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Uncanny X-Men (2013) (Collected Editions)
Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 3: The Good, The Bad, The Inhuman
The new Xavier School has changed, as the effects of the Battle of the Atom event are felt - and Kitty Pryde and the All-New X-Men join Cyclops' renegade squad!
Meanwhile, Magneto goes off on personal mission that sets him at odds with much of the X-Men...and the Marvel Universe. As Magneto reaches a crossroads, everything he's fought for is called into question...and he's forced to make a decision that will change him forever!
Elsewhere, the ladies of the uncanny X-Men go out on the town - and find themselves face-to-face with the effects of Inhumanity!
And Cyclops declares a training day for the X-Men's students...but the "training" seems to be that the teachers just abandoned them to fend for themselves on a dangerous mission! What will these inexperienced young mutants do now?
Collecting: Uncanny X-Men 14-18
Meanwhile, Magneto goes off on personal mission that sets him at odds with much of the X-Men...and the Marvel Universe. As Magneto reaches a crossroads, everything he's fought for is called into question...and he's forced to make a decision that will change him forever!
Elsewhere, the ladies of the uncanny X-Men go out on the town - and find themselves face-to-face with the effects of Inhumanity!
And Cyclops declares a training day for the X-Men's students...but the "training" seems to be that the teachers just abandoned them to fend for themselves on a dangerous mission! What will these inexperienced young mutants do now?
Collecting: Uncanny X-Men 14-18
136 pages, Hardcover
First published May 6, 2014
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Brian Michael Bendis
4,417 books2,569 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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October 5, 2016
Fragmented book without a real storyarc
I got this in its single comic book issues, but I chosen this TPB edition to be able of writing a better overall review.
This TPB collects “Uncanny X-Men” #14-18.
Creative Team:
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Illustrators: Chris Bachalo, Kris Anka & Marco Rudy
TOO MANY AND YET TOO FEW
There is a Mutant Revolution. Scott Summers aka Cyclops is its face. But, in this third volumen I am still waiting that Cyclops would continue his mutant revolution and it was declared in the first volume.
However, in this third volumen, you have a tie-in issue with “Inhumanity”, an event that isn’t even a X-Men event but one of Inhumans and Avengers; then a “trampoline” issue for a solo title of Magneto, and in the middle, you find a lot of training for the new students (even an expulsion) and a weak cliffhanger about the disappearance of the Original X-Men team along with their teacher, Kitty Pryde (aftet the Battle of the Atom, that team was allowed to remain with Cyclops’ Uncanny X-Men (why? I still don’t know, since that situation didn’t add anything to the story developing in these five issues)).
So, hardly a coherent storyarc in this five issues that since they are collecting them in a TPB volume, one would think to find some kind of general storyline…
…but nope. That’s not the case here.
SURVIVOR: NEW CHARLES XAVIER SCHOOL
I liked the training part, since the new students of Cyclops’ school, they are new characters (not only in the title but in the Marvel Universe), so it’s great to see how their powers are tested, showing that they can do with them more than it was established when they were introduced first.
Even, one of the new students got expelled, so you can’t take anybody as granted, that it’s a good thing.
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW MAGNETO?
Magneto was arch-enemy and best friend of Charles Xavier, both situations totally opposite, and yet totally clear for him and Charles.
Charles Xavier is gone, and with him, his dream.
So, Magneto is struggling to try his best to keep alive Charles’ dream, along with his own dream for mutant population.
Two totally opposite dreams, and yet, totally clear for Magneto. That’s why, he joined Cyclops’ Uncanny X-Men, since it seems the best available option to keep alive both opposite dreams.
However, a nightmare is rising in the island of Madripoor. Those whom create this nightmare, think that Magneto will be delighted by it.
So little, they really know Magneto.
I got this in its single comic book issues, but I chosen this TPB edition to be able of writing a better overall review.
This TPB collects “Uncanny X-Men” #14-18.
Creative Team:
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Illustrators: Chris Bachalo, Kris Anka & Marco Rudy
TOO MANY AND YET TOO FEW
There is a Mutant Revolution. Scott Summers aka Cyclops is its face. But, in this third volumen I am still waiting that Cyclops would continue his mutant revolution and it was declared in the first volume.
However, in this third volumen, you have a tie-in issue with “Inhumanity”, an event that isn’t even a X-Men event but one of Inhumans and Avengers; then a “trampoline” issue for a solo title of Magneto, and in the middle, you find a lot of training for the new students (even an expulsion) and a weak cliffhanger about the disappearance of the Original X-Men team along with their teacher, Kitty Pryde (aftet the Battle of the Atom, that team was allowed to remain with Cyclops’ Uncanny X-Men (why? I still don’t know, since that situation didn’t add anything to the story developing in these five issues)).
So, hardly a coherent storyarc in this five issues that since they are collecting them in a TPB volume, one would think to find some kind of general storyline…
…but nope. That’s not the case here.
SURVIVOR: NEW CHARLES XAVIER SCHOOL
I liked the training part, since the new students of Cyclops’ school, they are new characters (not only in the title but in the Marvel Universe), so it’s great to see how their powers are tested, showing that they can do with them more than it was established when they were introduced first.
Even, one of the new students got expelled, so you can’t take anybody as granted, that it’s a good thing.
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW MAGNETO?
Magneto was arch-enemy and best friend of Charles Xavier, both situations totally opposite, and yet totally clear for him and Charles.
Charles Xavier is gone, and with him, his dream.
So, Magneto is struggling to try his best to keep alive Charles’ dream, along with his own dream for mutant population.
Two totally opposite dreams, and yet, totally clear for Magneto. That’s why, he joined Cyclops’ Uncanny X-Men, since it seems the best available option to keep alive both opposite dreams.
However, a nightmare is rising in the island of Madripoor. Those whom create this nightmare, think that Magneto will be delighted by it.
So little, they really know Magneto.
June 10, 2016
The cover is definitely an attention grabber, no?
The contents? Post-X-Schism, the X-Books were basically divided into two titles, Wolverine and the X-Men written by Jason Aaron and the Uncanny X-Men written by Brian Michael Bendis. There are other X-titles out there but these are the main two, as Wolverine takes half the X-Men and returns to the Xavier School and Cyclops takes the other half and at this point in the story is hiding out in an abandoned Weapon X facility. Bendis run is more consistent, but Aaron’s best work (a lot of it isn’t very good) in his title is more satisfying.
The ongoing Uncanny X-Men storyline in this volume is in a holding pattern and offers five stand-alone stories.
1. Benjamin Deeds, with the cool X-Man name, “Benjamin Deeds”, has a passive ability which allows him to change into anyone he comes into contact with.
Emma Frost sees the possibilities here and they go speed dating.
2. Magneto has pleasant day dreams…
…and wonders at what men’s store The Blob shops.
3. An Inhumanity tie-in. Why do the X-Ladies, when they get bored, always choose shopping as their outlet? Ceramics? Crocheting? Spelunking?
4. True fact: When Goldballs gets scared, he craps balls of gold.
The X-Kids get some tough love by being dropped in the middle of prehistoric monster refuge in Montana. Somebody gets fired.
5. The All New X-Men, the five original X-Men brought into the present from the past, come into the fold, share awkward moments with their modern-day counterparts and are abducted by aliens.
The art: You’ll give yourself an aneurysm trying to get the panels in the proper logical order.
Good luck and have fun!
