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All-New X-Men (2015) (Single Issues) #9-11
X-Men: Apocalypse Wars: Apocalpyse Wars
Collects All-New X-Men (2015) #9-11, Extraordinary X-Men #8-12, Uncanny X-Men (2016) #6-10.
As mutantkind's oldest enemy haunts the X-Men once again, three teams face war on multiple fronts, across different eras! The All-New X-Men are on a mission to write their own futures — especially Evan Sabahnur, destined to one day become Apocalypse! Trapped in Ancient Egypt, is he willing to escape his fate by changing the course of history? A thousand years from now, the Extraordinary X-Men are Homo superior's last hope against Apocalypse — but his newest Horseman is one of their own! And the Uncanny X-Men are drawn into the fray when Archangel once again assumes the guise of Death. Does this mean Apocalypse is rising again in the present — or will Magneto's team face a new kind of Genocide?
As mutantkind's oldest enemy haunts the X-Men once again, three teams face war on multiple fronts, across different eras! The All-New X-Men are on a mission to write their own futures — especially Evan Sabahnur, destined to one day become Apocalypse! Trapped in Ancient Egypt, is he willing to escape his fate by changing the course of history? A thousand years from now, the Extraordinary X-Men are Homo superior's last hope against Apocalypse — but his newest Horseman is one of their own! And the Uncanny X-Men are drawn into the fray when Archangel once again assumes the guise of Death. Does this mean Apocalypse is rising again in the present — or will Magneto's team face a new kind of Genocide?
314 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 18, 2016
About the author
Cullen Bunn
2,082 books1,069 followersCullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
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July 16, 2021
"I'm starting to think that I've lost the plot. I'm starting to . . . worry." -- Psylocke (yes, she says that line)
Underwhelming X-Men volume featuring three distinct story arcs . . . that don't have any connection to each other. Well, the nominal 'connection' here would be having super-villain Apocalypse listed in the subtitle of this 2016 release, which just so happens to correspond with the feature film X-Men: Apocalypse debuting the same year. Coincidence? I think not. The second tale seemed like the best of the bunch with its action/drama mix, but otherwise the remaining two were a disappointment.
Underwhelming X-Men volume featuring three distinct story arcs . . . that don't have any connection to each other. Well, the nominal 'connection' here would be having super-villain Apocalypse listed in the subtitle of this 2016 release, which just so happens to correspond with the feature film X-Men: Apocalypse debuting the same year. Coincidence? I think not. The second tale seemed like the best of the bunch with its action/drama mix, but otherwise the remaining two were a disappointment.
February 27, 2021
This isn't really a crossover. All three of the X-Men books just had Apocalypse related stories at the same time. I suggest getting the individual X-Men books instead as 2 of them have additional issues.
Extraordinary X-Men - ★★★★ - Colossus and his new team get teleported to the far future where Apocalypse rules. I like how the story allows some of the teenage X-Men to amp up their powers. Anole and Glob are fun characters and need to be used more. Humberto Ramos art is even sloppier than usual in this volume. Maybe it's the new inker but the art isn't as sharp and suffers from it.
Uncanny X-Men - ★★★ - Ken Lashley's art isn't quite as good as Greg Land's but it's still pretty good. The story focuses on Archangel with a B-plot of M and Sabretooth going to help out the Morlocks. The whole Archangel story is all over the place and is contrived so that Archangel can be somewhat fixed.
All-New X-Men - ★★ - A really, contrived blase story where Hank and Evan get transported back to ancient Egypt and meet Apocalypse before he becomes Apocalypse.
Extraordinary X-Men - ★★★★ - Colossus and his new team get teleported to the far future where Apocalypse rules. I like how the story allows some of the teenage X-Men to amp up their powers. Anole and Glob are fun characters and need to be used more. Humberto Ramos art is even sloppier than usual in this volume. Maybe it's the new inker but the art isn't as sharp and suffers from it.
Uncanny X-Men - ★★★ - Ken Lashley's art isn't quite as good as Greg Land's but it's still pretty good. The story focuses on Archangel with a B-plot of M and Sabretooth going to help out the Morlocks. The whole Archangel story is all over the place and is contrived so that Archangel can be somewhat fixed.
All-New X-Men - ★★ - A really, contrived blase story where Hank and Evan get transported back to ancient Egypt and meet Apocalypse before he becomes Apocalypse.
October 5, 2020
Check out my interview with writer Cullen Bunn here: https://youtu.be/7V1aFB6KyMw
Not the worst... but not the best.
The first arc was Extraordinary X-Men. It was the weakest of the batch.
