New X-Men #153 – Here Comes Tomorrow

Marvel Comics
New X-Men #153 – Here Comes Tomorrow
By Kevin Scott
March 2, 2004 - 11:35

Marvel Comics
Writer(s): Grant Morrison
Penciller(s): Marc Silvestri
Cover Artist(s): Marc Silvestri

This is Grant Morrison's last story arc and Marc Silvestri is bringing his vision to life. Now that Sublime has hatched the Phoenix Egg, do the X-Men stand any sort of chance? And does Tom have a jones for E.V.A?

I'm really not sure if others feel the same way, but I've felt this arc has been extremely lackadaisical and seems as if Morrision is just throwing stuff out there as he knows he's off the book soon. And this issue did nothing to change mind. From start to finish the dialogue felt clunky and forced. There just seems no clarity to it, which is a shame. Everything just reads as inconspicuous ramblings.

Silvestri seems to fit perfectly with Morrison on this story. As, to me his work seems somewhat rushed and jumbled. I realise that the feel of this arc is supposed to be dark and apoplectic, but this shouldn't mean that all the imagery should be incoherent. Virtually every panel is scratchy and unmoving. I mean this in a sense where no emotion is evoked from the imagery.

Report Card - D-