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X-Men: Schism #1-5
X-Men : Cisma
Los X-Men están más unidos que nunca. Los héroes mutantes construyeron un hogar frente a la costa de San Francisco en la forma de una isla artificial llamada Utopía. Con gran parte de quienes quedan de la raza mutante viviendo juntos, incluso han empezado a ganarse cierta aceptación entre la comunidad local, y todo bajo el liderazgo de Cíclope y su lugarteniente de confianza, Wolverine.
Sin embargo, la situación está por cambiar radicalmente cuando entren en juego Centinelas, el nuevo Hellfire Club, un mutante muy poderoso y la vida o muerte de los mutantes más jóvenes.
Sin embargo, la situación está por cambiar radicalmente cuando entren en juego Centinelas, el nuevo Hellfire Club, un mutante muy poderoso y la vida o muerte de los mutantes más jóvenes.
160 pages, Paperback
First published June 27, 2012
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,351 books1,679 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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November 30, 2018
Man my X-Men reading is all over the place. This would have been good to read before I read Bendis X-Men and Uncanny X-Men run. Anyhow...
This is the story of two men, Logan and Scott, as they begin to drift apart. Both obviously care about the X-Men and mutants in general alot, but things are coming undone. After an attack by Quentin Quire, exposing all humans in the room's deepest darkest secrets, the world turns on the X-men. This is no surprise, but now the X-Men must fight back. This is where Wolverine and Cyclops can't seem to agree. This turns into a brutal fight between the two and ending with the separation of the X-men.
Good: I really enjoyed some parts of this a lot. Mostly wolverine talking to idle and also really enjoyed the moments where Logan and Scott respect each other, but then also the parts they are trying to kill each other. The Climax, while a bit forced, feels like a new start for the X-Men. Also, the beginning of cyclops going more radical.
Bad: As someone who likes Hope a lot, I felt she was just a side character here. I also thought the art, while sometimes good, could also be horrible (issue 2...) and also, like I said earlier, some of the plot points feel a bit forced.
This is a decent mini-event to show where the X-Men will end up. I guess next up is to read Killeon Uncanny. This is a 3 out of 5.
This is the story of two men, Logan and Scott, as they begin to drift apart. Both obviously care about the X-Men and mutants in general alot, but things are coming undone. After an attack by Quentin Quire, exposing all humans in the room's deepest darkest secrets, the world turns on the X-men. This is no surprise, but now the X-Men must fight back. This is where Wolverine and Cyclops can't seem to agree. This turns into a brutal fight between the two and ending with the separation of the X-men.
Good: I really enjoyed some parts of this a lot. Mostly wolverine talking to idle and also really enjoyed the moments where Logan and Scott respect each other, but then also the parts they are trying to kill each other. The Climax, while a bit forced, feels like a new start for the X-Men. Also, the beginning of cyclops going more radical.
Bad: As someone who likes Hope a lot, I felt she was just a side character here. I also thought the art, while sometimes good, could also be horrible (issue 2...) and also, like I said earlier, some of the plot points feel a bit forced.
This is a decent mini-event to show where the X-Men will end up. I guess next up is to read Killeon Uncanny. This is a 3 out of 5.
September 11, 2020
Not a dream. Not an imaginary tale.
Hardly a spoiler to say this story culminates in an all out slugfest between Cyclops and Wolverine when that is what is on the frickin' cover.
That the fight could be so poorly motivated, and mark an immediate decline in the book up to that point... Eh, maybe some saw even that coming.
Hardly a spoiler to say this story culminates in an all out slugfest between Cyclops and Wolverine when that is what is on the frickin' cover.
That the fight could be so poorly motivated, and mark an immediate decline in the book up to that point... Eh, maybe some saw even that coming.
March 15, 2018
7 years ago these issues came out? Sigh, so much has changed since.
Cyclops and Wolverine have gotten along for awhile....for the most part. However their ideologies clash when the X-Men are once again threatened by the new Hellfire Club run by four young kids who want to eradicate the mutants once and for all. Cyclops believes in training the youngsters for war and Wolverine believes they're not ready and should leave the fighting to the adults. Tempers flare, Sentinels attack, and lines are made and crossed.
