X-Men: Colossus: God's Country

Colossus (collected editions)

by Christopher Yost, Chris Claremont (Text), Ann Nocenti (Text)

Face front, Tovarisch, for a spotlight on Marvel's steel-skinned mutant, the artistic X-Man Colossus! Head back to Mother Russia to discover the uncanny origins of Piotr Rasputin and his little sister Illyana, then journey with him to America in classic tales looking back at his early days at Xavier's School. As well as his formidable strength, these stories of tragedy and triumph showcase Colossus' gentle soul, great heart and tremendous courage! COLLECTING: X-MEN ORIGINS: COLOSSUS; MATERIAL FROM CLASSIC X-MEN 5, 21, 29; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) 10-17; X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) 29; X-MEN UNLIMITED (2004) 14

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Superheroes

139 pages, Paperback

First published February 9, 2016

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a mixed bag collection of Colossus stories. It starts off really strong. Chris Yost and Trevor Hairsine give Colossus a great origin story. Then we get some fantastic little stories from Colossus's early days in the X-Men from Chris Claremont, John Bolton, and June Brigman. Next is the titular story by Ann Nocenti and Rick Leonardi. It's utter crap. The whole thing is just nonstop preaching on the state of 80's politics. The characters are so stereotypical and unreal they ruin the story. Even Leonardi's art isn't very good and he's a longtime, reliable X-Men artist. Lastly there's a couple of little Colossus vignettes.

[Richard Dominguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

The TPB God's Country is a collection of the early original X-Men issues revolving around the origins of Colossus. It then culminates in the story God's Country.
While reliving some great moments in Colossus past, the real gem of this TPB in the God's Country series.
Colossus is pensive about how different and yet how identical his homeland is and the land he now calls home.
Meant to inspire questions and to reconsider what we believe is true God's Country is a reminder that peace and serenity belongs to all of us who seek it out.
A great read, that is also one of the classics of the early X-Men runs.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly me thinking this was a compendium of one standalone Colossus story. I've always loved the C-Men's resident Tin Man, though, so I read most of it, skimmed some.

[Natasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked a lot of this, especially his relationship with his sister. Didn't like American Pie, but aside from that this is a good way to see Colossus's history.

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice run through on Colossus. Some details and stories I haven't seen before. But still somehow Piotr never quite becomes real. He's always just the simple Russian farm boy artist. Still, all the stories are readable and all but one had decent enough art. Some bits with a young Ilyana were nice to see, and a little scene with Logan but otherwise not a whole lot here other than flavoring.

[Lexu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short fun read for any Colossus fan. I'm a litte confused about seeing a cell phone in here since this takes place in late Soviet Russia but there's probably an explanation for this somewhere.

[Maurice Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Colossus. At first look, you would think him a simple farm boy who happened to be a mutant. Far from it. Piotr Nikolievitch Rasputin was and is a highly complex character, a farmer with the soul of a poet forced by circumstance to become a superhero.

These stories give depth to how Professor X learned about Peter to induct him into his second team of X-Men (or third depending on how you look at it), his romantic encounters with Anya Makarova in New York and with Nereel of the Fall People during the X-Men's sojourn in the Savage Land and a few other tales that give more balance to what could have been a one-dimensional character.

Whether he's your favorite X-Man or not, this is an enjoyable in-depth look at a character who deserves this spotlight.

[Travis Duke · Rating 4 out of 5]

(3.5)This is a compilation of colossus stories that aims to give you an origin story of sorts. Its sporadic in series because it only shows 3-4 stories over the past 30 odd years. It starts will a really good Chris Yost story when Colossus learns of his older brothers death and first changes to his organic metal skin. Then it transitions to some great Claremont classic x-men issues that deal with him confronting his feelings about being a mutant in America and a quick savage land story. After that the stories are weaker but still fun as Colossus returns home only be marked as a deserter. The book works pretty well on giving you a vast scope of older colossus.

[Nicholas · Rating 2 out of 5]

The hand this hits you with is heavier than the hands of Colossus.

[Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting mix of shorter, rarely collected stories. God’s Country, the central piece, probably worked better in the serialized format. The flaws are more apparent all collected like this.

[Maria Kramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Do you miss classic '80's comics, when things could be bright, bombastic, and just a little ridiculous? Of course you do! This is an enjoyable sojourn into Piotr Rasputin's history as a broody, Russian hunk with a heart of gold and skin of organic steel. My favorite story? An interlude in the Savage Land that starts with a dinosaur fight and end with a threesome for our boy Pete. It was the spirit of the times, I guess.

[Kanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starts off with the new 52 style, great art and early childhood development of his mutant origins. So you get into it because Colossus is a badass. Then it just turns into super old comic story line with the bright coloring and idiotic sayings, for most of the thick volume. So not much new stuff to go on and they slide in old comic issues to bulk up the book. :/

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting origins story but I felt as though Colossus could have been fleshed out a bit more. Oh well, it was a nice time-waster. I feel as though I may have enjoyed it more if Colossus was one of my favourites.

[Kris Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

the origin of Pietro. During the time in America when Russians were feared, Stan Lee created a hero from Russia with a large heart and impregnable skin.