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X-Men '92 (Collected Editions)
X-Men '92, Vol. 1: The World is a Vampire
The X-Men of the '90s are back in highly animated new adventures, following on from the hit Secret Wars series starring the mutants of a more extreme decade! With Cassandra Nova defeated, the X-Men have taken in all the young mutants she had rounded up and are officially reopening the Xavier School for Gifted Children. But a crowded class schedule won't stop them from having crazy adventures! Especially when Omega Red shows up with the (Formerly) Soviet Super Soldiers! But for every ending, there must be a beginning - prepare for the terror of Alpha Red! Plus, the machinations of the Fenris Twins and...Dracula?! Start humming the theme song and dive back in to the world of X-Men '92 - it's totally Nineties, but so Now!
COLLECTING: X-MEN '92 (2016) 1-6
COLLECTING: X-MEN '92 (2016) 1-6
112 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2016
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January 18, 2024
3.75 stars
June 28, 2017
Freed from the limitations of Secret Wars, this was actually pretty good. It's the animation version of the X-Men vs Dracula's son, Alpha Red. Plus, Cable's new origin condensed into one issue.
The Good: Both the art and the story are better in this follow-up to the Warzones book. The art and coloring look even move like the X-Men cartoon.
The Bad: This is still a slimmed-down, streamlined version of stories we've read before over in the 616 X-Men comics.
The Ugly: You have to look past some of the glossed over inconsistencies and just take the story for what it is.
The Good: Both the art and the story are better in this follow-up to the Warzones book. The art and coloring look even move like the X-Men cartoon.
The Bad: This is still a slimmed-down, streamlined version of stories we've read before over in the 616 X-Men comics.
The Ugly: You have to look past some of the glossed over inconsistencies and just take the story for what it is.
November 24, 2016
Really enjoyable. Freed from the confines of dreaded continuity, X-Men '92 is free to be the bananas continuation of the cartoon I didn't know I wanted.
January 6, 2018
This started out kinda of fanfictiony corny, but I'm a sucker for vampires....
September 16, 2024
Really good!! Can't wait to continue this series
July 11, 2017
Officially based on the 90's X-Men cartoon, this volume actually pulls in stuff from years worth of X-Men lore -- perhaps "X-Men Remix" would have been a more accurate title. There's a lot of entertaining homages, cameos, and character variations here, from Dracula to the cast of the X-Statix series. My only real issue (other than a need for a working knowledge of X-Men lore for this to make sense) is that the series can't seem to decide how silly or serious it is, so there's a bit of mood whiplash along the way.
February 21, 2017
I mean this was just like real goofy and I was pretty into it. Recommended to 90s kidz.
February 2, 2020
A SOLID 3 STARS - The 90's Cartoon X-Men are back... again!
This time in a regular book all the way from Earth-92131. While volume one of this series wasn't as epic as the Secret Wars / Battleworld / Warzones! one-off that proceeded it, it was still a rip-roaring good time (like the old cartoon).
Some of the major highlights of The World is a Vampire were: Vampire Jubilee, Gamesmaster & the Upstarts, the GenX gang, a Winter Guard/Siberforce mash-up using the defunked People's Protectorate moniker, The X-Statix, a Multiverse-Vampire Legion, Scott & Jean in an Adventure of Cyclops & Phoenix... oh, and did I mention Storm's bloodsucking Ex (Dracula) makes an appearance?!
Chris Sims & Co. gave us another installment of fun nostalgic X-Men action with lots of twists and turns! This book is RECOMMENDED for those readers who understand comics are a whimsical thing, enjoy the X books, remember 90's, as well as MARVEL in the 90's. You'll enjoy reading this book... I know I did!
This time in a regular book all the way from Earth-92131. While volume one of this series wasn't as epic as the Secret Wars / Battleworld / Warzones! one-off that proceeded it, it was still a rip-roaring good time (like the old cartoon).
Some of the major highlights of The World is a Vampire were: Vampire Jubilee, Gamesmaster & the Upstarts, the GenX gang, a Winter Guard/Siberforce mash-up using the defunked People's Protectorate moniker, The X-Statix, a Multiverse-Vampire Legion, Scott & Jean in an Adventure of Cyclops & Phoenix... oh, and did I mention Storm's bloodsucking Ex (Dracula) makes an appearance?!
Chris Sims & Co. gave us another installment of fun nostalgic X-Men action with lots of twists and turns! This book is RECOMMENDED for those readers who understand comics are a whimsical thing, enjoy the X books, remember 90's, as well as MARVEL in the 90's. You'll enjoy reading this book... I know I did!
