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Wolverine and the X-Men (2011)
Wolverine and the X-Men, Vol. 2
When Kitty Pryde appears to have become pregnant overnight, Beast, Iceman and Rachel Grey shrink down and enter Kitty's bloodstream to discover the truth behind her...condition! Meanwhile, Wolverine and Kid Omega travel to an intergalactic casino to win enough money to keep the Jean Grey School going! And when a billion Brood invade the school, Kitty, Broo the Broodling and an army of Bamfs must face a new, unstoppable foe! And if all that weren't enough, Sabretooth takes on Beast in the most vicious fight ever set to paper, and Angel undertakes a dangerous repair mission when Wolverine is stricken with a problem nobody ever thought he'd face.
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Jason Aaron
2,355 books1,678 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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December 26, 2016
Hey! This title is good!
Lots of action, plenty of humor, and, honestly, just a great comic to look at.
Wolverine & Quentin head off-world for a little gambling, in the hopes that they can win enough money to keep the school afloat for a bit longer.
It goes about as well as you might imagine.
Meanwhile, back at the school, the teachers and students are desperately trying to help Kitty with a slight problem she's having...
This volume was just...fun.
So far, I'm impressed with what I've seen, so it appears that everyone was right about this one.
My only 'complaint' would be that these volume only have 4 issues in them, but other than that, I've got nothing bad to say.
Definitely Recommended!
Lots of action, plenty of humor, and, honestly, just a great comic to look at.
Wolverine & Quentin head off-world for a little gambling, in the hopes that they can win enough money to keep the school afloat for a bit longer.
It goes about as well as you might imagine.
Meanwhile, back at the school, the teachers and students are desperately trying to help Kitty with a slight problem she's having...
This volume was just...fun.
So far, I'm impressed with what I've seen, so it appears that everyone was right about this one.
My only 'complaint' would be that these volume only have 4 issues in them, but other than that, I've got nothing bad to say.
Definitely Recommended!
August 18, 2015
Three and a half stars rounded up.
Warren Worthington has flown off (He has wings? Flown? Get it? *sigh*) the deep end, Kitty Pride is pregnant (Congrats! Boy or Girl?), the Jean Grey School of Learning is going bust and Jubilee’s baby needs a brand new pair of shoes, so it’s up to Wolverine to come up with the funds to keep the school running. A school bake sale is out, so it’s off to the intergalactic casino and time to double down and do some high rolling, baby!
Wow, that went well. So, it’s exit stage right and meanwhile back at the school…
Little Broo is having a difficult time fitting in.
The Brood are an Alien rip-off who have fanged teeth a stinging tail and in order to reproduce they implant their eggs in other species (see Kitty Pryde above), so little Broo is probably sitting at a lunch table all by himself, even though he’s hyper-intelligent, kind and polite.
Short answer: Because you spent the night with Mitchell, trolling truck stops.
Bottom line: Aaron continues his entertaining run on this title and fortunately, Bachalo only illustrates one out of four issues this volume.
Warren Worthington has flown off (He has wings? Flown? Get it? *sigh*) the deep end, Kitty Pride is pregnant (Congrats! Boy or Girl?), the Jean Grey School of Learning is going bust and Jubilee’s baby needs a brand new pair of shoes, so it’s up to Wolverine to come up with the funds to keep the school running. A school bake sale is out, so it’s off to the intergalactic casino and time to double down and do some high rolling, baby!
Wow, that went well. So, it’s exit stage right and meanwhile back at the school…
Little Broo is having a difficult time fitting in.
The Brood are an Alien rip-off who have fanged teeth a stinging tail and in order to reproduce they implant their eggs in other species (see Kitty Pryde above), so little Broo is probably sitting at a lunch table all by himself, even though he’s hyper-intelligent, kind and polite.
Short answer: Because you spent the night with Mitchell, trolling truck stops.
Bottom line: Aaron continues his entertaining run on this title and fortunately, Bachalo only illustrates one out of four issues this volume.
February 27, 2016
The Hellfire Club manages to get Warren Worthington III declared mentally unfit to run his company. Which means no more money for the Jean Grey School for higher learning.
Wolverine has a plan though, to take Quentin Quire and use him to cheat a space casino out of money.
Meanwhile Kitty Pryde appears to be months pregnant practically overnight, Colossus is definitely not the father...
After the first volume of Wolverine and the X-Men, I felt like I had enough of Wolverine and the X-Men for a lifetime. I just happened to come across the second volume at my library and I decided to give it another try. It was slightly better than the first volume, but it was still incredibly goofy. I have no problem with a goofy character or two, but when the entire tone is goofy it gets tiring. I mean Wolverine's plan for money is to use a telepath to count cards so they could rip off a casino because that couldn't possibly go wrong.
