| Title | : | The X-Files: Season 10, Volume 5 |
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| ISBN | : | 1631404059 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781631404054 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 |
| Publication | : | First published October 15, 2015 |
The X-Files: Season 10, Volume 5 Reviews
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Love The X-Files. Love the show. Love the story line and I’m well chuffed that the show returned and finished with two more seasons. Unfortunately I already owned Season 10 in the graphic novel form and the show returned and kind of made the graphic novel extension obsolete. But a fun little jaunt nonetheless although I think I’m done with this format.
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I've really enjoyed this run of 'Season 10' of the X-Files. It's been nice revisiting all these familiar characters, even if it is in an entirely diffferent medium. Obviously there's the drawback of not seeing the original actors, or hearing Mark Snow's atmospheric score but there's no limit to the locations or characters.
This volume is the conclusion to Season 10, so all the threads that have been built up over the past several books come to a conclusion. I feel like out of all the books, this one feels the most like I'm watching an episode of the show. Mulder in an exotic location, Scully trying to track him down, Skinner copping it back in Washington...
I'm a big fan of Matthew Dow Smith's art, he captures the likeness of the actors really well, he has the realism mixed with a kind of outlandish quality that feels perfect for The X-Files.
It's weird reviewing the fifth book in a series since I haven't reviewed the earlier ones, but if you've found the earlier volumes lacking in a sense of closure, this is where it all comes together. -
This is probably the strongest volume of the series. All the dangling threads come together with a nice surprise reveal about the main "big bad" of this season. Excited to continue onto season 11!
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Interesting enough but a bit redundant now they've made a season 10 which isn't at all the same.
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The fifth and final installment of The X-Files: Season 10 features one story titled Elders (again written by Joe Harris, with Matthew Dow Smith serving as the only artist) spread out over five chapters, much like the first volume (which features the story titled Believers) does. I appreciate that aspect of it because most of the volumes in this series of graphic novels feature more than one story (which makes sense because this series was originally released as individual comic book issues), and I prefer this format, especially since the art does not drastically change chapter to chapter like some of the previous volumes' art does. Since Elders serves as the season finale to this series of graphic novels, it returns to the mythology of The X-Files, answering a lot of questions that were raised during the mytharc of this particular series. (Who, for example, has been pulling CSM's strings since he was apparently resurrected? Elders finally answers this question.) A minor character from the television series also returns as a major player, and it really surprised me because I hadn't even thought about the character in a very long time. There are, in fact, a lot of plot twists and surprises in store for fans, and I think that this particular volume will definitely be a treat to most fans, even though it is somewhat difficult to say that because not all fans of The X-Files seem to want the same thing, as the recent television revival has proven. The art of Elders is very dark and bleak, offering up a lot of dreary colors such as browns, greys, pale yellows, and pale greens. Although I would have preferred more vibrant colors, the dreary colors do work for this story, a story that is also dark and bleak. As far as the story itself goes, it is, at times, convoluted and confusing, but as a fan of The X-Files, I am definitely capable of recognizing that that is typical of it, not only of this series of graphic novels but also of the television series itself; many episodes of the television series left me scratching my head wondering what the heck I had just watched and what had happened. I was also taken aback by the fact that neither Mulder nor Scully seem to know much Spanish; Mulder even specifically says that most of his Spanish was left behind him in eleventh grade. I cannot remember if the television series ever addresses their capability (or lack thereof) to speak other languages, but it would seem to me that FBI agents would be required to be multilingual (or at least bilingual), especially since Spanish is a prominently spoken language in the United States and its surrounding areas such as Puerto Rico and Cuba. (If that is not required, then that seems kind of ridiculous to me because, as I said, that seems like it would be a necessary skill, as this graphic novel even demonstrates.) Although this graphic novel does answer several questions, it still leaves several important questions unanswered; it also ends on a humongous cliffhanger, and that is because, as was previously unbeknownst to me, there is yet another duo (there are only two volumes) of graphic novels that follows, The X-Files: Season 11, which I plan on reading as soon as possible. I am hoping that, even though these graphic novels must be seen as an alternate reality due to the fact that the televised tenth and eleventh seasons feature details and plots that conflict with ones featured here, the mytharc will come to a satisfying close at the end of The X-Files: Season 11, Volume 2.
