An X-Man from the future arrives in the present with a dire warning: One of mutantkind’s most hyper-advanced foes is eating his way through time, trying to stop the X-Gene from ever evolving in the first place. Only two X-Men can stop this chronal predator from achieving his goal-if they can tolerate working together long enough. Join Bishop and Cable on a trip through futures past, present and beyond. Timeslide #1 continues the tradition of an end of year comic teasing what’s to come.
Written by Steve Foxe, Timeslide #1 is a serviceable story with Cable and Bishop at the center taking on a threat launched by the Children of the Vault. The main story is fine with Cable and Bishop jumping around in time to key pivotal moments in mutant history. Foxe delivers a nice interaction between the two as they have a bit of tense history between them. None of that really comes into play beyond some tough guy talk.
But, it’s really the glimpses of what might/will come in the Marvel Universe that’s the draw and as far as that, the comic just so-so. While it’s interesting to see what is and isn’t teased and what images are used, beyond the reveal of Miracleman, the comics have been generally forgettable. It feels more like continued missed opportunity to really get readers excited for what’s to come.
The art by Ivan Fiorelli is nice. With color by Frank D’Armata and lettering by Joe Caramagna, it looks good but nothing is really memorable or excites. It’s perfectly fine and Cable and Bishop look good. The various moments all are recognizable but overall it feels like someone else trying to riff on what has come before in some “lost moment” comic series. Like the story itself, it perfectly entertains but doesn’t have a “fuck yeah” moment.
Timeslide #1 is a fine comic that has some teases and a serviceable story. I generally like the idea of what Marvel has been trying to do, but they’ve really gotten to the point where these teaser comics get me pumped for what’s to come. There’s something there, it just doesn’t quite do what it’s supposed to really be doing.
Story: Steve Foxe Art: Ivan Fiorelli
Color: Frank D’Armata Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read
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