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New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection, Vol. 2: New Worlds
Collects New X-Men (2001) #127-141. Continuing Grant Morrison's Eisner Award-winning run! A riot has broken out in Mutant Town! Xorn, Cyclops and Phoenix head out to quell the violence - but will the task of battling an anti-mutant mob prove more difficult than the X-Men imagined? Meanwhile, Professor X has established an X-Corp office in Paris for mutants in need - and they undertake their first mission after a distress signal is sent out from deep within the Channel Tunnel. But who, or what, is Weapon XII?! Xorn takes the special class into the woods for a lesson they won't soon forget, romantic sparks fly between Scott Summers and Emma Frost, Polaris returns amid the wreckage of Genosha and the Xavier Mansion is rocked by a shocking murder! Or is everything not quite as it seems?
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1,791 books4,563 followersGrant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning their American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then they have written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, they have also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS.
In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.
In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.
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February 24, 2017
Following the first volume which opened with a bang – not least with the destruction of Genosha that killed sixteen million mutants – this second volume takes Grant Morrison’s New X-Men into the middle chapter syndrome with multiple plot strands and an overly extensive cast, which tends to be an issue when creators tackle the X-Men who have their own universe outside of their Marvel co-stars.
The book opens with #127 which solely showcases the newest X-Man Xorn, the Chinese mutant with a "star for a brain" who tries to philosophically understand the world he wants to protect despite humanity’s fear and paranoia over mutant kind. This is a simple and touching tale about a mutant trying to save another that is roughly drawn by the blend of John Paul Leon’s pencilling and Bill Sienkiewicz’s inking.
Once we get to the third story arc “New Worlds”, things get baggy and confusing. With plot threads including the foundation of Xavier’s X-Corporation, the introduction of Europe’s most wanted super-thief Fantomex and Weapon X being retconned into the Weapon Plus Program, it becomes a confusing read which again tries to tie into Chris Claremont’s mythology. It also doesn’t help that Igor Kordey is doing the artwork as perfectly established in the final splash page in #128 showing an ugly drawn Emma Frost posing like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct.
However when you strip away the multiple storylines that are heavily invested in sci-fi action from human versus mutant wargames to intergalactic grandeur and simplify the X-Men with relatable themes such as prejudice, self-acceptance and teenage rebellion, you get an intimate soap opera that happens to feature superheroes.
In the book’s best arc “Riot at Xavier’s”, a mutant celebrity is killed by anti-mutant racists, which upsets the super-intelligent young Quentin Quire who begins to mock Xavier's pacifistic teachings and assembles a gang of militant classmates to kill humans in retaliation. This story very much evokes everyone within the school as it sets up the Cyclops/Emma Frost relationship as well as his growing estrangement from his wife Jean Grey, a funny side-plot about the ugly students including Angel Salvadore and Beak under the lectureship of Xorn (who seems to have some other agenda), and Quire's Omega Gang who are under the influence of a mutant-enhanced drug “Kick”. Another big benefit is Frank Quitely who does his best work here on the title with wide detailed panels that have enough visual impact to tell the story without the usage of words.
Although the frequent changing from one artist to artist is still an issue whilst Morrison struggles in tying all the multiple plotlines to form the bigger picture, New X-Men works best in its own odd way of subtle storytelling as this volume concludes with a compelling cliff-hanger that creates enough excitement for the final volume.
The book opens with #127 which solely showcases the newest X-Man Xorn, the Chinese mutant with a "star for a brain" who tries to philosophically understand the world he wants to protect despite humanity’s fear and paranoia over mutant kind. This is a simple and touching tale about a mutant trying to save another that is roughly drawn by the blend of John Paul Leon’s pencilling and Bill Sienkiewicz’s inking.
Once we get to the third story arc “New Worlds”, things get baggy and confusing. With plot threads including the foundation of Xavier’s X-Corporation, the introduction of Europe’s most wanted super-thief Fantomex and Weapon X being retconned into the Weapon Plus Program, it becomes a confusing read which again tries to tie into Chris Claremont’s mythology. It also doesn’t help that Igor Kordey is doing the artwork as perfectly established in the final splash page in #128 showing an ugly drawn Emma Frost posing like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct.
However when you strip away the multiple storylines that are heavily invested in sci-fi action from human versus mutant wargames to intergalactic grandeur and simplify the X-Men with relatable themes such as prejudice, self-acceptance and teenage rebellion, you get an intimate soap opera that happens to feature superheroes.
In the book’s best arc “Riot at Xavier’s”, a mutant celebrity is killed by anti-mutant racists, which upsets the super-intelligent young Quentin Quire who begins to mock Xavier's pacifistic teachings and assembles a gang of militant classmates to kill humans in retaliation. This story very much evokes everyone within the school as it sets up the Cyclops/Emma Frost relationship as well as his growing estrangement from his wife Jean Grey, a funny side-plot about the ugly students including Angel Salvadore and Beak under the lectureship of Xorn (who seems to have some other agenda), and Quire's Omega Gang who are under the influence of a mutant-enhanced drug “Kick”. Another big benefit is Frank Quitely who does his best work here on the title with wide detailed panels that have enough visual impact to tell the story without the usage of words.
Although the frequent changing from one artist to artist is still an issue whilst Morrison struggles in tying all the multiple plotlines to form the bigger picture, New X-Men works best in its own odd way of subtle storytelling as this volume concludes with a compelling cliff-hanger that creates enough excitement for the final volume.
March 30, 2018
4.5*
Theres some really cool story lines in here. The Quentin story, and the love triangle story are awesome. The start with Weapon XII was a little confusing and I was worried it wasnt going anywhere. The artwork was cool but didnt blow me away. I dont know why but Wolverine just looks weird in this series. Will definitely read Book 3.
Theres some really cool story lines in here. The Quentin story, and the love triangle story are awesome. The start with Weapon XII was a little confusing and I was worried it wasnt going anywhere. The artwork was cool but didnt blow me away. I dont know why but Wolverine just looks weird in this series. Will definitely read Book 3.
July 10, 2011
Living and Dying: Cerebra guides Xorn to a mutant living with his mother. Unfortunately, the mutant looks like a monster and has been accused of eating a dog.
If I hadn't already had the truth behind Xorn spoiled for me, this would have been a touching story for a superhero comic.
New Worlds: Professor X and Jean Grey try to learn the extent of her power boost, Fantomex demands sanctuary from the X-Corporation, and Cyclops asks Emma Frost for help.