The aftermath leaving the X-Men divided. Some say with Cyclops on Utopia and others migrate to the east with Wolverine where he'll form the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.
Solid writing and although each of the five issues were drawn by different artists, they lend to the story well.
Cyclops and Wolverine have gotten along for awhile....for the most part. However their ideologies clash when the X-Men are once again threatened by the new Hellfire Club run by four young kids who want to eradicate the mutants once and for all. Cyclops believes in training the youngsters for war and Wolverine believes they're not ready and should leave the fighting to the adults. Tempers flare, Sentinels attack, and lines are made and crossed.
The aftermath leaving the X-Men divided. Some say with Cyclops on Utopia and others migrate to the east with Wolverine where he'll form the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.
Solid writing and although each of the five issues were drawn by different artists, they lend to the story well.
May 20, 2020
Cisma fue la serie limitada que Marvel encargó a Jason Aaron para "reajustar" las franquicias mutantes. Ya hemos visto algunas de sus consecuencias al hablar de Astonishing y de X-Men, pero ahora vamos a ver la trama en sí. Todo comienza con Cíclope, como representante de Utopía, acudiendo a una reunión de la ONU con Lobezno como acompañante, para tratar de armamento, y tratándose de mutantes, el armamento del que hablan es, evidentemente, los Centinelas, de los que varios países están haciendo acopio. Pero la reunión es interrumpida por la aparición de Quentin Quire, el Omega Kid creado por Grant Morrison en su etapa en New X-Men, que obliga a los políticos a admitir a gritos todos sus secretos de todo tipo, lo que se interpreta como un ataque y hace que Lobezno y Cíclope tengan que hacer frente a varios Centinelas.
Los problemas comienzan cuando Cíclope decide acoger en Utopía a Quentin, lo que provoca que Lobezno abandone la isla al no estar de acuerdo con esa decisión. Varios países comienzan a activar sus centinelas, pero en un porcentaje extremadamente alto estos tienen problemas de mal funcionamiento y terminan atacando a sus propios dueños, de modo que Cíclope activa sus equipos para luchar contra los Centinelas, para descubrir que se trata de una trampa organizada por el nuevo círculo interno del Club Fuego Infernal, dirigido ahora por niños, a cuyo frente está una amenaza de doce años y mucha mala baba llamada Kade Kilgore, creado por Aaron para convertirse en su particular némesis de los X-Men, llevando a Cíclope a tener que tomar una difícil decisión: utilizar a los niños que han quedado en Utopía como soldados o no.
Será este dilema lo que provoque el Cisma, lo que hará que Lobezno se enfrente a Cíclope y finalmente haga que abandone Utopía con parte de los profesores y los alumnos para volver a Nueva York, a los terrenos de la devastada Escuela del Profesor Xavier para Jóvenes Talentos, donde crearán una nueva escuela, en Lobezno y la Patrulla-X, la colección que se incorporaba a la franquicia y quedaba en manos de Jason Aaron; mientras Kieron Gillen se hacía cargo de Patrulla-X, donde seguiríamos los pasos de Cíclope.
Cisma es una historia oscura, quizá demasiado rápida para contar una trama tan desgarradora en muchos sentidos, y en la que Jason Aaron contó con los lápices de cuatro grandes autores, del calibre de Carlos Pacheco, Frank Cho, Daniel Acuña, Alan Davis y Adam Kubert (sí, sé que son cinco, pero es que a Adam Kubert no le voy a contar como un grande... porque no). Y sobre todo sirvió para plantear un nuevo landscape (sí, otro), a los mutantes, aunque no tardaría en llegar el siguiente... cuando empezaran las ostias entre Vengadores y Patrulla-X.
Los problemas comienzan cuando Cíclope decide acoger en Utopía a Quentin, lo que provoca que Lobezno abandone la isla al no estar de acuerdo con esa decisión. Varios países comienzan a activar sus centinelas, pero en un porcentaje extremadamente alto estos tienen problemas de mal funcionamiento y terminan atacando a sus propios dueños, de modo que Cíclope activa sus equipos para luchar contra los Centinelas, para descubrir que se trata de una trampa organizada por el nuevo círculo interno del Club Fuego Infernal, dirigido ahora por niños, a cuyo frente está una amenaza de doce años y mucha mala baba llamada Kade Kilgore, creado por Aaron para convertirse en su particular némesis de los X-Men, llevando a Cíclope a tener que tomar una difícil decisión: utilizar a los niños que han quedado en Utopía como soldados o no.
