X-Files Season 10 Volume 2 (The X-Files (Season 10)) Hardcover – May 6, 2014

The primary lure of The X-Files: Season 10 is its promise to propel the series characters forward and push the show’s grandiose mythology in decidedly new directions. Volume 2 respectably captures the flavor of the departed TV series, and there's a clear sense of forward momentum for many of the characters involved. However, the issues featuring the return of Flukeman, the overgrown mutant platyhelminthe from Season Two's "The Host", indicates an equally strong pull by the show's finely crafted past. Frankly, it's disappointing that so many of Joe Harris's Season 10 stories are rooted to preexisting concepts. Earlier comic incarnations of The X-Files, namely the 90s adaptation by Topps, favored original stories with relatively few nods to the broadcast series. Even the TV show rarely resorted to sequel episodes, "Kitsunegari" and "Orison" being the obvious exceptions. The end result of Season 10 amounts to little more than self-serving fan-fiction, a nostalgic throwback to past glories.Each of the five collected stories was fashioned from different artists with very disparate styles. The artwork is suitably moody and the show's iconic characters are all easily discernible, though the depictions of Mulder and Scully in the first four tales (they are not featured in the final story) seem rather inconsistent from page to page. At times the duo would appear considerably younger on one page and older on the next. The overall style and imagery of the last story, which delves into the Cigarette-Smoking Man's background and his latest resurrection, is quite different from the preceding entries. There's a surrealism to the artwork in that last issue that complements the surrealistic nature of The X-Files.In brief, this volume is a bit of a mixed bag, but reading it will certainly rekindle one's love for the series.

I thought this collection was really strong. I liked it better than the first. I think it was because the first one had a fair amount of "set up" to do to get us back to the X-files. The funny thing about that, though, is really very few of the things set-up in the first arc carried over to the second. There's really just one strand of the story that's followed up. The missing agents weren't even name checked, and no one mentioned that they might still be looking for them. Hopefully it's picked up in another volume. Instead, this volume is devoted more to stand alone stories. And they are all enjoyable. The artist changes for some of the stories, but since the stories are more contained, I didn't mind that. Looking forward to the next volume.

I like that they do 5 issues of the main story and 5 monster-of-the-week/stand alone issues. The fluke-man is classic X-Files and I really enjoyed the two "episodes" dealing with him. Also, Chitter was really good. It was good to see Mr. X again. The only downside was the last issue. Frankly, it was boring. But overall, S.10 Vol. 2 is a must have for X-Files fans.

Oh X-files, how we've all missed you! Following the fantastic first volume of Season 10, the second certainly does not disappoint. Scully, Mulder, Skinner, CSM, and even X return to wreak havoc on fellow-Phile's psyche with many questions posed.... and few answers given. Really though, would we have it any other way? Bring it on, Joe Harris!

Great artwork and plot.

Few numbers

I was very happy with my order of volumes 1 and 2. I'm happy they're keeping The X-Files story going in some form.

Comic book format was disappointing to me.

Terrible art work. Why pick artists who can't draw Mulder and Scully for toffee? The stories aren't bad themselves but the dialogue is clunky and pedestrian. Seriously 1013, you have a pool of talented fans who have been writing damn fine stories about Mulder and Scully for twenty years, these are the people you should be using.

Like volume 1, it is very much like the TV series!

Storia discreta, presenta alcuni casi su cui indagano Mulder e Scully della durata di un paio di numeri a storia.Per i fan é presenta un gradito ritorno di un classico "monster of the month".Disegni carini, ma privi di particolari trovate creative.Da prendere solo se si é fan della serie.

Le premier volume avait de nombreuses qualité (une grande fidélité à l'esprit de la série et à sa cohérence, un début comparable aux épisodes mythologiques d'ouverture des saisons TV, une histoire intriguante, etc) et de maigres défauts (un dessin un peu limité, beaucoup de zones d'ombre concernant l'intrigue).Il fallait transformer l'essai avec ce second volume qui s'attaque aux "loners" (épisodes détachés de la mythologie). Le résultat est-il concluant ? En partie seulement...Le retour sur le vers géant vu dans "The host" (saison 2) est très plaisant à suivre. Une autre histoire concernant Mr X est très sympathique et intriguante, tout en étant liée avec un élément important mis en place en début de saison. En dehors de cela, nous avons droit à une histoire de demi-dieu manipulant les gens... et les cafards (!) manquant cruellement de conclusion (J'ai d'abord crû avoir raté quelque chose), et un retour tout sauf passionnant sur l'homme à la cigarette, se voulant une suite au célèbre épisode "Musings of a cigarette-smoking man" (saison 4)L'impression d'ensemble peut paraitre mitigée, mais malgré les défauts évoqués plus haut, ce volume est agréable à lire, à défaut d'être épatant, et l'on ressent toujours ce profond respect du matériau original qu'est la série.

Vol.2 は一話完結もの。ミソロジー要素も多少散りばめてあるものの、謎が増すだけで回収はなし。以下にネタバレなしでざっくりした紹介を。1.2.邦題「宿主」のラストで真っ二つにされたフルークマン(ウズムシ男)の誕生秘話と、真っ二つにされたその後。新しい上司モラレス副長官が登場。3.過去話。ミスターXとディープスロート、そして現在のモルダーとスカリー。２人はこのエピソードのあと、ようやく復職試験を受けることに。昼寝を起こされたモルダーは、聖人の遺体や日本の即身仏、悟りについていつもの調子でウンチクをたれるが、スカリーに軽く流される。4.小さな町で起こる連続失踪事件。容疑者を拘置するが……。本格的に復帰した事に高揚するモルダー。5.肺がん男の回想？のような話。ドラマ版シーズン11と違い、モルダーに執着(愛情)を向けているのが興味深い。執筆行為やあの写真にも、強い思い入れがあるのが伺える。Vol.1 Vol.2 ともに、シーズン9までのXファイル「らしさ」に固執して、なぞるようなドラマ作りしかしてないとも言えるが、ファンなら充分楽しめるかと。