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danielaine's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lonecayt's review against another edition
1.0
This book was just... terrible. I greatly enjoy the work of Raina Telgemeier, which is why I picked this up. I'm also a big fan of the X-Men and of Kitty Pryde in particular, and I think they may have worked against me here.
So, this is basically an imagining of the X-Men as if it were a manga series, I imagine for the purpose of 'recruiting' people, particularly girls, into the cult that is Marvel through a medium they may already be familiar with. Well, if all I read were manga and if I didn't know anything about the X-Men, maybe that would've worked. But man... so many details about the characters were just... completely off. I was offended on behalf of Kitty Pryde and all of the X-Men.
If you've never read any X-Men and want to get started in it, DON'T start with this. Start with Essential X-Men #1. Or Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men. Or even the first volume of All-New X-Men. This book is not worth your time.
So, this is basically an imagining of the X-Men as if it were a manga series, I imagine for the purpose of 'recruiting' people, particularly girls, into the cult that is Marvel through a medium they may already be familiar with. Well, if all I read were manga and if I didn't know anything about the X-Men, maybe that would've worked. But man... so many details about the characters were just... completely off. I was offended on behalf of Kitty Pryde and all of the X-Men.
If you've never read any X-Men and want to get started in it, DON'T start with this. Start with Essential X-Men #1. Or Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men. Or even the first volume of All-New X-Men. This book is not worth your time.
amyjoy's review against another edition
2.0
This was ... weird. It's set in an alternate manga X-Men universe, where Jean Grey is an adult, but Scott Summers is still a teenage student, and Kitty Pryde is the only girl at school, which, honestly, just sounds like a terrible idea in the first place (spoiler alert: it is).
As someone who doesn't read a lot of manga, this is very manga-esque, almost to the point where I had to keep reminding myself that it was written in English. It was a little tough to tell all boy mutants apart at first, and Kitty really drove me crazy when she didn't quickly see through the Hellfire Club and Pyro's douchiness. Chibi cat-Kitty was freaking adorable, though.
Honestly, this just reminded me of all the things I don't like about manga.
As someone who doesn't read a lot of manga, this is very manga-esque, almost to the point where I had to keep reminding myself that it was written in English. It was a little tough to tell all boy mutants apart at first, and Kitty really drove me crazy when she didn't quickly see through the Hellfire Club and Pyro's douchiness. Chibi cat-Kitty was freaking adorable, though.
Honestly, this just reminded me of all the things I don't like about manga.
nicolet2018's review against another edition
5.0
The art is simply amazing here! However sadly, the series is discontinued, cues sad face.
puddingtaco's review
5.0
Do you ever wish that X-men was a shojo reverse harem manga? Of course you do! Written by Raina Telgemeier, author of Smile and Sisters, as well as Dave Roman, fellow middle grade graphic novelist. Kitty Pride aka Shadowcat is the first girl to be admitted into the X-men academy. All the hot dudes and their powers are intriguing and intimidating! Soon the Hellfire Club (who look distinctively like the Ouran High School Host Club) sweep up the new girl into their exclusive mix. Will the chilly Iceman look her way? If you go into it without your tongue planted in your cheek you may miss out on the silliness of this quirky book. Volume 2 was never picked so don't hold your breath. :(
cynt's review
1.0
This is a bizarre reimagining - putting the focus on Kitty Pryde and adding a romance subplot because hey, the little girls sure love their manga romances.
If you ever come across this, just fast-forward to the point where you find Colossus. You might find it hard to recognise him, because his new design is quite different from what you're used to. But you'll laugh.
If you ever come across this, just fast-forward to the point where you find Colossus. You might find it hard to recognise him, because his new design is quite different from what you're used to. But you'll laugh.
superstars111's review
4.0
This story was amazing, but sadly, I can't recommend it for one reason. I'll elaborate on both of those.
The story was marvelous (no pun intended). We journey with a young Kitty Pryde in her first days at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. We watch, horrified, as she falls in with a bad crowd, and we journey with her as she learns and grows. The art was wonderful as well, and I was very much looking forward to the next edition.
Sadly, through no fault of the story itself, I cannot recommend it. Reason being that Del Ray has decided not to publish the second edition. This was written to be a two part story, and the end of the first volume leaves us on the edge of our seats. Both content, and yet still not satisfied with the "ending," and still wanting more. What will she do now? Who will she go to? What will she decide? The writers and artist wanted to continue, but Del Ray wouldn't publish the second half of the story. Which means that this story isn't complete, and probably never will be. It makes me sad that I can't recommend it, since it was such a good story. And, I suppose, if you can deal with not knowing how it ends, you could still read it. The first half is still well-written. But you should know before you start that the second half will probably never be released, and you'll never know how it ends. I hope very much that I am wrong and they change their minds.
The story was marvelous (no pun intended). We journey with a young Kitty Pryde in her first days at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. We watch, horrified, as she falls in with a bad crowd, and we journey with her as she learns and grows. The art was wonderful as well, and I was very much looking forward to the next edition.
Sadly, through no fault of the story itself, I cannot recommend it. Reason being that Del Ray has decided not to publish the second edition. This was written to be a two part story, and the end of the first volume leaves us on the edge of our seats. Both content, and yet still not satisfied with the "ending," and still wanting more. What will she do now? Who will she go to? What will she decide? The writers and artist wanted to continue, but Del Ray wouldn't publish the second half of the story. Which means that this story isn't complete, and probably never will be. It makes me sad that I can't recommend it, since it was such a good story. And, I suppose, if you can deal with not knowing how it ends, you could still read it. The first half is still well-written. But you should know before you start that the second half will probably never be released, and you'll never know how it ends. I hope very much that I am wrong and they change their minds.
comicbae's review
4.0
An interesting shoujo take on X-Men, Misfits embraces the tropes of such and manages to be just different enough from the canon to be extremely entertaining. X-Fans will find delight in these alternative character designs, with some being especially creative.
birdmanseven's review
4.0
I liked this. I was impressed with the way they were able to successfully transplant the X-men into another style and genre, while maintaining the right vibe. It's a shame volume 2 never happened.
We discuss this one-and-done X-men story in more detail here: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-197-soccer-books
We discuss this one-and-done X-men story in more detail here: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-197-soccer-books
library_brandy's review
I'm not a big X-Men fan or a shojo fan; I don't read much of either. But I enjoyed this, mostly because I'm a Telgemeier/Roman fan. Kudos, guys!