July 8, 2016
Anyone who enjoyed watching the classic X-Men '90's cartoon will have a blast revisiting that world in the new X-Men '92 ongoing series! I'd already LOVED the Secret Wars X-Men '92 Warzone tie-in miniseries, so I was overjoyed to learn that it was going to become a full-fledged title! Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Storm, Beast, Jubilee, and Professor X are joined by Psylocke and Bishop as they tackle threats that include Fenris, Alpha Red, Dracula, and... their own teammates turned to vampires? You'll have to see it to believe it, and it's DEFINITELY worth the read!
December 16, 2016
Here's a book that's struggling a bit to find itself and the correct tone. I think it's a bit too much like the cartoon and not enough like the comics of the period. Liked the final collected chapter with Cyclops and Phoenix best - the art was vastly superior to the proceeding ones. I'm more than willing to see this series continue. I'd like to see where this can go. Think it will only get better once it finds it's groove.
December 26, 2016
This volume dials down the zaniness and self-parody from the first for a more straightforward (?) story in which the X-Men must defeat the ultimate vampire. Not quite a fun as Volume 0, but still a decent read.
July 16, 2023
Gdzieś na przełomie XX i XXI wieku odkryłem Cartoon Network, a wraz z tą stacją całą masę kreskówek. Gdzieś po godzinie dwudziestej zazwyczaj zaczynały się baje dla nieco starszych dzieciaków. Był spider-man. Był Batman. I właśnie tam lecieli X-meni, których pierwszy odcinek wyemitowano właśnie w 1992 roku...
Więc już od pierwszych chwil poczułem się jakbym bym w domu, w dodatku oczekując na nowy sezon serialu pt. X-men '97. Niemniej zanim kontynuacja kultowej bajki zawita na Disney +, można zapoznać się z przygodami znajomych twarzy na łamach komiksu. A tu się dzieje sporo. Jak zawsze u ulubionych mutantów.
Tym razem ktoś organizuje rywalizację, w której biorą udział zamożni ludzie o szemranej reputacji. Cel: załatwić zespół Xaviera. Metoda: dowolna. Na pierwszy rzut idzie pomysł rodzeństwa von Stracker. Do akcji wkracza zapomniany relikt jeszcze z czasów nazistów. Nie będzie zaskoczenia, jeżeli powiem iż przeciwnik ma chrapkę na krew bohaterów... Sporo sztampowej walki, ale z sympatii dla postaci jestem w stanie sporo wybaczyć.
To pierwsza opowieść, bowiem całość liczy sobie dwie historie. W drugiej zobaczymy Jean ze Scottem, gdy ładują w dalekiej przyszłości. Co tu robi Mroczna Feniks, SInestro i potomek pary? Jak zwykle sporo się tu zamiesza.
Niemniej nie są to wydarzanie przełomowe, zapadające w pamięć. Mimo, że nie jest to kanon, to autor zagrywa kartami dosyć bezpiecznie, przez co fajnie się obserwuję znane postacie, ale całość ma walory tylko czysto rozrywkowe. Dużo bijatyk i nic poza tym. No może lekka doza humoru na początku, która pomaga na taki sobie początek, przez który trzeba przebrnąć.
Na minus fakt, że to niby kontynuacja kreskówki, ale wygląda postaci w kilku przypadkach prosi się o mały lifting, aby przynajmniej przypominać postacie z małego ekranu. Tak, na Was patrzę Beast czy Bishop. Cóż, najwyraźniej nie można mieć wszystkiego. Dla fanów, fajna gratka. Dla reszty. Nic nowego.
Więc już od pierwszych chwil poczułem się jakbym bym w domu, w dodatku oczekując na nowy sezon serialu pt. X-men '97. Niemniej zanim kontynuacja kultowej bajki zawita na Disney +, można zapoznać się z przygodami znajomych twarzy na łamach komiksu. A tu się dzieje sporo. Jak zawsze u ulubionych mutantów.
Tym razem ktoś organizuje rywalizację, w której biorą udział zamożni ludzie o szemranej reputacji. Cel: załatwić zespół Xaviera. Metoda: dowolna. Na pierwszy rzut idzie pomysł rodzeństwa von Stracker. Do akcji wkracza zapomniany relikt jeszcze z czasów nazistów. Nie będzie zaskoczenia, jeżeli powiem iż przeciwnik ma chrapkę na krew bohaterów... Sporo sztampowej walki, ale z sympatii dla postaci jestem w stanie sporo wybaczyć.
