X-Men

By Geoff Klock(geoff.klock@gmail.com) Thus, this issue and the next comprise an opening one-two punch in Claremont’s attempt to get his characters out of the pressure-cooker and let them live, and breathe. The villains (a parody of Ghostbusters, portrayed by writers of the Wild Cards series, to which Claremont contributed a...

By Jim(noreply@blogger.com) Magneto has appeared over Utopia. Professor X asks him what he wants. Magneto does not want to speak to him, he is there to talk to Scott (Cyclops) Summers. As a sign that he is not looking for a fight, Magneto removes his helmet that protects him from psychic attacks. He gives his helmet to Scott. Professor X confronts him that it is a trap. Magneto refuses to fight. He says that Professor X and his time has passed. Professor launches a psychic attack. Magneto holds his ground but does not respond. The professor and Scott have an argument. Scott tells him to stand down. It is very understandable that Professor X would not trust Magneto. They have known each other for years and it always seems like Magneto has opposed him at every turn. No matter how many times he...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) It is very understandable that Professor X would not trust Magneto. They have known each other for years and it always seems like Magneto has opposed him at every turn. No matter how many times he has reached out to Magneto, they end up fighting.

By Geoff Klock(geoff.klock@gmail.com) It's not that I don't enjoy the hell out of some mad-science / gorgeous-nonsense but a little bit goes a long way: this is a lot of undigested material, like an essay in comic book form. Drums even illustrates his lectures -- not too helpfully I thought -- with a magic pen writing on air, but it w...

By Brian Cronin It's a nice explosive introduction to the basic plot of the issue (Brand is in a spaceship hurtling towards Earth - can the X-men save her?) and the action really does not stop over the next 15 or so pages, as Ellis gives us a cool introduction to the X-Men (US Space Command calling Cyclops on t...

By Robert Greenberger The first of these two-disc sets begins with the Savage Land two-parter and contains the four-part “Dark Phoenix Saga” while the second opens with the Proteus two-parter and also contains the “Beyond Good and Evil” four-part mess.

By Danielle Leigh At September 3, 2009, Danielle Leigh wrote: Thanks! I let the snark out for this one...just a little. ;-) At September 3, 2009, Birmy wrote: At September 3, 2009, Nitz the Bloody wrote: Well, at least it's someone doing something with the fact that the book's title is X-MEN....

By Chad Nevett After last week’s rerun reread review where I tore into Mark Millar’s Ultimate X-Men, I said that I would have a sequel of sorts this week — and it’s a book I actually enjoy! My just-now-decided Ultimate Marvel Month of reread reviews that ties into the end of Ultimatum and launches of Ultim...

By Chad Nevett Xavier’s refusal to kill Magneto and, instead, simply create a new human identity for him in the hopes of reforming him sums up his philosophy. Xavier doesn’t simply believe in the peaceful coexistance of humans and mutants, he believes it must come about by free will. At various points, ch...

By Chad Nevett The Zero Family is an interesting set of characters. Echo is a mute, lacking a tongue, while Bingo is obviously trying to be the new ‘dad’ figure that Uncle Zero once was. We never find out why Uncle Zero left — or where he went. When he makes an appearance in the final issue, we never get a clear pic...

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Cyclops, Wolverine, Colossus, and Northstar are flying to Westchester to stop the Red Queen. Wolverine and Cyclops are not speaking because of the lock of hair that Logan kept. 6. Wolverine and Scott are not talking because Wolverine kept a lock of hair from Scott's dead wife.

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Lady Deathstrike has impaled Wolverine on her claws. Madelyne has Psylocke attack him next. Madelyne is notified that Empath has been taken out. She does not care. They have what they came for. Wolverine catches Psylocke but the rest escape.

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) The young mutants who spot her are mad that she would show up there. Cannonball steps in to protect her. The young mutants leave in a bad mood. As Magik passes out, she tells Cannonball that Karma and Moonstar are almost dead. It was fun to see the old New Mutants reunite.

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) This comic book has disappointed the Revolution. X-Men has traditionally been about the characters that we have read about for years. Claremont built up their personalities to the point that they seem like real people. Then when they are thrown into battles in the Savage Land, against giant robots, and fight superteams from other countries(or worlds), we care what happens to them. Into all the traditional comic storylines, Claremont added some very serious issues. The Beast approaches Angel. He wants to know why Angel is keeping secrets from him. Angel says he can't tell him. Angel flies away. As the process begins, the machine explodes. The High Evolutionary cries "Erik". The man comes out of the wreckage and says "No. Magneto..."   [read the full post]

The issue starts out with Rogue in a lot of trouble in the Danger Room sequence. Her only absorbed personality, Mystique, begins to take over to help her get out of trouble. This part of the comic works well because of the flashback explaining how this all possible when Rogue went to Beast afte...

