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X-Men Legacy (2008) (Collected Editions)
X-Men Legacy, Vol. 1: Divided He Stands
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night Fresh off a groundbreaking run on Messiah CompleX, writer Mike Carey takes on mutantkind's most iconic figures, as well as some of the most important moments in X-Men history.
Collecting: X-Men: Legacy 208-212
Collecting: X-Men: Legacy 208-212
144 pages, Hardcover
First published September 3, 2008
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Mike Carey
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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
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December 2, 2017
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one, although I had no real expectations of it to start with. It focuses on Professor X as he deals with the consequences of the Messiah CompleX crossover, with a little help from Exodus, Magneto, Omega Sentinel and Gambit.
'But, wait a minute,' I hear nobody cry, 'didn't the Prof die in Messiah CompleX?' Well, that's superhero comics for ya, folks! Nobody stays dead forever...
'But, wait a minute,' I hear nobody cry, 'didn't the Prof die in Messiah CompleX?' Well, that's superhero comics for ya, folks! Nobody stays dead forever...
August 20, 2018
I like it and I kind of don't like it. Like, I begin to like the way a story is going, then it flips, and I think it's confusing just to be confusing and not well told.
Anyway, this is about Xavier. The poor dude was shot right in the head by the insane man Bishop. Of course have his good old buddy Magneto to help bring him back along with a bunch of other mutants. Then we take a trip down memory lane with our good old professor in what could only be considered trippy as fuck and weird and tus ends with a new threat to the X-men and the world.
Good: The art was solid enough and work to give a more mature look to the darker toned series. I really enjoyed seeing Xavier's approach to fixing his memories, or his brain. The ending also ends on a very interesting note.
Bad: It gets wordy, and feels preachy at times, like "hey do remember this moment in this time?" I also thought some of the dialog verged on chessy at times.
Overall a interesting set up but a flawed one. Still, I'll give Legacy a few volumes in to see if I enjoy it. A 2.5-3 out of 5.
Anyway, this is about Xavier. The poor dude was shot right in the head by the insane man Bishop. Of course have his good old buddy Magneto to help bring him back along with a bunch of other mutants. Then we take a trip down memory lane with our good old professor in what could only be considered trippy as fuck and weird and tus ends with a new threat to the X-men and the world.
Good: The art was solid enough and work to give a more mature look to the darker toned series. I really enjoyed seeing Xavier's approach to fixing his memories, or his brain. The ending also ends on a very interesting note.
Bad: It gets wordy, and feels preachy at times, like "hey do remember this moment in this time?" I also thought some of the dialog verged on chessy at times.
Overall a interesting set up but a flawed one. Still, I'll give Legacy a few volumes in to see if I enjoy it. A 2.5-3 out of 5.
June 13, 2016
The draw to this book is Professor Xavier as the main lead. Hard to believe that this is probably the first monthly book that doesn't feature him as a supporting character and carries his name. This is the man who named his mutant militia after himself, "X" indeed.
The story immediately picks up from the moment Bishop shot him in the head in Messiah CompleX. So it wasn't a temporal anomaly or art mishap that made the body disappear; it was Exodus and his Acolytes that spirited the body away. Exodus ended doing emergency brain surgery and though the physical damage was repaired, the mind remained inert, so enters Xavier's best friend, Magneto.
This arc serves as a great prologue to the direction writer Mike Carey was taking the series and this reader ended up reading most of it. If it wasn't for the crossovers, I would have finished with the entire run by now. Still, the crossovers can serve well as a breather as I navigate through the rest in Marvel Unlimited.
The story immediately picks up from the moment Bishop shot him in the head in Messiah CompleX. So it wasn't a temporal anomaly or art mishap that made the body disappear; it was Exodus and his Acolytes that spirited the body away. Exodus ended doing emergency brain surgery and though the physical damage was repaired, the mind remained inert, so enters Xavier's best friend, Magneto.