To pierwsza opowieść, bowiem całość liczy sobie dwie historie. W drugiej zobaczymy Jean ze Scottem, gdy ładują w dalekiej przyszłości. Co tu robi Mroczna Feniks, SInestro i potomek pary? Jak zwykle sporo się tu zamiesza.
Niemniej nie są to wydarzanie przełomowe, zapadające w pamięć. Mimo, że nie jest to kanon, to autor zagrywa kartami dosyć bezpiecznie, przez co fajnie się obserwuję znane postacie, ale całość ma walory tylko czysto rozrywkowe. Dużo bijatyk i nic poza tym. No może lekka doza humoru na początku, która pomaga na taki sobie początek, przez który trzeba przebrnąć.
Na minus fakt, że to niby kontynuacja kreskówki, ale wygląda postaci w kilku przypadkach prosi się o mały lifting, aby przynajmniej przypominać postacie z małego ekranu. Tak, na Was patrzę Beast czy Bishop. Cóż, najwyraźniej nie można mieć wszystkiego. Dla fanów, fajna gratka. Dla reszty. Nic nowego.
April 9, 2019
For the most part, this book is OK. I definitely loved the cartoon when I was a kid, so i suspect that's why I give it a little more of a better grade than normal.
The book deals with a new threat, a character that Russians developed during WWII but deemed "too deadly for the war". Turns out its their version of a super solider, called Weapon Red, who is also.. the son of Dracula. ...yeah.
The characters are very "one-note", and don't have much depth, and there are inconsistencies in regards to continuity and things like that, so you have to read this with more of a "fun" mindset than with other X-men comics.
The art is bright and sharp, which also contributes to the fun atmosphere of the book.
If anything, I did like how certain aspects of the regular Xmen books make their way into this one like Jubilee turning into a vampire, and the Generation X team being students at the school.
If you are a fan of the Xmen cartoon, you will definitely enjoy this.
The book deals with a new threat, a character that Russians developed during WWII but deemed "too deadly for the war". Turns out its their version of a super solider, called Weapon Red, who is also.. the son of Dracula. ...yeah.
The characters are very "one-note", and don't have much depth, and there are inconsistencies in regards to continuity and things like that, so you have to read this with more of a "fun" mindset than with other X-men comics.
The art is bright and sharp, which also contributes to the fun atmosphere of the book.
If anything, I did like how certain aspects of the regular Xmen books make their way into this one like Jubilee turning into a vampire, and the Generation X team being students at the school.
If you are a fan of the Xmen cartoon, you will definitely enjoy this.
May 15, 2021
I know this is meant to be lighter comic, and for the most part it achieves that goal. This continuation of the X-Men '92 adventures has us updating the cast to include other 90's mutants like the Generation X crew (who never appeared in the original cartoon) and tried to blend the stories to feel closer to the recent comics, such as the members of the X-Men now all being members of the faculty.
This book centers around a Russian vampire experiment known as Alpha Red and contrives a way to start with Jubilee getting bitten (which again ties to her more recent main comic incarnation) and the X-Men needing to find a way to stop this vampiric infection from consuming the entire school.
It's largely fun but not necessarily the most elegant writing out there. There's something about the plotting and scripting that feels awkward at times and that hurts the overall momentum in some issues. It's not meant to be high art, but it could be tighter.
This book centers around a Russian vampire experiment known as Alpha Red and contrives a way to start with Jubilee getting bitten (which again ties to her more recent main comic incarnation) and the X-Men needing to find a way to stop this vampiric infection from consuming the entire school.
It's largely fun but not necessarily the most elegant writing out there. There's something about the plotting and scripting that feels awkward at times and that hurts the overall momentum in some issues. It's not meant to be high art, but it could be tighter.
July 30, 2023
The X-men from the Animated series have to fight Dracula's son, a bunch of vampirized X-men, and the Russian superhero team that I forget the name of but has a talking bear. A lot of the first few issues are covering up the story is going to be about vampires and then they spoil it in the trade's title. However, it's such a ridiculous and hilarious story that I love it. Sort of like when Jubilee became a vampire. It was utterly cracked but led to some of the best character development that character had.
The art here is beautiful and perfectly recreates the Animated series. They also keep introducing "Animated versions" of being like the Upstarts (I remember those guys!), Janus, and other later additions. They even had U-Go-Girl and Dead Girl. Imagining Storm trying to say U-Go-Girl with a straight face is straining my imagination, though.
