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Marvel OGN
X-Men: No More Humans
The X-Men awaken to find all the world's humans gone. From normal everyday folks to the Avengers and Fantastic Four, all homo sapiens have disappeared. It's up to the disparate sides of the X-Men to come together, get to the bottom of this mystery and find a way to get the humans back. But do all of the mutants want their human brethren to return? From best-selling author and classic X-MEN scribe MIKE CAREY and superstar artist SALVADOR LARROCA comes the first X-MEN OGN since the classic X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS.
107 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2014
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Mike Carey
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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
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December 15, 2016
So this really happened, but everyone agrees to never talk about it again.
Does that mean I can count it as a What If story? Unsure.
This was fast-paced & fun, which is all I really ask out of a comic book. Not to mention, it doesn't exactly leave any loose ends dangling, so it's outside of the normal soap opera stuff. A stand alone, if you will.
Yes! You have my vote Stand Alone Comic!
Sorry.
I spent all day baking in the sun at a lake with the kids, and I'm a little loopy.
What I'm trying to say is that I really liked this.
Ok, so I know I'm not an expert on all (or even most) of the mutants in the X-men's universe, but I honestly had never heard of Raze before this.
Evidently, he's Mystique and Wolverine's kid?
Wha..? When did that happen?!
As far as I can tell...and don't quote me on this...but I think he's from the future.
Or a future, at any rate.
And, shockingly, he's kinda evil.
I can't imagine why, though...
Does Wolverine have any kids who aren't jacked up?
Apparently not.
Anyhoo, Raze has teamed up with all kinds of bad guys (from every dimension) to create a beautiful utopia for mutants.
And, subsequently, the humans gotta go.
Now the X-men and the Uncanny X-men, with the help of Magneto, have to work together to bring them back. Ish.
This leads to some great dialogue between Logan and Scott over who's the realdouchebag killer.
There's also an appearance by thenot quite as Dark Phoenix from another dimension.
Have you guessed how everything gets fixed yet?
Yeah, ok. It's a pretty easy way out, but I gave bonus points for not turning this into a 30 issue crossover event involving the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, and a few Hulks.
Plus, an extra star for not trying to stick any Inhumans in this thing.
Thanks, Marvel!
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Does that mean I can count it as a What If story? Unsure.
This was fast-paced & fun, which is all I really ask out of a comic book. Not to mention, it doesn't exactly leave any loose ends dangling, so it's outside of the normal soap opera stuff. A stand alone, if you will.
Yes! You have my vote Stand Alone Comic!
Sorry.
I spent all day baking in the sun at a lake with the kids, and I'm a little loopy.
What I'm trying to say is that I really liked this.
Ok, so I know I'm not an expert on all (or even most) of the mutants in the X-men's universe, but I honestly had never heard of Raze before this.
Evidently, he's Mystique and Wolverine's kid?
Wha..? When did that happen?!
As far as I can tell...and don't quote me on this...but I think he's from the future.
Or a future, at any rate.
And, shockingly, he's kinda evil.
I can't imagine why, though...
Does Wolverine have any kids who aren't jacked up?
Apparently not.
Anyhoo, Raze has teamed up with all kinds of bad guys (from every dimension) to create a beautiful utopia for mutants.
And, subsequently, the humans gotta go.
Now the X-men and the Uncanny X-men, with the help of Magneto, have to work together to bring them back. Ish.
This leads to some great dialogue between Logan and Scott over who's the real
There's also an appearance by the
Have you guessed how everything gets fixed yet?
Yeah, ok. It's a pretty easy way out, but I gave bonus points for not turning this into a 30 issue crossover event involving the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, and a few Hulks.
Plus, an extra star for not trying to stick any Inhumans in this thing.
Thanks, Marvel!
Get this review and more at:
March 23, 2015
Just how many psychotic kids does Wolverine have?
What time is it, Bub?
Raze, Wolverine’s son with Mystique, has Mommy’s blue complexion and changeling abilities and Daddy’s claws and temperament. Plus, ‘cause he’s a loon and all he ever wanted was a hug, he also has a scheme to wipe Homo Sapiens off the face of the Earth, leaving only mutants.
And he does it. With mixed reactions from mutants.
Beast is horrified.
Cyclops blinks (as much as you could tell behind those opaque shades).
Magneto lights up a stogie.
Then we get some philosophizing, arguments, hand-wringing, mutants imported from alternate universes (God, not the alternate universe concept again! This is, I believe, the fifth time this week in separate comics, that it's come up) and the requisite good mutants vs. bad mutants smack down brawl.
What time is it, Bub?
Raze, Wolverine’s son with Mystique, has Mommy’s blue complexion and changeling abilities and Daddy’s claws and temperament. Plus, ‘cause he’s a loon and all he ever wanted was a hug, he also has a scheme to wipe Homo Sapiens off the face of the Earth, leaving only mutants.
And he does it. With mixed reactions from mutants.
Beast is horrified.
Cyclops blinks (as much as you could tell behind those opaque shades).
Magneto lights up a stogie.
Then we get some philosophizing, arguments, hand-wringing, mutants imported from alternate universes (God, not the alternate universe concept again! This is, I believe, the fifth time this week in separate comics, that it's come up) and the requisite good mutants vs. bad mutants smack down brawl.
September 19, 2014
I definitely liked this book. It tells a fairly interesting story, one that couldn't be told in the normal X-books (too many comics to coordinate). The premise is interesting, and it allows the X-Men to react to a situation they would never otherwise have to deal with, the complete elimination of all non-mutants. And it is interesting to see the various parties play off each other. I was particularly interested to see that Cyclops really isn't that much more radical, in this situation, than the other X-Men. I'm sure there's an interesting essay in why Logan believes that Scott killing Xavier is such an inherently evil and unforgivable act when Logan himself has no compelling reason to believe that Scott was any more in control of himself at the time than Dark Phoenix was when she destroyed an entire planet of asparagus people, but those are issues that are just sort of quietly simmering in the background and not really addressed. I'm ok with that. These issues will take a very long time to fully sort out, if they ever are, and that's ok, too. The tension adds a lot of life to the story.