This arc serves as a great prologue to the direction writer Mike Carey was taking the series and this reader ended up reading most of it. If it wasn't for the crossovers, I would have finished with the entire run by now. Still, the crossovers can serve well as a breather as I navigate through the rest in Marvel Unlimited.
April 29, 2026
I bought this volume at my local bookstore for two reasons. The first being that this is a follow-up to the events of Messiah Complex, which I recently finished. The second reason is that it was written by Mike Carey, one of my favorite comic writers.
In the wake of the events of Messiah Complex, Professor X was shot by Bishop. This is the story of how he recovered and his struggle to define his role in this new world for the mutants. It also highlights, via flashbacks, as Xavier's mind tries to reassemble itself, famous events from the X-Men timeline. Interesting story and good art make for a 4-star volume.
In the wake of the events of Messiah Complex, Professor X was shot by Bishop. This is the story of how he recovered and his struggle to define his role in this new world for the mutants. It also highlights, via flashbacks, as Xavier's mind tries to reassemble itself, famous events from the X-Men timeline. Interesting story and good art make for a 4-star volume.
August 8, 2022
After the events of Messiah Complex, Professor X is in a bad way. So we have multiple people trying to heal him in anyway possible. With Exodus, Magneto, and others trying in their own way to get him back to a conscious state. But ultimately the person that heals Professor X is himself. And Mike Carey takes us into his mental state as he fights his way back and rediscovering who he is.
There's also a subplot about Mr. Sinister engraining his consciousness into kids - one of whom was Xavier himself, so that when he activates a machine, he essentially is reborn in a new body. So we get a battle between Xavier and Sinister all while all kinds of shenanigans happen in the physical world with Sinister inhabiting Xavier's body.
Overall an interesting story regarding the power of Xavier's mind. Sure it's a bit unbelievable, but still a good story. Recommended for fans of the X-Men.
There's also a subplot about Mr. Sinister engraining his consciousness into kids - one of whom was Xavier himself, so that when he activates a machine, he essentially is reborn in a new body. So we get a battle between Xavier and Sinister all while all kinds of shenanigans happen in the physical world with Sinister inhabiting Xavier's body.
Overall an interesting story regarding the power of Xavier's mind. Sure it's a bit unbelievable, but still a good story. Recommended for fans of the X-Men.
July 18, 2016
I liked this. Less kaboom and splatter and a more ponderous character introspection.
After comicbook death #gajillion, Xavier is resurrected. This would be annoying if it wasn't actually used to look at a character which has dominated the series and shaped the X-Men universe. It feels like Carey is turning the character over and over in his hands and asking himself what it is.
The big contradiction of Xavier's character is he preaches peace while training an armed militia. He stresses that he should never use his power to bend people to his own will, yet he takes impressionable and vulnerable youth and indoctrinates them in what is essentially a military academy. For a man who talks about freedom and peace, he sure has molded a lot of people into weapons.
As Xavier 2.0 is stitched back together from the ruined meat of his brain and what memories Exodus allows him, you see a man who is unsure if his life's work was right or even worthwhile. Magneto comes to speak to him, perhaps to watch him die, perhaps to save him, perhaps because at the last his is simply his friend. Their conversation draws him back from the brink. As Xavier relives the memory of everyone he ever sent to their death, everyone who died because of his inaction and mercy towards the merciless, it seems his life's struggle has been one of folly and inadequacy. When he emerges from his psi-coma state and speaks directly to Eric, it is not to debate if peace is something only the victors can make or if peaceful co-existence is something which can only occur if you give up the drive for the upper hand. Instead he says to Eric, "We became irrelevant. The future walked around us."
In terms of the x-Universe, this is important as the stories grow to reflect a post-ideological world but also important for the character. For this to be where he ends up after all the fighting, all the loss, all the sacrifice, not in bitter defeated or messianic implacability, but a quiet acknowledgement that for all his accomplishments and failures, he was one man, and history is larger than any one man.