The second was Uncanny X-Men. It was good, but I wish that the two overlapping stories weren’t so... overlapping. They didn’t have much to do with each other and I’d have preferred to stick with one thread.
The third was All-New X-Men and it was the best of the bunch. I love getting glimpses at En Sabah Nur’s origins, and this was a fun spin on it, since a time displaced Evan Kid Apocalypse got to meet his (not yet) evil doppelgänger.
The weirdest thing about this event was the fact that it wasn’t an event. None of these separate arcs tied into each other. They were only tangentially linked by way of Apocalypse. Not sure what editorial was going for. Either way, there’s no need to buy the hardcover collection. Just read it separately on the mini floppies as part of the title runs.
Not the worst... but not the best.
The first arc was Extraordinary X-Men. It was the weakest of the batch.
The second was Uncanny X-Men. It was good, but I wish that the two overlapping stories weren’t so... overlapping. They didn’t have much to do with each other and I’d have preferred to stick with one thread.
The third was All-New X-Men and it was the best of the bunch. I love getting glimpses at En Sabah Nur’s origins, and this was a fun spin on it, since a time displaced Evan Kid Apocalypse got to meet his (not yet) evil doppelgänger.
The weirdest thing about this event was the fact that it wasn’t an event. None of these separate arcs tied into each other. They were only tangentially linked by way of Apocalypse. Not sure what editorial was going for. Either way, there’s no need to buy the hardcover collection. Just read it separately on the mini floppies as part of the title runs.
October 25, 2016
Hmmm. The x-over that wasn't a x-over! A bit odd, that.
Only linked by theme. Each of the three X-titles tells an Apocalypse-related multi-part story but each of the three tales are kept within their own titles. Marvel's usually very good at long-term planning. Not sure why they couldn't come up with a better new Apocalypse collection for the year the feature film hits. Bit of a failure in that regard.
The stories themselves range from good to fair to fairly stinking like a pile of dung. But I'll let you figure out which is which all on your own.
Only linked by theme. Each of the three X-titles tells an Apocalypse-related multi-part story but each of the three tales are kept within their own titles. Marvel's usually very good at long-term planning. Not sure why they couldn't come up with a better new Apocalypse collection for the year the feature film hits. Bit of a failure in that regard.
The stories themselves range from good to fair to fairly stinking like a pile of dung. But I'll let you figure out which is which all on your own.
May 26, 2017
When you package a bunch of books together like this, the reader generally expects some coherent, explicit connection between the story arcs the collection includes. That isn't the case here. They're all tangentially related to each other because they concern Apocalypse in some fashion, but this is the worst sort of moneygrubbing packaging collecting a bunch of books that don't really connect. They might as well label this one Volume II of All the Current X-Titles it would be more accurate and would better reflect the only connection the three titles joined here have to each other.
October 17, 2016
pretty disappointing. the stories are not connected, at all. and despite being on all the covers, Apocalypse does not appear, at all. I'm guessing Marvel wanted a book to tie in with the X-Men Apocalypse movie, but this is just bad
December 22, 2017
I would give it a higher rating, but I hate the way this was collected. It isn't a crossover event, but it is described as one. Instead it's 3 different stories from 3 different comics. I enjoyed them, but this was frustrating.
March 6, 2021
So, first off, I feel somewhat duped by editorial. This book really is not a crossover in any way. Apocalypse Wars is more thematic than interconnected. The three titles here are completely independent. As a reader, I think I would have liked to read (and buy) them when I chose. Secondly, they should probably be reviewed separately because of this.
Extraordinary X-Men - 2 stars. A let down. Seemed like it was just a vessel to get SPOILER back. I thought it was cheap and made little sense. Seriously, all of it was just thrown at the wall and almost none stuck. I do like the Sapna subplot. Major quibble, if Magik can time travel why haven't the All-New X-Men taken advantage of this? The art by Ramos seemed very rushed here as well.
Uncanny X-Men - 4 stars. After the first volume this was a surprising step up. This seemed like a really nice follow up to Remender's Dark Angel saga. I love that Magneto still can't be trusted but would like to see how this team came to be. The M/Sabretooth story was really well done also but I hate them flirting. Ken Lashley did really nice work in art.
All-New X-Men - 3 stars. The book continues to miss the heart of the original team's dynamic. The story here was interesting and sad though. It would be nice if author, Dennis Hopeless would learn what a subplot is. The art by Mark Bagley was really good here.
Overall, a big collection of three X-titles that are worth the read.
Extraordinary X-Men - 2 stars. A let down. Seemed like it was just a vessel to get SPOILER back. I thought it was cheap and made little sense. Seriously, all of it was just thrown at the wall and almost none stuck. I do like the Sapna subplot. Major quibble, if Magik can time travel why haven't the All-New X-Men taken advantage of this? The art by Ramos seemed very rushed here as well.
