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Post by jakefury on Aug 28, 2011 16:52:08 GMT -5
 Written by Ed Brubaker Pencils by Billy Tan & Clayton Henry This story collects UXM #475-486. This story picks right up after the events of Deadly Genesis. Vulcan has left Earth to destroy the Shi'ar Empire for Emperor D'Ken's hand in his mother's death. Professor X assembles a team of X-Men that includes Havok, Polaris, Nightcrawler, Rachel Grey (Summers), Warpath, Darwin and Nightcrawler. The team makes a desperate gamble to warn Lilandra of Vulcan's imminent arrival but run into all kinds of trouble along the way. The Good: Everything. The art is phenomenal. The storytelling from Brubaker is nearly flawless and we get to see the personalities of everyone involved thoroughly explored. If there was ever a Star Wars of comics then this is it. It's one of the best X-Men arcs I've ever read. Another thing that makes it so great is that outside of Nightcrawler & Professor X it doesn't involve any of the X-Men's A-listers. This is 12 issues of comic masterpiece ladies and gentlemen. The Bad: Nothing. 9/10 One of the best X-Men stories told. Buy this. |
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Post by Morpheus on Aug 28, 2011 18:15:16 GMT -5
i liked the story, and the artwork in particular, but not nearly as much as you did.
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Post by Erik-El on Aug 28, 2011 18:24:38 GMT -5
Rachel Grey!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by jakefury on Aug 28, 2011 18:43:37 GMT -5
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Post by NorCalCO on Aug 28, 2011 19:39:29 GMT -5
This has been on my TPB "to-buy" list for awhile, looks like I might have to prioritize it a little higher. Thanks, Jake.
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Post by NexusOfLight on Sept 2, 2011 12:06:31 GMT -5
I thoroughly enjoyed this as well. In fact, I think this was the first story that got me interested im Marvel's cosmic aspect of the universe and made Havok one of my favorite X-Men characters.
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Post by Power NeXus on Sept 2, 2011 17:29:29 GMT -5
I've seen this in bookstores but never got around to picking it up.
Due to this review, I'll probably be looking for it now.
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Post by jakefury on Sept 3, 2011 10:23:47 GMT -5
I've seen this in bookstores but never got around to picking it up. Due to this review, I'll probably be looking for it now. Plenty of Nightcrawler=Happy Nexus. |
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Post by Power NeXus on Sept 3, 2011 12:54:08 GMT -5
I've seen this in bookstores but never got around to picking it up. Due to this review, I'll probably be looking for it now. Plenty of Nightcrawler=Happy Nexus. Stop making me wanting it so much! I can barely afford groceries right now! |
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Post by jakefury on Sept 3, 2011 13:05:58 GMT -5
BAMF BAMF BAMF
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Post by Power NeXus on Sept 3, 2011 13:15:03 GMT -5
I guess I can survive on toothpaste and water :/
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Post by Power NeXus on Oct 3, 2011 22:50:08 GMT -5
I just ordered this online, Can't wait to read it!  |
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Post by Power NeXus on Oct 4, 2011 17:14:48 GMT -5
Lol. I just noticed this. Nightcrawler is so awesome he fills up two spots on the team 
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Post by jakefury on Oct 4, 2011 19:31:02 GMT -5
lmao...
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Post by Zoom on Oct 16, 2011 10:18:43 GMT -5
One of the best X-Stories ever? No. Not even close.
A decent story that was far better than the previous 3 runs on Uncanny (Claremont, Austen, Casey)? Yes.
Enough to keep me from dropping the book? No.
I think it still wasn't of the quality of the Seagle and Davis runs that preceded the Revolution event and those are hardly considered the best X-Stories of all time, either.
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Post by Power NeXus on Oct 16, 2011 13:27:11 GMT -5
I just finished reading this.
I agree. It was fantastic. I loved it from beginning to end.
The only thing I didn't really like about it was the coloring. Everything just looked so... shiny.
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Post by jakefury on Oct 16, 2011 17:07:47 GMT -5
Glad you enjoyed it Nexus. I really liked it too.
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