I must admit I do like Quentin Quite, but he was a lot more fun as the lone goofball in a group of serious characters. He blends in a lot more with the characters at the Jean Grey School, but his trip with Wolverine was fun.
Wolverine and the X-Men volume 2 was better than I expected, but I don't envision myself continuing to read this series.
Wolverine has a plan though, to take Quentin Quire and use him to cheat a space casino out of money.
Meanwhile Kitty Pryde appears to be months pregnant practically overnight, Colossus is definitely not the father...
After the first volume of Wolverine and the X-Men, I felt like I had enough of Wolverine and the X-Men for a lifetime. I just happened to come across the second volume at my library and I decided to give it another try. It was slightly better than the first volume, but it was still incredibly goofy. I have no problem with a goofy character or two, but when the entire tone is goofy it gets tiring. I mean Wolverine's plan for money is to use a telepath to count cards so they could rip off a casino because that couldn't possibly go wrong.
I must admit I do like Quentin Quite, but he was a lot more fun as the lone goofball in a group of serious characters. He blends in a lot more with the characters at the Jean Grey School, but his trip with Wolverine was fun.
Wolverine and the X-Men volume 2 was better than I expected, but I don't envision myself continuing to read this series.
August 26, 2014
I'm really liking this series. Sure, this volume has a little less madcap action than the first, but it has enough of the same elements to be successful. The formula of mutant school colliding with real-world problems seems to be working, because now Wolverine is up against that most dreaded foe of education: the budget. Naturally, Wolverine decides to make up the shortfall by gambling in a space casino and taking hilariously surly Quentin Quire with him to psychically count cards. As you do. Meanwhile, back at the school, there's an invasion of microscopic Brood. Plenty of zany to go around, and lots of fun.
The last issue is rather more serious, and actually spotlights Henry McCoy. I've always liked Beast, and he often gets glossed over. I guess it's hard to write for a character like him. Aaron does a great job of highlighting him, and even gives Abigail Brand a few good scenes. I like her, and I like seeing her now and then.
The title gives the impression that the book is mostly about Wolverine, but it's not. It's a true ensemble book. And that's more than fine by me, because it's a great cast. There are more students and teachers at the school than get real page time, but that's ok. The ones in the spotlight are ones that I like, and they're used effectively. I'm actually getting attached to some of these new-to-me students, which will make reading the rest of the series a lot more fun.
The last issue is rather more serious, and actually spotlights Henry McCoy. I've always liked Beast, and he often gets glossed over. I guess it's hard to write for a character like him. Aaron does a great job of highlighting him, and even gives Abigail Brand a few good scenes. I like her, and I like seeing her now and then.
The title gives the impression that the book is mostly about Wolverine, but it's not. It's a true ensemble book. And that's more than fine by me, because it's a great cast. There are more students and teachers at the school than get real page time, but that's ok. The ones in the spotlight are ones that I like, and they're used effectively. I'm actually getting attached to some of these new-to-me students, which will make reading the rest of the series a lot more fun.
March 10, 2022
This entry cements the series as one where absolutely anything can happen. From aliens harvesting inside of humans, to Wolverine taking kids to casinos to make money for the school. It's not groundbreaking storytelling, with nothing of actual substance happening, but it's lighthearted fun that you can enjoy without thinking about it too much.
December 13, 2012
The Jean Grey School’s financial benefactor, the billionaire mutant Angel, is declared mentally unsound and is removed as head of his family’s company so Headmaster Wolverine has to find money from somewhere to keep the lights on – what better way than to head into space to one of the universe’s most flash casinos with teenager/student self-proclaimed genius Quentin Quire in tow to count cards? Meanwhile, Headmistress Kitty Pryde is infected with an alien virus so Beast leads a team of gung-ho students including a Shi’Ar Prince and Genesis, a teen clone of Apocalypse, inside Kitty’s body to fight the virus on a microscopic level. But an alien academic is headed to the school to snuff out one of the students in the name of alien evolutionary theory. Will Kitty, in her compromised state, be able to stand up to this new threat?
If you’re a Marvel fan and aren’t reading Jason Aaron’s “Wolverine & the X-Men” series, you need to get on board right now. This is definitely the best title Marvel have – it’s so good it made me forgive them for the last Marvel book I read, the abysmal event title “Avengers Vs. X-Men”.
Jason Aaron’s struck gold by teaming Wolverine up with Quentin Quire. Quire – or “Kid Omega” – is the sassy, drily humorous teenager with a pink Mohawk, a god complex, psychic powers and an immeasurable intellect. The two together have great chemistry with Wolverine being talked down to by the over-entitled arrogant teenage voice while trying to maintain the reasonable adult facade as Headmaster to a student. Quire is definitely my favourite character in this series – he’s just too funny, despite his snottiness, and he steals every scene he’s in.
