THE UNCANNY X-MEN #20 – Bringing the Fight to Them

Creative Team – Gail Simone(writer). Luciano Vecchio(artist). Matthew Wilson(color artist). VC’s Clayton Cowles(letterer). David Marquez & Matthew Wilson(cover artists).

Published by Marvel Comics

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The Story

At the Haven in Louisiana, everyone is content and thriving. The Outliers are learning their new normal with the X-Men, the mentors are becoming more comfortable in their new home. Everyone is happy. Everyone, that is, except Ransom.

Ransom received a strange voicemail from his half brother, Benicio. The voicemail is a call for help explaining he’s in trouble, but that’s all he was able to say in the little time Benicio had.

Ransom has so many feelings about this as his family wasn’t kind to him in the slightest. According to Ransom, he not only doesn’t care what happens to Benicio, but also hopes something terrible happens to him. This doesn’t phase Wolverine and Gambit, who prepare themselves to make their way to Argentina to help Ransom’s half brother.

I love that we’re learning more about Ransom, as he’s been such a mystery. Ransom is the first one to help any teammate. It’s nice to see him being the one that needs the helping hand. This is especially greater with it being Wolverine who’s helping him. Yet again, Gail Simone brings so much heart into her characters. Simone pulls us in easily with us experiencing every emotion the character is feeling. I’m very interested in seeing where this goes, and how it’ll have an impact on Ransom’s character in the future of The Uncanny X-Men.

The Art

Luciano Vecchio is the artist of The Uncanny X-Men #20, and it’s no surprise that he brought so much depth to the characters. What I love about Vecchio’s art is how well he’s able to portray the character’s emotions with their perfectly drawn facial expressions. Handling the colors, Matthew Wilson always delivers. Wilson and Vecchio’s talents play off each other very nicely and it shows really well in The Uncanny X-Men #20. Along with Wilson and Vecchio, Clayton Cowles handles the lettering, and does such a great job with making the story flow. With Cowles work, you can really feel Rancom’s emotions and past trauma through his every word.

Overall Grade – 9.1/10

There’s only been 20 issues of The Uncanny X-Men by Gail Simone, and somehow she’s created so many different happenings within the pages. With so much happening, Simone has perfectly written each arc to flow perfectly. The Uncanny X-Men #20 is no exception of this, and continues to prove why Gail Simone is the perfect person to write these fantastic stories.

This review was written by Megan from the Vigilante Vibes Podcast! If you liked my review, be sure to check out my other reviews! Let me know what you think of The Uncanny X-Men #20, or tell me what comics you’d recommend me trying out! Find me on my socials, and check out my Marvel podcast, Vigilante Vibes, by clicking here!