Within the blink of an eye, all of the humans on Earth disappear. For some mutants (I’m looking at you, Magneto), this is the best thing ever. Others, however, won’t let this brazen act of mass kidnapping or genocide go unpunished. Despite their differences, an all-star cast of mutants come together to solve this mystery in X-Men: No More Humans. Created by Mike Carey and Salvador Larocca, this is the first X-Men graphic novel since God Loves, Man Kills, which was released in 1982.
Having been burned not too long ago on X-Men comics that didn’t stand the test of time, I stepped into X-Men: Days of Future Past with caution. It’s reputation as being one of the best X-Men story arcs has bubbled up to the point where it’s the focal point of the next movie, but my time reading other 80s era X-Men omnibus wasn’t all that entertaining due to how much the medium has evolved since then. I could have just left this one be, but knowing that the movie was coming soon and that many herald it as one of the best, I figured I should give the best of the old stuff a shot.
Morning Glories Vol. 1 left me scratching my head. Sure, I had a good time reading it, but I struggled to make sense out of the mysterious, weird and downright creepy events that took place. Vol. 2: All Will Be Free does little to answer my questions about why this school is so messed up, but it does provide some sorely-needed context around a number of key characters.
Kamala Khan’s exploits under the guise of the classic Ms. Marvel have made headline news. While people are confused as to why Carol Danvers has made a mysterious return, the true heroine continues to struggle with life as a teenager and as someone with super powers. Ms. Marvel #3 continues the series’ hot streak with another great outing. Continue reading
Following the X-Men universe across hundreds of characters, dozens of comic lines and a continuity that is frequently muddled with through time travel and other weird plot twists has never been easy. Even with the recent Marvel Now relaunches of most of the X-Men comics, things quickly got messy after Beast brought the original X-Men from the past to talk some sense into the present day X-Men who have gone off the reservation. This revelation has been a major plot point for many of the X-Men series’ in play, which all come to ahead in X-Men: Battle of the Atom.
Any parent would be proud to have their child accepted to an illustrious prep school on full scholarship. In Morning Glories Vol. 1: For a Better Future, Morning Glories Academy has just opened up spots for six students from different parts of the world and their parents couldn’t be happier. But would they feel the same if that school forced students to cut off all contact with the outside world? Or if they knew of all of the other mysterious and horrible things that happen at this particular school? Probably not, but it’s too late for this group to turn down the offer.
DC Comics’ most dysfunctional family returns in Wonder Woman Vol. 4: War. The potential baby of doom is finally in the hands of his mother Zola, but the baby isn’t out of the woods yet. His oldest brother just spent 7,000 years digging himself out of a hole in order to rule Olympus and the baby is one more obstacle in the way of him seizing the throne. Considering the fact that he’s had that long to dwell on his plight, he’s not going down easy.
Issue #1 of Wolverine: Hunting Season didn’t do much to impress me. However, finding the trade paperback that compiles the first six issues of Marvel Now Wolverine for under $10 was enough for me to give this solo adventure another go. Does the continued arc deliver where the first issue failed?
While most of the X-Men universe got relaunched as part of Marvel Now, Wolverine and the X-Men stayed on course until the series’ recent end with issue #42. As part of the All New Marvel Now initiative, the counter on the series has been turned back to #1. Starting fresh has worked wonders for some of the other X-Men lines, but this one sputters out of the gate on almost all fronts.
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