I like what Morrison is doing with the X-Men during his run on the book but I can't help feeling a little sad that they're going to start undoing everything the instant his run is over.
Fantomex: Weapon 12 is unleashed and Fantomex enlists the aid of Professor X and Jean to help him.
This one was a bit slow paced but jumpy at the same time, kind of like Final Crisis would be years later.
Weapon 12: Weapon 12 is running amok and Fantomex and the X-Men try to bring him down.
Fantomex's identity is somewhat revealed and a team member dies. Again, slow paced but good.
Some Angels Falling: The X-Men attended and Emma Frost begins "helping" Cyclops with his marriage.
This was mostly setup for future tales. The most memorable part was actually Angel kissing Beak.
Ambient Magnetic Fields: The X-Men go to Genosha and find a deranged Polaris and several mutants building a monument to Magneto.
It was cool to see Quicksilver acknowledged as Magneto's son and Sabra as a mutant. Other than that, not a whole lot happened.
#133: Wolverine meets Phantomex and someone tries to kill Professor X.
Good stuff. It was cool to see old members of X-Force and Sunfire again. I like how Morrison always brings back lesser known characters, like Sunfire, Warpath, and Feral in this issue.
Kid Omega: Mutant fashion designer Jumbo Carnation is murdered. Quentin Quire starts having big ideas. Beast and Cyclops chat.
This was a setup issue. I think Quentin Quire is going to do big things in the future. Also, I haven't said it before but I love the Stepford Cuckoos, Morrison's homage to John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos.
Teaching Children about Fractals: Quentin Quire starts organizing the other young mutants and the drug Kick starts appearing in the school for gifted youngsters.
I like what's happening with Quire and his comrades. I think things will come to a head in another issue or two.
When X is not X: Quentin Quire and his gang wander farther from Xavier's dream. The U-Men disrupt Xorn's camping trip with the remedial class. Cyclops and Emma Frost share a telepathic moment.
Yep, things are coming to a head. Emma Frost is one of my favorite mutants these days.
Riot at Xavier's: Quentin Quire and his gang start a riot on open house day.
The Quentin Quire storyline comes to a head in this one. Emma Frost and the Stepford Cuckoos take center stage.
The Prime of Miss Emma Frost: The Xavier school mourns the death of Sophie in the aftermath of Quentin Quire's riot, Angel is allegedly pregnant with Beak's child, and Jean Grey catches Cyclops and Emma Frost in the act.
The aftermath of the Quentin Quire story was well done, as was the telepathic affair between Emma Frost and Cyclops.
Murder at the Mansion: Jean confronts Emma Frost about what she and Cyclops have been doing.
The alleged affair between Cyclops and Emma Frost is brought to the forefront. The last panel is a shocker and leads nicely into the next issue.
Whodunnit?: Emma Frost has been killed by an assailant with a diamond bullet and Bishop is on the case.
So who killed Emma Frost? I'm still not completely sure. Morrison did a good job using Bishop as the lead in a murder mystery. Beak and Angel's kids were an odd brood. Esme leaving the school was a nice touch, as was hinting that Cyclops was the murderer on the last page. Looks like I'll be tracking down the next volume after all.
If I hadn't already had the truth behind Xorn spoiled for me, this would have been a touching story for a superhero comic.
New Worlds: Professor X and Jean Grey try to learn the extent of her power boost, Fantomex demands sanctuary from the X-Corporation, and Cyclops asks Emma Frost for help.
I like what Morrison is doing with the X-Men during his run on the book but I can't help feeling a little sad that they're going to start undoing everything the instant his run is over.
Fantomex: Weapon 12 is unleashed and Fantomex enlists the aid of Professor X and Jean to help him.
This one was a bit slow paced but jumpy at the same time, kind of like Final Crisis would be years later.
Weapon 12: Weapon 12 is running amok and Fantomex and the X-Men try to bring him down.
Fantomex's identity is somewhat revealed and a team member dies. Again, slow paced but good.
Some Angels Falling: The X-Men attended and Emma Frost begins "helping" Cyclops with his marriage.
This was mostly setup for future tales. The most memorable part was actually Angel kissing Beak.
Ambient Magnetic Fields: The X-Men go to Genosha and find a deranged Polaris and several mutants building a monument to Magneto.
It was cool to see Quicksilver acknowledged as Magneto's son and Sabra as a mutant. Other than that, not a whole lot happened.
#133: Wolverine meets Phantomex and someone tries to kill Professor X.
Good stuff. It was cool to see old members of X-Force and Sunfire again. I like how Morrison always brings back lesser known characters, like Sunfire, Warpath, and Feral in this issue.
Kid Omega: Mutant fashion designer Jumbo Carnation is murdered. Quentin Quire starts having big ideas. Beast and Cyclops chat.
This was a setup issue. I think Quentin Quire is going to do big things in the future. Also, I haven't said it before but I love the Stepford Cuckoos, Morrison's homage to John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos.
Teaching Children about Fractals: Quentin Quire starts organizing the other young mutants and the drug Kick starts appearing in the school for gifted youngsters.
I like what's happening with Quire and his comrades. I think things will come to a head in another issue or two.
When X is not X: Quentin Quire and his gang wander farther from Xavier's dream. The U-Men disrupt Xorn's camping trip with the remedial class. Cyclops and Emma Frost share a telepathic moment.
Yep, things are coming to a head. Emma Frost is one of my favorite mutants these days.
Riot at Xavier's: Quentin Quire and his gang start a riot on open house day.
The Quentin Quire storyline comes to a head in this one. Emma Frost and the Stepford Cuckoos take center stage.
The Prime of Miss Emma Frost: The Xavier school mourns the death of Sophie in the aftermath of Quentin Quire's riot, Angel is allegedly pregnant with Beak's child, and Jean Grey catches Cyclops and Emma Frost in the act.
The aftermath of the Quentin Quire story was well done, as was the telepathic affair between Emma Frost and Cyclops.
Murder at the Mansion: Jean confronts Emma Frost about what she and Cyclops have been doing.
The alleged affair between Cyclops and Emma Frost is brought to the forefront. The last panel is a shocker and leads nicely into the next issue.
Whodunnit?: Emma Frost has been killed by an assailant with a diamond bullet and Bishop is on the case.
So who killed Emma Frost? I'm still not completely sure. Morrison did a good job using Bishop as the lead in a murder mystery. Beak and Angel's kids were an odd brood. Esme leaving the school was a nice touch, as was hinting that Cyclops was the murderer on the last page. Looks like I'll be tracking down the next volume after all.
