trade paperback
X-Men: Mutant Genesis Review
When most people think of the X-Men, they think of the X-Men from the Mutant Genesis era. As part of the 1991 relaunch, longtime writer Chris Claremont combined both old and new X-Men teams together for the first time to face off against a rejuvenated Magneto. Paired with Jim Lee’s spectacular art, issue #1 would become the single best selling comic book of all-time; a record that it holds to this day. It also doesn’t hurt that most of the classic X-Men cartoon is based on this specific era of the team.
The X-Men: Mutant Genesis trade paperback contains the first seven issues from the aforementioned relaunch. Magneto is the focus of the first three issues, as he and a group of fanatical mutants threaten the Earth from his personal asteroid in outer space. Following that is the explosive debut of Omega Red.
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man – Fight Night Review
Tonight wasn’t supposed to be about web-slinging or skull-cracking. Instead, this was going to be an evening spent taking a family portrait at a creepy house to pay the bills. Before Peter knows it, it turns into a night where he must face off against 99 of his fiercest foes one after the other. This underlying premise makes Spider-Man: Fight Night sound a fever dream, and it kind of is for better or worse.
X-Men Vol. 2: Muertas Review
Thought to have been dead for quite some time, Lady Deathstrike makes a mysterious return in X-Men Vol. 2: Muertas. This time, she and her new Sisterhood are out to modify their bodies into the ultimate killing machines. Can Jubilee, Storm and the others put an end to their devious plot before it’s too late?
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Review
Over the years, Batman has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. But in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, he faces his most imposing challenge yet: Father Time. No, that’s not the name of a B-list villain, but the actual passage of time itself. In this book, a 55-year-old Bruce Wayne dons the cowl for the first time in a decade in order to protect Gotham once again from evildoers. Does he still have any gas left in the tank?
Sex Criminals Vol. 1: One Weird Trick Review
I don’t know if “courage” is the right word here, but it surely took some effort on my part to give Sex Criminals a chance. Despite the fact that it’s not a story that exists for the sake of arousal, and the fact that it’s nominated for best ongoing comic series of the year, overcoming the stigma that comes with the subject matter wasn’t easy. Even after buying the book and deciding to read it on the train, it got immediately weird to read this when Steff left my side and a stranger sat beside me. Going forward, I’ll probably read this at home, but I’ll gladly keep reading the series if it can sustain this level of quality.
New X-Men Book 5 Review
For a series that has made its mark by bulldozing its way through conventions that have defined Marvel’s mutants since their inception, Book 4 in the New X-Men series was kind of a letdown. By spreading the team out across the world to handle different missions, the end result was a book that wasn’t very cohesive, meaningful or entertaining. Maybe cognizant of the way the last installment played out, Grant Morrison’s New X-Men Book 5 is not only a return to form, but is also one of the most outside-the-box X-Men tales I’ve read yet.
All New X-Men Vol. 4: All Different Review
Still reeling from the chaotic events that took place during the Battle of the Atom, the time-displaced X-Men and Kitty Pryde complete their side switch in All New X-Men Vol. 4: All Different. They don’t get much time to settle down though, as a distress call from Florida takes them to a modern X-Men member in need and the evolution of a past threat.
New X-Men Book 4 Review
The war against Cassandra Nova may be over, but there’s still much work to be done if you’re one of the X-Men. In New X-Men Book 4, the team is split up into different parts of the world to help bridge relations between man and mutant. This book in the series bucks the trend of tight casts and focused stories for shorter arcs and way more characters. The more, the merrier, right? This sadly isn’t the case here.
New X-Men Book 3 Review
After a disturbing John Sublime diversion took precedence in Book 2, New X-Men Book 3 shifts the focus back to Cassandra Nova. Having taken over Professor X’s body before heading off to space with Lilandra, she begins her latest assault on mutant kind with unthinkable weapons at her disposal. Have the X-Men finally met their match?
In Third Person 