In fact, the teacher/student dynamic is one that works across the board. Long-time readers of X-Men will be familiar with Beast, Ice Man and Kitty Pryde but seeing them take on the roles of teachers and responsible adults shows another side of their characters that’s only previously been looked at by Grant Morrison in “New X-Men”. It’s a deeply refreshing approach.
The small touches in the script and art are brilliant. Rogue’s got a gym class; Doop is a sub; Ice Man’s office is made purely of ice; the continued presence of the Bamfs is delightfully chaotic; and the visual joke of Wolverine in a wheelchair, like a hairy Professor X, is genius. Continuing their innovative approach to comics like the “Augmented Reality” content in their “AVX” line of books, there’s a Twitter feed of all the characters appended to the final pages of the hardcover. The Tweets basically reflect the story with the characters somehow finding time to tweet their reactions while all the actions going on but it’s a fun addition and Marvel should be commended for trying new things with their books. There’s also a 4-page letters section where a different X-Man replies to some fans’ letters which is another nice touch.
The light-hearted and fun tone of the book is a relief from the many comics that take the overly serious approach, and Aaron’s sense of humour coupled with the artists’ visual gags make “Vol. 2” a hugely enjoyable book. And speaking of the artists, Nick Bradshaw does amazing work for 3 of the 4 issues in this book. Bachalo’s stuff is awesome too but Bradshaw’s was eye-catching, detailed, and impeccably drawn. I hope he and Aaron work together more in the future and I will definitely look out for books with his name attached.
Aaron’s take on the X-Men is as fun and imaginative as the best this series has ever been and it’s easily the most enjoyable superhero series they have going. He flawlessly juggles three entertaining storylines at the same time, tying them together and complementing one another brilliantly. All of the characters’ voices are convincing and familiar, the larger than life storylines – hey, let’s go to space! Why not? – feel perfectly in keeping with the series; “Wolverine & the X-Men, Vol. 2” showcases a master writer at the top of his game and is comics at their most tremendous. More please!
If you’re a Marvel fan and aren’t reading Jason Aaron’s “Wolverine & the X-Men” series, you need to get on board right now. This is definitely the best title Marvel have – it’s so good it made me forgive them for the last Marvel book I read, the abysmal event title “Avengers Vs. X-Men”.
Jason Aaron’s struck gold by teaming Wolverine up with Quentin Quire. Quire – or “Kid Omega” – is the sassy, drily humorous teenager with a pink Mohawk, a god complex, psychic powers and an immeasurable intellect. The two together have great chemistry with Wolverine being talked down to by the over-entitled arrogant teenage voice while trying to maintain the reasonable adult facade as Headmaster to a student. Quire is definitely my favourite character in this series – he’s just too funny, despite his snottiness, and he steals every scene he’s in.
In fact, the teacher/student dynamic is one that works across the board. Long-time readers of X-Men will be familiar with Beast, Ice Man and Kitty Pryde but seeing them take on the roles of teachers and responsible adults shows another side of their characters that’s only previously been looked at by Grant Morrison in “New X-Men”. It’s a deeply refreshing approach.
The small touches in the script and art are brilliant. Rogue’s got a gym class; Doop is a sub; Ice Man’s office is made purely of ice; the continued presence of the Bamfs is delightfully chaotic; and the visual joke of Wolverine in a wheelchair, like a hairy Professor X, is genius. Continuing their innovative approach to comics like the “Augmented Reality” content in their “AVX” line of books, there’s a Twitter feed of all the characters appended to the final pages of the hardcover. The Tweets basically reflect the story with the characters somehow finding time to tweet their reactions while all the actions going on but it’s a fun addition and Marvel should be commended for trying new things with their books. There’s also a 4-page letters section where a different X-Man replies to some fans’ letters which is another nice touch.
The light-hearted and fun tone of the book is a relief from the many comics that take the overly serious approach, and Aaron’s sense of humour coupled with the artists’ visual gags make “Vol. 2” a hugely enjoyable book. And speaking of the artists, Nick Bradshaw does amazing work for 3 of the 4 issues in this book. Bachalo’s stuff is awesome too but Bradshaw’s was eye-catching, detailed, and impeccably drawn. I hope he and Aaron work together more in the future and I will definitely look out for books with his name attached.
Aaron’s take on the X-Men is as fun and imaginative as the best this series has ever been and it’s easily the most enjoyable superhero series they have going. He flawlessly juggles three entertaining storylines at the same time, tying them together and complementing one another brilliantly. All of the characters’ voices are convincing and familiar, the larger than life storylines – hey, let’s go to space! Why not? – feel perfectly in keeping with the series; “Wolverine & the X-Men, Vol. 2” showcases a master writer at the top of his game and is comics at their most tremendous. More please!
