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Uncanny X-Men: The Sisterhood (Uncanny X-Men (Marvel Paperback))

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Sisterhood is the latest trade paperback in Matt Fraction's current run on Uncanny X-Men, and it's illustrated by Greg Land (issues 508-511) and Yanick Paquette. (issue 512) Now, odds are if you're reading this review you already know how you feel about Greg Land. Either you enjoy his style of hyperrealism and crisp, clear colors; or you hate the airbrushed faces and lack of discernible emotion. In case it isn't clear I fall into the latter category. The characters have this stiff, unreal quality about them and generally seem only to express one emotion, which is manic glee. Every female appears to be posing for the cover of Glamour even when the story requires them to emote. Apparently though, there are some people that enjoy this sort of thing.

Sadly the art isn't the worst thing about this book. Regardless of you opinions on Land the story is a convoluted mess. The plot goes that the Red Queen is some kind of psychic entity who wants to become corporeal. (This is never properly explained) Although she is rather powerful, she wants a body in order to become more powerful. (Fair enough) She recruits a random assortment of female villains from the bowels of X-Men continuity and enacts her plan to become omnipotent. **I should warn you that some minor spoilers lay ahead if your life is ruined by those kind of things** Her plan goes as thus: Resurrect Psylocke but mind-control her and put her in her old body. Why she felt this was a good idea and wouldn't come back to bite her in the butt is anyone's guess. She uses Psylocke to attack the X-Men in order to steal Wolverine's lock of Jean Grey's hair (sigh) in order to find Jean's body. The location of Jean's body? In the publicly known X-Mansion under a grave marked "Jean Grey-Summers." These are some rather Draco-sized plot holes. Combine that with the "Also-Chuck-Austen-esque" dialogue, those insipid name boxes, (I know who Cyclops is for crying out loud) the random villains with unexplained powers, and what you get is a wholly forgettable experience.

Oh and I almost forgot, there's an issue at the end starring the X-Club who go back in time for reasoning equated to "I 'unno." It's a cute, if slightly irrelevant story.

In short, only pick this up if you're a huge Greg Land fan, or if you absolutely have to own everything with the letter "X" on it. If you're a new fan, maybe one who enjoyed the movies, start perhaps with Astonishing X-Men because this is absolutely inexcusable.

It's like a student wrote this on Sunday night and his friend drew it quickly.... and it was due Monday morning. very bad editing. This time, the writing made some sense and was set in the X-universe. but things werent really explained. people just appeared all over randomly. and D listers KO Colossus in like 2 seconds. haha. the art made no sense. everyone had the same faces. I liked his covers sometimes but not good for interior art. I was interested cause lots of X-men i liked were in this one.. including Psylocke. but it skips around a lot. like watching a movie with random missing frames.

I've loved the Uncanny X-men for a long time, through many of it's notable ups and downs. I've been following this particular book leading up to and following the Messiah Complex event. This book is.....alright. If you've been reading the stuff before it and you are planning on reading Utopia then this is good. Not great, but good. Worth reading if you're an X Men fan and you like Psylocke.

This book really shows off Matt Fraction's skill set and one of his biggest assets as a writer is dialogue. I really enjoyed each conversation and word bubble. The plot was complex but easy enough to follow. The art was beautiful but Greg Land has a problem in that every single female character he draws looks the same. This made some scenes very confusing. Overall, a pretty good read.

This comic in my opinion is a fantastic comic. it has a good plot and is filled with action. it is worth buying and you can read it over and over again

I may be biased as Psylocke is my favorite comic book character, but this story is actually pretty interesting besides that. This features another body switch dilemma along with her return to the X-Men series. It also brings in a nice list of villains to entertain readers including Jean Grey's lovely clone, which is actually the main focus of this novel. I particularly enjoyed its buildup and that it continues right into the Utopia story. Good artwork, and although the last comic included wasn't exceptionally action packed, its overall impact in the mutant world and the rest of the graphic novel make up for this.

Being a psylocke fan I really liked this TPB. This book concludes events from back during the Manifest Destiny book. I liked the internal battle Pyslocke had with the mind controlled Kwannon. I really liked the art of Dazzler blowing Betsy's face off. I also like the art style Greg Land does even though the majority of the woman in this book are Pam Anderson look a likes . I have been collecting Uncanny in TPB since "the new age 1-4" saga and I must say I enjoy this group of books ( Manifest Destiny , Lovelorn and Sisterhood ) more then the previous. So in conclusion if you like Psylocke buy this book .

Great art(for those who love Land's artwork), story and characters (mostly female). Must have for all Psylocke funs. This is maybe the best from X-men in last 12 months. Though it is very thin... I really dont know what is Marvel thinking with these short books (Siege, Ultimatum, this comicbook, X-men:Lovelorn, Worlds apart, Psylocke...) Four part story is not good enough for me (compared to 9 part DC's Blackest night).

This trade paperback collects issues #508-512 of Marvel Comics' "Uncanny X-Men" comic book series originally published in Summer 2009. All five of these issues were written by Matt Fraction. The first four were penciled by the polarizing Greg Land, and feature Madeline Pryor and her "Sisterhood" of villains who attempt a resurrection of the popular psychic ninja Psylocke and an ambush of the X-Men, including familiar faces Cyclops, Emma Frost, and Wolverine. Meanwhile, anti-mutant sentiment rages throughout the United States, and Proposition X threatens forced sterilization of all mutants. Many of the female characters have the same face, a common complaint levied against Land's artwork, which is considered by many to be overly photo-referenced. Yanick Paquette penciled the oversized #512, an enjoyable one-issue story set in 1906 San Francisco that helps set up the forthcoming "Utopia" storyline.

I can't believe how bad this is, and I am a huge fan of the Goblin Queen. By the end of it, you will not be happy. Please avoid.