Bottom line: Bendis forte is his natural, quirky dialogue which is much in evidence in this volume and the thin stories are built around it. Breezy fun.
Three and a half stars
The contents? Post-X-Schism, the X-Books were basically divided into two titles, Wolverine and the X-Men written by Jason Aaron and the Uncanny X-Men written by Brian Michael Bendis. There are other X-titles out there but these are the main two, as Wolverine takes half the X-Men and returns to the Xavier School and Cyclops takes the other half and at this point in the story is hiding out in an abandoned Weapon X facility. Bendis run is more consistent, but Aaron’s best work (a lot of it isn’t very good) in his title is more satisfying.
The ongoing Uncanny X-Men storyline in this volume is in a holding pattern and offers five stand-alone stories.
1. Benjamin Deeds, with the cool X-Man name, “Benjamin Deeds”, has a passive ability which allows him to change into anyone he comes into contact with.
Emma Frost sees the possibilities here and they go speed dating.
2. Magneto has pleasant day dreams…
…and wonders at what men’s store The Blob shops.
3. An Inhumanity tie-in. Why do the X-Ladies, when they get bored, always choose shopping as their outlet? Ceramics? Crocheting? Spelunking?
4. True fact: When Goldballs gets scared, he craps balls of gold.
The X-Kids get some tough love by being dropped in the middle of prehistoric monster refuge in Montana. Somebody gets fired.
5. The All New X-Men, the five original X-Men brought into the present from the past, come into the fold, share awkward moments with their modern-day counterparts and are abducted by aliens.
The art: You’ll give yourself an aneurysm trying to get the panels in the proper logical order.
Good luck and have fun!
Bottom line: Bendis forte is his natural, quirky dialogue which is much in evidence in this volume and the thin stories are built around it. Breezy fun.
Three and a half stars
May 9, 2015
3.5 stars
I liked it, but there was a lot of just...weird stuff going on. Maybe not weird so much, as multiple stories that all felt important and disjointed at the same time. Ugh. Sorry, I'm not sure that makes sense.
Scott is such a dick.
After a kid fucks up on a mission (nothing malicious, by the way), Scott tosses him out on the street. Well, back at his home. But how safe is that, really?
I have a feeling this decision did not endear him to the other teens, and somehow this will come back to bite him in the ass.
Magneto goes on a trip to Madripoor, and finds out who is behind the surge in the mutant population there. Then he goes bat-shit crazy and tries to kill off some old friends.
So. Yeah, I guess he's getting his own title now.
Kitty sticks her hand through Scott's head, threatens to end him, cries about the loss of Xavier, and then they hug it out.
Emma takes one of the mutant kids under her wing, and teaches him the importance of his (uncool/lame) powers. I can't remember his name, but he's the one that turns into other people, you know?
Ok, I like the art, but it can get a little crazy, and that makes it hard to understand what's going on in the panels. It's not ugly, just...too much? Sometimes. Most of the time it's great, but then it gets all nutty.
Ack! I'm just not explaining any of this very well.
The story was good, but it felt kinda schizo and all over the place, too.
I'm still looking forward to reading the next volume, though.
I liked it, but there was a lot of just...weird stuff going on. Maybe not weird so much, as multiple stories that all felt important and disjointed at the same time. Ugh. Sorry, I'm not sure that makes sense.
Scott is such a dick.
After a kid fucks up on a mission (nothing malicious, by the way), Scott tosses him out on the street. Well, back at his home. But how safe is that, really?
I have a feeling this decision did not endear him to the other teens, and somehow this will come back to bite him in the ass.
Magneto goes on a trip to Madripoor, and finds out who is behind the surge in the mutant population there. Then he goes bat-shit crazy and tries to kill off some old friends.
So. Yeah, I guess he's getting his own title now.
Kitty sticks her hand through Scott's head, threatens to end him, cries about the loss of Xavier, and then they hug it out.
Emma takes one of the mutant kids under her wing, and teaches him the importance of his (uncool/lame) powers. I can't remember his name, but he's the one that turns into other people, you know?
Ok, I like the art, but it can get a little crazy, and that makes it hard to understand what's going on in the panels. It's not ugly, just...too much? Sometimes. Most of the time it's great, but then it gets all nutty.
Ack! I'm just not explaining any of this very well.
The story was good, but it felt kinda schizo and all over the place, too.
I'm still looking forward to reading the next volume, though.
November 4, 2015
The New Xavier school has grown adding the past X-Men to their ranks. Meanwhile day to day operations of the hidden school get intense as the teachers use their unique teaching style to train the students on how to use their powers and how to survive.
The Good, The Bad, The Inhuman is far slower in pace than the previous volumes. Magneto heads out on some work of his own, the new old X-Men are integrating with the new school although they only show Jean Grey. Cyclops shows he's still a prick. The volume was just one of the slower transition volumes.
One complaint I had is in issue #18 the artist went overly creative in his panels.
It occasionally made it hard to read in the correct order and it was unnecessarily distracting.
Overall The Good, The Bad, The Inhuman was an average volume.
The Good, The Bad, The Inhuman is far slower in pace than the previous volumes. Magneto heads out on some work of his own, the new old X-Men are integrating with the new school although they only show Jean Grey. Cyclops shows he's still a prick. The volume was just one of the slower transition volumes.
One complaint I had is in issue #18 the artist went overly creative in his panels.
It occasionally made it hard to read in the correct order and it was unnecessarily distracting.
Overall The Good, The Bad, The Inhuman was an average volume.
March 5, 2022
This was a really good read and I quite enjoyed it!
Its mostly one shot stories like Magneto and him travelling to Madripo0or and seeing what Mystique has been upto that leads into his own book and then the stuff with the girls in the team and them hanging out and encountering some Inhuman who got terrigen-ed and well I love that one and it makes for a good read and there is the sub plot of Scott vs SHIELD and its awesome and reads really well, the way they send Morph on a mission to find and confront them without him knowing it is hilarious and makes for some great moments and I love the subplots with Tempus and Hijack and it will come back in future for sure!
Bendis has an uncanny ability to distill the big moments yet give you the character moments and he gives you that here, its character-moments like in the end of Scott welcoming the young X-Men and confrontation with Kitty over the Xavier was fun and the tensions there are beautifully written. The art is not the best but I will let it slide.
Its mostly one shot stories like Magneto and him travelling to Madripo0or and seeing what Mystique has been upto that leads into his own book and then the stuff with the girls in the team and them hanging out and encountering some Inhuman who got terrigen-ed and well I love that one and it makes for a good read and there is the sub plot of Scott vs SHIELD and its awesome and reads really well, the way they send Morph on a mission to find and confront them without him knowing it is hilarious and makes for some great moments and I love the subplots with Tempus and Hijack and it will come back in future for sure!
Bendis has an uncanny ability to distill the big moments yet give you the character moments and he gives you that here, its character-moments like in the end of Scott welcoming the young X-Men and confrontation with Kitty over the Xavier was fun and the tensions there are beautifully written. The art is not the best but I will let it slide.
November 29, 2015
[WARNING: THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MAGNETO/XAVIER FEELS AT THE VERY END OF THE REVIEW. If you simply do not wish to witness how much I have unraveled here, then stop midway and turn back. You have been warned.]