December 21, 2015
Wolverine needs money so he takes a psychic kid up to a space station for high stakes gambling. Meanwhile, there are major problems back at school. It had its moment but overall it was an average run that didn't take itself too seriously and sometimes got the humor right.
OVERALL GRADE: B minus.
OVERALL GRADE: B minus.
December 6, 2021
This was quite fun!
It starts off with Kitty being infected by the Brood and makes her look pregnant and its a fun story with the team being sent inside her using pym particles and shrinking themselves and they fight against these broods in a hilarious fight and I love the way it happens particularly what Kid Gladiator does and Logan and Quentin on Planet sin and casinos to earn money in a hilarious fight.
But its the story with Broo where he is attacked by some alien menace Starblood who wants to reveal his savage nature and you kinda feel for Broo where he is sulking in the corner as he is trying to overcome his base nature and that was such a cool moment!
Plus Beast vs Sabretooth in space and it was an alright issue and kinda felt boring tbh but then again some interesting stuff with Kade and his hellfire club!
Good volume with lots of fun and great moments for some characters but the art is a very negative factor here and can turn some people off with that style.
It starts off with Kitty being infected by the Brood and makes her look pregnant and its a fun story with the team being sent inside her using pym particles and shrinking themselves and they fight against these broods in a hilarious fight and I love the way it happens particularly what Kid Gladiator does and Logan and Quentin on Planet sin and casinos to earn money in a hilarious fight.
But its the story with Broo where he is attacked by some alien menace Starblood who wants to reveal his savage nature and you kinda feel for Broo where he is sulking in the corner as he is trying to overcome his base nature and that was such a cool moment!
Plus Beast vs Sabretooth in space and it was an alright issue and kinda felt boring tbh but then again some interesting stuff with Kade and his hellfire club!
Good volume with lots of fun and great moments for some characters but the art is a very negative factor here and can turn some people off with that style.
December 17, 2012
As others have said better, this book feels more serious (or at least less zany) than the first one. The tone shifts back and forth between comedic (Wolverine and Quentin Quire "team up") and a little more straight ahead threatening (the Brood problem gets worse and weirder). So it's still amusing here and there, making this a more pleasant book by far than most X-books these days. However, the more uneven tone (or perhaps just complex) makes it less of a wild ride and more like a choppy read.
How this story affects one of the students is genuinely sad however - they'll be forever affected by the events, and while that's a catch-phrase every comic book editor will bust out at a moment's notice, I'm really sympathetic to the lasting impact they'll have to deal with.
If not for the last story, which was a blast, I'd have to end this review on a slightly sour note. The adventures and battles were much more to my liking there, and a little sweetness at the end is all we really needed. The exchange between Quire and Broo in the middle of the last chapter was perfect. The appearance of Abigail Brand always has me grinning - she's a character that deserves a *lot* more exposure than she's gotten, with her strength, total sarcasm and willingness to take on the dirtiest job on (off) Earth.
Still a good book, and though I'm not a complete fan of Bradshaw's art, it's good - easy to read the action, good camera work - just seems caught partway between "completely silly" of Bachalo (whose return for issue 8 definitely helps that book) and "serious and realistic".
How this story affects one of the students is genuinely sad however - they'll be forever affected by the events, and while that's a catch-phrase every comic book editor will bust out at a moment's notice, I'm really sympathetic to the lasting impact they'll have to deal with.
If not for the last story, which was a blast, I'd have to end this review on a slightly sour note. The adventures and battles were much more to my liking there, and a little sweetness at the end is all we really needed. The exchange between Quire and Broo in the middle of the last chapter was perfect. The appearance of Abigail Brand always has me grinning - she's a character that deserves a *lot* more exposure than she's gotten, with her strength, total sarcasm and willingness to take on the dirtiest job on (off) Earth.
Still a good book, and though I'm not a complete fan of Bradshaw's art, it's good - easy to read the action, good camera work - just seems caught partway between "completely silly" of Bachalo (whose return for issue 8 definitely helps that book) and "serious and realistic".
August 8, 2013
Wolverine's new school is broke, because even though it's funded by Angel (Warren Worthington), Warren's not quite himself, and as such, has no access to the funds of his company. Leave it to Logan to find a way to secure the $$...the story is hilarious and right on in so many ways, because this is more the headmaster Logan we expected to see.
Kitty also finds herself attacked and needs help from everyone to make it out.
An old adversary is hired by the New Hellfire Club to attack one of the faculty members, and no, it's NOT Wolverine! This leads to a pretty solid fight.
A very solid book.
Kitty also finds herself attacked and needs help from everyone to make it out.
An old adversary is hired by the New Hellfire Club to attack one of the faculty members, and no, it's NOT Wolverine! This leads to a pretty solid fight.
A very solid book.
