Rating: 
Summary: excellent
Review: this was a spectacular story, that had 2 different parts. one was the story of magick to darkchilde, & her loosing control of limbo. the other was madelyne pryor to goblin queen trying to unleash hell on earth. the connecting factor of these 2 was the evil demon n'astirh, but he gets knocked out towards the middle & once the illyana story finishes up, its all about maddie, & her connecton to the evil Sinister. he is the real villain of this piece & by the end you'll really be hating him.
Rating: 
Summary: Dante would've been proud...
Review: Upon rereading "Inferno", I was surprised by the maturity and sensitivity in the crafting of this X-Men story. Lots of comic books that came out from the late 1980s until today try to portray "maturity" by resorting to post-modern themes or shock-value. Check out a number of D.C. Vertigo books to know what I mean. Not that they are bad. In fact, most of them (e.g. Sandman) are pretty good. Just that the bulk of them (even the best of them), at times comes off as merely artsy pretensions."X-Men: Inferno" is a straight-forward superhero story. It is the capstone of the whole "Phoenix" saga (incl. "Dark Phoenix Saga", "From the Ashes" and "Phoenix Rising"). Madelyne Pryor goes on a rampage as a woman scorned and she literally brings hell to earth. In the middle, we also get the final resolution to the whole Illyana Rasputin/Magick saga. Why do I like this volume so much? Firstly, the craft and design of the work is akin to the three circles of Dante's Inferno. We have the first circle here dealing with each of the X-Men's weaknesses (sins), then the second circle of the Magick saga and the final circle of Madelyne's epic battle - and finally the revelation of the devil at the bottom of the pit, Mr. Sinister. Wonderful planning and design throughout. Secondly, I found the work dealt with issues of adultery, vanity, vengence, sibling rivalry, repentance, etc. all presented in a mature and sensitive manner - without the pretensions of today's comics. Read it again to see Dazzler's vanity, the Marauders' violence, Madelyne's pain, Jean's tenderness, Havok's insecurity and Cyclops' regret. Thirdly, we have the introduction to one of the most interesting, Faustian villain ever - Mister Sinister - and a resolution to the events set in motion during the "Morlock Massacre" prior to this story. In many ways, this story is a closure - many of the dangling plotlines are resolved. In other ways, this story, like the best X-Men stories, marks a new beginning - the X-Men finally comes face-to-face with the X-Factor and this marks the beginning of the "extended family" concept in the X-books, laying the ground for future storylines.
Rating:
Summary: Dante would've been proud...
Review: Upon rereading "Inferno", I was surprised by the maturity and sensitivity in the crafting of this X-Men story. Lots of comic books that came out from the late 1980s until today try to portray "maturity" by resorting to post-modern themes or shock-value. Check out a number of D.C. Vertigo books to know what I mean. Not that they are bad. In fact, most of them (e.g. Sandman) are pretty good. Just that the bulk of them (even the best of them), at times comes off as merely artsy pretensions. "X-Men: Inferno" is a straight-forward superhero story. It is the capstone of the whole "Phoenix" saga (incl. "Dark Phoenix Saga", "From the Ashes" and "Phoenix Rising"). Madelyne Pryor goes on a rampage as a woman scorned and she literally brings hell to earth. In the middle, we also get the final resolution to the whole Illyana Rasputin/Magick saga. Why do I like this volume so much? Firstly, the craft and design of the work is akin to the three circles of Dante's Inferno. We have the first circle here dealing with each of the X-Men's weaknesses (sins), then the second circle of the Magick saga and the final circle of Madelyne's epic battle - and finally the revelation of the devil at the bottom of the pit, Mr. Sinister. Wonderful planning and design throughout. Secondly, I found the work dealt with issues of adultery, vanity, vengence, sibling rivalry, repentance, etc. all presented in a mature and sensitive manner - without the pretensions of today's comics. Read it again to see Dazzler's vanity, the Marauders' violence, Madelyne's pain, Jean's tenderness, Havok's insecurity and Cyclops' regret. Thirdly, we have the introduction to one of the most interesting, Faustian villain ever - Mister Sinister - and a resolution to the events set in motion during the "Morlock Massacre" prior to this story. In many ways, this story is a closure - many of the dangling plotlines are resolved. In other ways, this story, like the best X-Men stories, marks a new beginning - the X-Men finally comes face-to-face with the X-Factor and this marks the beginning of the "extended family" concept in the X-books, laying the ground for future storylines.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome!!
Review: When I think of X-Men these are the stories I think of.
Rating:
Summary: Tying up loose ends was never so much fun!!
Review: Wow. I remember running to the store as a kid for these stories. I was hooked. Many loose plot lines that were threatening to run amuck, were wonderfully tied together in these issues. We see Havok, (Brother of x-men's Cyclops), romancing his brother's wife (who looks amazingly similar to Cyclops'assumed dead girlfriend, Phoenix), we see the x-men who had spent the better part of a year hiding out in the desert, finally take the offesive and throw the gauntlet down on the reavers. Mr. Sinister, (my favorite villain) shows up, and once he reveals Maddy Pryor's secret (that not even she knows) all Hell breaks loose (literally). With fun, pinache, and excellent storytelling we see how Maddy Pryor got her name, what her true purpose is, and how even her creator underestimated his creation. Not to mention X-Factor meeting up with the X-men. And lets not forget that kiss between Wolverine and Phoenix (whom everyone assumed was dead). The X-Men giving into their dark side was cool to see (especially Storm and Psylocke). Pay your money to get one of the most over the top and amazing stories ever to come out of "The House of Ideas."
Rating:
Summary: Tying up loose ends was never so much fun!!
Review: Wow. I remember running to the store as a kid for these stories. I was hooked. Many loose plot lines that were threatening to run amuck, were wonderfully tied together in these issues. We see Havok, (Brother of x-men's Cyclops), romancing his brother's wife (who looks amazingly similar to Cyclops'assumed dead girlfriend, Phoenix), we see the x-men who had spent the better part of a year hiding out in the desert, finally take the offesive and throw the gauntlet down on the reavers. Mr. Sinister, (my favorite villain) shows up, and once he reveals Maddy Pryor's secret (that not even she knows) all Hell breaks loose (literally). With fun, pinache, and excellent storytelling we see how Maddy Pryor got her name, what her true purpose is, and how even her creator underestimated his creation. Not to mention X-Factor meeting up with the X-men. And lets not forget that kiss between Wolverine and Phoenix (whom everyone assumed was dead). The X-Men giving into their dark side was cool to see (especially Storm and Psylocke). Pay your money to get one of the most over the top and amazing stories ever to come out of "The House of Ideas."
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