I just read this for the first time in quite a while. Yeah, it was a little disappointing.  So we got Dark Phoenix, Dark Storm, Dark Invisible Girl, why not Dark Xavier? Sigh. 

Karza Kitty could conveniently use her phasing power to escape from Nightcrawler, but couldn't use it a little later to escape from Kitty Karza's hand? OK.

The Entity was planning to destroy the Enigma Force, but my understanding is that the Enigma Force is what's keeping the Microverse and our Macroverse separate. Destroy that, and the two universes will collide, destroying both of them.  Also, Fireflyte says that the Enigma Force was created by the Time Travelers, but again, my understanding is that the Enigma Force was around BEFORE the Time Travelers (after all, it is what is keeping the two universe separate) and the Time Travelers were created when the Commander Rann basically joined with the (already existing) Enigma Force during his 1,000 year journey. Granted, my knowledge of the Enigma Force and the Time Travelers may be flawed, but it does seem like there are some inconsistencies here. 

I was shocked that Bioship died here, in this minseries rather than in the regular Micronauts title, and yeah, it seems like a lot of the Microverse got destroyed here, though since I haven't read #58 and 59 yet, I don't know if that will have in impact on the Micronauts title or get ignored.

I thought the art was good, but didn't much care for Wiacek's inks on Guice's pencils as much as Kelly Jones. #4 I thought looked rushed, though the other issues have good art.

I thought this was a pretty good issue, both in terms of writing and art. Yes, nothing really happens except for a lot of talking. If I remember correctly, this is probably a fair sample of what the second series will be like, but I'll find out shortly.

Micronauts #9 (Image, 2003)

W - Dan Jolley
P - Steve Kurth
I - Barb Shulz
C - Steve Kurth

Another good action packed issue.
I'd rate it a "worth reading".

PS - I know I can't claim to be "reviewing" this series, I just have too much on my plate right now.
So something is better than nothing, eh?

I just finished this one too. It's wort of weird, but it's also somewhat thought proving. As long as you know what type of comic it is going in (don't expect lots of action and black and white good and bad) then it can be enjoyable.

Well, I like brussels sprouts, and I like this series. Well, more than you do, anyway. It's certainly not as good as the previous Micronauts series, but I still think it's worthwhile.  It's totally different than the last series, though, and you can't go into it expecting a continuation of the first series. The last series was pretty much non-stop action, and this series is much more cerebral. It doesn't look like we're going to see a lot of Star Wars type action here.

By the way, while I like the art quite a bit overall, the splash pages have been too small, as they try to cram all these other things in there. Here are the splash pages from the last 2 issues.  

Bad decisions are a natural part of life IMO. We mostly respond instinctively and instantly and emotionally in what Spock would call illogical and human ways. It is what we do.

I had an uncle go out on a ladder trimming his tree and cut the limb the ladder was braced upon. Fell in the yard while breaking his back and lay there alone 2 hours  because 1. He did this alone with nobody else at home and 2. Didn't put his cell phone in his pocket. Have a friend who lives above his means financially even when others and myself tell/show him. I have comics boxes to keep my collection well organized and yet will pile the comics on top of the boxes rather than taking those few extra moments to place INSIDE the box. 

Time + thought versus effort +  immediacy = bad decision in hindsight😁

This issue was a bit weird, but I  still liked it fairly well. I thought it was a pretty good story though I know it didn't advance the overall story of the Micronauts, but I'm OK with that.