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Uncanny X-Men by Chuck Austen
Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 6: Bright New Mourning
"In a world full of fear and hatred, all too often the unfortunate result is violence. Finally facing their own recent past, the X-Men come to terms with the widespread devastation of Magneto's genocidal attack on New York City -- and prepare to embark on an all-new, all-different era of excitement! Plus: When the Juggernaut tries to defend his young friend, Sammy, from an abusive father, it's the X-Man who is arrested and put on trial. Now, the former criminal must convince the world that he has truly reformed. Collects UNCANNY X-MEN #435, #436, #442 and #443; and NEW X-MEN #155 and #156."
152 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2004
About the author
Chuck Austen
448 books16 followersChuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum) is an American humor novelist, comic book writer and artist, TV writer and animator. In comics, he is known for his work on X-Men, War Machine, Elektra, and Action Comics, and in television, he is known for co-creating the animated TV series Tripping the Rift.
In his most recent prose novels, Chuck Austen has been going by the name Charles Austen.
In his most recent prose novels, Chuck Austen has been going by the name Charles Austen.
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October 6, 2018
Collects Uncanny X-Men #435, #436, #442 and #443; and New X-Men #155 and #15 as Goodreads does not list the issues! Quite a neat end to the Grant Morrison led rebrand with the slightly weird, but gripping Trial of the Juggernaut guesting She-Hulk! The demolition and exposure of Xavier's dream when Magneto's corpse is returned to Genosha; and a sweet epilogue to the New X-Men as mankind's hate and fury is directed full fold back at mutants! A firm 8 from 12 from me.
June 3, 2020
This is a surprisingly good X-book that contains three different but more-or-less self contained stories. In the first one Cain Marko (Juggernaut, by the Crimson Jewels of Cyttorak), having been taken into custody by Alpha Flight for the Canadian Government, is put on trial and, aided by his attorney (and newly -very- good friend Jennifer Walters, the splendiferous She-Hulk), continues his quest to turn into a good guy, despite the rampaging Rhino and other distractions. It's a good story, with the best art of the book. The next story is from the New-X magazine rather than from the Uncanny title, and in it we see, once again, as if there were ever any doubt about it, that Scott Summers does not treat women well. Poor Emma Frost is -always- going to be the home-wrecking "other woman," and Jean Grey was never rightfully appreciated, and they both always deserved so much better. In this one we see more violence against mutants in the aftermath of Magneto's attack of New York, and the decision of whether or not to rebuild the school. The final story is a very, very dark tale in which Logan and Charles take Magneto's body to Genosha for burial. It's a very philosophical story with some really dark bits in which Lorna Dane (Polaris) figures heavily, and even Nick Fury weighs in. I didn't like the art in the last two very much; Beast is drawn as the Disney character rather than as Hank McCoy, Emma's hat looks like hamsters are nesting on her head, and Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are unrecognizable. The writing and dialog is quite good, though. The context and chronology of the characters is hard to keep straight, but overall it's a superior and thought-provoking collection.
November 12, 2010
¿Cómo cagarse en el trabajo de un autor que revolucionó una franquicia que se caía a pedazos de un saque? La respuesta está en este tomo. ¿Que tal personaje era tal otro disfrazado y los engañó a todos (incluidos los lectores)? Nah, era el hermano gemelo malvado, loco y drogadicto con personalidad múltiple y amnesia. Ahora, el gemelo bueno (que nunca antes había aparecido) está meditando en una montaña y hay que ir a rescatarlo, o algo así. Acumulando una incoherencia tras otras y dando dos pasos para tras por cada uno que da adelante, este libro vuelve a los X-Men pedorros, vacuos, sin nada que decir que fueron durante casi todos los 90s, década infame para el comic comercial yanqui.
Si no le pongo una estrella es porque la mayoría de los dibujos son buenos y porque las historias, pese a su incoherencia, tampoco son intrínsecamente malas. Pero el conjunto es tan retrógrado, cobarde y se lava tanto las manos, que ponerle tres estrellitas sería como premiar a un perro que se comió un original de Kafka.
