User blog:GrnMarvl14/Generation Hope 9 Review by GrnMarvl14

I don't think I've been this disappointed with a comic in quite some time.

Given the subject matter this was supposed to have been based on, and what it dealt with...I expected more. As is, I felt no connection to this character. He was there, and then he killed himself. That's it. There was nothing to make this character matter. There was no explanation for why he so quickly turned to suicide. The entire plot could have, and should have, been better. Should have had more depth, more explanation for who this guy was, and why we should care if he kills himself. So what if he's the newest mutant? That's not enough to make his death matter. So what if his friend teased him about being a mutant. That's not enough of an explanation for why he'd kill himself. This was just...a horrible presentation of otherwise good material. And kicking up the action towards the end doesn't make up for the lack of any REAL story. It just makes the situation SEEM interesting...it doesn't make it matter. Nice art, but that's the only real saving grace.

I'd give this a 1 out of 5. I expected more from Gillen, whose work I've really come to like. If you want to see a mutant suicide story done right, go read. Another done-in-one that deals with the same material, but actually takes the time to make you care about the character, and explain why he would turn to suicide, and why his death matters, beyond it being one more dead mutant. Just...so disappointed in this issue.

GrnMarvl14 02:08, July 22, 2011 (UTC)