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) The character work is practically non-existent. All the characters are one-dimensional. And some of the characters do not even act like their established personalities. In particular Cyclops and Colossus. Fraction continues to show a lack of understanding of Colossus' character. In ear...

By Brad Curran Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2 Hardcover- I really liked the parts where they weren’t on the stupid alien planet. Between Kitty playing Wolverine’s role in the original Hellfire Club story, to Wolverine as the prissy kid from Origin (and Cassady’s hilarious facial expressions for him), to Cyc...

By pozzyfreak Kyle Posluszny Posted in Marvel Comics, Reviews, X-Men   Tagged: Archangel, Army of the Right, Cameron Hodge, Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, Demon Bear, Elixir, Ghost Rider, James Proudstar, Legacy Virus, Logan, Marauders, Marvel Comics, Mike Choi, Reviews, Sonia Oback, Violenc...

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) X-Men: Legacy #219 Then Carey pulled out a stunning twist by having Xavier hand Juggernaut a small decorative box and telling Juggernaut to open it after he killed Xavier. Juggernaut decides to open it first and sees that the small box is empty. Juggernaut then kills Xavier. Suddenly a giant Xavier opens the roof and peers down on Juggernaut. We then see that the Juggernaut is actually inside of a box that the giant Xavier is holding. Carey reveals that the meeting and this entire issue has taken place inside of Juggernaut’s mind. That Xavier approached the Juggernaut while he was sleeping and entered the Juggernaut’s mind. Mighty Avengers #20 The Winner: Mighty Avengers #20   [read the full post]

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By pozzyfreak Kyle Posluszny Posted in Marvel Comics, Reviews, X-Men   Tagged: Angel, Beast, Colossus, Comics, Cyclops, Dark Reign, Emma Frost, Justin Ponsor, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Messiah Baby, Pixie, Rachel Dodson, Reviews, Russia, Simon Trask, Storm, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men, Uncann...

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By pozzyfreak The Story: This issue is all about setting up the new story arc, introducing multiple situations involving each character in the team.  While doing some soul searching, in an effort to get past the death of Kitty Pryde, Colossus is confronted with an old enemy. In addition, Emma Frost heads...

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By conrad1970 The story: Kraven the Hunter makes an appearance on national television and claims that Spider-Man is a mutant menace. Concerned for Spider-Man’s welfare, the X-Men track Peter Parker to a local hangout for teenagers, where they are promptly attacked by Kraven and the Blob. After a brief...

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By noreply@blogger.com (Thom Kallor) Previously...after the X-Men disbanded, Cyclops recruited a new team consisting of Wolf Cub, Dust, Blindfold, Rockslide, and Ink. Their first mission was to hunt down former members of the New Mutants who were recreating the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Wolf Cub died. "Cyclops" turned out to be Donald Pierce, a longtime enemy of the X-Men. Now the team has joined the real X-Men. In the present...Pierce is saying that it is an awful thing being a mutant. Dust says she is a Muslim and a mutant. Pierce is a bigot. She will not give him the satisfaction of hating herself because she is a mutant. Her questions have to do with being a X-Man.   [read the full post]

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By ComicList X-Men Magneto Testament #2 of 5 Marvel Comics Pak, Di Giandomenico & Hollingsworth This is a story that is not a superhero tale. It’s not an origins story. It’s not anything like any other X-Men story I’ve ever read. It’s a historical account of how Nazi Germany turned its own citizens into the enemy. It took everything they had, beating them along the way, before running them out of their homes and eventually taking their lives. It follows one family in particular. A member of that family happens to become Magneto. Without that last sentence, this comic has nothing to do with the X-Men. It’s an excellent story documenting a horrifying and dark spot on mankind’s history. It’s a powerful story.   [read the full post]

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By Brian Cronin As someone noted elsewhere on the forum, it appears that punching Cyclops is the new “Cyclops and Emma Frost having sex” X-Book meme. Wolverine and Xavier meet up and Wolverine wants Xavier to clear out the programming that has mucked up his son’s head. Xavier says no, because otherwise, th...