Uncanny X-Men - 4 stars. After the first volume this was a surprising step up. This seemed like a really nice follow up to Remender's Dark Angel saga. I love that Magneto still can't be trusted but would like to see how this team came to be. The M/Sabretooth story was really well done also but I hate them flirting. Ken Lashley did really nice work in art.
All-New X-Men - 3 stars. The book continues to miss the heart of the original team's dynamic. The story here was interesting and sad though. It would be nice if author, Dennis Hopeless would learn what a subplot is. The art by Mark Bagley was really good here.
Overall, a big collection of three X-titles that are worth the read.
August 20, 2024
This was a fun volume but not what I thought the storyline would have been. This book contains 3 Apocalypse-based stories; the Extraordinary X-men find themselves sent to the future to an Apocalypse controlled world, the Uncanny X-men fight Apocalypse's son and a PTSD-stricken Arch-Angel/Angel, and the All-New X-men are irrelevant as Evan and Beast are sent to the past, where Evan connects with the original Apocalypse as a child. These were fun, albeit short stories that I believe were published around the same time. However, my issue with these stories was the lack of connection between them except loosely involving Apocalypse. Some stories didn't even get resolved fully, such as with the Extraordinary X-Men. I don't mind the change in narratives but there were way more questions created with very little payoff. I'd recommend it only if you're reading the series, otherwise its a inconsequential book. Grade: C
July 20, 2021
The three "Apocalypse Wars" storylines from the different X-Men books. Not a crossover, just thematically connected arcs, which are also collected individually elsewhere.
In Extraordinary X-Men, the X-Men time travel to the future to fight Apocalypse. In Uncanny X-Men we find out why Angel is back to being Archangel. And in All-New X-Men, Beast and Genesis time travel back in time to ancient Egypt to encounter En Sabah Nur before he becomes Apocalypse.
Extraordinary and Uncanny are barely readable, at this point, and outweigh the three issues from All-New X-Men, which work better when reading the series anyway.
In Extraordinary X-Men, the X-Men time travel to the future to fight Apocalypse. In Uncanny X-Men we find out why Angel is back to being Archangel. And in All-New X-Men, Beast and Genesis time travel back in time to ancient Egypt to encounter En Sabah Nur before he becomes Apocalypse.
Extraordinary and Uncanny are barely readable, at this point, and outweigh the three issues from All-New X-Men, which work better when reading the series anyway.
September 11, 2018
As an 'event' I don't think this worked. Each version of the X-Men teams (All new, Extraordinary, and Uncanny) were having problems of an Apocalypse variety at the same time. I assumed that an event in one would effect the outcome of the other but this wasn't the case. They were 3 distinct and different storylines. And while I enjoyed all 3 I could have saved myself the jumping around (I read the individual graphic novels) and just read each story straight through.
Also none of the stories really finished their arc and left teams and individuals in danger.
Also none of the stories really finished their arc and left teams and individuals in danger.
January 1, 2020
This was... not good.
Three arcs from 3 different series that aren't connected at all. Not good. Only the Uncanny X-men issues are great, and even they are not a 5-star material.
Three arcs from 3 different series that aren't connected at all. Not good. Only the Uncanny X-men issues are great, and even they are not a 5-star material.
May 14, 2020
To bill this as a crossover or an event is... a damn lie really. And I wont stand for it.
jk I totally will.
I love the X-men. This team and Batman were my two go-to's when I was growing up so I probably would've given this a lower score... but the nostalgia factor I guess is more influential to me personally, than I thought.
With that being said, this is actually three separate story lines running through the three x titles, all dealing with Apocalypse in one form or another, but not connected really. You could literally read the titles themselves in order, instead of reading one from Uncanny, then one from Extraordinary, then one from All new, etc.... in fact, it kind of takes away from the reading experience because then you have this weird fractured mega story that you are constantly looking to see how they are all going to line up.. .and they never do. Besides the name Apocalypse, there is no common thread between the three titles.
The story lines themselves were hit and miss. I think the all new team was may favorite and involved a young En Sabah Nur, before he was Apocalypse, which was interesting as he is a very nice young man actually. The other had to do with Empath and the morlocks which was... ok. And lastly the story about Angel/Archangel in which Warren Worthington plays one of the most gullible people ever as he trusts a walking nuclear reactor with a skull for a head named Holocaust to "save" him. Yeah that one was my least favorite.
