A+X #16

Sean Ryan / Gerry Duggan / David Yardin / Goran ParlovMarvel Comics2014

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Series: The appeal of A+X lies in its "short, fast, hard-hitting" format: each issue is like a miniature team-up movie compressed into some twenty-odd pages, with two heroes whose personalities and factions do not quite match forced into the same trouble, letting readers see the sparks struck by colliding worldviews in a very short time. Issue #16 is especially worth a look. The Captain America and Cyclops thread has been running since issue #13 and is a rare continuous storyline in the anthology: one insists that "all are equal before the law," the other has long been regarded by the whole world as a wanted criminal, and the two fight side by side while guarding against each other. This issue flips the suspense of "are the Skrulls really the bad guys," making Captain America confront his own prejudice against mutants for the first time; a few wordless panels say more than a thousand words. The other short story, Spider-Man and Psylocke, wins on atmosphere, with Parlov's rough, cinematic art. For readers who want to complete the aftermath of "Avengers vs. X-Men" or who enjoy two-hero team-up narratives, this issue is an unskippable link in the series.

Summary

A+X is a two-hero team-up anthology series launched by Marvel in 2012 after the "Avengers vs. X-Men" event; each issue features two short stories pairing one Avenger with one X-Man, and the series ended with issue #18.

This issue is #16, released on January 8, 2014, and contains two stories: the first is a short piece featuring Spider-Man and Psylocke, from writer Ben Ryan and artist Goran Parlov, in which an accidental nighttime encounter brings out a heavy past; the second is part four of the "Captain America + Cyclops" serial story written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by David Yardin: while pursuing a group of Skrulls disguised as ranch operators, the "K Group," Captain America is bent on arresting Cyclops and bringing him to justice, while the real threat is the swarm of Skrull warriors; with the help of Emma Frost and the Stepford Cuckoos, the group gradually discovers that these Skrulls are not enemies but wanderers who fled to Earth with a secret, and the ending introduces the approaching Doctor Doom.

This volume is issue #16 of the series (corresponding to the scope of issue 16 among the "18 episodes in total" translated by the fan translation group), and is best read in series order.

Editor's review

《A+X》的妙处在于“短、快、狠”：每一期都像一场被压缩到二十来页的小型团队电影，两个性格与阵营都不太搭的英雄被硬塞进同一个麻烦里，读者能在极短时间内看到世界观碰撞出的火花。第16期尤其值得一看。美国队长与镭射眼这条线从第13期开始连载，是整部选集里少见的连续剧情：一个坚持“法律面前人人平等”，一个早已被全世界当成通缉犯，两人一边并肩作战一边彼此提防。本期把“斯库鲁人到底是不是坏人”这一悬念翻转过来，让美国队长第一次直面自己对变种人的偏见，几格无言的分镜胜过千言万语。另一个短篇蜘蛛侠与灵蝶则以氛围取胜，帕尔洛夫的画风粗砺而有电影感。对于想补完“复仇者大战X战警”余波、或喜欢双人组队叙事的读者，这一期是系列中不可跳过的一环。

Who it's for

A good fit for

追读“复仇者大战X战警”余波剧情的漫威读者
喜欢美国队长与镭射眼对手戏的粉丝
偏爱短篇单元剧、不想追长篇连载的漫画读者
对斯库鲁人、K团等漫威冷门设定感兴趣的考据党

Not a good fit for

完全没接触过漫威宇宙、需要从零入门的新读者
只收完整合订本、不接受单期散篇的收藏者
期待纯动作大场面、对人物对话戏兴趣不大的读者

Reading tips

建议先读第13—15期，本期是“美国队长+镭射眼”故事的第四部分，直接开读会有断层感。
读到斯库鲁人身份反转时，可回想第13期开篇两人在飞船里用平底锅开打的桥段，对照人物关系的转变。
若对K团、布谷鸟姐妹等设定陌生，可先查阅“复仇者大战X战警”事件与X教授相关条目再回读。
可与第11期“蜘蛛侠+镭射眼”对读，观察同一角色在不同搭档下的形象差异。

FAQ

A+X 第16期是系列完结篇吗？

不是。该系列从2012年10月连载至2014年3月的第18期才结束，第16期于2014年1月8日发行，属于接近尾声的阶段。

这一期里美国队长和镭射眼的故事是独立的吗？

不独立。这是从第13期开始连载的“美国队长+镭射眼”故事的第四部分，建议按顺序阅读第13至18期。

本期包含几个故事？

两个。一个是蜘蛛侠与灵蝶的短篇，编剧为肖恩·瑞安；另一个是“美国队长+镭射眼”第四部分，编剧为格里·达根、画师为大卫·亚丁。

这一期有官方中文版吗？

截至可查资料，该期主要以英文原版单期发行，中文读者多通过民间汉化组译本阅读，尚无确认的官方简体中文单行本。

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