En fin, una historieta Marvel estándar, mala con ganas, que me generó uno de los peores efectos que me pueda generar un comic: sacarme el fanboy llorón y quejoso de adentro.
Si no le pongo una estrella es porque la mayoría de los dibujos son buenos y porque las historias, pese a su incoherencia, tampoco son intrínsecamente malas. Pero el conjunto es tan retrógrado, cobarde y se lava tanto las manos, que ponerle tres estrellitas sería como premiar a un perro que se comió un original de Kafka.
En fin, una historieta Marvel estándar, mala con ganas, que me generó uno de los peores efectos que me pueda generar un comic: sacarme el fanboy llorón y quejoso de adentro.
October 15, 2021
Chuck Austen's last volume leaves us with an epilogue of sorts on this version of the X-Men. With Professor X restating his beliefs against everyone who is losing faith in the dream, Austen manages to summarize the state of the X-Men after Morrison and himself.
This volume was actually a step up from the previous ones. There's a story about Juggernaut and whether or not he is worthy of being called a good man, there's a story about Emma Frost and her legacy now that Scott is fully moving on with her at his side, and the last story, which takes place in Genosha, as Wolverine and Xavier take Magneto's corpse to be buried there. While there, Wolverine stomps on Magneto's corpse and curses the "dream" that has led them to this path. And to be fair, he has a point. Xavier's leniency with Magneto has led to some pretty disastrous situations, including now the attack on New York during Morrison's run. And while Xavier defends and reiterates his dream, he is left mostly alone, with the mutants around him losing faith.
Austen manages to give us a compelling ending to a run that was pretty bad overall. I think Austen was a bit misguided in his attempt to write the team, and while his intentions might have been interesting, the execution was sub par at best. I think Austen's run is for diehard X-Men completionists only.
This volume was actually a step up from the previous ones. There's a story about Juggernaut and whether or not he is worthy of being called a good man, there's a story about Emma Frost and her legacy now that Scott is fully moving on with her at his side, and the last story, which takes place in Genosha, as Wolverine and Xavier take Magneto's corpse to be buried there. While there, Wolverine stomps on Magneto's corpse and curses the "dream" that has led them to this path. And to be fair, he has a point. Xavier's leniency with Magneto has led to some pretty disastrous situations, including now the attack on New York during Morrison's run. And while Xavier defends and reiterates his dream, he is left mostly alone, with the mutants around him losing faith.
Austen manages to give us a compelling ending to a run that was pretty bad overall. I think Austen was a bit misguided in his attempt to write the team, and while his intentions might have been interesting, the execution was sub par at best. I think Austen's run is for diehard X-Men completionists only.
November 11, 2018
This was good, but really dark. Not a lot of action, more like tying up loose ends. Wolverine stomping on Magneto's dead body was pretty freaking morbid.
September 28, 2022
This is Chuck Austen's epilogue to Grant Morrison's New X-Men run. It's fine I guess but it's completely unnecessary and nothing noteworthy happens at all.
February 12, 2024
2.5/5.0
July 6, 2025
Serving as a coda for both Austen's run on Uncanny X-Men, and Morrison's run on New X-Men, this book manages to end. There are some inept and stupid plotlines: Juggernaut's fling with She-Hulk being the worst of them, but most of this book is just forgettably mediocre.
July 25, 2017
Continuing the sometimes x-hausting x-read of 2017…
So, Juggernaut’s subplot was surprisingly the thing that I liked the most of Austen’s run on the x-books but wow does it fall apart spectacularly at the end. She Hulk is featured in this first half of the book. I say featured, but Austen basically takes all of her power away and ruins her for a bit here. (I am also not personally a fan of when the x-books bring in characters from the larger Marvel universe but that is on me, not the writers…) Juggernaut is still vaguely interesting but the second “Juggernaut” that is brought into the story is just a bad idea… Honestly, I would give one star to the first part of this volume. Just absolutely awful.
