![]() ![]() Only very loosely connected, but worth mentioning separately, are the X-Men chapters, begun and ended by Jonathan Hickman, with various other writers contributing in between and a host of good art. Some are just background, some use the event to supply associated stories, and others, like Captain Marvel, have a more direct bearing. The content begins with the preludes, moves on to the main story, and then runs the tie-ins. As comics they were published alongside the serialised Empyre, so should they be sifted in between chapters of the core story, as they sometimes inform it, or is that just interrupting the flow? On balance, the right decision is made. The editorial problem is where to place the tie-ins. Empyre’s core story of war between alien races spilling over onto Earth is tightly plotted by Al Ewing and Dan Slott, and the six chapters as drawn by Valerio Schiti (sample art) are the highlight. Omnibus editions of crossovers are always awkward beasts, and this is no different, but also faced unique problems. ![]()
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