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X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #270-272, New Mutants (1983) #95-97, X-Factor (1986) #60-62, X-Men Annual (1970) #14-15, Spotlight on Starjammers (1990) #1-2; material from Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #23; New Mutants Annual (1984) #6-7; X-Factor Annual (1986) #5-6; New Warriors Annual (1991) #1; Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #10-17, 24-32, 41, 43, 48-49; Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #2, 6-8; Marvel Holiday Special (1991) #1; Marvel Tales (1964) #262.
The X-Men, New Mutants and X-Factor are targeted for X-Tinction! When the island nation of Genosha strikes at the X-Men, the mutants mount a rescue mission that leads to disaster! With old foe Cameron Hodge pulling the strings, the X-teams are captured, brainwashed, stripped of their powers and forced into combat - and at least one among them will die! In the sequel to "Days of Future Past," the X-teams and Fantastic Four are shaken when an adult Franklin Richards travels back in time from a horrific future - with the mutant-killing Ahab hot on his heels! a treasure trove of rare tales from the X-Men's late-'80s Australian era, including the classic " God's Country"!
The X-Men, New Mutants and X-Factor are targeted for X-Tinction! When the island nation of Genosha strikes at the X-Men, the mutants mount a rescue mission that leads to disaster! With old foe Cameron Hodge pulling the strings, the X-teams are captured, brainwashed, stripped of their powers and forced into combat - and at least one among them will die! In the sequel to "Days of Future Past," the X-teams and Fantastic Four are shaken when an adult Franklin Richards travels back in time from a horrific future - with the mutant-killing Ahab hot on his heels! a treasure trove of rare tales from the X-Men's late-'80s Australian era, including the classic " God's Country"!
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Published October 30, 2024
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Chris Claremont
3,272 books888 followersChris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
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November 7, 2024
With the latest addition of the X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus, I can read from 1963 Kirby / Lee on through the Claremont 70s & 80s into the Jim Lee 90s right up to the original animated series 🤓
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November 12, 2024
This is another modern X-Men Omnibus that's a victim of Marvel's early mapping mistakes for the line. It replaces a Deluxe volume that included the eponymous crossover and its prequel a year earlier with a new omnibus that includes just the X-Tinction crossover (not its prelude), plus the crossover annuals from 1990 and 1991 (which were missing from previous volumes), and a whole bunch of solo stories and fill-ins. Obviously, Marvel should have redone the two Jim Lee volumes along with this to get all the Annuals in the right places, but maybe they were trying to be nice to past buyers. And as for the mish-mash of other material, I guess it's nice to have it. But this is clearly a flotsam and jetsam volume unlike the clean (but equally poorly mapped) Deluxe volume that preceded it.
As for the stories:
Days of Future Present (1990 Annuals). This crossover is full of great ideas. We get a return to the Day of Future Past, but with things changed to reflect changes in the timeline. We get new characters like Ahab (who is hinted as a future Cable) and a totally new New Mutants. Meanwhile, there's some critical revelations, when Scott and Jean learn they're Rachel's parents, and X-Factor and the X-Men all meet. (Gosh it'd be nice to have all that in its correct place. The Ultimate X-Men Reading Order says before UXM #268 and X-Factor #59, meaning the crossover is only 1 or 2 issues out of place.) Sadly, much of the potential of this annual crossover is wasted. The first two issues focus on the conflict when Franklin creates dream images, and the last two have random fights with Ahab, who just escapes anyway. The result is a lot of wasted potential, though Claremont pays off at least a little in the end, courtesy of a great finale for Franklin and some nice interactions between Rachel and Jean. [3+/5]
X-Tinction Agenda. The X-Tinction Agenda story proper is good in theory, returning to Genosha, getting some more of the X-Men back together, and reviving Cameron Hodge. Unfortunately, the execution is poor, at least in part due to the fact that Simonson doesn't hold a candle to Claremont's writing, and she writes two-thirds of this crossover. Thus we get a long back and forth, as people are captured, freed, and captured again, with the major plot moments few and far between [3/5].
Kings of Pain (1991 Annuals). Definitely an example of how formulaic the crossover annuals were at this point. Like "Days of Future Present" (1990) and "Shatter Shot" (1992), it's divided into four parts. Like "Days", the first two volumes are pure MacGuffin hunts (here, trying to stop a boy from sucking up Proteus energy) and then we get the real plot in the last two issues, but they're mostly big fights. Like "Shatter Shot" there's also an attempt to bring in a variety of characters to make the individual issues more interesting (with the Alliance of Evil standing out in the first issue). It's really color by number, and resurrecting Proteus isn't a four-annual event. [2+/5].
The Killing Stroke (1991 Annuals). A brutal Freedom Force story with them acting as gov't black ops is pretty cool, though the Middle-Eastern heroes they fight seem pretty racist nowadays [3/5].
God's Country (Ann Nocenti, Colossus). This short has a pretty nice setup: Colossus in the midwestern US finds an all-American family under siege by a rogue CIA operation. Lots of potential themes there of love-for-country, midwestern and rural Russian values, etc. And a little bit of it pays out. Plus, Nocenti seems to do better in this short format, as it keeps her from dragging the story. But in the end Piotr just doesn't get the characterization he deserves in such a spotlight and the whole story ends up kinda of meh [3+/5].
Pharaoh's Legacy (Howard Mackie, Havok). This story definitely gets points for paying attention to continuity: revisiting the story of the Living Pharaoh and remembering Alex's awful history with women. But there's very little depth to it, kind of what you get in many of these MCP shorts [3/5].