That said, stay away if you haven't been keeping up with recent X-books. At the very least, you need to have read X-Men: Battle of the Atom, but it wouldn't hurt to be caught up in at least two of the ongoing book. If you have been keeping up, you'll be able to follow the underlying issues that add so much tension to the events of this book.
You might also want to stay away if you're allergic to plot inertia. At the end of the book, everyone literally agrees to walk away and pretend it had never happened. So it's an entirely isolated story that requires a reader who hasn't been entirely isolated. And I hate big stories with huge stakes that end up having zero impact. Obviously, that was a mandate, and Carey did his best to write around it. But I would still rather that stories be allowed to mean something.
That said, stay away if you haven't been keeping up with recent X-books. At the very least, you need to have read X-Men: Battle of the Atom, but it wouldn't hurt to be caught up in at least two of the ongoing book. If you have been keeping up, you'll be able to follow the underlying issues that add so much tension to the events of this book.
You might also want to stay away if you're allergic to plot inertia. At the end of the book, everyone literally agrees to walk away and pretend it had never happened. So it's an entirely isolated story that requires a reader who hasn't been entirely isolated. And I hate big stories with huge stakes that end up having zero impact. Obviously, that was a mandate, and Carey did his best to write around it. But I would still rather that stories be allowed to mean something.
August 16, 2014
This is the best release from the current Marvel OGN yet. It is definitely better than Endless Wartime and Endless Wartime with a story that may seem out of continuity but c ould be reworked a little to fit into the current X-Men storyline or could precipitate future stories.
Mike Carey returns to the X-Men and brings along artist Salvador Larocca. Carey proves he still has a feel for the characters a few years after ending his X-Men Legacy run. However, it is Larocca who brings forth his best work that this reader has seen from the artist.
Carey's writing reminded me of how I missed Cyclops leading the X-Men and his temporary return fit like a glove, despite the obvious friction with Wolverine and displacing Storm. I miss Cyclops in the fold but he needs to stew in the Canadian wilderness a while longer so that his guilt over Professor X's will continue to eat at him. Yes, I'm definitely Team Wolverine.
The OGN stories are meant to stand alone but I could see how this story could seed into future X-Men stories. Spoiler Alert. End Spoiler Alert.
This OGN may have saved the original graphic novel format for Marvel. It definitely did for me.
Mike Carey returns to the X-Men and brings along artist Salvador Larocca. Carey proves he still has a feel for the characters a few years after ending his X-Men Legacy run. However, it is Larocca who brings forth his best work that this reader has seen from the artist.
Carey's writing reminded me of how I missed Cyclops leading the X-Men and his temporary return fit like a glove, despite the obvious friction with Wolverine and displacing Storm. I miss Cyclops in the fold but he needs to stew in the Canadian wilderness a while longer so that his guilt over Professor X's will continue to eat at him. Yes, I'm definitely Team Wolverine.
The OGN stories are meant to stand alone but I could see how this story could seed into future X-Men stories. Spoiler Alert. End Spoiler Alert.
This OGN may have saved the original graphic novel format for Marvel. It definitely did for me.
January 30, 2015
OGN.
Original Graphic Novel.
Why don't we see more of these in the Marvel universe?
It was so much fun to read something all at once with a beginning, middle and end. The story itself still took place in continuity within the marvel universe, but it was still its own story, and it was because of that, that I enjoyed it so much!
I've also always been a big Mike Carey fan - The Unwritten is one of my favorite current running comic series (I CANT BELIEVE ITS ENDING! *SOBS*), and Salvador Larroca's art makes the pages pop pop pop!!
So wadda'we got here? Well, all the humans on earth have disappeared. All of them! That includes the Avengers, The Fantastic Four...if you are a human...POOF...you're gone. All that we are left with are the Mutants...and its the mutants that have to figure things out and save the day!
If you aren't in the know...the mutants...well...these days they don't really know how to play nice with one another. So...well...this makes things tough.
I guess the biggest thing that I took home from this is that I want more original graphic novels (OGN) from Marvel. I don't know why these are so few and far between.
June 20, 2014
I've seen a lot of criticism for this OGN because you need to be reading the current X-men comics to fully appreciate what's going on. Which is fair. Original graphic novels should be accessible to anyone. The idea is that anyone can walk in off the street into a comic book shop and pick up an original graphic novel and get a good solid, self contained continuity light story.
For the most part, I think No More Humans does succeed in that. But I'm also reading it as someone WHO IS reading some of the current X-men stuff (mainly just All New X-men).
But it's problem is is that it's a sequel of sorts to Battle of the Atom, as Raze (a mutant from the future who is supposedly the son of Mystique and Wolverine) returns with mutants from a bunch of other different dimensions and lays claim to the world. In doing this, all the humans get teleported off planet into a pocket-verse somewhere, meaning earth is now free for mutants to lay claim. Hence the title of the story: No More Humans.
And it's a good X-men story. We get Cyclops and Wolverine forced to work together again, which means their respective teams also have to work together. Magneto also turns up to help out with Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, but them two are only seen for a couple of panels and don't really add much to the story.
That's the problem with X-men stories like this, and Battle of the Atom suffers from the same problem, is that the casts are so big, a lot of characters are often just used in one or two panels. Which is fine for minor characters, but main characters like Scarlet Witch and Kitty Pryde are people I'd like to see at the front of a story.
Carey writes good dialogue for everyone. I've not read any of his previous X-men stuff, but he gets everyone's voice right here. The arguments between Wolverine and Cyclops, Beast being the moral compass of the book, Emma being a smart mouth. It helps add to a good story.