I think the X-men are great, and there are some good moments in each of these books, but Marvel needs to give us a straightforward presentation of stories and not just a jumbled mess made to look like an event.
jk I totally will.
I love the X-men. This team and Batman were my two go-to's when I was growing up so I probably would've given this a lower score... but the nostalgia factor I guess is more influential to me personally, than I thought.
With that being said, this is actually three separate story lines running through the three x titles, all dealing with Apocalypse in one form or another, but not connected really. You could literally read the titles themselves in order, instead of reading one from Uncanny, then one from Extraordinary, then one from All new, etc.... in fact, it kind of takes away from the reading experience because then you have this weird fractured mega story that you are constantly looking to see how they are all going to line up.. .and they never do. Besides the name Apocalypse, there is no common thread between the three titles.
The story lines themselves were hit and miss. I think the all new team was may favorite and involved a young En Sabah Nur, before he was Apocalypse, which was interesting as he is a very nice young man actually. The other had to do with Empath and the morlocks which was... ok. And lastly the story about Angel/Archangel in which Warren Worthington plays one of the most gullible people ever as he trusts a walking nuclear reactor with a skull for a head named Holocaust to "save" him. Yeah that one was my least favorite.
I think the X-men are great, and there are some good moments in each of these books, but Marvel needs to give us a straightforward presentation of stories and not just a jumbled mess made to look like an event.
January 25, 2017
Collects Extraordinary X-Men issues #8-12, Uncanny X-Men issues #6-10, and All-New X-Men issues #9-11
I really can't think of a worse way to organize a collection of comics then this book.
"Apocalypse Wars" is not an event. It is not a crossover. There is no reason that random Apocalypse-related issues of three different X-Titles should be collected together in a big book like this. This was likely done as a stunt since the movie "X-Men: Apocalypse" came out around the same time these comics were coming out.
This book is made up of three separate stories from three separate series.
I think the reason I feel most negative towards this collection isn't about the story-telling, it is about the way it makes it seem like there was a crossover event called "Apocalypse" that crossed over between "Extraordinary X-Men," "All-New X-Men," and "Uncanny X-Men."
In the end, this was the book that made me decide to stop reading any X-Men titles. This collection exposed me to a cross-section of what Marvel was offering, and none of it is worth investing any more time in.
I really can't think of a worse way to organize a collection of comics then this book.
"Apocalypse Wars" is not an event. It is not a crossover. There is no reason that random Apocalypse-related issues of three different X-Titles should be collected together in a big book like this. This was likely done as a stunt since the movie "X-Men: Apocalypse" came out around the same time these comics were coming out.
This book is made up of three separate stories from three separate series.
I think the reason I feel most negative towards this collection isn't about the story-telling, it is about the way it makes it seem like there was a crossover event called "Apocalypse" that crossed over between "Extraordinary X-Men," "All-New X-Men," and "Uncanny X-Men."
In the end, this was the book that made me decide to stop reading any X-Men titles. This collection exposed me to a cross-section of what Marvel was offering, and none of it is worth investing any more time in.
July 14, 2018
Other than sharing the “Apocalypse” namesake, I cannot understand why this is a collection bound in one volume.
There’s no apparent link between the stories. 🤷🏻♂️
The art is pretty awesome throughout the entire book though.
There’s no apparent link between the stories. 🤷🏻♂️
The art is pretty awesome throughout the entire book though.
December 8, 2016
I would have added a star if it had stories of how Venom, Moon Knight, Man-Thing, andDeadpool became horsemen. What was there was fun though.
January 24, 2019
Worst.
Crossover.
Event.
Ever.
Crossover.
Event.
Ever.
April 26, 2017
This was three books in one, three stories revolving around perpetual X-nemesis, Apocalypse. I believe all the issues in this book are collected under their respective X-books. The first four issues are my favorite. They're from Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos' Extraordinary X-Men, which I also reviewed with that collection, subtitled Apocalypse Wars. The middle issues are from Cullen Bunn and Ken Lashley's Uncanny X-Men. I thought Bunn's story was the least user-friendly of the three, and it didn't really make me want to run out and pick up more issues of Uncanny X-Men. The last story is from Dennis Hopeless and Mark Bagley's All-New X-Men. This tale takes some of the X-men back to Apocalypse's origins in ancient Egypt. I hadn't heard of Evan Sabahnur before this, but I found him to be an interesting character, one that I'd like to read more of.
All in all, kind of a mixed bag. Since there's not an overarching storyline across the three titles, I'd probably recommend you read them in their own collections, instead of this big overpriced book.
All in all, kind of a mixed bag. Since there's not an overarching storyline across the three titles, I'd probably recommend you read them in their own collections, instead of this big overpriced book.
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