It makes the new Xavier interesting, less sure of himself, but also less rigid in his morality. He no longer seems to feel the burden of being the figurehead of a way of life, an ideology of peaceful co-existence which he had to embody in every facet of his life. He seems freed by the knowledge that he is one man among a universe of souls. He may wish to regain memory of himself but he has no wish to become himself once more.
Liked this. Good book.
After comicbook death #gajillion, Xavier is resurrected. This would be annoying if it wasn't actually used to look at a character which has dominated the series and shaped the X-Men universe. It feels like Carey is turning the character over and over in his hands and asking himself what it is.
The big contradiction of Xavier's character is he preaches peace while training an armed militia. He stresses that he should never use his power to bend people to his own will, yet he takes impressionable and vulnerable youth and indoctrinates them in what is essentially a military academy. For a man who talks about freedom and peace, he sure has molded a lot of people into weapons.
As Xavier 2.0 is stitched back together from the ruined meat of his brain and what memories Exodus allows him, you see a man who is unsure if his life's work was right or even worthwhile. Magneto comes to speak to him, perhaps to watch him die, perhaps to save him, perhaps because at the last his is simply his friend. Their conversation draws him back from the brink. As Xavier relives the memory of everyone he ever sent to their death, everyone who died because of his inaction and mercy towards the merciless, it seems his life's struggle has been one of folly and inadequacy. When he emerges from his psi-coma state and speaks directly to Eric, it is not to debate if peace is something only the victors can make or if peaceful co-existence is something which can only occur if you give up the drive for the upper hand. Instead he says to Eric, "We became irrelevant. The future walked around us."
In terms of the x-Universe, this is important as the stories grow to reflect a post-ideological world but also important for the character. For this to be where he ends up after all the fighting, all the loss, all the sacrifice, not in bitter defeated or messianic implacability, but a quiet acknowledgement that for all his accomplishments and failures, he was one man, and history is larger than any one man.
It makes the new Xavier interesting, less sure of himself, but also less rigid in his morality. He no longer seems to feel the burden of being the figurehead of a way of life, an ideology of peaceful co-existence which he had to embody in every facet of his life. He seems freed by the knowledge that he is one man among a universe of souls. He may wish to regain memory of himself but he has no wish to become himself once more.
Liked this. Good book.
September 16, 2015
For all his strength, I wouldn't want to be Charles Xavier. You'd think getting shot in the head by Bishop was the worst that could happen to him, or even the subsequent abduction by the Acolytes, but that's nothing compared to getting resurrected by Karma, Exodus and Magneto, only to come back missing vital parts of yourself, and your agony doesn't end there, but you have a hit on your head, coz a surly old crone called Amanda Mueller knows of Sinister's plan to resurrect himself by possessing the bodies of the children he spliced parts of himself into when he worked as Nathaniel Essex, a genetist of great renown. That's nothing to getting shot repeatedly, but said Crone and having no alternative but to allow Sinister possess you if you want to live a little longer.
This is a very amazing story arc.
This is a very amazing story arc.
January 14, 2016
Taking a book about a team of young mutants and changing its focus to be about the old guy that leads them and his quest for identity through memory is a daring move to say the least, and it works out well. As Charles Xavier dives into his past, we learn some things about the X-Men's past as well.
This book is drenched in continuity. Mike Carey is clearly a big X-Men nerd, and seems determined to tie off dangling plot threads from 20 years ago and beyond, which is an amazing turn and one of the benefits of an ongoing story like X-Men: if you have enough patience, eventually someone will write the story you wanted to see.
This book is drenched in continuity. Mike Carey is clearly a big X-Men nerd, and seems determined to tie off dangling plot threads from 20 years ago and beyond, which is an amazing turn and one of the benefits of an ongoing story like X-Men: if you have enough patience, eventually someone will write the story you wanted to see.