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Let's just admit it, if you like The X-Files, you know that it always ends in the most unsatisfying ways. And, well, here comes yet another unsatisfying ending. The entire volume feels like a long and boring villainous speech and at the end of it there's pretty much nothing but a cheap cliffhanger. The artwork is back to its roots, though. Which doesn't mean that it's good (it sucks pretty hard), but at least you can recognize the characters. Not like you'll want to, since, like I said, this volume sucks, but oh, well...
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X-Files getting back to basics.
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Questions are answered; the truth revealed in a wonderfully strong finish to Season 10 of the X-Files!
The last volume of IDW’s X-Files: Season 10 left me rather skeptical of the series’ future, but it seems author Joe Harris and artist Matthew Dow Smith were saving their best for the big finale. Volume 5 is ‘hands-down’ the best arc of this whole series … delivering a top-notch story that unravels the secrets behind the ‘resurrected’ Syndicate and its mysterious, eye-glassed leader. Bucking the trend of the original X-Files franchise, Harris offers clear answers for many of the mysteries he’s created in the series so far, providing a nice pay-off for the reader, while setting-up a new status quo and giving a much needed, new nemesis to Mulder and Scully.
The villain’s big reveal … thank goodness … is well done! See what adding an expository word balloon with the character’s name in it can do for a splash page? and its a ‘smack-you-in-the-face … damn … I should have seen that coming, but didn’t’ …. moment. More importantly, the agents’ new foe remains steeped in X-Files lore, but the direction is new and interesting.
(And -- on the villain front – never one to be outdone, the Smoking Man is just as creepy as ever … and still three or four steps ahead of everyone else apparently).
Throughout this series, I was worried that despite the clever stacking of dominos, when the fall came it would be more a whimper than a bang, that the climax and denouement would just not be the equal of the set-up. Thankfully, Joe Harris has proved that in addition to crafting a dizzying conspiracy, he can also provide solutions – offering just enough clarity to satiate the reader’s curiosity without entirely dispelling the mystery. For this X-Files fan, the answers were refreshing.
I see that IDW has already authorized X-Files: Season 11 so I’m ready to ‘Trust In Joe’ for the next volume!
P.S. More John and Monica in Season 11 please … -
I loved the x files season 10! It brought in the old and added a mix of new in almost the only way an x files story could. I would easy read this lot again, it added mystery, questions, answers, shocks, action, geekness, humour, science, adventure and above all else a great read.
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This was definitely my favourite of the series! It really felt like a good mythology episode of the show, I liked the art a lot, and I thought it was a good way to wrap up the series. Loved the ending, too.
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Loved it! Everything came together nicely. The weak Vol 3 makes more sense and I appreciate it more now. The bad guy reveal was great (even though I was kicking myself for not realizing who it was on my own). Love the angsty ending and can't wait to read the upcoming Season 11.
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A very tight series that is not afraid to tackle some deep mythology that appeals to diehard fans. A great lead-in to the new season starting in 2016.
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This is easily my favorite edition of season 10. I was shocked and saddened by the reveal of the Big Bad, but I love that they went THERE.
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woah! great and exciting final arc for this season!
I want more. -
This is seriously canon???
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Decent finish, too bad not canon for TV revival.
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In which the writer reveals a very interesting choice for the series villain, and manages another solid Mythology "episode" and a decent "season finale" for The X-Files season 10.
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A single story runs through this volume, laced with familiar characters and plenty of conspiracy. It satisfied my need for an x-files hit, and that's all I was looking for.
