This book is really fun, and I am having a good time reading and seeing how Kurt is reconnecting with those in the land of the living. The art is really nice. Todd Nauck (art) and Rachelle Rosenberg (color) do a nice job of making this story look connected to Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness’s Amazing X-Men. I think the idea for this solo series at this precise moment is really brilliant. Especially with Nightcrawler’s devotion to religion, this is a great venue to allow him to struggle with those questions he is bound to have after his experience in heaven.
However, I don’t think the story is probing in that direction much yet. There are a few moments when some characters will say things to Kurt that I think will send him off into thoughts about those questions, but it never happens. It seems there is a more personal psychology that Claremont could be exploring in this book that he’s not. At least, not yet.
Right now, though the book is fun, there really is not any substance to it. It’s a fun read, but I don’t find myself actively searching this book out so far. There’s time for that to change, but I think that lies in the psychological realms of Kurt’s mind. There just seems to be so much there for exploration that’s getting left out. Furthermore, the writing between Kurt and Amanda is really strange and stilted. I’m not sure why this is, but these scenes are really uncomfortable to read right now.
I guess, boiled down, my main complaint with this book and series thus far (though I know we are barely in it) is that, as a solo series, there seems to be shockingly little of Nightcrawler’s own story and thoughts being expressed on the page. It’s all Nightcralwer as he relates to others, but there is definitely more to his character than we are getting thus far. Hopefully the book deepens in character development rather than continuing to widen out to encompass more characters in the story.
Overall I give this book a 2/5. I like it, but it doesn’t seem that necessary given the story that is actually being told.
No comments:
Post a Comment