Blinded by the Light

By Mike Carey and Humberto Ramos

The X-Men face meltdown from within and from without - and their leader, Rogue, faces something worse. Meanwhile, a mysterious strike force is taking out the few remaining mutants one by one, with ruthless efficiency. But who is the ultimate target?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785125442
• ISBN13: 9780785125440
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Marvel
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

phenominal!

this band of x-men has done it again the sequel to "supernovas" hits you right in the face with humberto ramos' sweet illustrations.

The prelude of Messiah Complex

This book is the beginning of the Messiah Complex tale, that involves all the mutants, this book has a lot of great fihghts between the X-men and the new marauderes leading by an OLD FOE, the art is really good.

Laid back, cool yet a valued, dramatic story in the long run

If you like the cover art, buy it. If you cant stand it, dont. I learned to like it, it's glossy which compliments the lack of realism I like tying the Destiny's Diaries thing up, and there's irony and symbolism EVERYWHERE, the title, the deaths, the story Very epic to me Enjoy, my favorite volume like ever

Surprisingly Good

I say surprisingly because for the five months leading up to Messiah Complex most of the stories spanning the various titles (this one, X-factor, and Uncanny) were based around an attempt to get everyone more pumped about the event. While Uncanny X-men turned out as one would expect, mediocre at best, X-Men Blinded by the Light somehow managed to succeed. The story kicks off right where Supernovas left off and while it is not necessary to have read the previous issues it is beneficial. From there the reader is plunged into a battle with the Marauders which eventually leads to Cannonball and Iceman heading off on their own in search of Destiny's Diaries. While most of the story revolves around the two characters, practically every member of the Astonishing and New X-Men teams get screen time as well. Carey manages to provide the reader with enough surprises and action to keep them entertained while at the same time highlighting the importance of the coming X-Event. If there is one weakness in this book it is the artwork, but I found it well suited for the story. Humberto Ramos has the unfortunate reputation as being one of the most hated X-Artists to work the title in sometime. Of course this is a detail only common in the online community as he has an extensive fan base that just doesn't seem to make their presence known online. His pencils are something between cartoony and manga inspired, and the colors make them pop creating a very lively art style I think works perfectly with Carey's writing. Chris Bachalo's style is very similar to Ramos, but other than a nice full page spread most of his work in this title seems rushed and not up to the quality of his work on Messiah Complex. I don't think there are any disputes about Choi's art which offers a more realistic but equally impressive style. All in all this is one of the best X-Men stories in the last few years and certainly the last few months. If you're looking for something to get you hyped for Messiah Complex this is the book to choose, even over Endangered Species, but even casual readers should check Blinded by the Light out.