X-Men Legacy #216 Marvel Comics Carey, Briones & Hanna Emma shows Xavier his first meeting with Beast. This is very much like the Origin issue from a couple of weeks ago and it helps nail down just how manipulative Xavier is and how he likes to jump into other people’s minds without asking but hates it when people do that to him. Emma shows Xavier how badly he twisted up Rogue. This helps to show Xavier has a tough side, especially when he is lying. Some father figure he makes. Next she deals with his treatment of Cyclops. Then Jean and finally Moira. It’s quite a tour and Xavier doesn’t always come out looking too rosy. In fact, someone should have decked the dude despite the wheelchair decades ago.   [read the full post]

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By Travis Another mini-series I almost passed on, with a bunch of little stories inside. Mystique has resurfaced already, making the “Kill Mystique” storyline in Wolverine even more ridiculous than it already was. Mike Carey and Michael Ryan do the writing and art on it, and it starts off well enoug...

Uncanny X-Men #502 Marvel Comics Fraction, Brubaker & Land The X-Men fight the Hellfire Club. Along the way little floating bubbles show up above the various characters to give little introductions. This is a good thing to do in a comic. This sequence gives great interaction between Wolverine and Nightcrawler. They capture a Hellfire Club member. Pixie ponders running away and has some interaction with Wolverine. Wolverine obviously has thing for taking in young X-Men girls. So while this seems like a good idea it feels a little old due to his relationships with Kitty, Jubilee, X-23 and Armor. I’m not saying it’s not okay, but I am saying it felt too familiar.   [read the full post]

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By ComicList Uncanny X-Men #502 Marvel Comics Fraction, Brubaker & Land The X-Men fight the Hellfire Club. Along the way little floating bubbles show up above the various characters to give little introductions. This is a good thing to do in a comic. This sequence gives great interaction between Wolverine and Nightcrawler. They capture a Hellfire Club member. Uncanny X-Men #502 Marvel Comics Fraction, Brubaker & Land The X-Men fight the Hellfire Club. Along the way little floating bubbles show up above the various characters to give little introductions. This is a good thing to do in a comic. This sequence gives great interaction between Wolverine and Nightcrawler. They capture a Hellfire Club member.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Synopsis: We begin with Wolverine, Nightwing and Karma beating the crap out of the Hellfire thugs. To be sure we get plenty of cheesy dialogue during this fight that would fit in perfectly in a 1980’s Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Cyclops reminds Nightcrawler and Wolverine to bring back one of the thugs so they can question him. The last remaining Hellfire gang member left standing predictably pees his pants at the sight of Wolverine and Nightcrawler. (Oh, I have so never seen this in a comic book before. Top notch, Fraction.) Wolverine and Nightcrawler then capture the Hellfire thug. Wolverine attacks Empath. Empath quickly dispatches of Wolverine. Wolverine radios the other X-Men to tell them that Empath is with the Hellfire Club and that he...   [read the full post]

Secret Invasion X-Men #2 of 4 Marvel Comics Carey & Nord Well, the X-Men appear to be able to handle the Skrulls and even the Super Skrulls so what’s left? Well this issue doesn’t exactly show us how the Skrulls are prepared to deal with the X-Men, but there are a couple of interesting plot turns that can probably make this thing interesting. Otherwise I’d say this is a rout. The Skrulls lay out their next step, which is to trap the X-Men into coming to them. Almost on queue we see Cyclops explaining the X-Men’s plan to the mutants. The big obstacle with the pending battle is that the Skrulls are blocking telepaths.   [read the full post]

By Mark Stoddard Well, in some sense, yes it is – following a Colossus flashback, the X-Men engage in a game of softball, the traditional downtime activity of choice in Westchester County. Usually, this is the point at which new readers are at least partially brought up to speed on recent plot-lines and the...

X-Men: Divided We Stand #1 of 2 Marvel Comics Carey, Peterson, Ponsor, Kyle, Yost, Takeda, Young, Beaulieu, Yost, LaFuente, Fraction & McKelvie Lastly, Nightcrawler confronts the one who nearly killed him, Scalphunter. This story is good for a couple of reasons. One, it really gives deep insight into Nightcrawler’s character. We even get the aspects of his spirituality which isn’t always presented with the character. Secondly, we see that not all the X-Men are lost in their purpose. Lastly, we see that the villains of the Messiah Complex aren’t exactly prospering since the war ended either. 4 out of 5 geek goggles. X-Men Divided We Stand #1 (of 2)   [read the full post]

