| Title | : | The X-Files: Season 10, Volume 2 |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1613779445 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781613779446 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 |
| Publication | : | First published April 22, 2014 |
Collects issues 6-10.
The X-Files: Season 10, Volume 2 Reviews
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The primary lure of The X-Files: Season 10 is its promise to propel the series characters forward and push the show’s grandiose mythology in decidedly new directions. Volume 2 respectably captures the flavor of the departed TV series, and there's a clear sense of forward momentum for many of the characters involved. However, the issues featuring the return of Flukeman, the overgrown mutant platyhelminthe from Season Two's "The Host", indicates an equally strong pull by the show's finely crafted past. Frankly, it's disappointing that so many of Joe Harris's Season 10 stories are rooted to preexisting concepts. Earlier comic incarnations of The X-Files, namely the 90s adaptation by Topps, favored original stories with relatively few nods to the broadcast series. Even the TV show rarely resorted to sequel episodes, "Kitsunegari" and "Orison" being the obvious exceptions. The end result of Season 10 amounts to little more than self-serving fan-fiction, a nostalgic throwback to past glories.
Each of the five collected stories was fashioned from different artists with very disparate styles. The artwork is suitably moody and the show's iconic characters are all easily discernible, though the depictions of Mulder and Scully in the first four tales (they are not featured in the final story) seem rather inconsistent from page to page. At times the duo would appear considerably younger on one page and older on the next. The overall style and imagery of the last story, which delves into the Cigarette-Smoking Man's background and his latest resurrection, is quite different from the preceding entries. There's a surrealism to the artwork in that last issue that complements the surrealistic nature of The X-Files.
In brief, this volume is a bit of a mixed bag, but reading it will certainly rekindle one's love for the series. -
Pierwsze opowiadanie całkiem udane, pozostałe zbyt krótkie i niezbyt dobre. Czyta się głównie z sentymentu do postaci.
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Much better than volume 1.
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Lots of background information about Mulder and Cigarette Smoking Man. Just glad to have the series around in some form or another.
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I liked this one more then the first volume. This was a series of shorter stories, much like the "monster" episodes of the X-Files show. First off, we have the return of possibly the coolest X-Files monster of all, The Flukeman, including an origin tale. Then, we learn of a chemical the government created to send people on a murderous rampage. It was tested at a school... Next, Bugs. Roach gods and serial killers cross paths. Finally, we get a loose origin of the Cigarette Smoking Man.
This series also has exceptional art, so there's not let down in that department either.
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This season 10 series just gets better and better. Man, I miss this show, but this is the next best thing!
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. -
Actual rating: 3.5
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Flukemen!!! Yes, plural.
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The second volume of The X-Files: Season 10 series of graphic novels features five chapters, just like its predecessor. Again written by Joe Harris, there is, however, one crucial difference; whereas the first volume features one story spanned across five chapters, the second volume features four stories - "Hosts" (which is a two-part story in which the Flukeman antagonist from the season 2 episode "The Host" returns), "Being for the Benefit of Mr. X" (which, of course, features Mr. X), "Chitter" (a forgettable story that reminds me of the forgettable season 3 episode "War of the Coprophages"), and "More Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" (heavily featuring, of course, the Cigarette Smoking Man in a sort of follow-up to the season 4 episode "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man"). I definitely prefer how the first volume tells one cohesive story - "Believers" - over the entirety of the graphic novel; this one telling four different unrelated stories is more jarring, especially since the art sometimes drastically changes. (I have to try my hardest to excuse that, though, bearing in mind that these were originally released separately as issues and are compiled here for the convenience of readers, which I do appreciate.) The art makes an immediately and jarringly noticeable change, for example, in chapter 3, which is because multiple artists are featured depending on the chapter (or issue) that you're reading. (Artists featured are Elena Casagrande, Silvia Califano, Michael Walsh, Greg Scott, Menton3, and Tony Moy.) Perhaps my least favorite art featured in this graphic novel is in the fifth chapter - "More Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" - because of parts of it in which there is so much green and so much action drawn rather abstractly that it can be difficult to ascertain what is happening. Compared to the first volume, I really did not much enjoy this graphic novel. Most of the stories are rather forgettable, and Scully, more than once, refers to Mulder as Agent Mulder, which seems rather out of character. (She normally calls him Mulder, and, in fact, in the first volume, the fact that she calls him Agent Mulder is what tips Mulder off that she is actually an imposter.) There are some facets of the graphic novel that I appreciate, however; for example, Deep Throat makes an appearance in the third chapter - "Being for the Benefit of Mr. X" - and readers are treated to the origin of his code name (which, although satisfying, is not surprising). There is also a nod to the season 5 episode "Bad Blood" (which is one of my favorite episodes of The X-Files of all time) when, in the fourth chapter, Scully says, "Here I thought the lowest-rent place we'd stay had Magic Fingers hooked up to the bed." I am, overall, disappointed, though, and am hoping for an improvement from the third volume when I read it.