Será este dilema lo que provoque el Cisma, lo que hará que Lobezno se enfrente a Cíclope y finalmente haga que abandone Utopía con parte de los profesores y los alumnos para volver a Nueva York, a los terrenos de la devastada Escuela del Profesor Xavier para Jóvenes Talentos, donde crearán una nueva escuela, en Lobezno y la Patrulla-X, la colección que se incorporaba a la franquicia y quedaba en manos de Jason Aaron; mientras Kieron Gillen se hacía cargo de Patrulla-X, donde seguiríamos los pasos de Cíclope.
Cisma es una historia oscura, quizá demasiado rápida para contar una trama tan desgarradora en muchos sentidos, y en la que Jason Aaron contó con los lápices de cuatro grandes autores, del calibre de Carlos Pacheco, Frank Cho, Daniel Acuña, Alan Davis y Adam Kubert (sí, sé que son cinco, pero es que a Adam Kubert no le voy a contar como un grande... porque no). Y sobre todo sirvió para plantear un nuevo landscape (sí, otro), a los mutantes, aunque no tardaría en llegar el siguiente... cuando empezaran las ostias entre Vengadores y Patrulla-X.
November 19, 2019
It was good, but not as intense as the “Prelude to Schism” mini would have you believe. I’m not even sure how those events fit in.
What we have is a condensed repeat of many classic X arcs. Humans try to kill all mutants. Mutants stop them. That’s about it, only this time, Wolverine and Cyke have a falling out.
The art is really good, and the pacing, writing and layout is pretty damn engaging. It’s really good! However, if you’re looking for something different and earth shattering, prepare to be a bit disappointed. This is very much of the X-Men formula, with only a few new elements (namely, Hope and Cyke vs Wolvie.)
Definitely read it. It’s not boring. Just, manage your expectations, especially if you read the prelude.
What we have is a condensed repeat of many classic X arcs. Humans try to kill all mutants. Mutants stop them. That’s about it, only this time, Wolverine and Cyke have a falling out.
The art is really good, and the pacing, writing and layout is pretty damn engaging. It’s really good! However, if you’re looking for something different and earth shattering, prepare to be a bit disappointed. This is very much of the X-Men formula, with only a few new elements (namely, Hope and Cyke vs Wolvie.)
Definitely read it. It’s not boring. Just, manage your expectations, especially if you read the prelude.
October 20, 2022
This was a great story about the Mutants trying to keep themselves together while the Humans want them gone. With the sentinels on the rise and ready to take out the Mutants, Scott and Wolverine come to a disagreement on how to handle the situation. This story is a nice setup of what looks to be a future civil war between the mutants. Overall a fun and engaging read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 27, 2018
Años de discusiones tenían que acabar mal y en Cisma, por fin Cíclope y Lobezno resuelven sus diferencias.
Me ha gustado mucho como se ha planteado esta ruptura entre los dos grandes líderes de la patrulla X. La tensión se va elevando poco a poco hasta que estalla en un número final glorioso.
Me ha gustado mucho como se ha planteado esta ruptura entre los dos grandes líderes de la patrulla X. La tensión se va elevando poco a poco hasta que estalla en un número final glorioso.
May 1, 2024
Great action, great dialogue, interesting story. Would have been 5/5 if the antagonists weren’t awful. Aside from being lame, uber brilliant and capable child antagonists completely undermines Logan’s argument about the culpability of children as well as the need to protect them.
September 8, 2020
Good story
Pretty good story. Enjoyed the new characters and plot lines. I would recommend this series to any one who enjoys the X-Men
Pretty good story. Enjoyed the new characters and plot lines. I would recommend this series to any one who enjoys the X-Men
November 7, 2020
X-Men: Schism
What a great story. If I had to choose which side to be on, it would be Wolverine, all the way.
What a great story. If I had to choose which side to be on, it would be Wolverine, all the way.
March 10, 2021
This is the X Men I remember
Best X writer since Claremont. Takes what you love and makes it fresh. Great super team action. ‘Nuff said true believer?
