With most of the Big Brains unavailable, he turns to the littlest big brain he knows. The unexpected guest-star is pretty entertaining, and what he discovers is a pretty big surprise.

The artwork isn’t bad here – it’s fairly generic, but it’s passable and tells the story. Some of the colors are a little dull – pages with nothing but blues and oranges make sense, considering the action, but they don’t really look that great. Plus, it’s virtually impossible to distinguish between a flaming Phoenix and a flaming Firestar.

Not a terrible issue, but not even a pretty big cliffhanger makes it anything special.

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[Phantomrenegade]

What’s more interesting is where Wolverine turns for answers as to why he’s testing positive for Banshee, a drug he’s never taken. With most of the Big Brains unavailable, he turns to the littlest big brain he knows. The unexpected guest-star is pretty entertaining, and what he discovers is a pretty big surprise.

I'm betting on

Peter Parker?

[Wolfwood]

This issue was pretty sick.

That was hardcore, Wolverine cutting out Colossus's heart! Seeing Spiderman and Kitty here was also a nice touch. And I'm still LOLing at Cyclops being Superman-lite.

[Cybercat]

I think I pretty much agree with the reviewer about this issue. I kind of liked Kitty's costume; and I like how they let super-powered Jean stay on the team, as opposed to the regular books.