Larroca's art here is also good. Sometimes his art can look a little boring, but here he's given plenty to do with lots of characters, and he isn't too overly stylised so it isn't hard to tell who is who and what it is they're supposed to be doing.
A good X-men story, which might not be great for new or casual readers, but is a good companion to the current quality of X-men books that Marvel is putting out recently.
For the most part, I think No More Humans does succeed in that. But I'm also reading it as someone WHO IS reading some of the current X-men stuff (mainly just All New X-men).
But it's problem is is that it's a sequel of sorts to Battle of the Atom, as Raze (a mutant from the future who is supposedly the son of Mystique and Wolverine) returns with mutants from a bunch of other different dimensions and lays claim to the world. In doing this, all the humans get teleported off planet into a pocket-verse somewhere, meaning earth is now free for mutants to lay claim. Hence the title of the story: No More Humans.
And it's a good X-men story. We get Cyclops and Wolverine forced to work together again, which means their respective teams also have to work together. Magneto also turns up to help out with Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, but them two are only seen for a couple of panels and don't really add much to the story.
That's the problem with X-men stories like this, and Battle of the Atom suffers from the same problem, is that the casts are so big, a lot of characters are often just used in one or two panels. Which is fine for minor characters, but main characters like Scarlet Witch and Kitty Pryde are people I'd like to see at the front of a story.
Carey writes good dialogue for everyone. I've not read any of his previous X-men stuff, but he gets everyone's voice right here. The arguments between Wolverine and Cyclops, Beast being the moral compass of the book, Emma being a smart mouth. It helps add to a good story.
Larroca's art here is also good. Sometimes his art can look a little boring, but here he's given plenty to do with lots of characters, and he isn't too overly stylised so it isn't hard to tell who is who and what it is they're supposed to be doing.
A good X-men story, which might not be great for new or casual readers, but is a good companion to the current quality of X-men books that Marvel is putting out recently.
May 18, 2015
This was almost four stars. I just felt that the storyline wasn't as clear as it could have been. I loved the artwork, and the story idea was interesting. I think there's a part of me that gets skeptical when crucial technology isn't explained, and I felt the details about the device that was opening portals between our Earth and others, wasn't explained enough for me. I was a bit lost with some of that aspect of the story.
One of the more interesting characters was Raze. I didn't know that Wolverine had a son with Mystique, but he's about what one would expect. Lethal, cunning, sociopathic, more of Mystique's personality than Wolverine. Mostly, I'd say, "The Gang's all here." X-Men fans will like the variety of characters that show up, but I can think of few that I missed in this roundup. The art and the colors were brilliant and beautiful. Salvador Larocca is one of the best comic book artists around.
I don't read as much X-Men. I guess I feel I'm a bit oversaturated with it due to sufficient coverage they get in the movies and tv. I've wanted to read more, but I'm just dipping my finger in right now. This was a nice choice, since the story isn't too locked into an arc. It looks like it might be a one shot. If you ask me, I'll always choose X-Force over the X-Men. Just a personal preference.
Based on what I've read of Carey with his Felix Castor (The Devil You Know) series and the The Unwritten (The Unwritten, Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity) graphic novels, this doesn't feel distinctly like Carey's writing. It's good, but doesn't really stand out to me.
Overall rating: 3.5/5.0 stars.
One of the more interesting characters was Raze. I didn't know that Wolverine had a son with Mystique, but he's about what one would expect. Lethal, cunning, sociopathic, more of Mystique's personality than Wolverine. Mostly, I'd say, "The Gang's all here." X-Men fans will like the variety of characters that show up, but I can think of few that I missed in this roundup. The art and the colors were brilliant and beautiful. Salvador Larocca is one of the best comic book artists around.
I don't read as much X-Men. I guess I feel I'm a bit oversaturated with it due to sufficient coverage they get in the movies and tv. I've wanted to read more, but I'm just dipping my finger in right now. This was a nice choice, since the story isn't too locked into an arc. It looks like it might be a one shot. If you ask me, I'll always choose X-Force over the X-Men. Just a personal preference.
Based on what I've read of Carey with his Felix Castor (The Devil You Know) series and the The Unwritten (The Unwritten, Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity) graphic novels, this doesn't feel distinctly like Carey's writing. It's good, but doesn't really stand out to me.
Overall rating: 3.5/5.0 stars.
April 8, 2017
Not a collection of issues, but an original graphic novel. For a 100+ page standalone story, it was very entertaining. The mystery, the art, the writing made me stick with it. Once we get to the villains of the story it lost credibility, I wouldn't say it got silly but... Yea.. It was still entertaining though.
Spoilers...
Unlike "no more mutants" spoken from the Scarlett Witch in House of M, where we have depowered mutants. Here every human vanishes, and both X-men teams that aren't getting along have to find out what the deal is.
We have Raze, who's a pretty new and annoying x-men baddie, concocting an elaborate plan involving original x-men villains from another reality? Unus, Vanisher, Lorelei?, Blob still in his circus outfit, Quicksilver and Wanda. (Hence the losing of credibility) and.. Let's throw in the Phoenix too.
It almost reads like a lost X-Men tale.
Overall only recommended for X-Men fans
Spoilers...
Unlike "no more mutants" spoken from the Scarlett Witch in House of M, where we have depowered mutants. Here every human vanishes, and both X-men teams that aren't getting along have to find out what the deal is.
We have Raze, who's a pretty new and annoying x-men baddie, concocting an elaborate plan involving original x-men villains from another reality? Unus, Vanisher, Lorelei?, Blob still in his circus outfit, Quicksilver and Wanda. (Hence the losing of credibility) and.. Let's throw in the Phoenix too.
It almost reads like a lost X-Men tale.
Overall only recommended for X-Men fans
May 14, 2014
Aburrido, malo y patillero a mas no poder.