October 3, 2018
Everything about this was fun. The humour, the artwork, the action. Wolverine and Quentin leave earth to gamble, issues with keeping the school open and the school yard deals with an invasion of Broods with Kitty. My only issue is that I did find the Brood arc a little cheesy. I'll give this one more volume before resigning.
April 15, 2013
I really enjoyed this, and quickly acclimated to Bradshaw's art even though I didn't think too much of it when it showed up at the tail end of Vol 1. X-Men books always dance on the edge of pure pyrotechnical saturation, and even though W&tXM is by no means the most extreme and/or violent book in X-World, there's something about the staggering amount of things happening, from alien bar brawls to parasitic pregnancies to the candy-colored freakout of each page layout, that really shorted out my synapses by the time I closed the cover. If for no other reason than this, I'm giving it four stars -- seriously guys, give me freakin' room to breathe!
A particular highlight of this volume is when Beast gives the class a tour of the mutant body via the use of Ant-Man's shrinking technology -- the ridiculous classroom antics are my favorite parts of this series. Ms. Frizzle would be proud.
A particular highlight of this volume is when Beast gives the class a tour of the mutant body via the use of Ant-Man's shrinking technology -- the ridiculous classroom antics are my favorite parts of this series. Ms. Frizzle would be proud.
April 6, 2014
Space gambling, Face eating, diamond sprouting trees, hand to hand combat inside a living body.
Just another day...
July 6, 2022
I'm pretty impressed with this title. It's got humor as well as action and drama, and it has an old school X-Men feel, which is a big plus. Art is nice as well. One of the better X-Men titles of the time.
October 25, 2012
What an absolute $&@!show. I'm really just very sick and tired of complaining about how Marvel's executives continue to foul up great Marvel books, but once again, they've managed to get me riled up.
Volume 2 isn't a bad showing at first glance. It's tons of fun and has more than a few fantastic subplots. What makes the book damn near unreadable is the pacing and the artwork. Marvel's head honchos have been double shipping more than half of their titles, which means the output tends to get sloppy and if an artist can't keep up with the pace, they grab a few other artists to handle full issues, or even worse, just a few pages here and there. Which means one issue could have 4 very different artists working on it. It makes the entire experience dizzying and does absolutely nothing to add to any linear aspects of the story. This needs to stop. On top of that, having Aaron write 2 issues a month for this bad about 4 other titles means that every book suffers. Not from the ideas or general stories, those are still fine. But it's the small detailed nuances that get shoved aside in favor of increasing quantity. Marvel, knock it off and try competing in the marketplace with quality instead of quantity.
Writing: C
Art: D
Volume 2 isn't a bad showing at first glance. It's tons of fun and has more than a few fantastic subplots. What makes the book damn near unreadable is the pacing and the artwork. Marvel's head honchos have been double shipping more than half of their titles, which means the output tends to get sloppy and if an artist can't keep up with the pace, they grab a few other artists to handle full issues, or even worse, just a few pages here and there. Which means one issue could have 4 very different artists working on it. It makes the entire experience dizzying and does absolutely nothing to add to any linear aspects of the story. This needs to stop. On top of that, having Aaron write 2 issues a month for this bad about 4 other titles means that every book suffers. Not from the ideas or general stories, those are still fine. But it's the small detailed nuances that get shoved aside in favor of increasing quantity. Marvel, knock it off and try competing in the marketplace with quality instead of quantity.
Writing: C
Art: D
February 17, 2014
An enjoyable volume, but with this series I always get the sense that writer Jason Aaron is trying too hard to offer a flood of ideas. There's some fun plotting here, notably Wolverine and Quentin Quire heading to an interstellar casino to get money to keep the school running. But there's also a strained subplot about a renowned space biologist willing to kill to keep the Brood bloodline pure--not a very scientific idea--and a tiresome capper involving Sabretooth on a rampage in space, an environment where it seems it would be easy to keep him from doing too much damage (just pop the airlock, right?).
The characterization, particularly for the teens is consistent over the top, and I wish Aaron wrote them in a more naturalistic register. Also, despite their inexperience, the youngsters in the title seem to be able to handle any kind of opposition, which diminishes the interest somewhat. But the setting and stories are clever...maybe not as clever as they think they are, but clever enough, which keeps this X-fan reading.
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The characterization, particularly for the teens is consistent over the top, and I wish Aaron wrote them in a more naturalistic register. Also, despite their inexperience, the youngsters in the title seem to be able to handle any kind of opposition, which diminishes the interest somewhat. But the setting and stories are clever...maybe not as clever as they think they are, but clever enough, which keeps this X-fan reading.
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May 14, 2015
Reading the 1st few pages I realized this isn't the title for me. The way it continued the goofy, silly hijinks atmosphere from the 1st volume. Where as I'm looking for big event, serious in tone, plot moving toward something catastrophic. Of course this wasn't it. And I thought what a great idea, Cyclops team/book goes thru that. While Wolverine's book gives everybody a change of pace, plus its a more kid friendly book.