October 21, 2019
Another Grant Morrison book I really enjoyed!
The book opens up with a stand alone issue of Xorn trying to help figure out a crime. It's both horrifying, sad, and beautifully done by the end. Then we jump into a main story with some crazy X13 stuff. This is more typical morrison as we get into some weird shit going on here. Last storyline revolves around the young kids, calling themselves the "new x-men" making a stand against their teachers. Magneto might have taught them TOO much. Then we get some drama here and there, the biggest being Scott and Emma affair!
This is Morrison honestly firing on all cylinders. I fucking LOVED the stuff with Xorn here in the first issue plus all his stuff with the special X-Men kids. I also dug the hell out of the rebel kids storyline and shows how powerful the X-Men really are. Oh and the Emma and Scott stuff? Amazing. The only negative is the X13 stuff was just okay.
Overall, great stuff. No wonder this series is held in such high regard. A 4.5 out of 5.
The book opens up with a stand alone issue of Xorn trying to help figure out a crime. It's both horrifying, sad, and beautifully done by the end. Then we jump into a main story with some crazy X13 stuff. This is more typical morrison as we get into some weird shit going on here. Last storyline revolves around the young kids, calling themselves the "new x-men" making a stand against their teachers. Magneto might have taught them TOO much. Then we get some drama here and there, the biggest being Scott and Emma affair!
This is Morrison honestly firing on all cylinders. I fucking LOVED the stuff with Xorn here in the first issue plus all his stuff with the special X-Men kids. I also dug the hell out of the rebel kids storyline and shows how powerful the X-Men really are. Oh and the Emma and Scott stuff? Amazing. The only negative is the X13 stuff was just okay.
Overall, great stuff. No wonder this series is held in such high regard. A 4.5 out of 5.
June 27, 2014
There's still some really good stuff here, but it isn't as uniformly good as the previous volume. Quentin Quire and his hipster Brotherhood wannabes dragged the whole volume down for me. I didn't find him or his storyline particularly interesting. If that was all to this collection, I probably wouldn't have liked it much. But there are some really good things here. Angel and Beak. Xorn and the twelve year old mutant. The Emma/Scott/Jean love triangle. Very much worth reading, to say the least.
August 31, 2011
There's a lot of great stuff in this volume, but my favorite story line is the Cyclops/Jean/Emma triangle.
Emma Frost is such an great character. You have to admire anyone who can manage to do the right thing and be an evil bitch at the same time.
Unfortunately, the Jumbo Carnation story felt goofy and flat to me. Ditto with Quentin and his gang of dorky rebels. Seems to me it's been done before.
However, there is a great cliffhanger at the end that had me snatching up the next volume as fast as I could. So, while this might not be quite as good as New X-Men Omnibus, it's still pretty awesome!
Emma Frost is such an great character. You have to admire anyone who can manage to do the right thing and be an evil bitch at the same time.
Unfortunately, the Jumbo Carnation story felt goofy and flat to me. Ditto with Quentin and his gang of dorky rebels. Seems to me it's been done before.
However, there is a great cliffhanger at the end that had me snatching up the next volume as fast as I could. So, while this might not be quite as good as New X-Men Omnibus, it's still pretty awesome!
September 10, 2025
Really enjoyed this volume—Morrison keeps building momentum with wild ideas and bold directions for the X-Men. While I didn’t like it quite as much as the first one I have a hard time giving this body of work anything less than 5 stars. Grant Morrison is simply one of my favorite writers in the biz!
November 30, 2019
Living & Dying (#127). A story about Xorn. He really seems to care about other mutants as his persecuted people! This story is small scale, with some emotional impact [4/5].
New Worlds (#128-130). A very innovative story, introducing Fantomex and the whole idea of the Weapon Plus program creating lots of killers. Both the new character and the new look at Weapon X are terrific, though the story itself drags a bit as everyone fights a zombie horde. This is also the story that pushes hard on the idea of X-Men: X-Corps, which means that we lose most of our regular characters for this storyline [4/5].
Some Angels Falling (#131). A love story in two parts. On the one hand we get Beak and Angel, who continue to be well-developed new New Mutants. And on the other hand we get the story that really kindles the Scott & Emma romance and makes it totally believable, as they engage in some telepathic therapy. I think this story made me love Emma too [5+/5]
Ambient Magnetic Fields (#132). Great continuity in returning to Genosha and a beautiful look at the last words of its citizens. (And wow, is that the little remembered Neal Shaara Thunderbird? Morrison is certainly touring the world of X-Men) [5/5].
X-Corps Finale (#133). And what an oddly scattered finale to this oddly scattered set of stories. It's a coda to "Imperial" and also to "New Worlds", as Lilandra and Fantomex both make their returns ... and an intro to another new New Mutant. It's all good enough if unfocused [4/5].
Riot at Xavier's (#134-138). In his second year, Morrison tried to expand the scope of the X-Men. His work with the X-Corps in the previous arc wasn't entirely successful, because they were just too scattered, but his depiction here of the new students at Xavier's is magnificent. That's in large part thanks to Quintin Quire, one of the best characters to originate in the New X-Men, who first appears here as a young rebel without a cause. But, the Specials, the Cuckoos, and Quintin's gang all get great attention here, any many would recur for years afterward (though the Cuckoos and Glob Herman are the only other two to make a real impact). Beyond all that, this is a great story about the conservative old fighting the rebellious young that feels like it really goes to the core of what the X-Men are about [5/5].
Shattered (#139). A spectacular look at who Emma and Jean are (and who Scott is, following his recent "death"). This is a beautiful character piece, and another example of how Grant did such a great job writing Emma [5+/5].
Murder at the Mansion (#140-141). Bringing Bishop and Sage in for a mystery is a lot of fun, and it's a mystery with some good twists and turns. It gets a little weird at times, and I find the mutant baby-eggs really squicky, but I guess that's Morrison doing a good job of making the mutants ... strange [5/5]
New Worlds (#128-130). A very innovative story, introducing Fantomex and the whole idea of the Weapon Plus program creating lots of killers. Both the new character and the new look at Weapon X are terrific, though the story itself drags a bit as everyone fights a zombie horde. This is also the story that pushes hard on the idea of X-Men: X-Corps, which means that we lose most of our regular characters for this storyline [4/5].