June 2, 2014
This is a self-contained story that we've seen the X-Men do again and again over the decades. I guess the title is supposed to be the opposite of the "No More Mutants" storyline in House of M a few years ago, but like that story (and virtually every other X-Men "event") at the end they press the reset button and the status quo is reengaged.
I just don't see the point of such stories.
I saw a character I'd never encountered before, Raze, the son of Wolverine and Mystique. The two of them really get around, don't they? He apparently wants to depopulate the world so mutants from other dimensions can settle in it, but his motivations aren't exactly clear, since he really just wants to kill X-Men, particularly Wolverine.
Raze somehow comes back from the future -- which is never explained, but then who cares? -- and steals the trans-dimensional teleporter tech which he uses to beam all 7 billion humans off the planet. Except they didn't really go anywhere, just kept inside the teleporter device's memory. Why? No reason given. Raze isn't using them as bargaining chips, and he has no other motivation, so it's just Carey pussying out of his story.
But as Beast (who has had yet another mutation of his appearance -- just pick one already, guys) says, everyone who was in a car, train or plane will return with the momentum of their travels intact but outside their vehicles. So millions will die. (Carey underestimates how many people are traveling across the planet at any one moment. The casualties would surely be in the hundreds of millions.)
But WHY would their momentum be preserved? No reason given. It just is. Nevermind the whole planet moving around and being thousands of miles from where those people left it.
But I'm needlessly nitpicking the logic of an idiotic story.
I knew all the people would be fine due to some deus ex machina, and sure enough, here comes the Phoenix, the supergod to solve all problems, just in time to push that reset button. The Phoenix force merges with the as-yet uncorrupted Marvel Girl, who somehow convinces it to have feelings for humans even though the Phoenix thinks death is no biggie... bah.
It's just dumb. Don't read it.
I just don't see the point of such stories.
I saw a character I'd never encountered before, Raze, the son of Wolverine and Mystique. The two of them really get around, don't they? He apparently wants to depopulate the world so mutants from other dimensions can settle in it, but his motivations aren't exactly clear, since he really just wants to kill X-Men, particularly Wolverine.
Raze somehow comes back from the future -- which is never explained, but then who cares? -- and steals the trans-dimensional teleporter tech which he uses to beam all 7 billion humans off the planet. Except they didn't really go anywhere, just kept inside the teleporter device's memory. Why? No reason given. Raze isn't using them as bargaining chips, and he has no other motivation, so it's just Carey pussying out of his story.
But as Beast (who has had yet another mutation of his appearance -- just pick one already, guys) says, everyone who was in a car, train or plane will return with the momentum of their travels intact but outside their vehicles. So millions will die. (Carey underestimates how many people are traveling across the planet at any one moment. The casualties would surely be in the hundreds of millions.)
But WHY would their momentum be preserved? No reason given. It just is. Nevermind the whole planet moving around and being thousands of miles from where those people left it.
But I'm needlessly nitpicking the logic of an idiotic story.
I knew all the people would be fine due to some deus ex machina, and sure enough, here comes the Phoenix, the supergod to solve all problems, just in time to push that reset button. The Phoenix force merges with the as-yet uncorrupted Marvel Girl, who somehow convinces it to have feelings for humans even though the Phoenix thinks death is no biggie... bah.
It's just dumb. Don't read it.
October 10, 2015
Es un libre realmente muy loco. Un poco lamentable pues al final sabemos que esta historia no es algo que "realmente pasó" en el universo Marvel como muchas historias gráficas.
Es una historia que cuenta con la mayoría de personajes de los X-Men de la época, lo que lo hace interesante. Un mundo en el cual no hay humanos, el planeta tierra está desierto de ellos y vemos interactuar a los equipos más poderosos de mutantes, como el de Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine y los X-Men y los All New X-Men.
Todo ello lo hace divertido y una aparición muy extraña al final que hace que la historia pierda aún más realismo.
Es una historia que cuenta con la mayoría de personajes de los X-Men de la época, lo que lo hace interesante. Un mundo en el cual no hay humanos, el planeta tierra está desierto de ellos y vemos interactuar a los equipos más poderosos de mutantes, como el de Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine y los X-Men y los All New X-Men.
Todo ello lo hace divertido y una aparición muy extraña al final que hace que la historia pierda aún más realismo.
May 28, 2016
I picked this one up at the library because:
Mike Carey.
X-Men.
Stand alone.
and 'Hey look, the library has this.'
Nice to pick up a graphic novel in a 'verse that contains so many threads and storylines and arcs and have it be self-contained. Beginning, middle and end all in one book. Not really dependent on more than just basic character/world knowledge either. I mean...one look at Raze will tell you who his mommy and daddy are (and likely that will clue you in to why he's psycho and wanting to erase all the humans from the planet.)
Mike Carey.
X-Men.
Stand alone.
and 'Hey look, the library has this.'
Nice to pick up a graphic novel in a 'verse that contains so many threads and storylines and arcs and have it be self-contained. Beginning, middle and end all in one book. Not really dependent on more than just basic character/world knowledge either. I mean...one look at Raze will tell you who his mommy and daddy are (and likely that will clue you in to why he's psycho and wanting to erase all the humans from the planet.)
May 21, 2015
Well, that was pointless.
May 16, 2018
A Marvel começou em 2012 com as suas Original Graphic Novel (OGN), o intuito era que fossem lançadas simultaneamente nos EUA e no mundo. Mas aqui no Brasil, claro, a Panini conseguiu atrasar todas. Essa dos X-Men, então, foi a que mais demorou. Foi lançada em 2014 nos EUA e, no Brasil, somente em 2018. Existe um claro descaso da Panini com os X-Men desde sempre. Eu, como fã ferrenho, reparei nisso várias vezes. Não é um fator de qualidade, pois na minha humilde opinião, Chega de Humanos é a melhor das OGN que saíram aqui no Brasil. De longe, longíssimo.
