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clarks_dad's review
5.0
So I'm jumping back into the modern Marvel universe here and following the crash course over at Comic Book Herald for Marvel Now 1.0.
I've never been a huge X-Men fan, and a lot of the recent events in this universe have been super confusing to people like me who haven't been in the loop - Cyclops is a bad guy? Xavier dead? Wolverine is headmaster? Wtf? - but I found this volume a great jumping off point.
A mutating Hank reaches back into the past to bring the original X-Men forward in time so that Scott Summers can reckon with his future self. To what end? Who knows? But I like it. Bendis brings inner conflict literally out into the physical world in a clash between naive idealism and bitter cynicism governing the relationship between humans and mutants that, I believe, has always been at the heart of the X-Men saga.
The art is fantastic and the clash between modern and Silver Age styles is really wonderful. Seeing how the old characters try to grapple with what their lives become is pretty delicious as well. If you've been out of things for a while, Wiki the Avengers vs. X-Men crossover for the plot summary and then dive in with this volume.
I've never been a huge X-Men fan, and a lot of the recent events in this universe have been super confusing to people like me who haven't been in the loop - Cyclops is a bad guy? Xavier dead? Wolverine is headmaster? Wtf? - but I found this volume a great jumping off point.
A mutating Hank reaches back into the past to bring the original X-Men forward in time so that Scott Summers can reckon with his future self. To what end? Who knows? But I like it. Bendis brings inner conflict literally out into the physical world in a clash between naive idealism and bitter cynicism governing the relationship between humans and mutants that, I believe, has always been at the heart of the X-Men saga.
The art is fantastic and the clash between modern and Silver Age styles is really wonderful. Seeing how the old characters try to grapple with what their lives become is pretty delicious as well. If you've been out of things for a while, Wiki the Avengers vs. X-Men crossover for the plot summary and then dive in with this volume.
kimscozyreads's review
4.0
This is a great series so far, I'm currently on volume 2. Since I'm getting quite behind on my goodreads goal, I figured it'd be OK to put down one of the many graphic novels I'll read this year as a book. It does require reading, after all.
jexjthomas's review
3.0
This book was pretty fun, and it was easy to jump in and understand what was going on even without having followed the AvX stuff. Has a lot of potential.
colin_cox's review
5.0
Thanks to the advice and assistance of a very close friend, The X-Men have become the only superhero comic book I will read. When taken too seriously, The X-Men are nauseating and impossible to enjoy. The unreflective portent permeates the page in the worst sort of ways. However, when writers like Chris Claremont play with tone by shifting swiftly from soap operatic histrionics to self-aware whimsey, The X-Men are addictively readable. Brian Michael Bendis clearly understands this sensibility, and in doing so, he creates a wildly readable book.
The conceit is pure X-Men bombast: Hank McCoy (Beast), in an attempt to save Scott Summers (Cyclops) from himself, brings the original five X-Men to the future. Bendis' creative conceit is so much fun, which is precisely what The X-Men should be.
I have few analytical observations to make principally because this is the first book. These first five issues are consumed with world building, which is just fine.
The conceit is pure X-Men bombast: Hank McCoy (Beast), in an attempt to save Scott Summers (Cyclops) from himself, brings the original five X-Men to the future. Bendis' creative conceit is so much fun, which is precisely what The X-Men should be.
I have few analytical observations to make principally because this is the first book. These first five issues are consumed with world building, which is just fine.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best 21st century starting points if you know a little bit about the X-Men but don't want to do a deep dive on their billions of titles. The tory is a direct follow-up to the Avengers Vs. X-Men event that nobody should be forced to read. Even Guantanamo Bay outlawed AvX books from their premises for being cruel and inhumane, so don't bother reading that series, you get all the important details as this volume begins.
Basically, all of AvX was a lead up to Cyclops killing Charles Xavier (Professor X), his mentor. Except he did it while he was under the control of the Pheonix force, blah blah back story. This volume involves Beast deciding that the best way to show Cyclops the error of his ways is to go back in time and bring the original X-Men team: Cyclop, Beast, Iceman, Angel, and Jean Grey, Back To The Future! Um, present.
This volume follows how the young original X-team reacts to being in the complicated present, and how the complicated present reacts to their presence. The art is by Stuart Immonen who manages to make the book look both classic and modern simultaneously, a neat trick for any book, but very appropriate for this particular storyline.
I recommend this for anyone looking for an X-Men book to read. Anyone. Also for fans of time travel stories that don't yet seem to involve any paradoxes.
Basically, all of AvX was a lead up to Cyclops killing Charles Xavier (Professor X), his mentor. Except he did it while he was under the control of the Pheonix force, blah blah back story. This volume involves Beast deciding that the best way to show Cyclops the error of his ways is to go back in time and bring the original X-Men team: Cyclop, Beast, Iceman, Angel, and Jean Grey, Back To The Future! Um, present.
This volume follows how the young original X-team reacts to being in the complicated present, and how the complicated present reacts to their presence. The art is by Stuart Immonen who manages to make the book look both classic and modern simultaneously, a neat trick for any book, but very appropriate for this particular storyline.
I recommend this for anyone looking for an X-Men book to read. Anyone. Also for fans of time travel stories that don't yet seem to involve any paradoxes.
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Surprisingly good. Surprisingly readable. Sure it's a dumb idea but it kind of works. Kitty could be written and drawn better but she's at least here. And this incarnation of the original x-men is better than I've seen elsewhere. Looking forward to #2.
gallaghergirl12's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this for a lot of reasons (especially the art/coloring/well frankly everything) but my favorite was every time Bobby screamed at himself.
gohawks's review
4.0
Bendis does a great job turning the X-Men universe on its head while essentially starting over. I love the changes in Cyclops character, and I have no idea what Hank's motives are currently. I was never a big fan of Immonen, but here his thick muscular lines lend the story an extra dimension as it pops off the page.