Uncanny X-Men #496 Marvel Comics Brubaker, Choi & Oback Colossus visits a tombstone or two with Wolverine and Nightcrawler. Wolverine keeps the emotions grounded by helping them get out of mourning and into a bar. Wolverine helps to talk Colossus in some circles. Imagine a situation where Wolverine is the calming voice of reason to get over grief. Colossus has lost a lot and thanks to an editor falling asleep at the wheel, we know about another loss before it actually happened (for those of you waiting for Astonishing X-Men stay away from this issue). Wolverine helps to articulate that being an X-Men is wasn’t supposed to solve your own problems, but maybe solve them for future generations of mutants. It’s a solid scene.   [read the full post]

By cslepage X-Men Legacy #208 Marvel Comics Carey, Eaton & Romita Xavier was shot in the head at the conclusion of the Messiah Complex. Apparently, he was abducted in the fray. This has some continuity problems. For one, didn’t everyone mention how Beast was with him or tending to him? Also, in both X-Force and Wolverine, Cyclops dispatches Wolverine to take care of way lesser important matters than finding Xavier. Plus, in Uncanny X-Men there isn’t any mention of the missing Xavier while Cyclops and Emma vacation. I am guessing more will be revealed on this front, but I admit it baffled me a bit. 5 out of 5 geek goggles. X-Men Legacy #208   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn We shift back to Rogue and Gambit. Rogue says that Mystique isn’t dead. Rogue mentions that when she was healed from the Strain 88, that all the minds she had absorbed over the years were also erased. That it was just Rogue. For about a minute. That now it is Rogue and Mystique in her head. Rogue says that she wish she had seen this sooner because then she never would have touched Mystique. Rogue then says that Mystique is the last person she ever wants to see and now Mystique is stuck in her head. Rogue then says that she needs to go away and be by herself and think. Rogue then leaves. Cable then teleports from the scene. As Cable is teleporting away, Bishop wakes up and screams “NO!” and fires several shots at Cable’s disappearing form. The shots wiz through wher...   [read the full post]

By Brian Cronin Ed Brubaker wants her on Uncanny X-Men? Easy - “It didn’t work out.” Claremont has them say IN THE COMIC that they are unsure if it will work - so really, not a big deal, and certainly not Claremont trying to screw with other writers. If Claremont had some pattern of trying to hurt other writers,...

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By Rokk Krinn We zip to Nightcrawler and Professor X in the Blackbird. Suddenly, a lightning storm appears and Professor X grabs his head. Professor X says that Storm’s mind suddenly went white and that he can’t get into her mind now. That all he hears is screaming. Beast and Bishop leave the dealer’s place. Beast is depressed that he has hit a total dead end. That he doesn’t know where to go from here. Bishop says he isn’t worried because in his future there are tons of mutants. Beast then comments that Bishop is from an alternate future like Marvel Girl and Cable. That Bishop’s very presence here makes it unlikely that it will ever…Beast pauses and then says “Wait. That could be it.” End of issue.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn The Endangered Species back-up story has the Beast investigating Neverland. Beast notices that someone else has already searched all of the files and compute databases. Beast imagines that it must have been the colleague that High Evolutionary spoke about. This person seems one step ahead of Beast. And what is up with Carey’s Colossus? Colossus acts like he is from outer space rather than from Russia. Colossus isn’t a Vulcan. And Colossus didn’t just get off the boat. He has been in America for quite some time. It is striking the difference of Whedon’s well developed Colossus and Carey’s one-dimensional dumb Colossus who acts like he just arrived on planet Earth from planet Vulcan.   [read the full post]

By Erik Davis After I poked around a bit, Penn admitted that he was originally signed on to write and direct a "young X-Men film," but that's recently changed. Says Penn, "The original idea was to have me do a young X-Men spin-off, a spin-off of the young X-Men characters. But someone came up with a pretty in...

By Rokk Krinn We hop over to the jail cell where Darwin and Professor Xavier are being held. The Shi’ar soldiers enter and grab Professor X and drag him to the wedding ceremony. Nightcrawler teleports over to Professor X. However, Vulcan blasts Nighcrawler and then grabs Professor X. Vulcan then says that Professor X is going to get what he deserves. I’m going to guess that Darwin will sacrifice his own life in order to save Professor X. And I think there might be a good chance that Professor X’s exposure to the Crystal may give him his mutant powers back. After all, a powerless Professor X isn’t all that interesting.   [read the full post]