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At this point this comic decided to follow the original TV formula. In the first volume it introduced us to some new Alien Mythology stuff (main story), while this volume is pretty much all about sub-stories (fillers) and teasers of what's supposed to come later. Technically, it does help this comic to feel more like a TV show. The problem is... it wasn't nineties anymore. And the times when seeing Mulder saying "We're with the FBI!" was cool enough to sell stuff were long gone. Moreover, we already had more than enough separate X-Files cases in comic format before to actually care about all this. And to make things even worse, instead of fixing the loose ends, this comic begins to create more by resurrecting the old characters with no apparent reason. And, of course, the artwork still sucks.
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These feel like the x-files even though they are quite different to the s10 we did get. I love the Scully and Mulder didn't break up for these. Not that there's anything "couple" like in this one, except for one conversation on a bed, fully clothed. I don't think I liked it as much as the first volume. But we had a couple original episodes revisited and some cool new ideas. Personally I liked the new ideas better. CSM was so fragmented I wasn't sure what the story was saying about him but the art work was so pretty I didn't mind. Slowly making my way through all of these.
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Esta edición recopila los comics del número 6 al 10 e incluye 4 historias. Hosts es la primera y una de mis favoritas porque trae de vuelta a uno de los monstruos de la semana más famosos de toda la historia de la serie: the Flukeman. Me encantó y solo lamento que no le hayan dedicado más espacio. Chitter también me pareció genial y muy en la línea de los capítulos clásicos. Y quienes son seguidores de las historias relacionadas con la mitología también van a encontrar con qué deleitarse.
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Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders/attacks involving Flukey the Flukeman or his long-lost child. What could've been a trite piece was made interesting by giving Flukey a painful backstory which actually made sense and followed canon very well.
The Smoking Man has reappeared in the series and while I'm not as thrilled to see him as I was the Lone Gunmen, the storyline definitely made sense.
Hoping interlibrary loan has the rest of the volumes! -
As much as I have nostalgia for the series and I appreciate that this volume included some "monster of the week" type stories, I can't help to feel like this volume presents some of the worst parts of the show, weak mythology stories and weak MOTW stories. Definitely couldn't recommend to those who aren't already big fans of the show.
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Some down right ugly artwork. Jumbled plots. This entire volume is a hot mess.
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why are these better written than the show????
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#FlukemanLives
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Edición argentina, tomo 2 de 5. Reseña de Víctor A. Sagasti para Mulder Comics:
http://muldercomics.blogspot.com.ar/2...
X-FILES TEMPORADA 10: LA NECESIDAD DE SABER QUE LA VERDAD ESTÁ AHÍ AFUERA
THE X—FILES TEMPORADA 10 volumen 2
Por VÍCTOR A. SAGASTI
Casos irresueltos a lo largo de los años han llevado al FBI a tomar la decisión de volver a poner en funcionamiento la oficina dedicada a eventos paranormales, que era conocida como los EXPEDIENTES SECRETOS X.
Qué mejor que para afrontar el cariz de estas investigaciones sea volviendo a acudir a sus exponentes, FOX MULDER y DANA SCULLY. No estarán subordinados solamente al SUBDIRECTOR WALTER SKINNER. El argumento presenta una nueva mandataria, ANNA MORALES, ideóloga de la reapertura de las investigaciones.
La locación de MARTHA´S VINEYARD será el lugar para que las actividades de MULDER y SCULLY sean puestas en práctica. Tomando el misterio de una joven desaparecida hace años en aguas de la playa local, las indagaciones pondrán en el ojo de la tormenta a un SHERIFF ¿oriundo de UCRANIA?, con remembranzas a la historia de esta persona paralelo al suceso tristemente célebre DESASTRE DE CHERNOBYLL.
Con el contexto histórico antes nombrado del SHERIFF como una pista para tirar del hilo, el argumento oficiará de puente generacional a la coyuntura del HOMBRE TREMATODO como otra de las piezas a encajar.
Giros sorpresivos, personajes del pasado como GARGANTA PROFUNDA o MÍSTER X, muertos que no serán tales, ¿o sí?, ¿las cloacas se llevan todo?, incluso FOX MULDER en riesgo a la exposición de la amenaza en cuestión completan la primera misión.
Habrá lugar para otro suceso de corte esotérico, debido a que en cada escena del crimen los occisos son acompañados por infinidad de insectos, vestigios que indicarían el culto a una especie de deidad pagana.