Some Angels Falling (#131). A love story in two parts. On the one hand we get Beak and Angel, who continue to be well-developed new New Mutants. And on the other hand we get the story that really kindles the Scott & Emma romance and makes it totally believable, as they engage in some telepathic therapy. I think this story made me love Emma too [5+/5]
Ambient Magnetic Fields (#132). Great continuity in returning to Genosha and a beautiful look at the last words of its citizens. (And wow, is that the little remembered Neal Shaara Thunderbird? Morrison is certainly touring the world of X-Men) [5/5].
X-Corps Finale (#133). And what an oddly scattered finale to this oddly scattered set of stories. It's a coda to "Imperial" and also to "New Worlds", as Lilandra and Fantomex both make their returns ... and an intro to another new New Mutant. It's all good enough if unfocused [4/5].
Riot at Xavier's (#134-138). In his second year, Morrison tried to expand the scope of the X-Men. His work with the X-Corps in the previous arc wasn't entirely successful, because they were just too scattered, but his depiction here of the new students at Xavier's is magnificent. That's in large part thanks to Quintin Quire, one of the best characters to originate in the New X-Men, who first appears here as a young rebel without a cause. But, the Specials, the Cuckoos, and Quintin's gang all get great attention here, any many would recur for years afterward (though the Cuckoos and Glob Herman are the only other two to make a real impact). Beyond all that, this is a great story about the conservative old fighting the rebellious young that feels like it really goes to the core of what the X-Men are about [5/5].
Shattered (#139). A spectacular look at who Emma and Jean are (and who Scott is, following his recent "death"). This is a beautiful character piece, and another example of how Grant did such a great job writing Emma [5+/5].
Murder at the Mansion (#140-141). Bringing Bishop and Sage in for a mystery is a lot of fun, and it's a mystery with some good twists and turns. It gets a little weird at times, and I find the mutant baby-eggs really squicky, but I guess that's Morrison doing a good job of making the mutants ... strange [5/5]
July 1, 2015
I liked this better than book one! I don't recall as many funny moments, but some of the stories are more engaging, and the overall art is better too.
The story of Xorn and the monster-boy is sad but held my attention. John Paul Leon's art is pretty good, with lines kind of similar to what you'd see in Gotham Central. It's the most distinguishable from the rest of the art in this book, and makes for a nice refresher (especially after all the Frank Quitely stuff from before).
I didn't care for the "New Worlds" story where Jean and Professor X deal with a mutant-thief (Fantomex) and these X-Men-I've-never-heard-of deal with a related out-of-control mutant loose in the subway. It feels like filler and it's long.
"Some Angels Falling" focuses on Beak and Angel, which is nice. It also includes a kinky telepath thing that starts the Jean/Scott/Emma love triangle, heh.
To be honest, I don't understand what happens in "Ambient Magnetic Fields" or what its significance is, other than being somehow related to Magneto recording his last words. That's probably due to my lack of X-Men historical knowledge. Phil Jimenez's art makes the X-Men (and everyone else) look really good. He gave me some, "Oh, Jean's hot" moments in all his sections. But really, the characters look a whole lot better when he's drawing them. I haven't looked at book three yet, but I'm hoping he does more of the art in it.
Later, Quentin Quire goes on a big, long rebellion against Prof. X and the Xavier Institutde, causing a lot of damage and the death of a student.
Afterwards, in what (for me) is one of the best parts of the book, the Jean/Scott/Emma love triangle comes to a fiery confrontation.
Next thing you know, Emma Frost's been "murdered" and the school's on lockdown until a couple of special detectives figure out what's going on. This is actually pretty interesting, with a Jean/Emma thing and the way the book concludes.
So. What to take away from this? It's a good book, though the pieces feel separate from each other rather than being one smooth story. The love triangle deserves the most attention, mostly because of the way Jean and Emma interact and work through it. Scott is passive and could be anyone else in the Marvel universe with his lack of personality. I've never understood what the fuss was about him.
The story of Xorn and the monster-boy is sad but held my attention. John Paul Leon's art is pretty good, with lines kind of similar to what you'd see in Gotham Central. It's the most distinguishable from the rest of the art in this book, and makes for a nice refresher (especially after all the Frank Quitely stuff from before).
I didn't care for the "New Worlds" story where Jean and Professor X deal with a mutant-thief (Fantomex) and these X-Men-I've-never-heard-of deal with a related out-of-control mutant loose in the subway. It feels like filler and it's long.
"Some Angels Falling" focuses on Beak and Angel, which is nice. It also includes a kinky telepath thing that starts the Jean/Scott/Emma love triangle, heh.
To be honest, I don't understand what happens in "Ambient Magnetic Fields" or what its significance is, other than being somehow related to Magneto recording his last words. That's probably due to my lack of X-Men historical knowledge. Phil Jimenez's art makes the X-Men (and everyone else) look really good. He gave me some, "Oh, Jean's hot" moments in all his sections. But really, the characters look a whole lot better when he's drawing them. I haven't looked at book three yet, but I'm hoping he does more of the art in it.
Later, Quentin Quire goes on a big, long rebellion against Prof. X and the Xavier Institutde, causing a lot of damage and the death of a student.
Afterwards, in what (for me) is one of the best parts of the book, the Jean/Scott/Emma love triangle comes to a fiery confrontation.
Next thing you know, Emma Frost's been "murdered" and the school's on lockdown until a couple of special detectives figure out what's going on. This is actually pretty interesting, with a Jean/Emma thing and the way the book concludes.
So. What to take away from this? It's a good book, though the pieces feel separate from each other rather than being one smooth story. The love triangle deserves the most attention, mostly because of the way Jean and Emma interact and work through it. Scott is passive and could be anyone else in the Marvel universe with his lack of personality. I've never understood what the fuss was about him.
January 9, 2025
Builds on the dynamics that Grant Morrison created in the first volume and twists the story around in an enjoyable and frustrating x-men experience.
October 25, 2025
Uh, some things in this book did not age well.
July 28, 2022
I really liked everything in this trade except for the ‘World’ and Fantomex stuff. I really don’t know what to think of his character, I find him kind of boring. And that weapons plus arc incredibly dull.
Everything else in this is great to me, even the soap opera drama happening with Emma/Jean and Cyclops. I really like that part of it. But I gotta say the weapons plus romp is so long with not much substance. It kinda ruins the run for me up to this point.
Not a perfect run, but still one of my favourites ever.