Well, holy shit. This was just lovely. And spectacular. And I can't believe I chose to individually review issues of Brian Wood's X-Men Vol IV instead of this one because this (with the exception of the first collected volume) IS PHENOMENAL. The good news is that I dropped Wood's series for good because I simply cannot latch onto the characters and his stories emotionally, but I will still continue reviewing Bendis' Uncanny as a volumes instead as individual issues because I have a tighter schedule than I expected for the last two months of this year, and I'm barely able to meet my self-imposed deadlines for comics review. But I always strive to make myself available when certain X-titles like this one prove to be too good to pass up on writing a review for.
The Good, The Bad and The Inhuman is the third volume of this series comprised of issues #14-18 illustrated by Chris Bachalo, Kris Anka and Mark Rudy. Their stunning visual work for their respective issues has truly made Bendis' writing and character come alive. I especially enjoyed Rudy's composition and overall style in issue #18. His backdrops were simply magnificent to look at. I have never enjoyed viewing a comic book volume like this one, not since, well, Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated and most of Snyder-Capullo's Batman and Tomasi-Gleason's Batman and Robin. Arguably, this volume has been said to be the most disjointed of the collected ones so far, mostly because all of the issues herein were a series of oneshots. The last issue was where the Original Core Five (OCF) were spirited away to space for that underwhelming arc in Bendis' All-New X-Men called The Trial of Jean Grey which I never liked, to be honest.
But I think that's what made this volume such a refreshing collection. Even though there is no discernible overall arc that hold them together, they work well enough as individual pieces that I could hardly find fault in their collective.
The first story delved on one of the recruits, Benjamin Deeds who has the ability to shapeshift though his powers are barely comparable to Mystique's. He feels completely out of place and unsure of his purpose in joining the X-Men so Emma Frost decided that this is an opportunity for a teachable moment, and guides him (albeit extremely pushes him to his limits) in owning up to his mutation...and it worked remarkably. Benjamin is an empathic mimicker; he has the ability to mirror people not just physically but psychologically that anyone in his presence feels as if they can trust him. Artist Bachalo captured his transformations quite beautifully in his panels. Once Benjamin finds the confidence in himself to be a hero, he is welcomed back by Scott and the rest of the team, and they named him Morph--which made me "awwwww" so hard because I thought it was a befitting namesake, and a shout-out to the previous Morph who was such an adorkable guy back in the day. I've enjoyed this issue a lot for its ease and sweetness.
Next we have an Inhumanity issue which is only appropriate, seeing as Marvel is determined to usher this new species of super-powered beings into the spotlight and there is a need to address how that can affect the X-Men as well. Also, it was so hilariously endearing that the X-(wo)Men go out on a much needed shopping spree together (as prompted by the Cuckoo triplets and Jean Grey) and ended up crossing paths with an awakened Inhuman. My favorite Inhuman is Kamala Khan, the current Ms. Marvel, and as sad as I am that Marvel plans to eradicate mutants completely from their future storylines, I'm intrigued about the concept of Inhumans so far.
The last two issues were captivating enough since we get to see how well Scott's recruits mesh together as a unit and they have continuously demonstrated how smart, courageous and sensitive they are of each other's needs. Emma and Ilyanna also continue to impress as teachers, and Kitty Pryde certainly found more dependable co-teachers than what she had with Storm and Rachel Grey back in the Jean Grey Higher School of Learning which is pretty sad. Well, Storm and Rachel are busy with their powerplay and their silly adventures in Brian Wood's title that I just mentioned I decidd to drop because it was such a bland series. But Kitty Pryde and the OCF were taken away and this was just after Cyclops has a moment with his younger self and the younger version of first love Jean. He was devastated to lose them, all right.
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Now wait, was I forgetting to discuss an issue? Oh, trust me, I left it on purpose because it's the thing I want to discuss the most so I saved it up for last because it's what I've been waiting for since I began reading titles for MARVEL NOW!. And that is no other than a Magneto-centered piece tackling on how he was dealing with things AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS LONG-TIME FRIEND AND RIVALAND TOTES SECRET LOVER WHOM HE WAS OPENLY PSEUDO- MARRIED TO Charles Xavier whom Scott Summers murdered in 2012 while under the influence of the Phoenix Force in that crossover event Avengers vs X-Men. HOLY SHIT, MARVEL, FINALLY AN ACTUAL PAY-OFF!
Issue #16 was all about Erik recovering, dealing and reeling from all that he has loss, and not just Xavier. His powers of magnetism haven't been the same since the Phoenix Force turned him into a punching bag during AVX. This wonderfully gritty issue opens with a gathering of humans proclaiming pro-mutant support and yet Magneto is not happy about it. He doesn't get these pro-mutant humans who to his eyes will never understand the struggles of his people. Because of his weakened powers, he instead daydreamed of killing all of them while he was there in the crowd, just seething. Dazzler approached him since both of them are working for S.H.I.E.L.D. I complained about the fact that Mags was just fake-playing it with the double agency with S.H.I.E.L.D, reassuring Scott that he's still on his side because that's a load of fucking bullshit, Marvel. As a devoted shipper of Cherik, I refuse to believe that Magneto has really forgiven Scott for murdering Xavier. It's canonically deceitful. Sure, Mags also said he will never punish Scott because he would hate to give Scott the satisfaction of affirming his guilt and therefore absolving him of being actually responsible for the murder he had committed--but I know Mags is sorely tempted to anyway.
So I don't buy his alliance with Scott and his cover-up about working for S.H.I.E.L.D to protect Scott's interests. Hell, I don't think he even cares about the recruits or anyone at this point. He's having a moment of crisis, and Dazzler was quick to pick up on it. Oh, this Dazzler is no other than Mystique in disguise, by the way (she also had a love affair with Xavier before his demiseand got pregnant somehow which makes it super weird for me and I still refuse to acknowledge its authenticity). She claimed that perhaps Magneto's weakened powers is PSYCHOSOMATIC. Perhaps, she offers, it's tied with his grieving process.Losing Xavier has made it impossible for him to gain back his powers to its fullest potential because the death of his truest friend is a loss that is so woefully meaningful that his own superior mutation died along with Xavier.
AND YES, YES, YES, OH MY GOD, YES, MARVEL, YES BENDIS, YES TO ALL OF THIS!!
It's been canonically established that Charles Xavier is Magneto's one true love. It doesn't have to be gay. IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE GAY (though, in my opinion, it should be, and it probably is). There is clear evidence stretching back to Claremont in the late seventies that Magneto and Xavier are so devoted to each other regardless of how they just can't compromise about their ideals concerning mutant co-existence/superiority. There have been countless times that Magneto lost Xavier to some accidents in the past and he has mourned each moment of loss like his universe completely fell apart.
Now Xavier is finally dead for good and for a long time (four years and counting) and how could anyone who has been reading X-Men avidly be ever led to believe that he is not quietly suffering about it otherwise? BECAUSE HE IS. Mystique saw through it (mostly because she was boning Xavier pre-demise, ugh, this will never stop bugging me), and Mags is finally learning to admit it. I think he has denied it. He has pushed it down and now the floodgates are ready to open.
They were BOOKENDS OF THE SAME SOUL. Without Charles to contrast him, to challenge him to change, to save him, to stop him from making stupid mistakes, to forgive him, to give him hope for a better way, to sustain his dreams, to fuel his passionate crusade, to talk to and play chess with and argue and bicker and come back to and try to fix things with---then WHAT IS MAGNETO'S PURPOSE NOW? Xavier was the one person whom he saw an equal in, someone he can confide his deepest secrets to, pretend to hate out of political reasons, and always, undeniably, learn from. And now that person is dead and Magneto just can't find it in himself to move forward because most of his battles have been so intrinsically tied to this man and if he's not constantly fighting and making up with Xavier then what? What else is worth going on for?