Best X writer since Claremont. Takes what you love and makes it fresh. Great super team action. ‘Nuff said true believer?
May 20, 2021
High quality contemporary X-Men. Hellfire Club sub plot was total BS though but luckily it didn’t have too much influence on proceedings
January 6, 2023
Una historia clave en la narrativa de los X-Men. Contada de manera muy fluida y estética. La historia es bastante completa.
February 16, 2023
I finally like Wolverine as a character. It took this long but this one finally did it. You guys made him an actual character.
February 11, 2024
Awesome
Just awesome. Slow start. Little boring. But the second half is incredible. I loved it. Maybe one of the best X-Men stories.
Just awesome. Slow start. Little boring. But the second half is incredible. I loved it. Maybe one of the best X-Men stories.
September 7, 2024
Me temo que somos team cíclope
July 15, 2014
I have a friend who totally disagrees with me on this, saying Scott and Logan worked out their differences long ago, and that they as characters are beyond this type of conflict. I disagree. When Scott has Magneto on the team and it's not because Erik has once again temporarily reformed, but because their positions are nearly inseparable, one has to conclude that there are going to be splits among the X-Men about the direction they're headed.
Marvel has spent a long time darkening Scott Summers, and it's an interesting choice, but one they can never come back from now. They have to be totally committed to it, because there's no way out of this character arc that isn't cheap and easy, as too many comic book reversals are. At least, for this reader anyway, there's a logical progression that makes sense. While I see Scott as being in a bleak spot, and in the wrong--I think it shows in this book when he desperately reaches out for Ororo to stay basically as a check on his being too stupid--but there's not a single moment that I would point to and say this is where it goes totally off the deep end and Scott is clearly in the wrong from this point forward. I do think that cumulatively he's reached a point of no return.
Logan's arc is also interesting. It's not in character or some versions of Wolverine, and I'm afraid I find his treatment more inconsistent. In the books that emphasize what is a major character shift--although a workable, believable one if it were handled consistently across all titles, as it is in this volume--it works really well. But the man who ran X-Force and the one who breaks with the rest of the Uncanny Avengers over the lengths required to resolve their current problems isn't the same guy that shows up in Wolverine and the X-Men running Xavier's School as, dare I say it, something of a kinder, gentler Wolverine. The inconsistency across the various titles is frustrating. Either he's changed or he hasn't. Either these things have gotten to him and his attitude has shifted (the logical course shown in this book) or it hasn't (pretty much his portrayal everywhere else).
So...four stars instead of five.
Marvel has spent a long time darkening Scott Summers, and it's an interesting choice, but one they can never come back from now. They have to be totally committed to it, because there's no way out of this character arc that isn't cheap and easy, as too many comic book reversals are. At least, for this reader anyway, there's a logical progression that makes sense. While I see Scott as being in a bleak spot, and in the wrong--I think it shows in this book when he desperately reaches out for Ororo to stay basically as a check on his being too stupid--but there's not a single moment that I would point to and say this is where it goes totally off the deep end and Scott is clearly in the wrong from this point forward. I do think that cumulatively he's reached a point of no return.
Logan's arc is also interesting. It's not in character or some versions of Wolverine, and I'm afraid I find his treatment more inconsistent. In the books that emphasize what is a major character shift--although a workable, believable one if it were handled consistently across all titles, as it is in this volume--it works really well. But the man who ran X-Force and the one who breaks with the rest of the Uncanny Avengers over the lengths required to resolve their current problems isn't the same guy that shows up in Wolverine and the X-Men running Xavier's School as, dare I say it, something of a kinder, gentler Wolverine. The inconsistency across the various titles is frustrating. Either he's changed or he hasn't. Either these things have gotten to him and his attitude has shifted (the logical course shown in this book) or it hasn't (pretty much his portrayal everywhere else).
So...four stars instead of five.