Everything else in this is great to me, even the soap opera drama happening with Emma/Jean and Cyclops. I really like that part of it. But I gotta say the weapons plus romp is so long with not much substance. It kinda ruins the run for me up to this point.
Not a perfect run, but still one of my favourites ever.
July 2, 2012
I found this second volume to be a bit disappointing following the big ideas and grand over-arching storyline of the first book. There seems to be different strands of story going on but none of it is really connected and some of them are downright dull.
The book starts off with the X-Men with new member Xorn (he who has a star for a brain and the mask of a movie serial killer) as they deal with trouble in the Channel Tunnel, something called Weapon XII, and an evil mutant espionage thief called Fantomex. Grant Morrison throws in a sub-plot about Cyclops having marital troubles with Jean Gray and the sympathetic ear to hear him out is attached to the exquisite Emma Frost, the White Queen.
There's a trip to Genosha where Magneto's legacy is being enacted via his dubiously motivated offspring and Quentin Quire, one of Xavier's students and an Omega level (read "super-powerful") mutant decides to go all punk rock, starting a riot in the Westchester school leading to an Agatha Christie-esque murder mystery of one of the X-Men being killed leaving Inspector Bishop to solve the case.
There is a lot going on but little of it feels very interesting with the stories running their course before starting on the next one. I enjoyed the confrontation between Jean and Emma if only for the secret origin of Emma being revealed (plastic surgery for a diamond woman, who knew?) and the murder mystery was funny in its way, but it felt too small for such a large book. Considering Morrison began the series by blowing up Genosha, killing 16 million mutants, and having Xavier go on a rampage involving the Shi'Ar, the minor stories in Book 2 feel like a collection of B-sides.
Morrison's writing is fine but the artwork fluctuates from poor and unlikeable (Igor Kordey - ergh!) to the high standard of Frank Quitely's art - it's a shame he doesn't do the entire series instead of every now and then.
Book 2 in this Ultimate Collection isn't bad but I expected it to be better than it turned out to be. Hopefully the final book will live up to the promises of the first one by going for that big storyline rather than several small ones.
The book starts off with the X-Men with new member Xorn (he who has a star for a brain and the mask of a movie serial killer) as they deal with trouble in the Channel Tunnel, something called Weapon XII, and an evil mutant espionage thief called Fantomex. Grant Morrison throws in a sub-plot about Cyclops having marital troubles with Jean Gray and the sympathetic ear to hear him out is attached to the exquisite Emma Frost, the White Queen.
There's a trip to Genosha where Magneto's legacy is being enacted via his dubiously motivated offspring and Quentin Quire, one of Xavier's students and an Omega level (read "super-powerful") mutant decides to go all punk rock, starting a riot in the Westchester school leading to an Agatha Christie-esque murder mystery of one of the X-Men being killed leaving Inspector Bishop to solve the case.
There is a lot going on but little of it feels very interesting with the stories running their course before starting on the next one. I enjoyed the confrontation between Jean and Emma if only for the secret origin of Emma being revealed (plastic surgery for a diamond woman, who knew?) and the murder mystery was funny in its way, but it felt too small for such a large book. Considering Morrison began the series by blowing up Genosha, killing 16 million mutants, and having Xavier go on a rampage involving the Shi'Ar, the minor stories in Book 2 feel like a collection of B-sides.
Morrison's writing is fine but the artwork fluctuates from poor and unlikeable (Igor Kordey - ergh!) to the high standard of Frank Quitely's art - it's a shame he doesn't do the entire series instead of every now and then.
Book 2 in this Ultimate Collection isn't bad but I expected it to be better than it turned out to be. Hopefully the final book will live up to the promises of the first one by going for that big storyline rather than several small ones.
May 17, 2013
Well...there was good and bad stuff about this collection, and some of the most disappointing stuff was actually some of the artwork...
I also got overwhelmed with too many mutants at some points. Wolverine does not feature heavily in this book, though there is a fair bit of Beast, which is a nice change. Some of the stuff is silly, some of it good, Xorn is a very interesting character, and it was great seeing lesser used characters/old ones like Arcangel, Storm, Quicksilver, Polaris, and some of the first New Mutants (X-Force I suppose now?) Also appearances of Weapon XII and XIII, like to see where that goes...Not as fond of the school parts, but I suppose they have to set up new younger characters to move forward sometimes.
It's for sure got a lot going, and a ton of people showing up even for a little bit, which is what Morrison does well. Definitely worth a read, and I'll check out Vol 3 for sure.
I also got overwhelmed with too many mutants at some points. Wolverine does not feature heavily in this book, though there is a fair bit of Beast, which is a nice change. Some of the stuff is silly, some of it good, Xorn is a very interesting character, and it was great seeing lesser used characters/old ones like Arcangel, Storm, Quicksilver, Polaris, and some of the first New Mutants (X-Force I suppose now?) Also appearances of Weapon XII and XIII, like to see where that goes...Not as fond of the school parts, but I suppose they have to set up new younger characters to move forward sometimes.
It's for sure got a lot going, and a ton of people showing up even for a little bit, which is what Morrison does well. Definitely worth a read, and I'll check out Vol 3 for sure.
June 23, 2013
Getting the Kordey art out of the way early was definitely good. After the Fantomex story ended, it was all good art for the rest of the volume. We even got the longest stretch of Quitely art probably in the entire series.
And that Quitely art just happened to cover the best story arc of the entire run thus far, and potentially my favorite X-Men story: the Quentin Quire-centered Riot At Xavier's.
It took me too long to finally get around to reading this and I'm loving it even more than I expected. It's saddening to know that all of these great themes and ideas that have reinvigorated the X-men and what makes them interesting to me...are completely thrown out immediately after Morrison leaves, and his run is followed by the apparently awful Chuck Austen. That's got to be the all time biggest drop in quality on a book.
And that Quitely art just happened to cover the best story arc of the entire run thus far, and potentially my favorite X-Men story: the Quentin Quire-centered Riot At Xavier's.
It took me too long to finally get around to reading this and I'm loving it even more than I expected. It's saddening to know that all of these great themes and ideas that have reinvigorated the X-men and what makes them interesting to me...are completely thrown out immediately after Morrison leaves, and his run is followed by the apparently awful Chuck Austen. That's got to be the all time biggest drop in quality on a book.