Its not what I was looking for, but I enjoyed it. I'm glad I read it.
I can go into everything that was going on, and what I liked, but its too much. Once again a lot going on in the backround, but this time with art by Bradshaw, which is perfect for the title.
Its not what I was looking for, but I enjoyed it. I'm glad I read it.
I can go into everything that was going on, and what I liked, but its too much. Once again a lot going on in the backround, but this time with art by Bradshaw, which is perfect for the title.
May 20, 2015
Well holy crapola, I'm getting a double dose of awesome. I get to do a little of the cosmic with the down to earth at the same time. I think Wolverine looks GREAT in a wheelchair. He's really shaping up to be a great new Prof X. The jokes keep coming and they're all working great.
I want to say that this character or that is my new favorite, but I simply can't do it. They're all rocking hard. Even Angel, my officially most unfavorite character, is shaping up into a real screwball. Who knew? It looks like I have a lot of issues to back order, too. The insanity will never end.
I want to say that this character or that is my new favorite, but I simply can't do it. They're all rocking hard. Even Angel, my officially most unfavorite character, is shaping up into a real screwball. Who knew? It looks like I have a lot of issues to back order, too. The insanity will never end.
March 16, 2014
I thought this second volume was fantastic. All three of the stories that happen alongside each other were fun and well told.
I don't use Twitter in real life, so the Live Tweets at the end of some of the issues don't really interest me. I'm curious to know if regular Twitter users find those sections more readable.
I don't use Twitter in real life, so the Live Tweets at the end of some of the issues don't really interest me. I'm curious to know if regular Twitter users find those sections more readable.
April 25, 2017
Never get your biology from an X-men comic, I suspect they decided they didn't give a toss. :-P
October 4, 2024
Really enjoyed this one but next is avx crossover and im pretty sure im going to hate that
February 9, 2015
Very middle of the road, Nothing horrible but nothing exciting really either. Book two starts with Wolverine and Quire teaming up to gamble and make some money for the school, We then get a brood invasion of sorts with a pregnant Kitty Pride. Broo gets a good chunk of the book and its fun however, Sabertooth is now helping the hellfire club and his cameo is almost worthless expect we get some good Bachalo art. Beast vs. Sabertooth should have been more fun and it wasnt for me. Overall the book feels more geared for kids with the art and basic story, not my favorite.
February 11, 2014
I really liked the first book and did not like this one as much.
I'm not exactly sure why. I think it might be for the incorrect reasons that the villains were too mean and the Wolverine plot seemed out of place.
Oh, also, an important tip. Kindle software does not know how to do comics. The panel-by-panel mode hardly zooms in at all. Comixology has a much better reader and Play Books at least lets you zoom at the page as though it were a single picture.
I'm not exactly sure why. I think it might be for the incorrect reasons that the villains were too mean and the Wolverine plot seemed out of place.
Oh, also, an important tip. Kindle software does not know how to do comics. The panel-by-panel mode hardly zooms in at all. Comixology has a much better reader and Play Books at least lets you zoom at the page as though it were a single picture.
September 9, 2012
I'm talking about the first 3 chapters with art by Nick Bradshaw. Funny, science fiction-y, great, detailed art (he also did the cover). A breezy read for the ADD among you. The 4th issue or chapter changes in tone and becomes darker when Chris Bachalo draws it, even though it's the same writer.
August 25, 2014
I was skeptical of the lighter tone to this book, but Jason Aaron, in his esteemable capacity, makes this an engaging read and brings that lighter tone to a corner of the Marvel Universe that's known for terrific light fare amongst a larger amount of great darker stories.
June 29, 2017
3.5 stars.
The series is getting stronger... I liked the Wolverine/Kid Omega and Kitty/Broo storyline in the beginning of the volume, but am waiting to see where the whole story (the series) goes. Right now it seems like a few disconnected stories setting up the run. Hope it gets stronger!
The series is getting stronger... I liked the Wolverine/Kid Omega and Kitty/Broo storyline in the beginning of the volume, but am waiting to see where the whole story (the series) goes. Right now it seems like a few disconnected stories setting up the run. Hope it gets stronger!
September 9, 2014
Yay for stuff about Broo, bless his adorable alien heart. Other than that it seemed a little disjointed, hard to follow who's who and doing what.
September 19, 2019
Reprints Wolverine and the X-Men (1) #5-8 (April 2012-June 2012). Wolverine discovers that Jean Grey School for Higher Learning cannot support itself when Angel is cut off from his money by the Hellfire Club. Now as Wolverine and Kid Omega head to Planet Sin to win a fortune, the school finds itself invaded by the Brood, and Kitty Pryde a host for a new breed of Brood.
