After his last victory, X is hunting for Mavericks in the Weapon Factory. What he finds there is surprising, as well as potentially deadly!

These comics are so much fun. I know I say it all the time, but it bears repeating; they’re hardly the deepest of stories, but there’s something about Udon’s comics which just hit different, and these Mega Man titles are no exception.

Gorgeous artwork, brilliant references to the video games (including the variant cover pictured, which pays close homage to the Mega Man X SNES games) and pretty much non-stop action just makes it feel like the digital experience, perfectly adapted.

There’s a whole sequence here framed to look like a 2D Mega Man stage and it is glorious. Sure, the dialogue is cheesy, and the plot barely there.

Yet even that makes it feel like the early 90s, campy narrative style of the Mega Man games; for fans, this is genuinely flawless in its execution. We aren’t expecting deep lore or complex plots, just a good, old fashioned retro game adaptation with beautiful art and exciting action. That’s certainly what we get here, and I’m already looking forward to the next chapter in X’s quest!

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