September 13, 2020
I always enjoy reading x-men
January 28, 2026
Having seen Professor X shot in the head at the end of Messiah CompleX, I naturally wondered how the dude survived, showing up in later series apparently unharmed. Thank goodness my library had these X-Men Legacy volumes on hand.
The whole "Professor X is brought back to life" piece is pretty much waved aside. Exodus does some brain massaging to get things in working order, then Magneto and Omega Sentinel blast Xavier's neurons to life. Of course, his memory is still pretty fuzzy, meaning we get a volume that's at least half composed of flashbacks. I could see this being a negative for many readers, but since I'm a neophyte in terms of the grand X-history, I enjoyed the visit to these formative situations.
When Professor X leave's the Acolyte's secret cave, we're back to regularly scheduled programming. He encounters Gambit, then some assassins, then a mystery tied back to Sinister and his childhood. Lots of setup for the next volume (and more flashbacks to come).
The artwork jumps around a lot, with each flashback getting a new guest artist - not a bad choice since everyone brings their A-game. I also appreciate a X-Men book that narrows the focus to just a few characters. It makes the world feel more lived in, and the extra time with Xavier and Gambit certainly makes me appreciate them and their histories more.
The whole "Professor X is brought back to life" piece is pretty much waved aside. Exodus does some brain massaging to get things in working order, then Magneto and Omega Sentinel blast Xavier's neurons to life. Of course, his memory is still pretty fuzzy, meaning we get a volume that's at least half composed of flashbacks. I could see this being a negative for many readers, but since I'm a neophyte in terms of the grand X-history, I enjoyed the visit to these formative situations.
When Professor X leave's the Acolyte's secret cave, we're back to regularly scheduled programming. He encounters Gambit, then some assassins, then a mystery tied back to Sinister and his childhood. Lots of setup for the next volume (and more flashbacks to come).
The artwork jumps around a lot, with each flashback getting a new guest artist - not a bad choice since everyone brings their A-game. I also appreciate a X-Men book that narrows the focus to just a few characters. It makes the world feel more lived in, and the extra time with Xavier and Gambit certainly makes me appreciate them and their histories more.
June 14, 2015
This is an interesting place to start reading X-Men Legacy. Most of these issues are characters talking and the author found a somewhat clever way to remind the reader of Professor Xavier's backstory while still giving him a conflict he has to solve. I'm a pretty inexperienced X-Men reader and I didn't know almost any of the backstory referenced so I guess the refresher was nice. It never overwhelmed me, but I could see it doing so to newer readers. Then again, I have always heard X-Men Legacy was the book written for long time fans of the title so maybe they don't need it. Regardless, my biggest criticism is that all of the talking makes these issues more work to read than your usual comic. That took away from my enjoyment of it a little bit and the plot was mostly pretty standard which are the biggest reasons why I'm giving this three stars.
The biggest takeaway for me was how this is a serious superhero comic. It reminds me of the first X-Men movie which outside of Wolverine, could be accused of being kind of dry. I actually liked that and think it makes this book stand out from other X-Men books like Wolverine and the X-Men or the more recent trend of making everything more lighthearted in comics which I'm not that crazy about. I haven't mentioned it yet, but I liked the art well and appreciate the detail in most of the panels. It is perfect for a serious X-Men story. This didn't blow me way, but I still enjoyed it and want to read more X-Men stories like this, but hopefully with a little more action in the next few volumes.
The biggest takeaway for me was how this is a serious superhero comic. It reminds me of the first X-Men movie which outside of Wolverine, could be accused of being kind of dry. I actually liked that and think it makes this book stand out from other X-Men books like Wolverine and the X-Men or the more recent trend of making everything more lighthearted in comics which I'm not that crazy about. I haven't mentioned it yet, but I liked the art well and appreciate the detail in most of the panels. It is perfect for a serious X-Men story. This didn't blow me way, but I still enjoyed it and want to read more X-Men stories like this, but hopefully with a little more action in the next few volumes.