The art here is beautiful and perfectly recreates the Animated series. They also keep introducing "Animated versions" of being like the Upstarts (I remember those guys!), Janus, and other later additions. They even had U-Go-Girl and Dead Girl. Imagining Storm trying to say U-Go-Girl with a straight face is straining my imagination, though.
October 18, 2025
Nota: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5)
Gostei bastante da proposta de X-Men '92 e da forma leve e nostálgica com que a história é contada — é um bom retorno ao clima da animação clássica. A ideia dos X-Men reabrindo a Escola Xavier e acolhendo os jovens mutantes tem bastante potencial, e os primeiros arcos são divertidos, especialmente com a aparição de Omega Red e os (ex-)Soldados Soviéticos.
Porém, achei que a última parte envolvendo Cyclope e Jean Grey foi um pouco fraca e não teve o impacto emocional que poderia ter tido. A parte com Drácula e os vampiros tinha tudo para ser o ponto alto, mas foi resolvida rápido demais e ficou subexplorada.
No geral, é uma leitura divertida, com boas ideias e ação constante, mas faltou um pouco mais de profundidade em certos pontos. Ainda assim, para fãs dos X-Men clássicos, vale a pena dar uma chance!
Gostei bastante da proposta de X-Men '92 e da forma leve e nostálgica com que a história é contada — é um bom retorno ao clima da animação clássica. A ideia dos X-Men reabrindo a Escola Xavier e acolhendo os jovens mutantes tem bastante potencial, e os primeiros arcos são divertidos, especialmente com a aparição de Omega Red e os (ex-)Soldados Soviéticos.
Porém, achei que a última parte envolvendo Cyclope e Jean Grey foi um pouco fraca e não teve o impacto emocional que poderia ter tido. A parte com Drácula e os vampiros tinha tudo para ser o ponto alto, mas foi resolvida rápido demais e ficou subexplorada.
No geral, é uma leitura divertida, com boas ideias e ação constante, mas faltou um pouco mais de profundidade em certos pontos. Ainda assim, para fãs dos X-Men clássicos, vale a pena dar uma chance!
June 21, 2017
As far as gimmicky comic books go, X-Men '92 vol 1 is surprisingly pretty fun. The main plot in this volume centers largely around a strange case of vampirism that sees the unaffected members of the x-team teaming up with a rather famous vampire to try and cure before those affected are turned to dust. *le gasp* The B-plot also sees a brief aside with Cyclops and Jean Grey, who are off on a vacation(?) in Alaska.
Overall, I wasn't expecting much from this book, but I actually ended up pretty happy with it. I like that it is not afraid to be silly and cheesy, but also have serious moments - something that I think defines a good x-book. At least for me, anyway. This is by no means a deep or heavy story, but I do think it has some interesting discussions of topics like leadership and family.
I also like the x-characters we get in this book - leader Storm is one of my favorites - and I really liked that the volume starts out by going back to basics, i.e. the Xavier School for Mutants actually being a school for mutants.
I think if you are looking for some x-men comics with a relatively low barrier of entry, this is the book for you. It is fun and the art is good, which is enough for me.
Overall, I wasn't expecting much from this book, but I actually ended up pretty happy with it. I like that it is not afraid to be silly and cheesy, but also have serious moments - something that I think defines a good x-book. At least for me, anyway. This is by no means a deep or heavy story, but I do think it has some interesting discussions of topics like leadership and family.
I also like the x-characters we get in this book - leader Storm is one of my favorites - and I really liked that the volume starts out by going back to basics, i.e. the Xavier School for Mutants actually being a school for mutants.
I think if you are looking for some x-men comics with a relatively low barrier of entry, this is the book for you. It is fun and the art is good, which is enough for me.
May 31, 2021
The school is open to new students. Kids from Generation X and even X-Statix are in attendence. But someone sets loose Omega Red's predecessor Alpha Red. The title of the book hints at the vampire arc of Curse of the Mutants. Then a one-shot cartoon version of the Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenx series.
This was my era: post-Jim Lee, and the X-Men cartoon. This is kinda fun, incorporating things which happened later into the cartoon style. But this doesn't even try to stand on it's own. I can't imagine anyone who wasn't reading X-Men comics in the '90's would get anything out of this.
This was my era: post-Jim Lee, and the X-Men cartoon. This is kinda fun, incorporating things which happened later into the cartoon style. But this doesn't even try to stand on it's own. I can't imagine anyone who wasn't reading X-Men comics in the '90's would get anything out of this.