Written by Jason Aaron, Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 2 collects the three issue “Mutatis Mutandis” and the stand alone “A Little Impossible”. Following Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 1, the collection features art by Nick Bradshaw and Chris Bachalo. The issues in this volume were also collected as part of Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus.
I like some of Jason Aaron’s writing but I hate this period of the X-Men. The divided X-Men are no fun and despite attempt after attempt to justify Wolverine leading the school, it still doesn’t make much sense. It is not all bad, but it feels like there are tremendous areas open for improvement.
This is the X-Men “lite”. Wolverine and the X-Men is the lighter of the two X-Men books and is more “jokey”. This is a problem to begin with since Wolverine (if having any humor at all) is a dry humor…and he is at the lead of the book. I like his little adventure with Kid Omega, but I don’t love the school’s make-up at this point. It just doesn’t have the old feel of the X-Men that made the book enjoyable.
Part of the reason the book lacks fun is the rift (or I guess that Marvel has labeled it Schism) between the X-Men. The X-Men were already outsiders. The whole 198, Utopia, and now Schism has worked them down to nothing. As a previous loyal reader the group seems so watered down. It isn’t fun (or funny) and it is nonsensical at points.
Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron is the better of the two series, but it still isn’t very good. Bradshaw has art that is a little more in control but Bachalo continues to over-ink his art, if you can follow the story, you can’t always follow the writing. Despite this, the series had a decent run…something that Marvel doesn’t give all of its books. Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 2 is followed by Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 3.
Written by Jason Aaron, Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 2 collects the three issue “Mutatis Mutandis” and the stand alone “A Little Impossible”. Following Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 1, the collection features art by Nick Bradshaw and Chris Bachalo. The issues in this volume were also collected as part of Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus.
I like some of Jason Aaron’s writing but I hate this period of the X-Men. The divided X-Men are no fun and despite attempt after attempt to justify Wolverine leading the school, it still doesn’t make much sense. It is not all bad, but it feels like there are tremendous areas open for improvement.
This is the X-Men “lite”. Wolverine and the X-Men is the lighter of the two X-Men books and is more “jokey”. This is a problem to begin with since Wolverine (if having any humor at all) is a dry humor…and he is at the lead of the book. I like his little adventure with Kid Omega, but I don’t love the school’s make-up at this point. It just doesn’t have the old feel of the X-Men that made the book enjoyable.
Part of the reason the book lacks fun is the rift (or I guess that Marvel has labeled it Schism) between the X-Men. The X-Men were already outsiders. The whole 198, Utopia, and now Schism has worked them down to nothing. As a previous loyal reader the group seems so watered down. It isn’t fun (or funny) and it is nonsensical at points.
Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron is the better of the two series, but it still isn’t very good. Bradshaw has art that is a little more in control but Bachalo continues to over-ink his art, if you can follow the story, you can’t always follow the writing. Despite this, the series had a decent run…something that Marvel doesn’t give all of its books. Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 2 is followed by Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron—Volume 3.
July 14, 2020
Pues una de las mejoras del segundo arco argumental de Lobezno y los X-Men es el cambio de dibujante, Chris Bachalo deja espacio para Nick Bradshaw, que me parece mucho más claro y tiene un dibujo mucho más nítido e interesante (para mi gusto) que el de Bachalo. Y bueno, la historia que Aaron plantea, la verdad es que mola. Después del sorprendente final del arco anterior, con Kitty Pryde (que acaba de comenzar una relación sentimental con el Hombre de Hielo) embarazadísima y sin saber cómo ni por qué, Aaron nos cuenta en este segundo arco dos historias diferentes.
Por un lado, y debido a los acontecimientos de Uncanny X-Force (que ya veremos en su momento), los directivos de Empresas Worthington congelan las cuentas de Warren, de modo que Lobezno necesita métodos alternativos de financiación, así que junto a Quentin Quire, se marcha a una estación galáctica de juego, donde utilizarán los poderes de Quentin para trampear los juegos y ponerlos a su favor, consiguiendo efectivo para continuar con la gestión de la escuela. Pero es que por otro lado, la Bestia no tardará en descubrir que Kitty Pryde no está embarazada, sino que está sufriendo el ataque de un montón de eslyzoides del Nido en miniatura. El resto del equipo se miniaturizan en plan "Un viaje alucinante" para luchar contra los eslyzoides, acompañados de algunos estudiantes, como Kid Gladiador, pero la escuela es atacada entonces por eslyzoides a tamaño natural, liderados por un profesor de zoología galáctica con bastante mala baba, y Kitty solo contará con la ayuda de Nydo para hacerles frente...