That said, the second part of the story – the aftermath of Magneto’s attack on Manhattan is handled pretty well. There are some interesting character moments with Xavier and Wolverine (though nothing that we haven’t been through before) and Polaris seems like a human rather than some weird robot (though she still doesn’t exactly seem like Polaris). Beast gets to tell Scott that he doesn’t much like him after ditching Jean, Emma gets an interesting story that doesn’t just treat her as a sex object (which is somewhat surprising coming from Austen)… It isn’t the best of the X-men, but I thought that it was a surprisingly decent story.
Just skip the Juggernaut issues at the beginning and you’ll be good.
So, Juggernaut’s subplot was surprisingly the thing that I liked the most of Austen’s run on the x-books but wow does it fall apart spectacularly at the end. She Hulk is featured in this first half of the book. I say featured, but Austen basically takes all of her power away and ruins her for a bit here. (I am also not personally a fan of when the x-books bring in characters from the larger Marvel universe but that is on me, not the writers…) Juggernaut is still vaguely interesting but the second “Juggernaut” that is brought into the story is just a bad idea… Honestly, I would give one star to the first part of this volume. Just absolutely awful.
That said, the second part of the story – the aftermath of Magneto’s attack on Manhattan is handled pretty well. There are some interesting character moments with Xavier and Wolverine (though nothing that we haven’t been through before) and Polaris seems like a human rather than some weird robot (though she still doesn’t exactly seem like Polaris). Beast gets to tell Scott that he doesn’t much like him after ditching Jean, Emma gets an interesting story that doesn’t just treat her as a sex object (which is somewhat surprising coming from Austen)… It isn’t the best of the X-men, but I thought that it was a surprisingly decent story.
Just skip the Juggernaut issues at the beginning and you’ll be good.
September 4, 2017
Not quite as painful as the last two volumes, but I'm certainly ready to move on and see what another writer can bring to the title.
November 27, 2019
Just awful.
Everyone has these big reactions that don't make sense in light of their history or their other actions before and after.
And basically, nothing happens anyway.
Everyone has these big reactions that don't make sense in light of their history or their other actions before and after.
And basically, nothing happens anyway.
November 14, 2021
The Trial of Juggernaut (435 & 436) Story 5* Art 4*
Of Darkest Nights (442 & 443) Story 3* Art 3*
New X-Men - Bright New Mourning (155 & 156) Story 3* Art 3*
Of Darkest Nights (442 & 443) Story 3* Art 3*
New X-Men - Bright New Mourning (155 & 156) Story 3* Art 3*
January 10, 2022
why does this objectively bad run have very interesting representation of trauma survivors, especially of those whose trauma manifests in behavior that is unpalatable or actively harmful to others
July 2, 2016
I really liked the beginning volumes of this run and I am so confused as to where it all went wrong. First, I really like Jennifer Walter/She-Hulk and am pissed off at the randomness of her sleeping with Cain. She doesn't need that shit, she's too good for it. Then there is Logan and Xavier taking Magneto to be buried - wait what? Why is Wolverine even there? Of course this causes problems. Meh. And Polaris has so many issues.... Ugg.
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September 5, 2014
the Juggernaut sleeps with She-hulk and a mysterious kid has Cain's mask and is running rampant around town. Emma finds herself downtown with a building under fire but the locals aren't happy with all the mutants around. Cyclops and Beast take on a robot of sort back at the demolished Xavier's Institute. X-Men and Uncanny crossover with other characters like Magneto, Lorna & the 3-in-1.
April 5, 2007
Austin writes anemic dialogue and Larroca's art is slightly inferior to much of the letter-art sent in to Wizard magazine.
August 17, 2009
An interesting X-men tale. I'm no longer sure of how these all go together, but the X-men were always my favorites
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