No faltarán, al igual que en la entrega anterior, momentos dedicados al FUMADOR. Su participación en hechos puntuales de la GUERRA FRÍA, su entorno, señales relacionadas de éste con el contexto de MULDER redondean una muy bien lograda historieta.
Siéntase como si esto fuera la última década del siglo pasado mientras contempla sus emisiones en FOX, o cualquier señal donde en su época de esplendor la disfrutó, motivo que, de tener la oportunidad, no deje de acceder a los volúmenes de X—FILES TEMPORADA 10 en esta edición vernácula.
Publicado originalmente en USA por la editorial IDW PUBLISHING entre los números 6 al 10, durante los meses de noviembre de 2013 a marzo de 2014.
El equipo creativo fue:
JOE HARRIS y CHRIS CARTER en la idea original.
Guiones de JOE HARRIS.
Dibujos de las italianas ELENA CASAGRANDE, SILVIA CALIFANO y MICHAEL WALSH.
Coloreada por la italiana VALENTINA CUOMO, ARIANNA FLOREAN, JORDI BELAIRE y ART LYON.
Las portadas fueron ilustradas por el chileno CARLOS VALENZUELA, CHARLES PAUL WILSON III, MENTON 3, GEORGE JEANTY, TARIQ HASSAN y el italiano FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA.
Si quieren conocer el periodo histórico de la GUERRA FRÍA, escenario que dio lugar a conspiraciones, no solo en USA si no en diferentes países, qué pasó en CHERNOBYL, vida en otros planetas, cosmografía, ciencia, investigadores como MULDER y SCULLY, al igual que todo tipo de información que precise, la biblioteca es el lugar acorde para inquirir en estos territorios. Estos establecimientos que resguardan el saber universal, ofrecen opciones populares, públicos y escolares.
Sigan siempre en contacto con la galaxia cibernética de MULDERCOMICS desde todas sus plataformas para mantenerse al corriente de lo que acontece al mundo de la historieta.
¡Hasta pronto!
FUENTES CONSULTADAS
· CARTER, Chris; HARRIS, Joe y otros; THE X—FILES “SEASON 10”; volumen 2; EDITORIAL IVREA S.L.; setiembre 2017; BUENOS AIRES; REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA. DESPRÉS, Micaela (traducción); GOVONI, Yasmín (letreado).
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Edición argentina, tomo 2 de 5.
Incluye los relatos: Huéspedes (parte 1 y 2), En beneficio de Mr. X, Gorgojo y Más reflexiones de un Fumador. -
If the first collected volume of the tenth season of The X-Files was a blockbuster, mythology based two-parter, then this second set of stories is more focused on being your "standard" monster-of-the-week type of stories.
Except that these monster of the week stories offer call backs to some of the most memorable and well-regarded monster-of-the-week stories from the original nine year of the series. Starting off with a sequel to the Flukeman story, this collection does a nice job of settling into how the day to day running of the newly reopened X-Files will go. Calling back to Flukeman and then to the cockroach episode is a solid way to draw fans into the more standalone stories that will make up part of season ten. I found these stories a bit more enjoyable and entertaining that I did the mythology heavy story that opened up season ten.
However, that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm entirely sold on this series just yet. As with the previous volume, the biggest drawback is the artwork. It's well-done for the two-part Flukeman returns story but the other two included arcs are hit or miss. My main criticism is that in these final three issues included in this volume, everyone isn't necessarily easily recognizable. I realize that artistic license can and will be used in comic books and that each artists brings something different to the table. But I still prefer the more realistic take on the characters and artwork from the first two installments to be what I was looking for. The other three had decent stories but the artwork left me a bit cold.
It will be interesting to see if this series follows the pattern of most seasons of the show and if the next collection with be a heavily mythology driven arc or more of the monster of the week arcs as we see here. So far, I'll admit I've enjoyed the monster of the week arcs a bit more.
In the interest of full disclosure, I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. -
In 'X-Files Season 10 Volume 2' Scully and Mulder find themselves agents again, and just in time to revisit some cases from the past. This issues wasn't a solid graphic novel length story, but contained a few separate ones.
In the first, we have some familiar missing persons cases in Martha's Vineyard. Mulder discovers the return (sort of) of Flukeman. In the second story, we also revisit a story from the past. These were both solid episodes in the series and it's not a bad thing to give the fans more of the good stuff. The volume finishes off with a story involving lots of flashbacks with the Smoking Man. The art style varies a lot on this story, and I'm not sure it always worked since it was a bit tough to figure out which standard FBI suited person was who.
