Books : Uncanny X-Men Volume 3: Holy War TPB (Uncanny X-Men)
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by: Chuck Austen
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785111337
ISBN: 0785111336
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: October 01, 2003
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Sales Rank: 768956
Studio: Marvel Comics
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Product Description:
The return of the Canadian super team Alpha Flight... but do they return as friends or foes? The hunt for the mysterious religious sect known as the Church of Humanity concludes, but what secrets will they have in store for one of the X-Men? Plus: A wedding between two of the X-Men's longtime members!
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Rating:  - Great stuff...fun read
Although I've read many negative reveiws concerning Chuck Austen's run on Uncanny X-Men, I've had the liberty to read this myself and as far as I'm concern it' really good. The only bad points is there art changes and I dslike the crazy pshyco bit with Polaris bur besides that I grant it four stars and that because of the art. It's a different kind of storytelling and that's alright by me.
Rating:  - Unholy
Chuck Austen has definitely achieved much. He was terrible to start with; but he's surpassed all sorts of boundaries. It's like he's trying to prove something.
And this is him at his absolute worst. This story makes no sense, to begin with. (The following will reveal some of the story; but trust me: you don't want to read this garbage, anyway.) The church of Humanity, run by a nun (who was a man, a few issues ago), uses Kurt to reenact a scene from Protestant mythos, to scare Catholics ... Read More
Rating: - Beware, true X-men fans!
The character of Sammy is one of the highlights of this story arc, but any REAL X-men fan should RUN! QUICKLY! at any sign of the name Chuck Austen on an X-men comic... See other reviews for additional details, I can't bear the memory of having paid money for this...
Rating: - Uneven art, Poor Story
Since Austen's run on the book started, it has gotten steadily worse, so it shouldn't be a surprise that this, the third collection gets a one-star rating. The artists are Ron Garney, who's capable of some good work, but is not at all at his best here, and Philip Tan, who might be good with more practice. As usual, the plots are contrived, the characterization randomly changes to fit these plots and the dialogue is some of the worst I've read.
Rating:  - There Are Several Storylines in this Book
Their titles in the original issues were "Rules of Engagement" [421-422], "Holy War" [423-424], "Sacred Vows" [425-426], and "The Dead Have No Rights" [427]. The Lorna-Alex-Annie triangle takes up more of the book than anything else, so I guess "Holy War" made the title because its issues were the only ones with Wolverine on the cover. It certainly isn't the best story.
My preference is for the ongoing reformation of the Juggernaut subplot [see UNCANNY X-MEN: HOPE and UXM: DOMINANT SPECIES]. ... Read More
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