MSH/Sentinels (Roy & Dann Thomas, Outback X-Men). These feel like long-lost issues of X-Men, since they were apparently written as filler issues, never used, then published instead in Marvel Super Heroes. With Roy Thomas a co-author, it's no surprise that he deftly builds on the history of the X-Men, in specific the story of the Sentinels, which is given a new chapter here. It's just not particularly well-written beyond that, feeling amateurish and very silver age, which is sadly not at all in tune with the Outback era it's set in [2+/5].
Starjammers. Great to have a spotlight on Xavier and Lilandra and the Starjammers while the Prof was off Earth. Except he's rather arbitrarily taken off the board very early on, and the plot is all over the place. A dull MacGuffin quest turns into an interesting confrontation with Deathbird turns into a wacky conflict with lots of Earth heroes. Seriously, Bald Phoenix? Weird, and it ends with a to-be-continued that I suspect was never continued [3/5].
The Shorts. Several one-offs in MCP leave absolutely no impression. They're a waste of paper, eight pages at a time. The MSH/Rogue story is a bit better: though the writing isn't that great, it goes to the heart of Rogue, her problems, and her relationships. We also get a somewhat humorous Santa story and a very forgettable story set in the desert [2/5].
As for the stories:
Days of Future Present (1990 Annuals). This crossover is full of great ideas. We get a return to the Day of Future Past, but with things changed to reflect changes in the timeline. We get new characters like Ahab (who is hinted as a future Cable) and a totally new New Mutants. Meanwhile, there's some critical revelations, when Scott and Jean learn they're Rachel's parents, and X-Factor and the X-Men all meet. (Gosh it'd be nice to have all that in its correct place. The Ultimate X-Men Reading Order says before UXM #268 and X-Factor #59, meaning the crossover is only 1 or 2 issues out of place.) Sadly, much of the potential of this annual crossover is wasted. The first two issues focus on the conflict when Franklin creates dream images, and the last two have random fights with Ahab, who just escapes anyway. The result is a lot of wasted potential, though Claremont pays off at least a little in the end, courtesy of a great finale for Franklin and some nice interactions between Rachel and Jean. [3+/5]
X-Tinction Agenda. The X-Tinction Agenda story proper is good in theory, returning to Genosha, getting some more of the X-Men back together, and reviving Cameron Hodge. Unfortunately, the execution is poor, at least in part due to the fact that Simonson doesn't hold a candle to Claremont's writing, and she writes two-thirds of this crossover. Thus we get a long back and forth, as people are captured, freed, and captured again, with the major plot moments few and far between [3/5].
Kings of Pain (1991 Annuals). Definitely an example of how formulaic the crossover annuals were at this point. Like "Days of Future Present" (1990) and "Shatter Shot" (1992), it's divided into four parts. Like "Days", the first two volumes are pure MacGuffin hunts (here, trying to stop a boy from sucking up Proteus energy) and then we get the real plot in the last two issues, but they're mostly big fights. Like "Shatter Shot" there's also an attempt to bring in a variety of characters to make the individual issues more interesting (with the Alliance of Evil standing out in the first issue). It's really color by number, and resurrecting Proteus isn't a four-annual event. [2+/5].
The Killing Stroke (1991 Annuals). A brutal Freedom Force story with them acting as gov't black ops is pretty cool, though the Middle-Eastern heroes they fight seem pretty racist nowadays [3/5].
God's Country (Ann Nocenti, Colossus). This short has a pretty nice setup: Colossus in the midwestern US finds an all-American family under siege by a rogue CIA operation. Lots of potential themes there of love-for-country, midwestern and rural Russian values, etc. And a little bit of it pays out. Plus, Nocenti seems to do better in this short format, as it keeps her from dragging the story. But in the end Piotr just doesn't get the characterization he deserves in such a spotlight and the whole story ends up kinda of meh [3+/5].
Pharaoh's Legacy (Howard Mackie, Havok). This story definitely gets points for paying attention to continuity: revisiting the story of the Living Pharaoh and remembering Alex's awful history with women. But there's very little depth to it, kind of what you get in many of these MCP shorts [3/5].
MSH/Sentinels (Roy & Dann Thomas, Outback X-Men). These feel like long-lost issues of X-Men, since they were apparently written as filler issues, never used, then published instead in Marvel Super Heroes. With Roy Thomas a co-author, it's no surprise that he deftly builds on the history of the X-Men, in specific the story of the Sentinels, which is given a new chapter here. It's just not particularly well-written beyond that, feeling amateurish and very silver age, which is sadly not at all in tune with the Outback era it's set in [2+/5].
Starjammers. Great to have a spotlight on Xavier and Lilandra and the Starjammers while the Prof was off Earth. Except he's rather arbitrarily taken off the board very early on, and the plot is all over the place. A dull MacGuffin quest turns into an interesting confrontation with Deathbird turns into a wacky conflict with lots of Earth heroes. Seriously, Bald Phoenix? Weird, and it ends with a to-be-continued that I suspect was never continued [3/5].
The Shorts. Several one-offs in MCP leave absolutely no impression. They're a waste of paper, eight pages at a time. The MSH/Rogue story is a bit better: though the writing isn't that great, it goes to the heart of Rogue, her problems, and her relationships. We also get a somewhat humorous Santa story and a very forgettable story set in the desert [2/5].
November 27, 2024
With less youthful eyes, this book is a pretty painful mess of jumbled characters coming in and out, haphazard storyline contrivances, and drama for the sake of drama, with art that was on the precipice of greatness but went a bit too much on everything. I know it is revered by many but compared to earlier Claremont/Byrne/Smith work this feels like a huge step down.
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