More of a Ghost Rider Intro than X-Men issue

Unfortunately, this story was tainted by the unshakable feeling that it simply existed to get people excited about the new female Ghost Rider. Also, are Marvel standards so rigid that they can't have a standalone issue? In other words, why waste a .1 issue on this story? .1 is supposed to be a good intro and this is NOT a good intro into the X-Men. (Unlike the Magneto one that references Xorn as Magneto) The story wasn't that bad, but it's s bit atypical for the X-Men storylines. One of the main characters is usually featured in New Mutant (an X-book, but kinda like Jr X-Men, I think)

I don't know....after the previous storyline - it seems that the adjectiveless X-Men is somewhat pointless. Unlike Uncanny X-Men or X-Men: Legacy, the stories haven't been quite as compelling. Given Marvel's propensity to have their books be on the more expensive side, this may be a series I end up dropping from my pull list to make room for more compelling books.

Name

Hell To Pay

Volume

X-Men

Issue Number

15.1

Cover Date

October 1, 2011

In Store Date

August 10, 2011

Conrad's brilliant art saves a so-so story... 0

X-Men #15.1 - Hell To Pay by keith71_98 on August 12, 2011

Marvel's gimmicky "Point One" campaign has been going on for several months and just when you thought it was over, we get X-Men 15.1. Intended to be a good jumping on point for new readers, this Point One doesn't offer much in the way of an introduction to the team. In fact, this issue seems to spotlight the new Ghost Rider far more than the X-Men. But while there might not be much here to entice new readers, I did find it to be a fun little diversion from the longer, weightier X-Men story arcs...

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