Oh god, oh god. This depth of sadness in my heart deserves an ugly-crying moment from Toby Macguire. Behold the anguish:
YOU HAVEN'T FELT REAL PAIN UNTIL YOU UGLY-CRIED YOUR WAY THROUGH IT
I'm so sorry for being emotional about this again. The last time I Cherik-ed was in September, and before that it was May. I have no more fresh Cherik material to agonize on so when I am fanserviced with snippets of this horrendously beautiful friendship, I just crumble into pieces all over again. Magneto is lost and grieving, y'all and Mystique took him to the new mutant haven she built in honor of Xavier and tried to persuade him to join her, Blob, Sabretooth, etc. in maintaining the place. And how did Magneto react to this nice gift of theirs? How did he repay them after they welcomed him warmly to live with them? HE LASHED OUT AND ALMOST KILLED ALL OF THEM. Because nothing, absolutely nothing, can possibly compare and replace that small piece of repose he found in Genosha during Claremont's short-lived Excalibur piece where he and Charles tried to make it work for real this time as partners and self-appointed caretakers.
If he can't have that again with the one man he completely trusted and loved, then he certainly will not settle for the second best thing that Mystique offered. He just won't, motherfuckers! Did you guys know that he shaved all his hair too because of Xavier? It's just...unreal how much he misses him!
OH MY GOD GUYS IT'S SO SAD. I know I wished for some Cherik moments again in X-Men comics but goddammit, DOES IT ALWAYS--MUST IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SO PAINFUL ALL. THE. TIME??!!!
RECOMMENDED: 9/10
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Well, holy shit. This was just lovely. And spectacular. And I can't believe I chose to individually review issues of Brian Wood's X-Men Vol IV instead of this one because this (with the exception of the first collected volume) IS PHENOMENAL. The good news is that I dropped Wood's series for good because I simply cannot latch onto the characters and his stories emotionally, but I will still continue reviewing Bendis' Uncanny as a volumes instead as individual issues because I have a tighter schedule than I expected for the last two months of this year, and I'm barely able to meet my self-imposed deadlines for comics review. But I always strive to make myself available when certain X-titles like this one prove to be too good to pass up on writing a review for.
The Good, The Bad and The Inhuman is the third volume of this series comprised of issues #14-18 illustrated by Chris Bachalo, Kris Anka and Mark Rudy. Their stunning visual work for their respective issues has truly made Bendis' writing and character come alive. I especially enjoyed Rudy's composition and overall style in issue #18. His backdrops were simply magnificent to look at. I have never enjoyed viewing a comic book volume like this one, not since, well, Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated and most of Snyder-Capullo's Batman and Tomasi-Gleason's Batman and Robin. Arguably, this volume has been said to be the most disjointed of the collected ones so far, mostly because all of the issues herein were a series of oneshots. The last issue was where the Original Core Five (OCF) were spirited away to space for that underwhelming arc in Bendis' All-New X-Men called The Trial of Jean Grey which I never liked, to be honest.
But I think that's what made this volume such a refreshing collection. Even though there is no discernible overall arc that hold them together, they work well enough as individual pieces that I could hardly find fault in their collective.
The first story delved on one of the recruits, Benjamin Deeds who has the ability to shapeshift though his powers are barely comparable to Mystique's. He feels completely out of place and unsure of his purpose in joining the X-Men so Emma Frost decided that this is an opportunity for a teachable moment, and guides him (albeit extremely pushes him to his limits) in owning up to his mutation...and it worked remarkably. Benjamin is an empathic mimicker; he has the ability to mirror people not just physically but psychologically that anyone in his presence feels as if they can trust him. Artist Bachalo captured his transformations quite beautifully in his panels. Once Benjamin finds the confidence in himself to be a hero, he is welcomed back by Scott and the rest of the team, and they named him Morph--which made me "awwwww" so hard because I thought it was a befitting namesake, and a shout-out to the previous Morph who was such an adorkable guy back in the day. I've enjoyed this issue a lot for its ease and sweetness.
Next we have an Inhumanity issue which is only appropriate, seeing as Marvel is determined to usher this new species of super-powered beings into the spotlight and there is a need to address how that can affect the X-Men as well. Also, it was so hilariously endearing that the X-(wo)Men go out on a much needed shopping spree together (as prompted by the Cuckoo triplets and Jean Grey) and ended up crossing paths with an awakened Inhuman. My favorite Inhuman is Kamala Khan, the current Ms. Marvel, and as sad as I am that Marvel plans to eradicate mutants completely from their future storylines, I'm intrigued about the concept of Inhumans so far.
The last two issues were captivating enough since we get to see how well Scott's recruits mesh together as a unit and they have continuously demonstrated how smart, courageous and sensitive they are of each other's needs. Emma and Ilyanna also continue to impress as teachers, and Kitty Pryde certainly found more dependable co-teachers than what she had with Storm and Rachel Grey back in the Jean Grey Higher School of Learning which is pretty sad. Well, Storm and Rachel are busy with their powerplay and their silly adventures in Brian Wood's title that I just mentioned I decidd to drop because it was such a bland series. But Kitty Pryde and the OCF were taken away and this was just after Cyclops has a moment with his younger self and the younger version of first love Jean. He was devastated to lose them, all right.
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Now wait, was I forgetting to discuss an issue? Oh, trust me, I left it on purpose because it's the thing I want to discuss the most so I saved it up for last because it's what I've been waiting for since I began reading titles for MARVEL NOW!. And that is no other than a Magneto-centered piece tackling on how he was dealing with things AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS LONG-TIME FRIEND AND RIVAL
Issue #16 was all about Erik recovering, dealing and reeling from all that he has loss, and not just Xavier. His powers of magnetism haven't been the same since the Phoenix Force turned him into a punching bag during AVX. This wonderfully gritty issue opens with a gathering of humans proclaiming pro-mutant support and yet Magneto is not happy about it. He doesn't get these pro-mutant humans who to his eyes will never understand the struggles of his people. Because of his weakened powers, he instead daydreamed of killing all of them while he was there in the crowd, just seething. Dazzler approached him since both of them are working for S.H.I.E.L.D. I complained about the fact that Mags was just fake-playing it with the double agency with S.H.I.E.L.D, reassuring Scott that he's still on his side because that's a load of fucking bullshit, Marvel. As a devoted shipper of Cherik, I refuse to believe that Magneto has really forgiven Scott for murdering Xavier. It's canonically deceitful. Sure, Mags also said he will never punish Scott because he would hate to give Scott the satisfaction of affirming his guilt and therefore absolving him of being actually responsible for the murder he had committed--but I know Mags is sorely tempted to anyway.
So I don't buy his alliance with Scott and his cover-up about working for S.H.I.E.L.D to protect Scott's interests. Hell, I don't think he even cares about the recruits or anyone at this point. He's having a moment of crisis, and Dazzler was quick to pick up on it. Oh, this Dazzler is no other than Mystique in disguise, by the way (she also had a love affair with Xavier before his demise
AND YES, YES, YES, OH MY GOD, YES, MARVEL, YES BENDIS, YES TO ALL OF THIS!!