O título faz referência à frase citada pela Feiticeira Escarlate ao fim de Dinastia M, "chega de mutantes", que incorreu na dizimação dos mutantes, restando apenas 198 deles. De lá para cá, os mutantes voltaram a crescer e seu número voltou a ameaçar os humanos. Nessa graphic novel, os humanos desaparecem da face da terra graças a uma tecnologia de teleporte entre dimensões. Essa tecnologia também é responsável pela criação de uma nova Irmandade de Mutantes interdimensional.
Todo esse conflito "racial" e os grandes embates com grandes inimigos me lembrou muito quando eu li os X-Men Gigantes da Editora Abril, uma época de descobertas imensas para mim e o melhor da vida para se colecionar X-Men, pois existia até um "Checklist Mutante" para saber o que colecionar dos X-men durante o ano de 1996 inteiro. Doze anos depois me deparo com essa HQ que reavivou aquele meu sentido de maravilhamento, como histórias grandes, imponentes e importantes. E, depois de 30 anos, essa é apenas a SEGUNDA graphic novel de X-Men, sendo a primeira Deus Ama, o Homem Mata, que saiu pela primeira vez aqui como O Conflito de Uma Raça. Dentro dessa tradição, Chega de humanos segue direitinho como uma graphic novel dos X-Men deve ser.
O título faz referência à frase citada pela Feiticeira Escarlate ao fim de Dinastia M, "chega de mutantes", que incorreu na dizimação dos mutantes, restando apenas 198 deles. De lá para cá, os mutantes voltaram a crescer e seu número voltou a ameaçar os humanos. Nessa graphic novel, os humanos desaparecem da face da terra graças a uma tecnologia de teleporte entre dimensões. Essa tecnologia também é responsável pela criação de uma nova Irmandade de Mutantes interdimensional.
Todo esse conflito "racial" e os grandes embates com grandes inimigos me lembrou muito quando eu li os X-Men Gigantes da Editora Abril, uma época de descobertas imensas para mim e o melhor da vida para se colecionar X-Men, pois existia até um "Checklist Mutante" para saber o que colecionar dos X-men durante o ano de 1996 inteiro. Doze anos depois me deparo com essa HQ que reavivou aquele meu sentido de maravilhamento, como histórias grandes, imponentes e importantes. E, depois de 30 anos, essa é apenas a SEGUNDA graphic novel de X-Men, sendo a primeira Deus Ama, o Homem Mata, que saiu pela primeira vez aqui como O Conflito de Uma Raça. Dentro dessa tradição, Chega de humanos segue direitinho como uma graphic novel dos X-Men deve ser.
June 12, 2019
This was good, and I wasn't expecting it to be. See, Mike Carey used to write the X-Men. Then he moved on. Then he had a big success in his novel writing career. Then he came back and wrote this. In my experience, comic book witers (who shall remain nameless) who have success outside the industry, get pretty arrogant and their comics work ends up half-assed and condescending.
Anyway, let's talk about the book.
Raze, the son of Wolverine and Mystique from the future, does something and all humans without the x gene disappear from the earth. The X-Men, who are divided into factions come together to figure out what happened and how to move forward.
The story is well thought-out (in a superhero-logic sort of way) and escalates nicely. The characters are written well. Carey doesn't just bring the characters he used to write back to center-stage, but writes the X-Men as they are now, including the new characters who have popped up. The story stands alone, in that it's complete, but it's not timeless and I would like an OGN that's timeless. Overall, I liked this.
Anyway, let's talk about the book.
Raze, the son of Wolverine and Mystique from the future, does something and all humans without the x gene disappear from the earth. The X-Men, who are divided into factions come together to figure out what happened and how to move forward.
The story is well thought-out (in a superhero-logic sort of way) and escalates nicely. The characters are written well. Carey doesn't just bring the characters he used to write back to center-stage, but writes the X-Men as they are now, including the new characters who have popped up. The story stands alone, in that it's complete, but it's not timeless and I would like an OGN that's timeless. Overall, I liked this.
September 23, 2021
"No More Humans" takes a long hard and harsh look at the idea of "by whatever means necessary". The X-men wake up to find an Earth that has been (by some mysterious force) depopulated of all humans, leaving behind only mutant kind. Now this might have been an issue if it weren't for the sudden influx of mutants from other dimensions seeking sanctuary on the depopulated Earth.
A very interesting allegory on immigration and the possible consequences as well as benefits of the given circumstances.
The X-men are faced with an instance of can "the ends justify the means" or is a dream ever worthy of being given up. Well written and easy reading with a dialog that propels the action and the story forward and not the other way around makes this a reading pleasure.
The artwork is very good, the 2 page spread of the appearance of the Brotherhood of Mutants" is magnificent as is Magneto's (new to me) look.
This is as the blurb on the back of the book says the first X-Men original graphic novel since the classic "X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills" which is one of my 2 favorite graphic novels of all time.
A very interesting allegory on immigration and the possible consequences as well as benefits of the given circumstances.
The X-men are faced with an instance of can "the ends justify the means" or is a dream ever worthy of being given up. Well written and easy reading with a dialog that propels the action and the story forward and not the other way around makes this a reading pleasure.
The artwork is very good, the 2 page spread of the appearance of the Brotherhood of Mutants" is magnificent as is Magneto's (new to me) look.
This is as the blurb on the back of the book says the first X-Men original graphic novel since the classic "X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills" which is one of my 2 favorite graphic novels of all time.
September 6, 2022
Missed this when it came out and discovered it at the library. It’s a standalone ogn but it’s set pretty clearly in the Bendis era. It’s a cool concept but Mike Carey does almost nothing with it. We barely see anything of the world. Raze is a pretty lame character and I’m not surprised he’s no longer around. This is probably the best Salvador Lorroca art I have seen in years. It’s less stiff and overly reliant upon photo referencing than his Iron Man stuff.