I really enjoyed the first volume in this series, and this one is good, but I didn't feel it was quite as good as the first. Still, the tone is right on for those of us who have missed the X-Files. I'll gladly take more of this series, and I don't always think that of extended seasons.
I received a copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to read this fine graphic novel. -
I found this at my sister's house while pet sitting this weekend and thought I'd help myself to a quick read. It collects short comics, so it's just short stories all self contained in themselves for the most part and then bound together. This should feel like the series, with episodes, but one comic is really just too short to have a beginning, middle, and end for a decent story. I felt like they were all rushed and too disjointed from one another. On top of that, the art was nothing to rave about, either, it felt rushed and without and passion, just a job.
It's also unfortunate that the first story is the worst of all of them. It feels very cheap, gimmick-y, and a bit off color. It feels like a very cheap, low budget, horror film or episode that's also trying to be funny, but really missing all the points of why horror CAN be an intelligent or funny genre. The rest of the stories get better after that, but only for some potential points-the execution itself is, once again, far, far too rushed. -
My actual rating is 3.5 stars.
Mulder and Scully are back with the FBI and this collection takes us back to various cases that we have seen in the television series. Also, in a flashback, we have several characters that make an appearance that did not have the best ending on the show.
Story wise I loved this collection. We have four different stories and they could be classified as your monster of the week episodes. Whether we were dealing with the present or past I thought all four stories evoked the television show. And I believe the author nailed all of the character's voices. I had no problem believing that is how Mulder or Scully would talk. My problem with this collection and as a result a lower rating was the artwork. It looked like it took a step back from the previous collection as there were times I could not differentiate the characters.
I would recommend this collection for fans an I did like this one better that the first collection. I am enjoying this "season" but I am hoping there is improvement in the artwork. -
I thought this collection was really strong. I liked it better than the first. I think it was because the first one had a fair amount of "set up" to do to get us back to the X-files. The funny thing about that, though, is really very few of the things set-up in the first arc carried over to the second. There's really just one strand of the story that's followed up. The missing agents weren't even name checked, and no one mentioned that they might still be looking for them. Hopefully it's picked up in another volume. Instead, this volume is devoted more to stand alone stories. And they are all enjoyable. The artist changes for some of the stories, but since the stories are more contained, I didn't mind that. Looking forward to the next volume.
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X-Files Season 10, volume 2 keeps the fun rolling. The X-Files have been reopened and volume 2 starts us off with a blast from the past (both figuratively and literally) as we return the the dusty, isolated office of the TV show and re-encounter a creature from Season 2 of the show, the Flukeman! Following that, the book continues its exploration into past characters who have mysteriously shown up. Overall, the book continues the vibe, but isn't quite as good as the first volume. It does sow some seeds for the next volume that are definitely intriguing.
Note: I received a free digital copy through NetGalley. -
MONSTER OF THE WEEK! This volume will bring us several different stand-alone stories, and is a much stronger effort that the first volume.
Revisit classic MOTW Flukeman? Great! Giving him a revenge-driven backstory? Hmmmm... luckily it's still enjoyable, and where it misfires it at least misfires in a way that's authentic to the show's past misfires.
We get a new MOTW that's short but sweet and full of insectile horror, just what the doctor ordered.
Both Mr. X and the Cigarette Smoking Man have their own entries, and despite both of them being dead they remain strong & compelling characters.
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Mulder and Scully are back in the FBI, learning the new ropes, but still having to look for the "truth". They have two cases in this volume. One dealing with a return of the worm-man from New Jersey only now at Martha's Vineyard causing missing person reports. The second case also involves missing persons, anonymous tips to Mulder, and murder linked with Scully being stalked. Then the Smoking Man narrates strange history that may deal with Mulder's father's involvement in strange activity. A lot packed in a small package. Enjoy where the X-Files are followed.
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OK, this is fantastic! I love, love, love X-Files. I thought Vol. 1 was great but OMG is this story getting fabulous. The main theme of this issue is the new mysterious conspiracy going on with scenes happening in the present and flashbacks to the past. We get awesome background on Cancer Man that has me on the edge of my seat for Vol. 3. In amongst this Scully and Mulder go on a few X-Files cases that were quite good especially the first one that goes way back to the 2nd season to return one of the show's favourite creatures. This just really makes me wish X-Files had never ended. {sigh}
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Still continuing to be excellent--a great job of creating the feel of the original show and presenting interesting story lines to follow. Even better, there are far more revelations in the comic series than the TV series ever gave us (I get these monthly, so I forget which issues have the big reveals but do yourself a favor and pick these collections up).
Of course, every time I get an issue the TV theme song gets stuck in my head.
