Saturday, September 20, 2014

All-New X-Men, Volume 2: Here to Stay (Marvel NOW!)


All-New X-Men (2013-Present) #HC Vol 2

The modern day adventures of the Classic X-Men continue with the team facing many changes in which they’ll have to adjust if they’re going to stay in the new millennium. Cyclops can’t figure out how nor why he’ll one day kill Professor X. Marvel Girl’s newfound powers of telepathy have her teetering on the edge of sanity. Meanwhile, Angel comes face-to-face with his older self and doesn’t like what he sees. To make matters worse, the Uncanny X-Men lead by the adult Scott Summers has arrived at the Jean Grey School to offer its students membership into his new Xavier’s School For Mutants.

The book ends with a cliffhanger of someone unexpected saying yes to the offer. If you read Uncanny X-Men, you’ll already know who accepts. I won’t spoil it but I will say that I am impressed how Marvel was able to incorporate this pivotal scene into both series and yet keep it from seeming rehashed. That’s remarkable work on the part of the X-Men editorial staff.

The art is fantastically clean and vibrant. The story itself just keeps getting better and better. Some may say that the X-Men can’t be good without Chris Claremont writing it. But when you got Brain Michael Bendis behind both books, it’s instant classic time baby!

I’m hooked!

Worth Consuming

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars

No comments:

Post a Comment