April 3, 2025
Near-perfect, apart from the double phoenix overdose at the end
October 25, 2018
Novela gráfica de la Patrulla X, algo que no se daba desde la afamada "Dios ama, el hombre mata", hace una eternidad. Sin la misma pompa y ambición de aquel cómic, no pasa de ser un mero capítulo autoconclusivo enmarcable en la continuidad mutante, un episodio más que no deja poso de ningún tipo. El dibujo de Larroca, tan (en mi opinión) anodino como siempre.
May 28, 2022
This was almost great for 2/3rd of book before wrapping up with clichéd deus ex machinae.
September 14, 2015
Mike Carey wrote a solid run on X-Men Legacy for years, so to see him return to the characters with an OGN was always a good sign. Carey uses a lot of the current continuity in order to rope in all your favourite characters and pit them against Raze, of the Future Brotherhood from All-New X-Men as he teleports all of the humans on Earth off-planet and instead replaces them with mutants. Yes, spoilers, but it's kind of in the title.
What follows is a fun romp as the characters battle Raze and his villains whilst trying to deal with the moral quandary of what to do with a planet that no longer hates and fears them. There are some great character moments in here, especially for Cyclops and teen Jean, so it's a shame that I expect this story will never be referenced anywhere other than here. The only other drawback is that because it's an OGN, you know the story will be wrapped up by the end of the book, rather than having any cliffhangers or unresolved stories.
Salvador Larrocca's art is at its best when he's not modelling characters after actors, so this is a great outing for him. He pencils every single page, and it leads to a very cohesive visual with characters he's at home with, thanks to his long history at Marvel and with the X-Men in general.
A solid little X-story. Maybe a bit impenetrable for new readers, but anyone with basic knowledge of what's been going on with the mutants for the past few years will have fun with this.
What follows is a fun romp as the characters battle Raze and his villains whilst trying to deal with the moral quandary of what to do with a planet that no longer hates and fears them. There are some great character moments in here, especially for Cyclops and teen Jean, so it's a shame that I expect this story will never be referenced anywhere other than here. The only other drawback is that because it's an OGN, you know the story will be wrapped up by the end of the book, rather than having any cliffhangers or unresolved stories.
Salvador Larrocca's art is at its best when he's not modelling characters after actors, so this is a great outing for him. He pencils every single page, and it leads to a very cohesive visual with characters he's at home with, thanks to his long history at Marvel and with the X-Men in general.
A solid little X-story. Maybe a bit impenetrable for new readers, but anyone with basic knowledge of what's been going on with the mutants for the past few years will have fun with this.
May 7, 2015
3.5
I haven't read any X-books in awhile, but I felt right at home when everyone started trying to pick a fight with everyone else while there is an obvious, and unrelated, crisis going on. We get past that, and here comes Beast implying that the only solution being presented is immoral without presenting any other idea. X-Men, you're all old by now. Perhaps you all could learn some anger management? *sigh* The more things change...
The ending was a little too "giant reset button" for my liking, though if the writer was told "Go write a standalone," I don't imagine he had a real choice. I would have really liked if... I understand why they didn't (couldn't?), but it still cost the book half a star.
I haven't read any X-books in awhile, but I felt right at home when everyone started trying to pick a fight with everyone else while there is an obvious, and unrelated, crisis going on. We get past that, and here comes Beast implying that the only solution being presented is immoral without presenting any other idea. X-Men, you're all old by now. Perhaps you all could learn some anger management? *sigh* The more things change...
The ending was a little too "giant reset button" for my liking, though if the writer was told "Go write a standalone," I don't imagine he had a real choice. I would have really liked if... I understand why they didn't (couldn't?), but it still cost the book half a star.
July 13, 2016
Wolverine had a psychotic son from Mystique? His name is Raze? WTF? What did I miss here?
This is some confusing stuff as you've got X-Men from the past and mutants from alternate dimensions and different Earths all converging on the X-Men's front lawn.
Who are all these wackos? A bunch of weird dudes show up with Wolverines crazy kid? Strange incoherent stuff going on here!
This feels like an Elseworlds book or a 'What If?' book. I'm still not sure if this is canon, did it really happen and they just agreed to not speak of it ever again? Weird.
Quick edit: I reread this on 7/12/16 and yah...it's still kind of a cluster f**k. I had hoped after reading other more recent X-Men that this would make more sense. But NO...it did not.
This is some confusing stuff as you've got X-Men from the past and mutants from alternate dimensions and different Earths all converging on the X-Men's front lawn.
Who are all these wackos? A bunch of weird dudes show up with Wolverines crazy kid? Strange incoherent stuff going on here!
This feels like an Elseworlds book or a 'What If?' book. I'm still not sure if this is canon, did it really happen and they just agreed to not speak of it ever again? Weird.
Quick edit: I reread this on 7/12/16 and yah...it's still kind of a cluster f**k. I had hoped after reading other more recent X-Men that this would make more sense. But NO...it did not.
December 24, 2015
Good stuff from the man who brought us The Girl with All the Gifts, spinning up some solid X-Men tension and well using the alternate dimensions, complex relationship histories, treachery and divisions while himself being complemented by some gorgeous artwork. Could've gone for a little less of the Phoenix Ex Machina if I had my way about it, but this one (this utilization) is unique in my experience and works, letting the philosophy break through so (bangs gavel) I'm going to allow it.
May 12, 2014
This book was just all hype. The story was so bland and lifeless. Another frustrated attempt to use Phoenix. I didn't really see the impact of humans being wiped out to the characters/X-Men. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't enjoy the book that much as how it was advertised last year.
December 9, 2016
Interesting concept. It was a short and conclusive story. The artwork was good. I would recommend it to serious X-Men fans who are looking for a brief volume.