February 12, 2017
*3.5*
X-Men: Civil War! (Not to be confused with the actual Civil War tie-ins featuring the X-Men and this specific story is kinda similar to Civil War, but not exactly)
This was such a fun, exciting and action-packed story! It felt like Civil War, but better, however I feel like this storyline could've been longer and that's one of the drawbacks for me. The other drawback is the sort-of inconsistent artwork, each issue is illustrated by different artists, and while its not entirely noticeable, it is still noticeable especially in the 2nd issue, but for the most part, the artwork is still pretty good. I feel like the breakup could've happened sooner, because it happened close to the end of the story and if it happened sooner, then it could've had more focus and some interesting things could've been done. The new Hellfire Club that's established is so twisted and fucked up, you would think Mark Millar came up with this idea (Pre-pubescent children acting like psycho adults? This is why kids need to be taught discipline and manners and be given some Xanax or something)
Overall, not bad, with it's Civil War-esque premise its done a lot better than the actual Civil War storyline, but it could've been longer than 5 issues and we should've seen the new Hellfire Club get brutally murdered because those types of kids are too crazy to live. Also, there was no #TeamCyclops or #TeamWolverine action going on, but it still had plenty of its own action too, also Kid Omega's act in the first issue is epic and hilarious! Definitely would recommend this even if you haven't caught up with X-Men comics in forever (like me)
X-Men: Civil War! (Not to be confused with the actual Civil War tie-ins featuring the X-Men and this specific story is kinda similar to Civil War, but not exactly)
This was such a fun, exciting and action-packed story! It felt like Civil War, but better, however I feel like this storyline could've been longer and that's one of the drawbacks for me. The other drawback is the sort-of inconsistent artwork, each issue is illustrated by different artists, and while its not entirely noticeable, it is still noticeable especially in the 2nd issue, but for the most part, the artwork is still pretty good. I feel like the breakup could've happened sooner, because it happened close to the end of the story and if it happened sooner, then it could've had more focus and some interesting things could've been done. The new Hellfire Club that's established is so twisted and fucked up, you would think Mark Millar came up with this idea (Pre-pubescent children acting like psycho adults? This is why kids need to be taught discipline and manners and be given some Xanax or something)
Overall, not bad, with it's Civil War-esque premise its done a lot better than the actual Civil War storyline, but it could've been longer than 5 issues and we should've seen the new Hellfire Club get brutally murdered because those types of kids are too crazy to live. Also, there was no #TeamCyclops or #TeamWolverine action going on, but it still had plenty of its own action too, also Kid Omega's act in the first issue is epic and hilarious! Definitely would recommend this even if you haven't caught up with X-Men comics in forever (like me)
April 15, 2024
(3.5 stars)
What can I even say about this comic? It feels like a small piece of a bigger story, because nothing that is set up, gets payed off.
The main reason you’re reading this comic, is to see the conflict between Cyclops and Wolverine, and it does that wonderfully. Their viewpoints are so believable and arguments so compelling, their friendship gets tested when the fate of mutant children are put on the line, and every moment was great. Their conversations were well written and the artistry for their fights, and even just subtle moments of them taking in the situation they are in, are so beautiful. They truly are at the core of the story, and the final issue where Wolverine gathers X-Men to reopen the school, being symbolised as 2 cavemen having a savage beat down was some neat juxtaposition, showcasing brutality vs civility.
Everything else was either good, or so brief I can’t even comment on it, I can barely comment on the Cyclops/Wolverine conflict because it’s not resolved. The villain kids were a nice idea, showing how radicalising youth could lead to pocket sized psychopaths, I also wish more was done with the pink haired guy, he was set up really well, and then just does nothing. There was lots of characters who make an appearance, most of which are completely pointless, and all this endless set up kind of got on my nerves a bit. Also what was up with the art style completely changing between issues? It all looks good, but it was so jarring.
Anyway, this extract from a much bigger omnibus was good. It was effective at what it tries to do, and takes whatever this story is in compelling directions.
What can I even say about this comic? It feels like a small piece of a bigger story, because nothing that is set up, gets payed off.
The main reason you’re reading this comic, is to see the conflict between Cyclops and Wolverine, and it does that wonderfully. Their viewpoints are so believable and arguments so compelling, their friendship gets tested when the fate of mutant children are put on the line, and every moment was great. Their conversations were well written and the artistry for their fights, and even just subtle moments of them taking in the situation they are in, are so beautiful. They truly are at the core of the story, and the final issue where Wolverine gathers X-Men to reopen the school, being symbolised as 2 cavemen having a savage beat down was some neat juxtaposition, showcasing brutality vs civility.