October 1, 2019
The 90's X-Men cartoon was my X-Men growing up, so I have a real soft spot for anything based upon that series. I enjoyed this quite a bit. I really liked the the vampire storyline, it started out light, but went darker as it went along, it also involved the majority of the X-Men and the students as well. The Scott/Jean storyline I wasn't as fussed on, it was interesting, but it felt like build up for a possible larger storyline to come. The artwork is quite colourful and vibrant. Overall, a fun read.
June 14, 2017
Continuing the great x-read of '17 (even though this isn't in continuity)
This is a super fun read for fans of the 90s cartoon. I particularly loved the way they attempted to throw in every character that they possibly could - just like the old cartoon did. (I particularly enjoyed seeing the Allred X-force characters and Generation X.)
It isn't going to win any literary awards most likely, but for pure pulpy nostalgic fun, you can't do much better.
This is a super fun read for fans of the 90s cartoon. I particularly loved the way they attempted to throw in every character that they possibly could - just like the old cartoon did. (I particularly enjoyed seeing the Allred X-force characters and Generation X.)
It isn't going to win any literary awards most likely, but for pure pulpy nostalgic fun, you can't do much better.
July 5, 2017
I wasn't crazy about the artwork in this volume. I don't know what was up with it, but it just looked weird to me.
Will post a longer review later. I really think that the biggest flaw this series has is their penchant for incorporating several characters and storylines from the classic series. It muddles the story and also can be confusing, as the writers don't really take time to explain what's going on. If you are an uninformed reader, you'll more than likely feel left out.
Will post a longer review later. I really think that the biggest flaw this series has is their penchant for incorporating several characters and storylines from the classic series. It muddles the story and also can be confusing, as the writers don't really take time to explain what's going on. If you are an uninformed reader, you'll more than likely feel left out.
June 23, 2019
This was fun because I am nostalgic for the good old 90s style X-Men, and the dynamic of heroism and schooling is a classic. The art, especially the expressive faces, feels reminiscent of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The whole thing was decent and solid if kind of too goofy and lighthearted (especially considering that the cartoon was one of the most serious cartoons I remember watching back then).
June 1, 2017
This was okay. I liked the addition of the original Generation X and Allred X-Force characters as students in this timeline, but why make your first story arc about vampires? The deus ex machina at the end was annoying, but it's kind of endearing to read an X-Men book that isn't all gloom and doom all the time.
September 25, 2017
The thing I like the most about the Xmen '92 comics is that they don't take themselves too seriously. They're fun and goofy. And tbh, with all the timeline issues the xmen series as a whole has, it's nice to be able to read something that doesn't really do a lot to or for the timeline. It makes it way easier to just take it for what it is & treat it as a one-off. Fun, kooky, & with nice artwork.
August 25, 2018
This volume of X-Men '92 is more of what I was hoping for. Some nostalgia added to some newer elements makes for a better read. Now, some things seem unnecessarily redundant and lacked originality, but the book was a better read. Maybe the writers had more freedom here. Not sure. The art was basic but expected for what the title is aiming for. Overall, a decent book for X-Men fans.
November 12, 2021
Nice addition to the cartoon series that couldn't get too gory. Crisp clean art with a nice story involving Dracula and the Storm connection. This is where Jubilee is seduced to become a vampire; the same story takes place in 2020 series (Marauders?, Excalibur?, Dawn of X storylines). Wish they'd kill Jubilee off, PERMANENTLY!
September 14, 2024
28 August 2022: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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14 September 2024: ⭐️⭐️
I'm watching X-Men '97 atm, so I decided to re-read this '92 story.
It was pretty boring. My favourite thing about the X-Men is when there's a lot of interpersonal drama and/or politics, but this story was basically barren of both these topics. Just a bunch of fightin' n' vampires for the sake of it.
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14 September 2024: ⭐️⭐️
I'm watching X-Men '97 atm, so I decided to re-read this '92 story.
It was pretty boring. My favourite thing about the X-Men is when there's a lot of interpersonal drama and/or politics, but this story was basically barren of both these topics. Just a bunch of fightin' n' vampires for the sake of it.
December 18, 2016
I want to love it, I want to love it, I want to love it...I didn't love it.
Spins out of Secret Wars! No really that is really the zero issue. It just lacks the charm of the cartoon which I keep comparing it to!
Spins out of Secret Wars! No really that is really the zero issue. It just lacks the charm of the cartoon which I keep comparing it to!
June 19, 2018
I think this was more enjoyable because of the nostalgia factor and seeing all my beloved characters rather than super stellar writing. But it was comedic and I enjoyed the 90s references and the whole arc tied together really well. I'm very sad this book got cancelled.
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