A few days ago, I had reviewed the original graphic novel
X-Men: No More humans. In that review, I wondered when and in what book do the
Original X-Men leave the Jean Grey School and join with Cyclops’ New Xavier
School. Well, I got my answer, kinda.
While the team do start up with Cyclops and his band of
mutant ‘outlaws’ the reason for why Kitty Pryde and the original, time stranded
X-Men isn’t revealed here. However, I now know that for whatever reasons, the
events that lead to the split occur in the cross-over event: the War of the
Atom. While some of that series occurred in the pages of All-New X-Men, Uncanny
X-Men, and others, the 10-part story was collected in a book entitled X-Men:
Battle of The Atom. So, it’s good to know that I haven’t skipped a volume or something.
I just have yet to come across this one.
Once again my library hooked me up with these continuing
adventures of the Uncanny X-Men. In this volume, the students have butterflies
waiting for the original X-Men to show. Then the girls of the New Xavier School
have a night out of the town and discover that a series of Terrigen mist bombs
have been detonated and are turning people with latent Inhuman DNA into bizarre
creatures. (I’m sorry, but that storyline has been done already during the DC
Comics Bloodlines storyline of the 1990s. I’m glad that only one issue was
devoted to that ‘original’ idea despite this volumes cover having the word
‘Inhumans’ in the title.)
After the girl’s had their fun, we see where Magneto went
and he’s not happy with what’s been going on in Madripoor. I don’t think I’ve
ever seen the anti-hero so vicious. But it’s a great story. But it’s not as
good as the issue in which various members of the All-New X-Men get a chance to
air some grievances with the adult Cyclops. It’s perhaps the best issue in the
entire run of both series thus far!
Lastly, a student is kicked off the team but the Uncanny
X-Men lose much more than that when the events that kicks off the All-New
X-Men/ Guardians of the Galaxy crossover! I’m syked. I was looking forward to
the tale at the end of No More Humans and here, I got a little taste of it.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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