May 16, 2013
Mike Carey was the author that brought me back into X-Men at the age of 19 after almost a decade hiatus. His run on X-Men and subsequently X-Men Legacy are, in my mind, nearly unmatched. He knows the X-Men as well as Frank Miller and Paul Dini know Batman. This collection follows the further aftermath of the (brilliant) Messiah Complex crossover and contains my single favourite X-Men issue of all time, Legacy #210.
March 6, 2024
carey’s x-men run is really interesting in the fact that it seems to be forgotten amongst many discussions surrounding the team. the x-men are a franchise that has over saturated the market since the 90s with numerous titles coming out each year it gets hard to keep track of. so it makes sense that some runs seem to be forgotten or just not that memorable. however, carey’s run is very influential with many of the concepts inspiring future stories especially in the krakoa era. it’s a shame carey isn’t given enough credit for his work on the team because this is very solid. going off this installment alone carey tells an interesting story with charles xavier as the protagonist. he doesn’t necessarily make him likable rather compelx. i feel that many current writers have a distain for the character and it shows in their work making him unlikable to the point where many of the villains feel more likable than him. and it makes sense for readers to dislike charles i’m not particularly fond of him. what carey does in this volume is not make the character likable but makes the readers understand him. he’s complex and compelling, carey doesn’t shy away from the ugliness of the character but also doesn’t make him out to be an unlikable asshole.
November 2, 2023
Outro ótimo arco, agora focado no Xavier recuperando pedaços perdidos de memória pós-Complexo de Messias. Cada edição tem uma sequência de sonho/lembrança com ótimos artistas convidados: Romita Jr., Billy Tan, Deodato... E Greg Land, já que nada é perfeito.
Cada relida comprova que o Carey é um dos melhores e mais subestimados escritores X, certamente escrevia um nível acima dos escritores de Uncanny da época. Entrava na cabeça dos personagens (nesse caso literalmente) e sabia dar uma voz única à cada um como poucos, até os retcons do passado que ele cria são bem interessantes. O único ponto negativo é que termina no meio do caminho, que deve ser concluído no próximo encadernado.
Cada relida comprova que o Carey é um dos melhores e mais subestimados escritores X, certamente escrevia um nível acima dos escritores de Uncanny da época. Entrava na cabeça dos personagens (nesse caso literalmente) e sabia dar uma voz única à cada um como poucos, até os retcons do passado que ele cria são bem interessantes. O único ponto negativo é que termina no meio do caminho, que deve ser concluído no próximo encadernado.
November 7, 2020
After the events of Messiah Complex, Xavier was taken by Exodus and his crew. He is brought back to life but missing some memories. He tasks himself with journeying alone to recover those memories. However along the way, he realizes someone is after him. Not the greatest, but not the worst. Interesting plot just laid out without too much energy or excitement. Decent I suppose.
May 16, 2022
Definitely very good. Even though it is halfway flashbacks, that is not a problem. The flashbacks work for the story and Mike Carey does connect them very well.
Edit: 5/16/2022
I meant to say 50% instead of halfway.
Edit: 5/16/2022
I meant to say 50% instead of halfway.
November 23, 2020
We basically follow Xavier after his supposed death at the hands of bishop, his memory has been affected and seems to have been lost, he is not awake and Exodus is trying to fix it with the acolytes first its his turn himself trying to gather the pieces of his memory, but Xavier keeps resisting then Magneto comes in to help, and they have an interesting face off. Xavier remembers it in his inner mind all that has happened, the genesis to now of the X-Men and he blames himself for what happened to X-MEN, then he retreats after waking up and there is an interesting face off between him and Exodus. He is on his way now to rebuild a life, to rediscover his past, and we learn so much of it, first he meets Carter Ryking, and seems like their fathers were involved in some Project Cronus project, and that past is coming back. Also Gambit comes in and teams up with Professor X, and its super cool to see him back! We get more revelations about his past, and what happened to him in the childhood, more secrets of his father and Juggernaut and Shaw are also involved, and Sinister lurking in the shadows. This volume was perfect, it helps to pin in on Xavier as a character and breed new life into him in a way! The art in the second half by Scott Eaton was so good, like may have been the best in a long time, and the way he draws Gambit is *Chefs Kiss*. A good read overall!