Con estas dos tramas (especialmente la de la mansión, me encanta Nydo), Aaron y Bradshaw consiguen una historia vertiginosa en la que no hay descanso, y que me ha recordado a la clásica historia en la que Kitty, sola en la Mansión, tiene que hacer frente a un demonio N'Garai, evidentemente influenciado por Alien. En fin, una gran historia que lleva al equipo de Lobezno a las puertas de Vengadores vs X-Men.
Por un lado, y debido a los acontecimientos de Uncanny X-Force (que ya veremos en su momento), los directivos de Empresas Worthington congelan las cuentas de Warren, de modo que Lobezno necesita métodos alternativos de financiación, así que junto a Quentin Quire, se marcha a una estación galáctica de juego, donde utilizarán los poderes de Quentin para trampear los juegos y ponerlos a su favor, consiguiendo efectivo para continuar con la gestión de la escuela. Pero es que por otro lado, la Bestia no tardará en descubrir que Kitty Pryde no está embarazada, sino que está sufriendo el ataque de un montón de eslyzoides del Nido en miniatura. El resto del equipo se miniaturizan en plan "Un viaje alucinante" para luchar contra los eslyzoides, acompañados de algunos estudiantes, como Kid Gladiador, pero la escuela es atacada entonces por eslyzoides a tamaño natural, liderados por un profesor de zoología galáctica con bastante mala baba, y Kitty solo contará con la ayuda de Nydo para hacerles frente...
Con estas dos tramas (especialmente la de la mansión, me encanta Nydo), Aaron y Bradshaw consiguen una historia vertiginosa en la que no hay descanso, y que me ha recordado a la clásica historia en la que Kitty, sola en la Mansión, tiene que hacer frente a un demonio N'Garai, evidentemente influenciado por Alien. En fin, una gran historia que lleva al equipo de Lobezno a las puertas de Vengadores vs X-Men.
April 28, 2021
One thing I love about Jason Aaron's writing is that he can do the hard core drama with the silly fun. I was a bit resistant to this series in the last volume because it was more wacky and outlandish than I was expecting but if that is the tone he wants I am more ready in this volume to give in to it and enjoy the ride.
What do I mean? Well - if this were a serious book then Wolverine wouldn't be taking Quinton (Omega Kid) with him to a space casino to try and win space dollars (by cheating) to pay finance the X-School. In fact, Quinton wouldn't even be in the school because he is a known threat and you just know he will turn on them given the chance. It is a wacky adventure with a comedic outcome and the payoff is silly (the living island who lives under the school helps save the say in one panel). The other story is a lot more serious - the Brood have infected Kitty Pride - but the solution is wacky "we'll all shrink inside of Kitty to kill them".
Jason still puts in his fair share of drama, which is a bit jarring beside the wacky, the Brood student coming face to face with the fact he IS a monster underneath, the Beast coming face to face he IS a monster underneath, Wolverine coming face to face that he IS a monster underneath, Genesis coming face to face that he IS a monster underneath...oh there seems to be a theme.
The art is top notch and even though Chris Bachalo is only one issue I loved it. He still needs to work on his story telling skills since there are many panels I can't tell who is punching who and who that is that just flew across the panel but the beauty of his art makes up for that slight deficit.
Overall - it is fun. I guess my one worry as I continue...will the tone stay true to "wacky" or will Aaron suddenly shift to "drama". I don't feel you can have both. You can't have Bugs Bunny do something insane like "rabbit season" and then have everyone grieving over Daffy Duck getting cancer. We shall see :/
What do I mean? Well - if this were a serious book then Wolverine wouldn't be taking Quinton (Omega Kid) with him to a space casino to try and win space dollars (by cheating) to pay finance the X-School. In fact, Quinton wouldn't even be in the school because he is a known threat and you just know he will turn on them given the chance. It is a wacky adventure with a comedic outcome and the payoff is silly (the living island who lives under the school helps save the say in one panel). The other story is a lot more serious - the Brood have infected Kitty Pride - but the solution is wacky "we'll all shrink inside of Kitty to kill them".
Jason still puts in his fair share of drama, which is a bit jarring beside the wacky, the Brood student coming face to face with the fact he IS a monster underneath, the Beast coming face to face he IS a monster underneath, Wolverine coming face to face that he IS a monster underneath, Genesis coming face to face that he IS a monster underneath...oh there seems to be a theme.
The art is top notch and even though Chris Bachalo is only one issue I loved it. He still needs to work on his story telling skills since there are many panels I can't tell who is punching who and who that is that just flew across the panel but the beauty of his art makes up for that slight deficit.
Overall - it is fun. I guess my one worry as I continue...will the tone stay true to "wacky" or will Aaron suddenly shift to "drama". I don't feel you can have both. You can't have Bugs Bunny do something insane like "rabbit season" and then have everyone grieving over Daffy Duck getting cancer. We shall see :/
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