REIGN OF X VOL. 12 by Tba

REIGN OF X VOL. 12 Reviews

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  Hanieh

  3.5/5
  
  Finally!!!!
  Well every issue gave a different perspective on the party and i found that interesting. Marauders still sticks to the top for me.
  
  What I think about volume 7-12 of RoX so far?
  I liked the built up for the gala and i love how it's challenging the very utopian idea of the mutant island but i feel like we're having too many titles, too many x-books and many of them are just being dragged along at this point. HoX/PoX was legendary and DoX was really really good. Let's not even talk about what happened between that and this*cringe*.
  Rox on the other hand had sooo many ups and downs. I hope it becomes more solid, more concentrated (every title i mean). Really hoping for better qualities than this quantity.
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  Adam Stone

  Much ado about nothing. The Hellfire Gala is a good idea that's executed just fine. A party for mutants that crosses over between all the titles, allowing you to see the party from several different angles before the announcement of the new X-Men team. Unfortunately, it's diminishing returns for me. The longer it went on, the less I cared at all about what was happening.
  
  Maraduers #21 was fun. 4*. It set up stakes for the gala, introduced some subterfuge, and apart from Emma Frost's first gown (think Power Girl in a Yeti suit), it was fun to look at. It set such a fun tone, while still having a plot percolating beneath it.
  
  Following it up with Classic X-Men #7 from the Claremont era was inspired. A great callback. I loved its inclusion in the book, as it's the o.g. hellfire gala from the 80s. 4*
  
  X-Force # 20 was also fun. It moved the party in an interesting direction and set up a twist that, sadly, we didn't get t0 see in this collection, which knocks it down to 3*.
  
  Hellions #12 was a 1* mess. It appears that it's supposed to be funny? Hahaha, the parent murderer wants to get drunk. Hohoho, the murderous nanny is drunk and wants to be mean. Bwhahahahaha, Mr. Sinister just can't get respect when he tries to socialize with The Avengers, who he pretends not to know. This is what is called...humorous? There were a couple of moments of continuity porn that were nearly interesting but then they were cast away either in the form of a joke, or because the story moved on to something less interesting. I can't wait for this series to be over.
  
  I still can't get into Excalibur which, I always want to point out, isn't a bug, it's a feature. Tini Howard's Excalibur is really true to Claremont and Davis's run, I'm just not interested in the British portion of the Marvel Universe with its Camelot references and dull side dimensions. It did flesh out the British storyline from Marauders #21, so it at least had a narrative. 2*
  
  The final issue doesn't pick up many of the threads from the beginning issues, which were the most interesting. Instead, it focused on announcing the new X-Men team. Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooring. I skipped some of the opening Namor scene, as Namor is an exhausting character when he's involved in the X-Men. Yea, yea, yea, he's grumpy and wants to rule the world. Give him an actual personality so I can care about him. There were also "cameos" where they inserted real life people into the books: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Feige, George RR Martin, and Meredith Salenger. I had to look them up, though, because the references were obtuse and unnecessary. This was a waste of paper issue, and a terrible wet fart for Jonathan Hickman to go out on. 1*
  
  I'm now a little anxious about volume 13, and then the Trials Of X books. While the Dawn Of X books were inconsistent, they were buoyed by the stronger issues, and an overall sense of promise. The Reign Of X books have gone pretty steadily downhill (though even this volume was practically
  Astonishing X-Men, Volume 1: Gifted compared to the unreadable dreck that was
  X-Men: X of Swords). Fingers crossed that it picks up again soon. Preferably after they cancel Hellions.
• 
  Blindzider

  This is mostly a reread for me as I've already read:
  X-Men: Hellfire Gala. I think this book has one issue not in the Hellfire collection, but this volume also doesn't have Planet Sized X-Men (maybe in Vol. 13).
  
  Overall I liked it, see more thoughts in my other review. Unfortunately it doesn't read as a continuous story. Each issue gives a different perspective of the same party, often repeating bits of dialogue and scenes as well as jumping an hour or so ahead to important parts of the event. This disjointed feel makes it a bit confusing and not as enjoyable or impactful.
  
  Mainly I'm just trying to get through all volumes of Reign of X. Sadly, I'm losing interest in the X-Titles as stories drag on, too many titles, and the mutants are quickly DEvolving despite being in paradise. Maybe that's the whole point but it's disappointing to see the mutants finally in a position of power in the world and lose it all because of their inability to stop fighting among themselves as individuals try to assert their will over everything.
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  Sesana

  Every issue in this collection is part of the Hellfire Gala event. If you read the big, Red Carpet version of the Hellfire Gala book, then you've read all of this. I read the regular, non-special edition, so I'd only read two of these issues before, the Marauders and X-Men issues. The X-Force issue was my least favorite, because it just felt like more of the same and didn't really add anything, other than the required, and boring, Deadpool cameo. Hellions verged on an outright comedy, which made it a lot of fun to read. And Excalibur served as a good state of the book, at a moment when there's some changes ahead. Overall, I'd say that Hellions was the best issue, but Excalibur was the one that has the most important developments.
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  Jamie

  Buyer beware: If you already own the Hellfire Gala collection, you've already got everything in this book. That said, the Hellfire Gala is pretty fun, so if you haven't read them then this will be worth your time, but personally I'd spend the money on the complete Hellfire Gala collection rather than getting it piecemeal through the Reign of X books.
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  Bekka

  Finally, I made it to the Hellfire Gala! Loved reading all of this - though I do wish that the issues had been in a bit of a different order, as some issues referenced things that had happened, but weren't actually shown until two or so issues later.
  Other than that, still a great time!
  Also really loved the cameo from Kevin Feige himself!
  TW for murder, blood, violence.
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  Afreen Aftab

  Marauders #21 - 2/5 ( so much expectations and the art is like this! i took points for the terrible costumes alone)
  X-Force #20 - 4/5
  Hellions #12 - 4/5
  Excalibur #21 - 3.5/5
  X-Men #21 - 3/5 (Kevin feige!?)
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  Carl Printer

  Issues of books covered in the Hellfire Gala collection.
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  Jennifer Sigman

  Someone needs to tell these artists there's more to high fashion than "extreme T&A" or "boring suit"
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  Rocky Sunico

  I didn't read the fine print, so this collates material also included in the deluxe Hellfire Gala compilation. It's still a solid book, but more of the action happens in the next volume.