It's been canonically established that Charles Xavier is Magneto's one true love. It doesn't have to be gay. IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE GAY (though, in my opinion, it should be, and it probably is). There is clear evidence stretching back to Claremont in the late seventies that Magneto and Xavier are so devoted to each other regardless of how they just can't compromise about their ideals concerning mutant co-existence/superiority. There have been countless times that Magneto lost Xavier to some accidents in the past and he has mourned each moment of loss like his universe completely fell apart.
Now Xavier is finally dead for good and for a long time (four years and counting) and how could anyone who has been reading X-Men avidly be ever led to believe that he is not quietly suffering about it otherwise? BECAUSE HE IS. Mystique saw through it (mostly because she was boning Xavier pre-demise, ugh, this will never stop bugging me), and Mags is finally learning to admit it. I think he has denied it. He has pushed it down and now the floodgates are ready to open.
They were BOOKENDS OF THE SAME SOUL. Without Charles to contrast him, to challenge him to change, to save him, to stop him from making stupid mistakes, to forgive him, to give him hope for a better way, to sustain his dreams, to fuel his passionate crusade, to talk to and play chess with and argue and bicker and come back to and try to fix things with---then WHAT IS MAGNETO'S PURPOSE NOW? Xavier was the one person whom he saw an equal in, someone he can confide his deepest secrets to, pretend to hate out of political reasons, and always, undeniably, learn from. And now that person is dead and Magneto just can't find it in himself to move forward because most of his battles have been so intrinsically tied to this man and if he's not constantly fighting and making up with Xavier then what? What else is worth going on for?
Oh god, oh god. This depth of sadness in my heart deserves an ugly-crying moment from Toby Macguire. Behold the anguish:
YOU HAVEN'T FELT REAL PAIN UNTIL YOU UGLY-CRIED YOUR WAY THROUGH IT
I'm so sorry for being emotional about this again. The last time I Cherik-ed was in September, and before that it was May. I have no more fresh Cherik material to agonize on so when I am fanserviced with snippets of this horrendously beautiful friendship, I just crumble into pieces all over again. Magneto is lost and grieving, y'all and Mystique took him to the new mutant haven she built in honor of Xavier and tried to persuade him to join her, Blob, Sabretooth, etc. in maintaining the place. And how did Magneto react to this nice gift of theirs? How did he repay them after they welcomed him warmly to live with them? HE LASHED OUT AND ALMOST KILLED ALL OF THEM. Because nothing, absolutely nothing, can possibly compare and replace that small piece of repose he found in Genosha during Claremont's short-lived Excalibur piece where he and Charles tried to make it work for real this time as partners and self-appointed caretakers.
If he can't have that again with the one man he completely trusted and loved, then he certainly will not settle for the second best thing that Mystique offered. He just won't, motherfuckers! Did you guys know that he shaved all his hair too because of Xavier? It's just...unreal how much he misses him!
OH MY GOD GUYS IT'S SO SAD. I know I wished for some Cherik moments again in X-Men comics but goddammit, DOES IT ALWAYS--MUST IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SO PAINFUL ALL. THE. TIME??!!!
RECOMMENDED: 9/10
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August 4, 2014
This is a bit of an in-between volume. No big, overarching story, but there's still some interesting stuff going on. The last issue, where Kitty confronts Scott over Xavier's death, is by far the best thing about this book. It's a great issue, written very well, and both characters are acting and reacting in understandable ways under the circumstances. There's room for disagreement on the subject of Xavier's death, and this is a good hashing out of that disagreement. A little more nuanced than Cyclops and Wolverine growling at each other, that's for sure. Overall, this isn't the best volume in this series, but it is quite good, and I'm still interested in going forward.
September 7, 2020
Pues después de La Era del Átomo había que reorganizar parte de las colecciones mutantes, y por supuesto, a Uncanny le tocaba, ya que después del conflicto entre la Patrulla-X del presente y la del futuro por el destino de la Patrulla-X del pasado, el equipo de Cíclope iba a recibir nuevas aportaciones de descontentos de la escuela Jean Grey, con los jóvenes Jean Grey, Bestia, Hombre de Hielo y Cíclope trasladándose a las instalaciones de Arma-X en Canadá junto a Kitty Pryde. Y Bendis les iba a dar tiempo para asentarse con una serie de números autoconclusivos que iban a actuar como puente entre el crossover y el siguiente arco del equipo, en el que se enfrentarían a SHIELD. Así, por ejemplo, asistimos a un número dedicado por completo a uno de los nuevos reclutas, una excursión de compras de las chicas del grupo que acaba con la aparición de un nuevo Inhumano, a Magneto dejando el grupo o la primera "excursión" de los alumnos del equipo a un sitio tan controvertido como la mismísima Tábula Rasa.
Y bueno, las historias están bien, casi todas dibujadas por Bachalo (con la colaboración de Kris Anka), ninguna es nada del otro jueves, pero todas tienen un sentido, así que... por lo menos, aprobado.
Y bueno, las historias están bien, casi todas dibujadas por Bachalo (con la colaboración de Kris Anka), ninguna es nada del otro jueves, pero todas tienen un sentido, así que... por lo menos, aprobado.
October 28, 2015
The Uncanny X-Men, under the leadership of now-revolutionary Scott Summers, are continuing their quest to find out who in SHIELD is responsible for the mutant-hunting Sentinels, which leads to one of the newer mutants being sent into an office on an infiltration mission set up by Emma Frost. In which we get a cameo of good old Dum Dum Dugan.
This volume had a much better balance of humor and adventure than some of the other X-Men titles, though I found the storyline puzzling at times - for example, I have no more idea than the other X-Men do what Magneto is up to down in Madripoor.
There is an amusing Girls' Night Out with Emma Frost, the Cuckoos, Kitty Pryde, Jean Grey, and Ilyanna Rasputin. Oh yeah, and the other girl.
I haven't really warmed to the new mutants on the team. Although the sorta-shapeshifter who seems to be able to do what Mystique does, except psychically, is being developed for some big plot, other than that, we've got time bubble girl, gold balls, healer guy, and the dude who controls machines and gets kicked off the team for being an arrogant jerk. And I'm probably forgetting someone.
The art goes through several hands. One of the artists really likes big-eyed anime-ish drawings. Another one draws Kitty and Emma Frost looking like they're ready for AARP cards.
Bendis writes a pretty good X-Men, but I look forward to seeing resolution with Magneto, Mystique, and SHIELD.
This volume had a much better balance of humor and adventure than some of the other X-Men titles, though I found the storyline puzzling at times - for example, I have no more idea than the other X-Men do what Magneto is up to down in Madripoor.
There is an amusing Girls' Night Out with Emma Frost, the Cuckoos, Kitty Pryde, Jean Grey, and Ilyanna Rasputin. Oh yeah, and the other girl.
I haven't really warmed to the new mutants on the team. Although the sorta-shapeshifter who seems to be able to do what Mystique does, except psychically, is being developed for some big plot, other than that, we've got time bubble girl, gold balls, healer guy, and the dude who controls machines and gets kicked off the team for being an arrogant jerk. And I'm probably forgetting someone.
The art goes through several hands. One of the artists really likes big-eyed anime-ish drawings. Another one draws Kitty and Emma Frost looking like they're ready for AARP cards.