August 2, 2015
Continues to have the same strengths and weaknesses as the previous volume. I did enjoy Emma Frost's increased role in the last few arcs of this volume, and it was interesting to see the first appearance (?) of some familiar characters from later X-Men stories, such as Quentin Quire and Glob Herman. Still, I'm looking forward to finishing the 3rd volume so I can say I've read the series, but I don't expect it to come together in a way that makes this a favourite.
May 20, 2023
This whole run has felt like a perversion of the X-men. I think it started to get a LITTLE better after the stuff with Quentin was over, but my god was that agonizing to get thru. The art is so ugly, the writing feels gross to me, I’m so bummed because I really wanted to like this series. I loved doom patrol, and I was hoping this would be like that. The only consistently solid thing in this run has been Xorn.
March 10, 2012
This collection was actually entertaining. Much less of the whiny teen stuff and most actual Hero action.
January 16, 2013
I was totally engaged by this, irked by the cliffhanger, pleased that I had the third volume to hand, and then everything went wrong.
January 21, 2019
This collection might as well represent what Marvel wished Grant Morrison's New X-Men had ended up as, and nothing more. Years later there was a mini-series riff on it called E for Extinction (the name of the first arc and collection, at the beginning of the run, not included here), and it was based on material found here. Then of course, after this material, Morrison revealed that Xorn was Magneto all along, and then Marvel tried its hardest to pretend none of this ever happened.
Which is of course insanity, but I can see where the company would've been disappointed. Morrison, at the point he was hired to write X-Men comics, was best known for his star-studded Justice League revival known as JLA. It doesn't particularly matter that his longest-running comic at that point was The Invisibles (which might still be the case, actually), or that he'd made his name on the equally quirky Animal Man and Doom Patrol. Marvel saw the success of JLA, and wanted more of that, with added mutant flavoring.
But that's not what it got. Instead, Morrison set about to advance the X-Men saga. In a way, he was doing exactly what he'd done with the Justice League. With them, he brought them back to their glory by putting aside the b-players and making their stories as iconic as possible, in all the ways he understood (and the guy tends to do his homework). So with the X-Men, he would've naturally gravitated to their best-known and best-remembered version, the Claremont era that still dominates fan memories. And so he did the Morrison version of that.
Anyway, this collection is past the point where Magneto "died," the mutant island of Genosha was exterminated, and Xorn was introduced. And, again, before Xorn is revealed as Magneto. The general perception that Morrison screwed over a brilliant new creation like Xorn is funny, and seems contrary to his...entire publishing history. Morrison tends to open boxes when he begins a new story, and then closing them when he finishes. The most famous example, now, is Damian Wayne, Batman's son, whom he killed off in the pages of Batman Incorporated. If this had been a Marvel story, apparently, that would've been that and fans would still be disappointed to this day. But it was a DC story, and another writer (Peter Tomasi) brought Damian back almost immediately.
And anyway, the seeds of Xorn's fate are right here in this collection, and they're named Fantomax, billed as "Europe's most notorious mutant." But he apparently is making it all up, and ultimately he's really just a way to expand Wolverine's saga, something that bore fruit later as we finally learn his full origin, something Morrison teases elsewhere in the run (again, not in this collection).
Then there's the perception that nothing Morrison did left a lasting impression, and again, that's just not true, not merely with the above example, but in the character of Angel, featured prominently in this collection, who later appears in the film X-Men: First Class.
This is all material I'm reading for the first time. I've been a fan of Morrison's for years. Like Marvel (apparently), I discovered him in the pages of JLA, and used that as his gold standard until coming back to him in the pages of the Seven Soldiers of Victory saga. To be fair, much of New X-Men unfolded when I wasn't actively reading comics, but it was concluding just as I was coming back. Finally getting around to reading what he achieved is to wonder what might've been if Marvel hadn't decided it was better off pretending he hadn't achieved anything at all. It wasn't until Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, which was that kind of high gloss reboot Marvel had expected, and then the Hope saga that things got back on track, but then...Well, a story for another day, perhaps.
Anyway, this is in fact prime material for unlocking the whole thing. But it isn't the whole thing, and there's no reason to pretend otherwise.
Which is of course insanity, but I can see where the company would've been disappointed. Morrison, at the point he was hired to write X-Men comics, was best known for his star-studded Justice League revival known as JLA. It doesn't particularly matter that his longest-running comic at that point was The Invisibles (which might still be the case, actually), or that he'd made his name on the equally quirky Animal Man and Doom Patrol. Marvel saw the success of JLA, and wanted more of that, with added mutant flavoring.
But that's not what it got. Instead, Morrison set about to advance the X-Men saga. In a way, he was doing exactly what he'd done with the Justice League. With them, he brought them back to their glory by putting aside the b-players and making their stories as iconic as possible, in all the ways he understood (and the guy tends to do his homework). So with the X-Men, he would've naturally gravitated to their best-known and best-remembered version, the Claremont era that still dominates fan memories. And so he did the Morrison version of that.
Anyway, this collection is past the point where Magneto "died," the mutant island of Genosha was exterminated, and Xorn was introduced. And, again, before Xorn is revealed as Magneto. The general perception that Morrison screwed over a brilliant new creation like Xorn is funny, and seems contrary to his...entire publishing history. Morrison tends to open boxes when he begins a new story, and then closing them when he finishes. The most famous example, now, is Damian Wayne, Batman's son, whom he killed off in the pages of Batman Incorporated. If this had been a Marvel story, apparently, that would've been that and fans would still be disappointed to this day. But it was a DC story, and another writer (Peter Tomasi) brought Damian back almost immediately.
And anyway, the seeds of Xorn's fate are right here in this collection, and they're named Fantomax, billed as "Europe's most notorious mutant." But he apparently is making it all up, and ultimately he's really just a way to expand Wolverine's saga, something that bore fruit later as we finally learn his full origin, something Morrison teases elsewhere in the run (again, not in this collection).
Then there's the perception that nothing Morrison did left a lasting impression, and again, that's just not true, not merely with the above example, but in the character of Angel, featured prominently in this collection, who later appears in the film X-Men: First Class.
This is all material I'm reading for the first time. I've been a fan of Morrison's for years. Like Marvel (apparently), I discovered him in the pages of JLA, and used that as his gold standard until coming back to him in the pages of the Seven Soldiers of Victory saga. To be fair, much of New X-Men unfolded when I wasn't actively reading comics, but it was concluding just as I was coming back. Finally getting around to reading what he achieved is to wonder what might've been if Marvel hadn't decided it was better off pretending he hadn't achieved anything at all. It wasn't until Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, which was that kind of high gloss reboot Marvel had expected, and then the Hope saga that things got back on track, but then...Well, a story for another day, perhaps.
