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New X-Men, Vol. 1 |
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| Author: Grant Morrison Published: 2008-06-11 |
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List price: $34.99 Our price: $23.09 |
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Customer comments on this selection. The X-Men finally get seriousFor years the X-Men have claimed to be advancing mutant rights, but what have they actually accomplished? They've defended against threats, sure--but they haven't really done much beyond that. Finally, the X-Men get proactive in their mission. Writer Grant Morrison, with a host of artists including the ultra-talented Frank Quitely, Leinil Yu, and Ethan Van Sciver, reinvents the X-Men as an elite mutant search-and-rescue unit whose main priority is teaching the next generation of mutant youths the skills they need to survive in a world that hates and fears them. In this volume, the X-Men face Cassandra Nova, Charles Xavier's evil twin sister intent on destroying her bother and his legacy. Nova draws the Sentinels and the Shi'ar Empire into the fray and things get worse from there. Genosha, an island nation of mutants, is destroyed and Jean Grey, the premier psychic of the X-Men, is slowly regaining her Phoenix powers. Morrison & Co. offer a revolutionary look at the X-Men. Instead of reacting to events, they are beginning to take matters into their own hands as they push for mutant rights. But there's still enough high-scale action equations and soap opera melodrama to keep everyone happy. However, the art does vary and Igor Kordey, though normally quite talented, was rushed during production and his pencils suffer for it. Still, this volume presents the X-Men at their best and offers a truly fresh take on Marvel's band of mutants, something that has been missing for quite a while. Since Morrison left the X-Men, they have largely reverted to their original state (with some exceptions), which is a shame, since what has been offered here is truly inspired. The best thing to happen to "The X-men"Grant Morrison is probably one of the most imaginative minds in the whole comic industry, and the first 1/3 of his run on "The New X-Men" is simply one of the most amazing reads I have ever been exposed to. the X-men have always been a series that had a lot of political and social themes intertwined within it, and Morrison creates a fantastic reality through fantasy that have all the political happenings that are going on now. "New X-Men by Grant Morrison: Ultimate Collection Volume 1" is a great escape from reality but at the same time, is the most realistic super-hero comic thematically that there is. Can't wait for volumes 2 and 3 to come out this year! This book is awesome!Grant Morrison's X-Men run is probably the best X-Men run in the last decade. Ironically, it's a little different than other classic runs... and that's what makes it so special. Without spoiling anything, Grant changes the status quo with the X-Men without really changing core concepts of the X-Men. His stories turn the entire framework for the X-Men on their face. The stories are well-plotted, and this collection really does read like one whole story. There's lots of nice character moments, as well as character arcs that get started here and will be expanded upon in vol 2 & 3 of the collections later on this year. The only faults with Grant's run are the art and some of his 'big ideas' that sometimes don't seem to pan out. Because of scheduling problems with these issues, Frank Quintly did not draw every issue... so often times you will see different art styles every issue as multiple artists contributed to keep this book on schedule for the regular issues. Nonetheless, most of the artwork is good and the storytelling makes up for this. This is really awesome work though. Seriously, if you haven't read it - do so. It's better than any of the new TPB's coming out. It contains so much core ideas that make the X-Men what it is today that it's really worth reading. The beginning of a New Era at MarvelIn early 2000, Marvel managed to wrestle Grant Morrison, arguably the most influential writer in comics (moreso than Alan Moore, in my opinion), and gave him the flagging X-Men title. In the first arc, he destroyed the mutant country of Genosha, created an ultra powerful foil to Professor Xavier, put the X-Men at odds with the Shi'ar empire, saved the world, and started to degrade and destroy the relationship that Jean and Scott had. Morrison's stories in the volume are big, operatic, and loud, much like his material from his run on JLA, but grounded in team dynamics and the fragile nature of how lives can change in the blink of an eye. On the art side, frequent Morrison collaborator Frank Quitely turns in good work, bolstered by the inks of Tim Townsend, and later on, Ethan Van Sciver and the infamously rushed work of Igor Kordey. Overall, Morrison plays with the various aspects of the 30 years of X-Men continuity while managing to keep it fresh and forward looking. The art, however, is the weak point of the volume and the entire run. The fill-ins lack of a firm visual continuity, and the bevy of different artists hamper the total impact of the collection. All in all, even with the uneven art, I still heartily recommend this collection of my favorite Marvel Comic. |
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