By Mike Carey (Writer), Dustin Weaver (Pencils), Ed Tadeo (Inks), and Brian Reber (Colors)
Some Thoughts Before The Review: I always feel like part of the problem when I pick up an issue of a series just because it’s a tie-in to some sort of event. And I feel like an even bigger part of the problem when I pick up a tie-in that’s part of a series that I had previously dropped from my pull list.
The Story: Gambit, Rogue, and Danger help out Cyclops during the riots that made up the bulk of the Utopia one-shot. Rogue fights Ms. Marvel, Gambit throws it down with Ares, and Danger comes to the rescue on more than one occasion.
What’s Good and What’s Not So Good: X-Men: Legacy #226 functions as an entertaining side story to the Utopia event. Which is fine, but it also leaves the comic feeling a bit light as a whole. Rogue, Gambit, and Danger are a cool team and the way they go about handling the situation keeps things moving at a brisk pace, but that’s really all that the latest issue of Legacy has to offer.
Now on a technical level, the Legacy Utopia tie-in is solid all around. Mike Carey gives each character a clear voice and their personalities keep the action from ever feeling shallow. Speaking of the action, Dustin Weaver handles most of it well. There’s a few awkward panels and a few stiff looking characters, but as a whole I’m pretty satisfied with how everything plays out. The one thing I’m not satisfied with is how inconsistent Ms. Marvel looks. Karla Sofen has a different face in nearly every panel of her fight against Rogue. It’s a baffling flaw, especially considering how nice most of the character work is.
Conclusion: I wish there was more I could say about X-Men: Legacy #226, but there just isn’t a whole lot to the book. It’s solid all around, but completely unremarkable and far from essential. Consider picking it up only if you are a fan of the characters or want to have a bigger picture of what went down during the Utopia one-shot.
Grade: C
-Kyle Posluszny
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