September 30, 2011
As a long-time X-Men fan, one who's read pretty much everything that the X-Universe has to offer, I have a strong love for some of the old, more prominent stories of past issues. Mike Carey appearently does too, as he beings the X-Men: Legacy storyline with Xavier going through his memories and reliving a lot of key moments. With Professor X having lost a large part of his memories and past life, the rebuilding process begins with old and new events.
The old stories being touched on is great, but Carey also offers a great read in the present. Xavier tracking down his past and being led on a journey that has been semingly planned by Mr. Sinister is intriguing and fun to read. In fact, this might be one of the stories I've most enjoyed in the X-Universe since I read Messiah Complex a few years ago.
The art is also great, giving the story energy and affects to seperate the past in the present. The last panel of Sinister in shadow is beautiful and reminds me of why the character is so menacing. The only real problem is that there are too few issues in this trade and it's over too quick. Even so, I really liked this volume and can't wait to get to the next trade.
The old stories being touched on is great, but Carey also offers a great read in the present. Xavier tracking down his past and being led on a journey that has been semingly planned by Mr. Sinister is intriguing and fun to read. In fact, this might be one of the stories I've most enjoyed in the X-Universe since I read Messiah Complex a few years ago.
The art is also great, giving the story energy and affects to seperate the past in the present. The last panel of Sinister in shadow is beautiful and reminds me of why the character is so menacing. The only real problem is that there are too few issues in this trade and it's over too quick. Even so, I really liked this volume and can't wait to get to the next trade.
July 14, 2019
A Xavier story! And a very interesting one, to boot.
Following Messiah CompleX, Xavier suffers from heavy brain damage. As he regains his memory, we get a very intimate series of flashbacks detailing the most significant moments in his life. We learn some new facts, and we also glimpse some familiar moments in a new context. Also... a great (and sinister) reveal!
The art is really off the chain. Scot Eaton is one of the best, and his shiny, gleaming renderings have so much detail, the almost look real.
My biggest issue here is that not much happens. This feels like a prelude. I can’t give it 5 stars because there wasn’t much story to get involved with. It’s a buildup to... something. It’s not even a first chapter... it’s more of a forward. We’ll see how this develops. Hopefully, it leads to great shit!
Following Messiah CompleX, Xavier suffers from heavy brain damage. As he regains his memory, we get a very intimate series of flashbacks detailing the most significant moments in his life. We learn some new facts, and we also glimpse some familiar moments in a new context. Also... a great (and sinister) reveal!
The art is really off the chain. Scot Eaton is one of the best, and his shiny, gleaming renderings have so much detail, the almost look real.
My biggest issue here is that not much happens. This feels like a prelude. I can’t give it 5 stars because there wasn’t much story to get involved with. It’s a buildup to... something. It’s not even a first chapter... it’s more of a forward. We’ll see how this develops. Hopefully, it leads to great shit!
August 2, 2010
Spoiler Alert!
After the events of Messiah Complex, Professor X is trying to piece his life back together, literally. After being shot in the head by Bishop, Xavier's body is taken by the Acolytes and Exodus repairs the damage to his brain, but isn't able to reconstruct all the memories in his head, so Xavier then goes on a mission to meet up with people from his past so that he can read their memories of him and try to reconstruct his life, even though he doesn't necessarily like the person that he was.
Overall, not a bad story. I actually enjoyed this Messiah Complex follow up story a little more than the story running concurrently over in Uncanny X-Men. The use of different artists when they were jumping back and forth between flashbacks and now was a nice touch.