Everything else was either good, or so brief I can’t even comment on it, I can barely comment on the Cyclops/Wolverine conflict because it’s not resolved. The villain kids were a nice idea, showing how radicalising youth could lead to pocket sized psychopaths, I also wish more was done with the pink haired guy, he was set up really well, and then just does nothing. There was lots of characters who make an appearance, most of which are completely pointless, and all this endless set up kind of got on my nerves a bit. Also what was up with the art style completely changing between issues? It all looks good, but it was so jarring.
Anyway, this extract from a much bigger omnibus was good. It was effective at what it tries to do, and takes whatever this story is in compelling directions.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 15, 2013
I fell out of X-Men comics for a while, and with the current direction largely under Brian Michael Bendis, I am not expecting to go back anytime soon. So, why did the team break up with Wolverine ditching Cyclops? I would have thought Scott Summers would be the one to restart Xavier's school, not Wolverine. Presented here, it makes sense why that would happen. Cyclops is in full-on war mode. He thinks that mutants are rare, so they better band together and fight like crazy to stay alive from the rest of the world, especially with a resurgence in Sentinels across the globe. Wolverine, meanwhile, thinks kid mutants should be allowed to be kids. The new Hellfire Club (the oldest of whom is maybe 12) have a plan that mostly involves weapons sales (mutant persecution is good for business), and they play the X-Men like fiddles. Wolverine and most of the "gentler" X-Men head for Westchester in the end, while Cyclops keeps the bruisers and the killers (and Storm). The parting doesn't even to seem to be particularly acrimonious, just a difference in philosophy and a need to prove each more right than the other, such that future team-ups aren't completely out of the question.
October 18, 2012
I was a little disappointed with this one. I thought the threat that lead to the schism would have been much larger, but again the focus is on the split and not outside forces. I was disappointed with the child ridden Hellfire Club; even though they were smart I though Aaron could have come up with better antagonists. At first I thought that I would side primarily with Logan, but realizing that the original X-men were also teens I saw Scott's side of the argument. The mutants live in a world that has take arms against them and young mutants need to know how to protect themselves and how to use their abilities. The question is of course how do we teach the neophyte mutants and how is mutant society to be represented. I like that a school was brought back into the picture a more traditional X-men take, this still leaves room for more mature mutants to lead and young mutants to learn. On another note l thought the physical fight between Logan and Scott was very well drawn.
December 16, 2012
The build-up and execution of the two philosophies, now strangely yet appropriately led by Cyclops and Wolverine, was solidly done, if drawn out. I enjoyed the rise of the new Hellfire club, a group which is both distinctive in its nature yet still with the appropriate links to history and the moment at the United Nations was both terrible and brilliant. The story was solid with the high points quite well done but it did drag out a little and could have been more concisely told.
The final issue of this volume was the best issue of this volume, nostalgic, poignant and briefly yet still telling some sort of choosing story of which characters decide to go with whom and why. The visual framing of this issue within and throughout a tribal fight was beautifully done and I finished it feeling like this truly was a significant moment in X-Men history. It remains to be seen whether it will be so, and I have my doubts, but at least the final issue did the best job possible.
The final issue of this volume was the best issue of this volume, nostalgic, poignant and briefly yet still telling some sort of choosing story of which characters decide to go with whom and why. The visual framing of this issue within and throughout a tribal fight was beautifully done and I finished it feeling like this truly was a significant moment in X-Men history. It remains to be seen whether it will be so, and I have my doubts, but at least the final issue did the best job possible.
October 21, 2012
Hace muchos años que deje de ser un seguidor de los X-men, allá por el 99, en México los publicaba vid y yo era un preparatoriano que ya quería dinero para invitar a salir a una chica y cosas así, entonces, fue el adios.
A lo largo de los años me daba mis escapadas, sobre todo con los Ultimate X-men , no se como llegaro a utopía, se muy poco de Hope Summers, no se cuando o como Namor se les unió, ni porque Xavier no está, pero este es un buen punto de re-encuentro, aunque sigo sin soportar a la Reina Blanca de este lado.