Bendis writes a pretty good X-Men, but I look forward to seeing resolution with Magneto, Mystique, and SHIELD.
September 6, 2014
This is mostly made up of one shot stories. There's a shopping outing by the female cast members, which is interrupted by the terrigensis bomb (and ties the book into the Inhumanity event/status quo). There's also a part which focuses on Magneto which leads him into his own book. This felt a lot like Bendis doing a nod to Fassbender and First Class, because it has Magneto travelling on his own to exotic locations while wearing a nice suit on a mission.
Throughout, there is Bendis further building Cyclops's team and the new mutants being trained, and the ongoing plot of SHIELD hunting down Scott. For the most part, it takes a back seat and a lot of the focus is on the new mutants. I think this was needed because in the previous two volumes, we didn't really know much about them so it was hard to really care. I think this might be my favourite volume of Uncanny X-men by Bendis.
I'm not a Bachalo fan. I thought I was, I've liked some stuff he's done, but his art is what puts me off picking up Uncanny X-men, and the reason why I stuck with All-New. Because when he's not on art - this book is really good! Kris Anka and Marco Rudy should just rotate on this all the time, and maybe get Bachalo in occasionally if they fall behind. Rudy is only on art for the last issue but it looks fantastic. He incorporates Cyclops malfunctioning power into some of his power layouts, which is also a cool way to remind readers that Cyclops isn't at 100% anymore.
Throughout, there is Bendis further building Cyclops's team and the new mutants being trained, and the ongoing plot of SHIELD hunting down Scott. For the most part, it takes a back seat and a lot of the focus is on the new mutants. I think this was needed because in the previous two volumes, we didn't really know much about them so it was hard to really care. I think this might be my favourite volume of Uncanny X-men by Bendis.
I'm not a Bachalo fan. I thought I was, I've liked some stuff he's done, but his art is what puts me off picking up Uncanny X-men, and the reason why I stuck with All-New. Because when he's not on art - this book is really good! Kris Anka and Marco Rudy should just rotate on this all the time, and maybe get Bachalo in occasionally if they fall behind. Rudy is only on art for the last issue but it looks fantastic. He incorporates Cyclops malfunctioning power into some of his power layouts, which is also a cool way to remind readers that Cyclops isn't at 100% anymore.
October 2, 2015
This volume had its moments. We got to see Magneto playing badass in a short battle with Mystique, Sabretooth, Silver Samurai and the Blob. There was an interesting issue with Cyclops facing his personal demons after what happened with Professor X. The art in this issue reminded me of Jim Steranko as the artist took some chances and created something a little different.
My complaint is that it's still "New Mutants" more than Uncanny X-Men, but I guess that's just what this title has become for now. The new X-Men are interesting, but none of them are jumping out at me with star potential, so to speak.
The art is still nice, as Chris Bachalo is doing some really good work on this series.
Overall a good volume, but I was never a huge fan of the New Mutants so the whole "teens in training" theme isn't my favorite. If they can throw some twists in, this series has plenty more potential.
My complaint is that it's still "New Mutants" more than Uncanny X-Men, but I guess that's just what this title has become for now. The new X-Men are interesting, but none of them are jumping out at me with star potential, so to speak.
The art is still nice, as Chris Bachalo is doing some really good work on this series.
Overall a good volume, but I was never a huge fan of the New Mutants so the whole "teens in training" theme isn't my favorite. If they can throw some twists in, this series has plenty more potential.
May 22, 2017
Ah, we've hit that point in the Bendis run where the story comes to a full halt only to be replaced by one-off stories that are some hit and mostly miss. It's happened with every major run he's ever had, and I just don't understand it. He always has such great starting points and premises for his arcs, but then they just kind of fizzle and get replaced with filler like this for an extended period, and then often never recover. I'm hoping this consequence-free, story-avoiding volume is just a minor hiccup in his otherwise compelling Uncanny X-Men stuff, but I've read enough Bendis to know this might not be the case.
So, overall, nothing happens in this and it's pretty boring. I can't imagine there's any reason you NEED to read it, even if you're following every X-Men book at once. Just skip this one and maybe 4 will be worth it.
So, overall, nothing happens in this and it's pretty boring. I can't imagine there's any reason you NEED to read it, even if you're following every X-Men book at once. Just skip this one and maybe 4 will be worth it.
April 5, 2017
I've decided that I'm just going to read the major X-Men events (like Dark Phoenix, Age of Apocalypse, etc.) and not every single volume. This series has been okay so far, but I have no interest in continuing it.
January 25, 2015
I can see why some people said this book lost its focus, because there's almost no plot in this issue. We get some insight into what's going on in Madripoor, we're reminded of the sentinel menace, and we get a tease of the big Guardians of the Galaxy crossover, and that's it. But, that doesn't mean Bendis is wasting his time. Instead we get five magnificent character issues that better define who these people are and what their current dilemmas are.
Benjamin's issue (#14) gives some nice details of a background character. The shopping issue (#15) is delightful for its interactions between the women of UXM and also for its callback to Claremont days. The Magneto issue (#16) is my least favorite, but it's a nice look at where Magneto is at now. The training issue (#17) is fun for seeing the younger recruits at work, and also for emphasizing Cyclops' attitude toward the school. The final issue (#18) is a rather magnificent look at all the weird interactions that occurred when Kitty and the All-New X-Men came to the school, something that was badly needed.
Overall, a phenomenal bit of writing.
Benjamin's issue (#14) gives some nice details of a background character. The shopping issue (#15) is delightful for its interactions between the women of UXM and also for its callback to Claremont days. The Magneto issue (#16) is my least favorite, but it's a nice look at where Magneto is at now. The training issue (#17) is fun for seeing the younger recruits at work, and also for emphasizing Cyclops' attitude toward the school. The final issue (#18) is a rather magnificent look at all the weird interactions that occurred when Kitty and the All-New X-Men came to the school, something that was badly needed.
Overall, a phenomenal bit of writing.
February 7, 2017
Hey, I liked this one a lot more than the previous two volumes.
I think the big thing here is the interaction. The last two volumes focused on the revolution but added in bunch of Magik issues, with alter dimensions, not all that fun. Here we get much more focused on Scott and the kids. He's a tough leader, but one who doesn't want to see people die, and he might kick ya out but least you won't fuck up the mission. Also the final issue is really well done, and a way to see into Scott's mind finally.
Overall enjoyable, if not a little disjointed, but entertaining at least. Hoping next few pick up.
I think the big thing here is the interaction. The last two volumes focused on the revolution but added in bunch of Magik issues, with alter dimensions, not all that fun. Here we get much more focused on Scott and the kids. He's a tough leader, but one who doesn't want to see people die, and he might kick ya out but least you won't fuck up the mission. Also the final issue is really well done, and a way to see into Scott's mind finally.
Overall enjoyable, if not a little disjointed, but entertaining at least. Hoping next few pick up.
March 12, 2015
Honestly, this book is so sad and weird when I'm reading each volume, and yet I feel so good every time I finish one. I have no idea, this fucking book.
February 15, 2023
If this book were a multi-course meal, it would start with a bog-standard dessert item — perhaps a chocolate croissant from a vending machine. Then it would be a stale sandwich. Next a bowl of sand. Then a dish impossible to identify. Next something apparently edible but tasteless. And for afters — a bad lingering aftertaste.