After the events of Messiah Complex, Professor X is trying to piece his life back together, literally. After being shot in the head by Bishop, Xavier's body is taken by the Acolytes and Exodus repairs the damage to his brain, but isn't able to reconstruct all the memories in his head, so Xavier then goes on a mission to meet up with people from his past so that he can read their memories of him and try to reconstruct his life, even though he doesn't necessarily like the person that he was.
Overall, not a bad story. I actually enjoyed this Messiah Complex follow up story a little more than the story running concurrently over in Uncanny X-Men. The use of different artists when they were jumping back and forth between flashbacks and now was a nice touch.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 28, 2018
Continuing the x-read of 2017/18....
I really enjoyed this one. Some great character moments with Xavier, some introspection and self-examination of his past while taking a nostalgic tour of big moments in his life.
It works well and is well-written. The only thing that I found odd at all was with Magneto's inclusion - all the talk of lost powers and such and no mention of his last appearance, when he was given the information from Destiny's diaries and told that he had not lost his powers. (?) That's really my only nitpick.
I really enjoyed this one. Some great character moments with Xavier, some introspection and self-examination of his past while taking a nostalgic tour of big moments in his life.
It works well and is well-written. The only thing that I found odd at all was with Magneto's inclusion - all the talk of lost powers and such and no mention of his last appearance, when he was given the information from Destiny's diaries and told that he had not lost his powers. (?) That's really my only nitpick.
August 8, 2018
Interesting
Not much of action but i don't care . Sometimes too much action gets boring . This one more about Charles xavier trying to get peace with what he's done in the past and trying to remember his past. Really interesting backstory but kind of confusing if you haven't read the old comics but you'll still understand most of it. It's really philosophical too .
If you interesting in more backstory of prof. X. This one is for you and also this takes place directly after messiah complex.
Not much of action but i don't care . Sometimes too much action gets boring . This one more about Charles xavier trying to get peace with what he's done in the past and trying to remember his past. Really interesting backstory but kind of confusing if you haven't read the old comics but you'll still understand most of it. It's really philosophical too .
If you interesting in more backstory of prof. X. This one is for you and also this takes place directly after messiah complex.
January 29, 2011
Partly this felt like a best-of, flashbacks episode of every long-running TV show you've ever loved, which makes me wonder if Carey is really so self-indulgent to think he would do an awesome job to rewrite/retell/reinvent the decades of X-Men history. Partly this felt like an interesting way to reboot the X-world in the post-annihilation era. I think I enjoyed the storytelling, but I'll know better when we (hopefully) get into some non-flashback writing in the next book.
March 9, 2011
An interesting read coming out of Messiah Complex with Xavier as the main character and going into his head. The art is a bit scattered due to different artist being on the book, but overall a good start to a new story.
May 12, 2018
You know what?
I thought this was excellent. Xavier was cool. Magneto was cool.
Everyone's motivations mostly made sense. People were a little more on edge than usual, but I accept it.
I could use more Action Hero Xavier books.
I thought this was excellent. Xavier was cool. Magneto was cool.
Everyone's motivations mostly made sense. People were a little more on edge than usual, but I accept it.
I could use more Action Hero Xavier books.
March 7, 2011
I really enjoyed the concept: Professor Xavier repairs his damaged mind by using his telepathy to recover and reconstruct his memories from the people closest to him.
March 10, 2011
Great way to get back into the X-Men universe. Has a side-story after the main Prof X plotline that helps catch you up on most of the bigger story-archs that have happened in the past few years.
September 16, 2012
An excellent focus on Professor X, effortlessly blending 45 years of continuity with the present.
November 4, 2013
More on the Professor's past.
What a long wait it has been..
Fun to read.
Good artwork.
What a long wait it has been..
Fun to read.
Good artwork.
January 5, 2014
Xavier centric comic? Don't mind if I do! It starts out a little slow in 208, you might think, "Oh, this is just an excuse to run down memory lane." But read through 212, you won't regret it!
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