Anyway, this is in fact prime material for unlocking the whole thing. But it isn't the whole thing, and there's no reason to pretend otherwise.
March 16, 2019
I knew this moment was coming.
I've been a big fan of Grant Morrison ever since his run on Doom Patrol. I know that The Invisibles isn't for everyone, but I like it. And I've gone back and really enjoyed his work on Animal Man and to some extent the different Batman titles he wrote. (I'm also forgetting JLA and All-Star Superman--those were good too.)
I also enjoyed the first volume of Morrison's run on New X-Men. While I didn't think it was as good as his work on Doom Patrol (which is always going to be Morrison's gold standard for me), his work on on New X-Men in the first volume was reminiscent of his work on JLA--the arc of the volume, featuring a "twin" of Charles Xavier named Cassandra Nova and also nano-Sentinels (an excellent version of the Sentinels to be sure) was tightly plotted and had just the sort of take on Marvel's mutants that I would come to expect from Morrison (a mutant with a star in their brain? Classic Morrison.) However, being familiar with Morrison's work on JLA is also a detriment here--everything in that book (and other books, like Aztek) lead to the "Maggedon" story arc that would close his run on the book. I know there is one more volume of New X-Men that finishes off his run on the book. So just where is he heading?
The problem when you get used to a writer being a certain way in comics is that when you know their rhythms and what makes them good story tellers, you tend to be disappointed when they don't follow their own script. I know Morrison has some over-arching plan here. Of course he does. The problem with this second volume of New X-Men is that if I know that is what is going to happen, then the collection of stories here feel like he's biding time waiting to get to the end. Perhaps I was spoiled with Volume One and the Cassandra Nova story arc. It consumed the entire volume and so it didn't feel like it was a collection of odds and ends, like Volume Two unfortunately feels like to me. For other writers, I would probably let this slide, but this is Grant Morrison, and I just expect so much more.
I've been a big fan of Grant Morrison ever since his run on Doom Patrol. I know that The Invisibles isn't for everyone, but I like it. And I've gone back and really enjoyed his work on Animal Man and to some extent the different Batman titles he wrote. (I'm also forgetting JLA and All-Star Superman--those were good too.)
I also enjoyed the first volume of Morrison's run on New X-Men. While I didn't think it was as good as his work on Doom Patrol (which is always going to be Morrison's gold standard for me), his work on on New X-Men in the first volume was reminiscent of his work on JLA--the arc of the volume, featuring a "twin" of Charles Xavier named Cassandra Nova and also nano-Sentinels (an excellent version of the Sentinels to be sure) was tightly plotted and had just the sort of take on Marvel's mutants that I would come to expect from Morrison (a mutant with a star in their brain? Classic Morrison.) However, being familiar with Morrison's work on JLA is also a detriment here--everything in that book (and other books, like Aztek) lead to the "Maggedon" story arc that would close his run on the book. I know there is one more volume of New X-Men that finishes off his run on the book. So just where is he heading?
The problem when you get used to a writer being a certain way in comics is that when you know their rhythms and what makes them good story tellers, you tend to be disappointed when they don't follow their own script. I know Morrison has some over-arching plan here. Of course he does. The problem with this second volume of New X-Men is that if I know that is what is going to happen, then the collection of stories here feel like he's biding time waiting to get to the end. Perhaps I was spoiled with Volume One and the Cassandra Nova story arc. It consumed the entire volume and so it didn't feel like it was a collection of odds and ends, like Volume Two unfortunately feels like to me. For other writers, I would probably let this slide, but this is Grant Morrison, and I just expect so much more.
October 21, 2022
The second installment of Morrison's XMen follows up on Scott & Jean's relationship woes (mostly dull) and a rebellion at the school fueled by a mysterious neurotoxin/stimulant and general unrest with Xavier's pacifist approach in light of the Genosha massacre (ignoring the fact that that was due to Nova, not humanity but they just needed a catalyst I guess?).
I really enjoyed the stories in this arc. Beakie and Angel's friendship and romance is also weird and sweet at the same time.
The art in this volume was also pretty mixed but generally better than volume 1.
I'm not super hyped to see dark phoneix again just because that story has been done to death at this point (maybe not at the time this arc was written but in the present day) and I'm tired of it. Otherwise I'm excited for part 3!
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Why X-Men, why now?
I was really into X-Men during my teens.
It's such a classic story about acceptance and finding your place in the world that it feels catered to teens. Plus there's enough diversity in the cast's backgrounds and personalities to keep it interesting.
And look at the epic storylines back then: the dark Phoenix saga, Age of Apocalypse, House of M, Civil War - so much great stuff!
I grew tired of them at some point and moved on to other pastures (Runaways, then mostly Image) mostly because the big Marvel collections were huge, a long time coming, and they were so expensive! I didn't have a way to get single issues (this was pre-digital comics) so I ordered them from the USA.
But recently.. someone talked about how great the Hickman run is... And I wanted to get back in. Because let's face it: when Marvel is done well it's like being a kid again.
So with the help of comicbook herald I put together a little reading list. Books so far:
New X-Men, Volume 1 by Grant Morrison
I really enjoyed the stories in this arc. Beakie and Angel's friendship and romance is also weird and sweet at the same time.
The art in this volume was also pretty mixed but generally better than volume 1.
I'm not super hyped to see dark phoneix again just because that story has been done to death at this point (maybe not at the time this arc was written but in the present day) and I'm tired of it. Otherwise I'm excited for part 3!
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Why X-Men, why now?
I was really into X-Men during my teens.
It's such a classic story about acceptance and finding your place in the world that it feels catered to teens. Plus there's enough diversity in the cast's backgrounds and personalities to keep it interesting.
And look at the epic storylines back then: the dark Phoenix saga, Age of Apocalypse, House of M, Civil War - so much great stuff!
I grew tired of them at some point and moved on to other pastures (Runaways, then mostly Image) mostly because the big Marvel collections were huge, a long time coming, and they were so expensive! I didn't have a way to get single issues (this was pre-digital comics) so I ordered them from the USA.
But recently.. someone talked about how great the Hickman run is... And I wanted to get back in. Because let's face it: when Marvel is done well it's like being a kid again.