One hopes a collection might have some coherence, some overarching themes, but not here. "The Good, The Bad, The Inhuman" achieves 2 out of 3 items in the subtitle.
Perhaps superfans of the Xmen universe might appreciate this more. The character "Benjamin Deeds" showed some promise but the segment was not developed. Other characters too swam in and out of focus and the whole volume was a chaotic, confusing, disappointing mess.
One hopes a collection might have some coherence, some overarching themes, but not here. "The Good, The Bad, The Inhuman" achieves 2 out of 3 items in the subtitle.
Perhaps superfans of the Xmen universe might appreciate this more. The character "Benjamin Deeds" showed some promise but the segment was not developed. Other characters too swam in and out of focus and the whole volume was a chaotic, confusing, disappointing mess.
September 1, 2023
I've deducted a star from this for two reasons. One is that between the previous volume and this there's an entire story somewhere else that leaves this feeling pretty nonsensical if you havn't read it.
But more than that the last issue here is incredibly messy and hard to know which direction your supposed to be reading in aswell as having some dialogue that just doesn't seem to make sense.
Finally, there's that cover, which is a complete lie and was just done for shock value. Clearly it was intended to be a part of a story but someone eventually realised how stupid using a gun would be for the character in question and yet they kept the cover, not only in the individual issue but doubled down by making it the cover of this volume too, ugh.
But more than that the last issue here is incredibly messy and hard to know which direction your supposed to be reading in aswell as having some dialogue that just doesn't seem to make sense.
Finally, there's that cover, which is a complete lie and was just done for shock value. Clearly it was intended to be a part of a story but someone eventually realised how stupid using a gun would be for the character in question and yet they kept the cover, not only in the individual issue but doubled down by making it the cover of this volume too, ugh.
April 13, 2016
First allow me to point out that Brian Michael Bendis is one of my favorite writers. Secondly, I must say that I've not been keeping abreast of all the Uncanny X-Men events. Now considering those two factors I still insist that this volume was underwhelming. Collecting Uncanny X-men 14-18 it allegedly tells the tale of the post-Terragin-mists release. But in reality it's all about training.
It starts with some unknown, to me, X-men types doing some training and whining about it. Cyclops tries explaining why its important to train without powers and then is ignored by some snot-nosed d-list X-Man. Then we are treated to the Stepford Sisters babbling about being strong, independent women nonsense and then promptly following it up with "Let's go shopping" *sigh*. Then um they go shopping, meet a guy who sounds like Nightcrawler, get knocked out and have the guy kidnapped by AIM (or was it Hydra? I wasn't paying attention). Strangely, faced with a half-dozen supine X-men, AIM/HYDRA decide to leave (which is fine) and not put 3-4 rounds of .45 ACP into each one of the unconscious X-Men (which is not-from a plot standpoint). I mean seriously? Hi! We are a bad-ass terrorist organization faced by a half-dozen passed out enemies that have caused our organization tremendous losses....aaaannnnnddddd we'll just head on back to AIM/HYDRA base for tea and crumpets. Ta! See you later (in a few issues I'm sure) when the SAME people kick our asses. Ok. I always thought AIM/Hydra employed smart people. I see that I was mistaken.
Then Magneto gets taken to Madripoor. Which is now a haven for mutants. But he is unhappy (never REALLY explains why) and completely fucks up Blob, Sabertooth, Silver Samurai (SS is a mutant? didn't know that) and Mystique. I think its because they were selling the Inhuman drug? But, all I know is he is pissed -for what seems no reason.
Then we have some more of the ALL New D-List X-teenagers who get stuck in some myconic forest in Montana. Um. Ok. Mr Bendis Montana is a beautiful state, but not any myconic forests with massive chickens. Then the said massive chicken attacks the D-list X-Brats..said massive chicken chokes on a golden ball and SHIELD appears to arrest the X-brats. Then...one of the D-listers takes control of the SHIELD equipment and facilitates an escape. Also Nick Fury is black. Is Uncanny in the Ultimates timeline? You know the one where Nick Fury is black? Where Miles Morales is Spiderman? THAT timeline....because if they aren't....WTF is going on? Oh and then the vol ends with that d-listers getting booted from the X-men for using his cell phone annnd we are treated to a potentially good conversation between Cyclops and Jean Gray by terrible storyboard location which made it hard to see which panel went after the other. Why do that? Not sure. It was only for two pages...
So if you thought my review to be rambling and confusing and "out there".....well thats how you will feel after this Vol. Take a pass people...this one isn't worth the high ratings people gave it.
It starts with some unknown, to me, X-men types doing some training and whining about it. Cyclops tries explaining why its important to train without powers and then is ignored by some snot-nosed d-list X-Man. Then we are treated to the Stepford Sisters babbling about being strong, independent women nonsense and then promptly following it up with "Let's go shopping" *sigh*. Then um they go shopping, meet a guy who sounds like Nightcrawler, get knocked out and have the guy kidnapped by AIM (or was it Hydra? I wasn't paying attention). Strangely, faced with a half-dozen supine X-men, AIM/HYDRA decide to leave (which is fine) and not put 3-4 rounds of .45 ACP into each one of the unconscious X-Men (which is not-from a plot standpoint). I mean seriously? Hi! We are a bad-ass terrorist organization faced by a half-dozen passed out enemies that have caused our organization tremendous losses....aaaannnnnddddd we'll just head on back to AIM/HYDRA base for tea and crumpets. Ta! See you later (in a few issues I'm sure) when the SAME people kick our asses. Ok. I always thought AIM/Hydra employed smart people. I see that I was mistaken.
Then Magneto gets taken to Madripoor. Which is now a haven for mutants. But he is unhappy (never REALLY explains why) and completely fucks up Blob, Sabertooth, Silver Samurai (SS is a mutant? didn't know that) and Mystique. I think its because they were selling the Inhuman drug? But, all I know is he is pissed -for what seems no reason.
Then we have some more of the ALL New D-List X-teenagers who get stuck in some myconic forest in Montana. Um. Ok. Mr Bendis Montana is a beautiful state, but not any myconic forests with massive chickens. Then the said massive chicken attacks the D-list X-Brats..said massive chicken chokes on a golden ball and SHIELD appears to arrest the X-brats. Then...one of the D-listers takes control of the SHIELD equipment and facilitates an escape. Also Nick Fury is black. Is Uncanny in the Ultimates timeline? You know the one where Nick Fury is black? Where Miles Morales is Spiderman? THAT timeline....because if they aren't....WTF is going on? Oh and then the vol ends with that d-listers getting booted from the X-men for using his cell phone annnd we are treated to a potentially good conversation between Cyclops and Jean Gray by terrible storyboard location which made it hard to see which panel went after the other. Why do that? Not sure. It was only for two pages...
So if you thought my review to be rambling and confusing and "out there".....well thats how you will feel after this Vol. Take a pass people...this one isn't worth the high ratings people gave it.
July 5, 2016
Weird - after power-reading the last six trades of Bendis' combined run on Uncanny and All-New X-men, somehow I ended up with an incomplete review. (Is that how bad these books were? Mmmmm....YES.)
This is the only fragment I could match up to this book, which is probably fitting (though screw me if I have to go back and look at it again...I'm eyes to the future dudes, eyes on the prize).
Take it for what it's worth:
Fun shopping excursion for all the ladies - but as Jeff says, does it *always* have to be shopping? Maybe a few other kinds of team-building events (Habitat for Humanity, food bank, picking trash off the highway) to break it up dude? Still, a real human moment of normal.