January 1, 2018
Maybe this story could have worked if it a) weren’t in the Marvel universe or b) I would be able/willing to ignore the Marvel universe. But neither fit so this was a pretty dumb story,
And it started pretty damn soon with that little girl (our disguised bad guy, who not only looks like a dumb combo of Wolverine and Mystique but is actually their son) and the scientists asking how she could know what would happen in the future. After all, this is the Marvel universe and time travel, premonition, advanced calculations etc. are all established facts here.
Also, despite what this here presents 7 million people vanishing at once would not result in immediate giant fires in NYC and why everyone is already so shocked is kind of beyond me as I am pretty sure in this universe stuff like this has happened before. At the very least hell on earth has happened several times at this point. And while they are acting as if when humans and mutants disappear from the earth it would be devoid of sentient beings, this fell flat too me as even by my limited knowledge of the Marvel Universe I know there are other sentient species on Earth like the Inhumans, the Mole people, Atlanteans, the vampires and I am pretty sure there are also Snake people and sentient dinosaurs in this and who knows whaz else. Sure the earth might be emptier but not empty, far from it.
Figures that the only interesting thing here happens when it is discussed how Raze (the bad guy) has killed the humans off to make space for mutant refugees, which naturally sounds familiar. You see, isn't it astounding how calm the whole genocide thing is discussed here and how easy they consider going on? I can’t even remember whether the option of having Raze stand trial was ever discussed. Apparently when the perpetrators aren't Nazis genocide isn’t so bad after all, you can go on in an instant.
Naturally the idiocy does not stop at that point; there is more, like Beast whining about resurrecting a corpse (how exactly did they do that again?) as I am pretty damn sure he did stuff like this before. Also “back then” the X-Men did not make compromises? When exactly was that? The 1980s? Who writes this? I know for a fact that they did compromises before, they had worked with their enemies several times or did questionable mind-wipes.
And as far as I am concerned Magneto said the only smart thing here: There could be a refuge for mutants from other dimensions without killing 7 billion humans.
In the end Phoenix saved the day (alternate universe Jean and the current teenage Jean coordinated or something) and the refugees were sent back... probably to their deaths.... man that was a dumb story. I doubted quickly whether I will remember it for long. In fact, I already forgot tons of stuff from it. Thankfully I had my notes.
So unless you either do not know the wider Marvel universe or can ignore it for the sake of a story, I would say this story is not worth your time in any way.
And it started pretty damn soon with that little girl (our disguised bad guy, who not only looks like a dumb combo of Wolverine and Mystique but is actually their son) and the scientists asking how she could know what would happen in the future. After all, this is the Marvel universe and time travel, premonition, advanced calculations etc. are all established facts here.
Also, despite what this here presents 7 million people vanishing at once would not result in immediate giant fires in NYC and why everyone is already so shocked is kind of beyond me as I am pretty sure in this universe stuff like this has happened before. At the very least hell on earth has happened several times at this point. And while they are acting as if when humans and mutants disappear from the earth it would be devoid of sentient beings, this fell flat too me as even by my limited knowledge of the Marvel Universe I know there are other sentient species on Earth like the Inhumans, the Mole people, Atlanteans, the vampires and I am pretty sure there are also Snake people and sentient dinosaurs in this and who knows whaz else. Sure the earth might be emptier but not empty, far from it.
Figures that the only interesting thing here happens when it is discussed how Raze (the bad guy) has killed the humans off to make space for mutant refugees, which naturally sounds familiar. You see, isn't it astounding how calm the whole genocide thing is discussed here and how easy they consider going on? I can’t even remember whether the option of having Raze stand trial was ever discussed. Apparently when the perpetrators aren't Nazis genocide isn’t so bad after all, you can go on in an instant.
Naturally the idiocy does not stop at that point; there is more, like Beast whining about resurrecting a corpse (how exactly did they do that again?) as I am pretty damn sure he did stuff like this before. Also “back then” the X-Men did not make compromises? When exactly was that? The 1980s? Who writes this? I know for a fact that they did compromises before, they had worked with their enemies several times or did questionable mind-wipes.
And as far as I am concerned Magneto said the only smart thing here: There could be a refuge for mutants from other dimensions without killing 7 billion humans.
In the end Phoenix saved the day (alternate universe Jean and the current teenage Jean coordinated or something) and the refugees were sent back... probably to their deaths.... man that was a dumb story. I doubted quickly whether I will remember it for long. In fact, I already forgot tons of stuff from it. Thankfully I had my notes.
So unless you either do not know the wider Marvel universe or can ignore it for the sake of a story, I would say this story is not worth your time in any way.
January 7, 2022
One day the X-Men wake up to find that all of the humans are gone. Next thing they know mutants start arriving from all over the multiverse. Earth 616 has become a kind of refuge from mutants from across the multiverse who are seeking persecution. The various fractured X-Men come together to bicker come up with a solution to these problems.
No More Humans was published as a graphic novel, which means it was released as a book, rather than the traditional monthly magazine issues that are eventually collected. This kind of release is usually reserved for reboots or standalone stories, which this ostensibly is. Except that it isn't. This book is very firmly a product of the X-Men arcs at the time. The X-Men have been fractured into opposing groups that very openly dislike each-other. Cyclops leads a group that is viewed as a mutant extremist or even terrorist organizations. Wolverine leads a more traditional school for gifted youngsters. There's also some time displaced versions of the original X-Men running around who currently live with Cyclops.
This book is far more interested in the fractured Mutant nation than it is in the concept of humans disappearing . This is a story about how progressive or revolutionary movements are torn apart by infighting, with even the villains failing at their plans due to how much they just want to fight Cyclops or Wolverine. The day is only saved due to an act of cross dimensional solidarity when two Jean Greys merge in the Phoenix Force managing to fix everything together. The mutants could do great things if only they could do it together.
That stuff's all really good, but I just wish there was more about the humans disappearing, that humans the X-Men loved could have been mentioned or mourned, or that their confliction could have been explored. The X-Men lost all their oppressors along with their friends and allies. I just wish this mix of euphoria and crushing grief that would cause could have been explored, but that would mean they would have to stop fighting for a second.