So with the help of comicbook herald I put together a little reading list. Books so far:
New X-Men, Volume 1 by Grant Morrison
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July 7, 2024High points of character, drama, and thematic resonance: Quentin's challenging of Xavier's ideals. Xorn and the remedial class. Everything with Emma Frost, but especially Jean vs. Emma. Even the idea of Magneto's legacy is pretty powerful.
Surprisingly intriguing: The Cuckoos. Angel and Beak are okay to follow, too, and I like the critiques they bring about the school.
Low points: The art at the beginning and the middle of the volume takes quite a dip, sometimes looking downright ugly, and not ugly in a fun mutant-y way. Psychic powers are extremely, extremely overused--if you aren't psychic, you're useless in these arcs. That would be fine if the other characters had interesting drama, but Hank is a joke, Wolverine is never around, and Scott is stuck repeating the same lines until he finally gets his moment.
Extreme low point: Weapon 13. No i will not say his dumb made-up name. I never want to see this guy again. I never want to see the story beats he brings with him unless it leads to serious introspection for Logan. And I certainly don't want him talking about Jean's pelvis ever again.
Surprisingly intriguing: The Cuckoos. Angel and Beak are okay to follow, too, and I like the critiques they bring about the school.
Low points: The art at the beginning and the middle of the volume takes quite a dip, sometimes looking downright ugly, and not ugly in a fun mutant-y way. Psychic powers are extremely, extremely overused--if you aren't psychic, you're useless in these arcs. That would be fine if the other characters had interesting drama, but Hank is a joke, Wolverine is never around, and Scott is stuck repeating the same lines until he finally gets his moment.
Extreme low point: Weapon 13. No i will not say his dumb made-up name. I never want to see this guy again. I never want to see the story beats he brings with him unless it leads to serious introspection for Logan. And I certainly don't want him talking about Jean's pelvis ever again.
December 3, 2025
Book 2 somehow deepens everything that made the first volume incredible. Wow ✨️😍. The character work here is outstanding. Every issue pushes the X-Men into uncomfortable, emotional, and morally complex territory. Watching the shifting alliances, especially those tied to Magneto and the ideological conflicts around mutant identity, was absolutely gripping.
The art style continues to be a standout: bold, strange, modern, and expressive. It perfectly matches the unsettling and revolutionary tone of the story. This volume asks huge questions about power, fear, extinction, identity, and what it truly means to be a mutant in a world that hates and fears you. It’s intense, emotional, political, and deeply human. Every issue left me with more questions. I flew through this in less than a day, completely hooked. This run is officially one of my favorite X-Men eras ever. On to Book 3! 🧡
The art style continues to be a standout: bold, strange, modern, and expressive. It perfectly matches the unsettling and revolutionary tone of the story. This volume asks huge questions about power, fear, extinction, identity, and what it truly means to be a mutant in a world that hates and fears you. It’s intense, emotional, political, and deeply human. Every issue left me with more questions. I flew through this in less than a day, completely hooked. This run is officially one of my favorite X-Men eras ever. On to Book 3! 🧡
June 11, 2025
Wow! That took a turn in the final three issues, and I loved it. One of my favorite characters gets murdered and it became a whodunnit…which was fascinating. Leading up to it was great with the Quitely art issues as well. Prior to that, so the first half or so, the volume did feel a bit disjointed, and I felt like I’d missed something between volume one and two, but I really don’t think that’s the case. Either way, the second half was stellar, and now I have to figure out how I’m finishing this Morrison run. Never would’ve expected that an X-Men book would become one of my favorites, but here we are. Excited to keep reading this story!
4.0 out of 5 stars
4.0 out of 5 stars
July 1, 2025
Some of the art in the first half of this collection was just straight-up awful, occasionally some of the writing came across as a little too colloquially British for it to feel like the characters speaking were American like they were supposed to be (and, no, I'm not talking about Emma), there were a couple of repetitive passages and some wheel-spinning going on throughout, and some of Morrison's attempts at being edgy didn't really do anything to serve the story, but the parts that worked were super strong and there was some fantastic characterization and enough excitement to keep this one an enjoyable and good read.
September 25, 2025
3.5 — there’s some great stuff here, but overall it’s wildly inconsistent with plot, pacing, and artwork. The plot diverges in several places, leading to massive plot holes, and then it stays consistent for several issues. I enjoyed the latter half of the book more (Riot at Xavier’s, love triangle, and murder mystery) since the stories were longer and thus had room to breathe. I’m wondering if a weekly reading of each issue or going through the entire omnibus would be a better way to work through New X Men. There doesn’t seem too much rhyme or reason with the ultimate collection books. I’ll still work through book 3 soon.
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October 11, 2020Lots of great stuff here. Unlike the first collection, this one doesn’t have a single overarching storyline, but the arcs are all entertaining. And there are lots of small plotlines Morrison weaves throughout that I really like. Fantomex, the Scott-Jean-Emma love triangle, Phoenix, Beak and Angel, plus Xorn’s class. The only thing I’m not big on is the Quentin Quire stuff. He’s fine I guess, but also sort of annoying. Still, this is another thoroughly enjoyable book with great ideas and great characterization.
September 28, 2022
I'm really loving this run.
I didn't realize that this was the first introduction of Fantomex and Quentin Quire both!
The Xorn plot is interesting, as is the death of Jumbo Carnation and all that it wroughts. We have more character development for sweet Beak and Angel, and a murder mystery besides.
Not having read X-Men comics in a great deal of time, this is a truly fantastic series to jump into. The art still isn't my favorite, but the writing more than makes up for it overall. Can't wait to read more.
I didn't realize that this was the first introduction of Fantomex and Quentin Quire both!
The Xorn plot is interesting, as is the death of Jumbo Carnation and all that it wroughts. We have more character development for sweet Beak and Angel, and a murder mystery besides.
Not having read X-Men comics in a great deal of time, this is a truly fantastic series to jump into. The art still isn't my favorite, but the writing more than makes up for it overall. Can't wait to read more.
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May 27, 2022“Do you understand? Our voices will be broadcast around the world… into space. At the speed of light. At the speed of radio. Our voices traveling without end through the depths of space and time. Beyond this life. And far, far… beyond this death.”
“I tried to capture my feelings… but these lines and curves are not much like thoughts or feelings, at all. And while the rain falls, we talk of living and dying below the Lake of Heaven. And life goes on.”
“I tried to capture my feelings… but these lines and curves are not much like thoughts or feelings, at all. And while the rain falls, we talk of living and dying below the Lake of Heaven. And life goes on.”
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