A couple of moments of levity:
Then a lot of tedium. Maudlin, antagonistic, Scott-is-murderer-and-we-learn-nothing-new tedium. Especially that mind-fuck Marcos Rudy issue of Scott "confessing" something to someone for some reason.
Moving on.
This is the only fragment I could match up to this book, which is probably fitting (though screw me if I have to go back and look at it again...I'm eyes to the future dudes, eyes on the prize).
Take it for what it's worth:
Fun shopping excursion for all the ladies - but as Jeff says, does it *always* have to be shopping? Maybe a few other kinds of team-building events (Habitat for Humanity, food bank, picking trash off the highway) to break it up dude? Still, a real human moment of normal.
A couple of moments of levity:
Then a lot of tedium. Maudlin, antagonistic, Scott-is-murderer-and-we-learn-nothing-new tedium. Especially that mind-fuck Marcos Rudy issue of Scott "confessing" something to someone for some reason.
Moving on.
October 22, 2015
La trama aquí ya es un poco más lenta, Emma Frost parece haber encontrado otras habilidades de Benjamin, que mostraba hasta el momento habilidades camaleónicas poco útiles.
Por otro lado un número especial que permite una "Noche de chicas", en las cuales se les puede ver más juntas y sobre todo la integración de las Cuckoos de Stepford con Jean Grey cuya relación es una de las más difíciles de todas. Parece haber algo de celos entre ambos bandos.
Finalmente un pequeño recordaris de cómo Kitty Pryde se une nuevamente a Cíclope, con unas ilustraciones muy vanguardistas. Es un buen número
Por otro lado un número especial que permite una "Noche de chicas", en las cuales se les puede ver más juntas y sobre todo la integración de las Cuckoos de Stepford con Jean Grey cuya relación es una de las más difíciles de todas. Parece haber algo de celos entre ambos bandos.
Finalmente un pequeño recordaris de cómo Kitty Pryde se une nuevamente a Cíclope, con unas ilustraciones muy vanguardistas. Es un buen número
September 24, 2015
So, I did like this one... it just felt like disorganized filler. None of the stories really connected together, but they were interesting. I am ready to see the overall story for this title progress though.
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February 7, 2016Some great stuff, better than I first thought: recommended.
October 6, 2017
The story of the newly-minted Morph is worth reading for its emotional value alone. This mutant is able to mimic the person standing very near him, but it takes Emma's expertise to turn this passive ability into a very useful skill. Everything else in this volume is pretty worthless.
The girls' night out is exactly as it sounds, but with an inhuman thrown in. Skippable.
Magneto finds that Dazzler is in fact Mystique who has plans for Madripoor. She intends for it to be the place mutants feel at home, but Magneto refuses her offer to join her. This one-shot is intended as an introduction for Magneto's solo series. It was a fun read, especially given the bloody manner Magneto refuses an offer.
A field test for the students ends up with one of them being kicked off the team. So that's new.
The last issue has the cool cover, but is a chaotic mess inside. It's like a collage of artwork from a dozen artists. The story is just as convoluted and reveals that this team of X-Men is one of the most disorganized ever. Then again, that might be the point.
The girls' night out is exactly as it sounds, but with an inhuman thrown in. Skippable.
Magneto finds that Dazzler is in fact Mystique who has plans for Madripoor. She intends for it to be the place mutants feel at home, but Magneto refuses her offer to join her. This one-shot is intended as an introduction for Magneto's solo series. It was a fun read, especially given the bloody manner Magneto refuses an offer.
A field test for the students ends up with one of them being kicked off the team. So that's new.
The last issue has the cool cover, but is a chaotic mess inside. It's like a collage of artwork from a dozen artists. The story is just as convoluted and reveals that this team of X-Men is one of the most disorganized ever. Then again, that might be the point.
September 24, 2017
2.5 I do not love the style of drawing in the past few volumes.
July 23, 2020
Loved seeing all the women interact in this one!
October 13, 2023
Uhhhhhh ….it’s the X-men….
April 15, 2025
3,2/5 ⭐️
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To babaskie wyjście w sumie spoko, wywalenie ucznia, misterny plan mystique, zniknięcie x-men z przeszłości.. jak, dlaczego?
Jak narazie najnudniejszy tom z tej serii.. 😕
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It's a girl's way out, all right, student expulsion, mysterious mystique plan,
the disappearance of the x-men from the past.. how, why?
This is the most boring tom in the series so far.. 😕
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To babaskie wyjście w sumie spoko, wywalenie ucznia, misterny plan mystique, zniknięcie x-men z przeszłości.. jak, dlaczego?
Jak narazie najnudniejszy tom z tej serii.. 😕
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It's a girl's way out, all right, student expulsion, mysterious mystique plan,
the disappearance of the x-men from the past.. how, why?
This is the most boring tom in the series so far.. 😕
June 24, 2024
A collection of one issue stories.
Issue #14 is about Benjamin, one of the new mutant students, and Emma giving him real world training. An ok issue with a nice twist ending. Plus the code name they give him is a good call back to the 90s cartoon or Age of Apocalypse (.. Or Exiles).
#15. Inhumanity Tie-in.
#16. Brotherhood reunion. How Magneto feels about Madripoor, your new place for mutants by mutants. Plus magneto kicks ass. A type of prelude to Magneto's new series.
#17. The kids are sent to a strange mysterious place for training and must survive on their own. For a story about these annoying kids, it's not bad.
And finally #18. Cyclops has a gun to his head! Symbolically.
Cyclops and Kitty have a talk, with great, amazing, fantastic art!
As a stand alone book, I wouldn't recommend it.
As part of the overall series: I wouldn't skip it.
Issue #14 is about Benjamin, one of the new mutant students, and Emma giving him real world training. An ok issue with a nice twist ending. Plus the code name they give him is a good call back to the 90s cartoon or Age of Apocalypse (.. Or Exiles).
#15. Inhumanity Tie-in.
#16. Brotherhood reunion. How Magneto feels about Madripoor, your new place for mutants by mutants. Plus magneto kicks ass. A type of prelude to Magneto's new series.
#17. The kids are sent to a strange mysterious place for training and must survive on their own. For a story about these annoying kids, it's not bad.
And finally #18. Cyclops has a gun to his head! Symbolically.
Cyclops and Kitty have a talk, with great, amazing, fantastic art!
As a stand alone book, I wouldn't recommend it.
As part of the overall series: I wouldn't skip it.
August 23, 2015
This volume is mostly just a handful of loose short stories. The shopping story, and the Madripoor/Magneto story are both neat, with solid characterization, while the others are a little easier to skip. Chris Anka's guest art is a lot of fun and a good fit for the X-books, while Marco Rudy's comes off as a little too ambitious, with over-complicated layouts and some pretty ugly faces. Bachalo is on point as always, but I've come to realize that I enjoy his art a lot better when he's not the one coloring it. Of course, he colors all of his own work here.
Not much to say about this one. This is not the quality of All-New, nor is it really connecting too heavily with All-New anymore. I imagine this will be the last volume of Uncanny for a lot of readers, due to fatigue alone.
Not much to say about this one. This is not the quality of All-New, nor is it really connecting too heavily with All-New anymore. I imagine this will be the last volume of Uncanny for a lot of readers, due to fatigue alone.
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