I liked it, but it should have been twice the length.
No More Humans was published as a graphic novel, which means it was released as a book, rather than the traditional monthly magazine issues that are eventually collected. This kind of release is usually reserved for reboots or standalone stories, which this ostensibly is. Except that it isn't. This book is very firmly a product of the X-Men arcs at the time. The X-Men have been fractured into opposing groups that very openly dislike each-other. Cyclops leads a group that is viewed as a mutant extremist or even terrorist organizations. Wolverine leads a more traditional school for gifted youngsters. There's also some time displaced versions of the original X-Men running around who currently live with Cyclops.
This book is far more interested in the fractured Mutant nation than it is in the concept of humans disappearing . This is a story about how progressive or revolutionary movements are torn apart by infighting, with even the villains failing at their plans due to how much they just want to fight Cyclops or Wolverine. The day is only saved due to an act of cross dimensional solidarity when two Jean Greys merge in the Phoenix Force managing to fix everything together. The mutants could do great things if only they could do it together.
That stuff's all really good, but I just wish there was more about the humans disappearing, that humans the X-Men loved could have been mentioned or mourned, or that their confliction could have been explored. The X-Men lost all their oppressors along with their friends and allies. I just wish this mix of euphoria and crushing grief that would cause could have been explored, but that would mean they would have to stop fighting for a second.
I liked it, but it should have been twice the length.
October 15, 2025
This is a fun little slice of Doesn't Matter Continuity tossed in a little bit after X-Men: Battle of the Atom. There's a heavy focus on the time travelling mutants, both the original X-Men, and the future X-Men that tried to kidnap them.
Like pretty much any comic book, it's easy to nitpick scientific inaccuracies in this story and call them plotholes. I am of the belief that, unless it's incredibly stupid, the author is allowed to play around with physics when their story is about something like multiverses and time travel since we don't actually have any facts about either of those things, just interesting scientific theories. So I've agreed with some X-readers who complain about how much of the physics in this comic where the entirety of the human race is briefly catalogued in some sort of ... computer ? ... alternate dimension ... ? is silly and probably inaccurate. I don't care.
The story is solid, and it's not nearly as dreary and complicated as Mike Carey's long run on X-Men Legacy.
While it is an Original Graphic Novel that never appeared in comic-form, it does contain comic-issue-length story beats and it is definitely not a Stand Alone Graphic Novel. If you haven't read at least Battle Of The Atom, you're going to have no idea who the villain is.
If you've read and enjoyed the Brian Michael Bendis-era of All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday's X-Men and Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1: Revolution, this is a really fun side story. If you either haven't read or haven't enjoyed those, I would suggest bypassing this.
Like pretty much any comic book, it's easy to nitpick scientific inaccuracies in this story and call them plotholes. I am of the belief that, unless it's incredibly stupid, the author is allowed to play around with physics when their story is about something like multiverses and time travel since we don't actually have any facts about either of those things, just interesting scientific theories. So I've agreed with some X-readers who complain about how much of the physics in this comic where the entirety of the human race is briefly catalogued in some sort of ... computer ? ... alternate dimension ... ? is silly and probably inaccurate. I don't care.
The story is solid, and it's not nearly as dreary and complicated as Mike Carey's long run on X-Men Legacy.
While it is an Original Graphic Novel that never appeared in comic-form, it does contain comic-issue-length story beats and it is definitely not a Stand Alone Graphic Novel. If you haven't read at least Battle Of The Atom, you're going to have no idea who the villain is.
If you've read and enjoyed the Brian Michael Bendis-era of All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday's X-Men and Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1: Revolution, this is a really fun side story. If you either haven't read or haven't enjoyed those, I would suggest bypassing this.
May 30, 2022
Plot Overview: So, you have to have some basic X-men knowledge for this (so, not a starter book.) Basically, Wolverine and Mystique have a son who is from the future. His name is Raze, and he can shape shift and has claws and probably a healing factor as well. He gets a hold of some technology that allows him to remove all humans from the world (hence the title.) The X-men, led by Storm and Wolverine, Scott Summers' X-men (including the time-displaced Young X-men,) and Magneto and his kids team up to figure out what's going on and deal with it.
While that may sound confusing, honestly, it's pretty straightforward. The main characters are really Raze, (old) Beast, Wolverine, old Scott, and young Jean. Most other people only show up for a few panels. If you can follow the basic plot I mentioned above, then you're okay. There's not too much history you need to know for this.
Review:Shocker, right? They were mature for once.
The story develops pretty quickly but keeps itself on track. Other than the four I mentioned, most characters don't get a lot of dialogue or panel time. It's a pretty quick read, overall, though, so you don't really feel like anyone's being short-changed. Making it much longer wouldn't have helped anything, IMO, and would just make it drag.
While the plot was resolved pretty easily thanks to , it still worked for me.
The art wasn't too special, but it was fine. I especially liked the art on the spoiler-person above... some really nice panels.
So, overall, an easy read.
While that may sound confusing, honestly, it's pretty straightforward. The main characters are really Raze, (old) Beast, Wolverine, old Scott, and young Jean. Most other people only show up for a few panels. If you can follow the basic plot I mentioned above, then you're okay. There's not too much history you need to know for this.
Review:Shocker, right? They were mature for once.
The story develops pretty quickly but keeps itself on track. Other than the four I mentioned, most characters don't get a lot of dialogue or panel time. It's a pretty quick read, overall, though, so you don't really feel like anyone's being short-changed. Making it much longer wouldn't have helped anything, IMO, and would just make it drag.
While the plot was resolved pretty easily thanks to , it still worked for me.
The art wasn't too special, but it was fine. I especially liked the art on the spoiler-person above... some really nice panels.
So, overall, an easy read.
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