Cyclops está tan fuera de personaje, cuando pelea con Wolverine, pero no se si eso sea porque ese es el personaje ahora, y Wolverine, ¿quién le viera tan suave?
A lo largo de los años me daba mis escapadas, sobre todo con los Ultimate X-men , no se como llegaro a utopía, se muy poco de Hope Summers, no se cuando o como Namor se les unió, ni porque Xavier no está, pero este es un buen punto de re-encuentro, aunque sigo sin soportar a la Reina Blanca de este lado.
Cyclops está tan fuera de personaje, cuando pelea con Wolverine, pero no se si eso sea porque ese es el personaje ahora, y Wolverine, ¿quién le viera tan suave?
October 14, 2014
This was an interesting read that brought me up-to-date with some of the most recent developments in the X-Men.
The art isn't breathtaking, but very clear: that's helpful for me as I still have difficulties in telling some of the characters apart. I liked how the story focused on Wolverine and Cyclops and how they deal with their ideological differences. The young Hellfire Club is fun, but they do have to be careful that they don't veer into the laughable too much. But one can tell that this story just serves as a setup for the future adventures. Only in the chapter "Regenesis" I felt a sense of urgency and danger.
All-in-all, this serves as a good starting point for me to delve into the more recent X-Men adventures.
The art isn't breathtaking, but very clear: that's helpful for me as I still have difficulties in telling some of the characters apart. I liked how the story focused on Wolverine and Cyclops and how they deal with their ideological differences. The young Hellfire Club is fun, but they do have to be careful that they don't veer into the laughable too much. But one can tell that this story just serves as a setup for the future adventures. Only in the chapter "Regenesis" I felt a sense of urgency and danger.
All-in-all, this serves as a good starting point for me to delve into the more recent X-Men adventures.
September 17, 2013
Something goes wrong at the UN that makes the world anti-mutant again. Wolverine questions about whether it is right to put a 14 year old on the frontline. Then something really bad happens, and lines are drawn. First off, I'm siding with Wolverine in the discussion, let kids be kids not soldiers. I think its a clever storyline, the character led stuff is brilliant, and it really engages the reader. It's about time that there was a change in direction for the Xmen as the Utopia stuff was getting quite repetitive. A very good read.
April 23, 2016
Mediocre, thanks to the artwork that lifts the story.
A split between Cyclops and Wolverine is logical, but not the way it's artificially worked out in Schism. I get Cyclops has become a hardened leader. I don't get Wolverine became a softie all of a sudden. Definitely not the X-Men event of the decade.
I'm still hoping on finding something as strong as House of M in my further discovery of the X-Men.
A split between Cyclops and Wolverine is logical, but not the way it's artificially worked out in Schism. I get Cyclops has become a hardened leader. I don't get Wolverine became a softie all of a sudden. Definitely not the X-Men event of the decade.
I'm still hoping on finding something as strong as House of M in my further discovery of the X-Men.
January 3, 2014
Not the best X-Men story ever but, definitely worth the read. The intensity level after the first few chapters really amped up and you could almost feel the tension between wolverine and Cyclops even though they are comic book characters. The fight between them was expectedly brutal and the outcome felt right. I thouroghly enjoyed this and everything that has come since.
October 31, 2013
I suppose its kinda a filler sorta storyline but it was interesting filler. Can't say I really expected Wolverine to take the stance he did but its argued for much more eloquently and logically then say the sides taken in Civil War so it leaves me nodding my head slowly whereas Civil War just made me go "wha-huh?".
March 8, 2021
The contrived miniseries that split the mutants of Utopia and led to Aaron's overrated Wolverine & the X-Men book.
I hated the Cyclops in this (which probably was the point) as well as the Hellfire Kindergarten introduced here.
And even though I think it was intended as a feature as opposed to a bug, I hate it when a non-anthology title has a different art team every issue.
I hated the Cyclops in this (which probably was the point) as well as the Hellfire Kindergarten introduced here.
And even though I think it was intended as a feature as opposed to a bug, I hate it when a non-anthology title has a different art team every issue.
June 13, 2014
Una historia muy épica, aunque lamentablemente no acaban de encajar bien los sentimientos de Cíclope y Lobezno que provocan el cisma. El baile de dibujantes, aunque todos de primer nivel, hace que la historia se resienta.
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