CYCLOPS #5 – It All Comes to a Head

Creative Team – Alex Paknadel, Rogê Antônio, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, VC’s Joe Caramagna, Federico Vicentini, Marcio Menyz

Published by Marvel Comics

Catch up with Cyclops #4!

The Story

With the young mutants in direct danger of Pierce, and Cyclops still blinded while lugging a Reaver on his back, things seem hopeless for the mutants. Mei has taken a stand and convinced the other mutants to stand against Pierce as they have nothing to lose. They’ll find out pretty quickly that they absolutely do have something to lose; their life.

Meanwhile, Scott is determined to keep his promise to Mei and save her and the mutants. Scott is in rare form and isn’t to be messed with, even with a Reaver on his back.

Alex Paknadel brings the exciting story of Cyclops to an end in the most satisfactory of ways. The action was nonstop, and we got to see some great work from the young mutants. What was even more compelling was Mei and Scott’s interactions at the end. While they didn’t get along one bit throughout the miniseries, there was an obvious level of respect between the two that you could see clearly. All in all, this miniseries was fantastic from beginning to end. I would love to see Alex Paknadel come back to write for Scott again!

The Art

This whole run has been filled with gorgeous artwork that perfectly portrays the excitement of the story. In Cyclops #5, I have to say that I think this may have the most exciting artwork of the run. Rogê Antônio, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, and Joe Caramagna bring so much depth to the pages of the fifth issue through their art. Antônio makes each page excellently detailed and leaves nothing on the table. There’s plenty of action, and when that comes with mutants, that means you’ll see some excellent powersets.

With Cyclops and the young mutants firing on all cylinders, the action panels are nothing short of stunning. Sifuentes-Sujo assists in that with his excellent work in the colors, bringing vibrancy to the action and making each page even better than the last. Joe Caramagna wraps this comic up in a beautiful bow with his excellent work on the lettering. With the emotions of the characters being so high, Caramagna was able to give them a voice with a great flow of dialogue throughout the comic.

Final Thoughts

I’ve had so much fun with this miniseries! I’m sad to see it’s over but I loved how it ended. The creative team outdid themselves on this!

Overall Grade – 10/10

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