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X-Men Red (2018)
X-Men: Equipe Vermelha, Vol. 2: Lutando Pela Paz
Um dos maiores inimigos dos X-Men faz uma visita à Atlântida, o reino submarino de Namor, e está determinado a levá-la ao seu fim! Jean Grey e a Equipe Vermelha precisam repelir o ataque, mesmo estando completamente fora de seu elemento e sob o oceano. Enquanto isso, o mundo se torna cada vez mais hostil aos mutantes e Cassandra Nova continua agindo para que isso continue.. Mas Jean não está disposta a deixar que isso aconteça e o embate será inevitável!
COLLECTING: X-MEN: RED 6-11
COLLECTING: X-MEN: RED 6-11
136 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2019
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Tom Taylor
1,299 books1,038 followersOnce a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times Bestselling, multi-award-winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter.
Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.
He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.
He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.
Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.
He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.
He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.
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June 19, 2019
I absolutely loved this one. It actually did my world-weary heart good and that's something that's getting rarer and rarer these days. When they ask me to join the X-Men, I wanna be on Jean's team.
May 2, 2019
Jean Grey and Cassandra Nova have a final showdown by waging peace? on her. It's Tom Taylor so of course there are some clever moments and Honey Badger continues to be a delight. The story does feel a bit rushed. It feels like Taylor was forced to wrap everything up when all the color X-Men books ended. Taylor uses mutants as a focus for people's hate in the real world. He tackles fake news and people's willingness to believe rumor as long as it supports their beliefs. To quote Jean Grey, " A world where intolerance is cheered. Where ignorance is celebrated. Where rumor is fact and fact is dismissed." Taylor may be getting his frustrations out in this book, but it works very well with today's adversarial climate.
March 27, 2022
This was another fun read as we have the origin of Gentle and its a good one and the machinations of Nova and the sentinites she is using and well they fight back in an interesting manner using Trinary and some online thing which is unclear but is metaphorical I guess and its kinda dumb but okay they do defeat her plan like that and then there is Rachel vs Jean with a great twist and then to resist her mind control they find an interesting way and then its Avengers and X-Men teaming up finally to take on the threat of Nova and stop her and maybe also redeem Jean before UN and her making her optimistic proclamation!
Its a great volume and sure starts with the usual threats but by the end .. ends with optimism and really coming full circle and showing Jean's message to reunite humans and mutants and its awesome seeing it and Taylor also gives characters their due moments and he does well with the threat and I like the use of Magneto helmets and the moments for Avengers. A good ending and yep the art got better here for sure, so overall a quick short run and an interesting take on the X-Men!
Its a great volume and sure starts with the usual threats but by the end .. ends with optimism and really coming full circle and showing Jean's message to reunite humans and mutants and its awesome seeing it and Taylor also gives characters their due moments and he does well with the threat and I like the use of Magneto helmets and the moments for Avengers. A good ending and yep the art got better here for sure, so overall a quick short run and an interesting take on the X-Men!
March 5, 2019
Cuenta el desenlace final de la lucha contra Cassandra Nova. Me gustó por la manera de contar la historia del nuevo grupo, aunque lástima pues aquí termina la serie. Hubiera servido bien como capítulos introductorios.
La batalla contra Cassandra es interesante sobre todo por la cantidad de recursos que Jean Grey y su grupo utiliza para enfrentarla. Así mismo el final aunque un poco en exceso poético y color de rosa tiene bastante lógica.
La batalla contra Cassandra es interesante sobre todo por la cantidad de recursos que Jean Grey y su grupo utiliza para enfrentarla. Así mismo el final aunque un poco en exceso poético y color de rosa tiene bastante lógica.
October 22, 2020
Definitely written in the time of Trumpism this second volume furthers Jean's new approach to peace and re-conciliatory approach to combat and sorting out differences of opinion. This book was cancelled after this, but there's no doubt that this powerful messaging is what fan boys need, after decades of might is right? Maybe it could have been more subtle? Essentially this book showed how powerful hate is, and how in the 21 st century we actively seek out 'news' that emboldens our beliefs whether true or not. Jean sees this and takes a much more grown up and rationally solution focused approach and uses it to deal with Cassandra Nova and disinformation. Great book, great two volumes - the only negative is making Jean so powerful and adept with dealing with 21 st century issues so soon after her resurrection; would have been so much sweeter if it was Storm, but hey a Black woman boss - that would have probably sold even less copies! 8 out of 12.
March 23, 2019
Taylor just has way of making everything so exciting. The story wasnt overly oringal but its just so damn cool. Jean vs Nova..what more could you ask for.
November 6, 2024
"You're afraid of our compassion, and you're afraid of what it says about you that you have none."
May 14, 2019
This is the X-Men story I have been wanting to read for years.
This volume lets me down a little bit from the first volume, but is still very much worth reading. The showdown and finale to this story resonates with today's hate-filled world, and made me laugh and smile as a comic book fan. Tom Taylor often says that his job is to entertain, and here he succeeds. If you love X-Men stories, X-Men Red is not to be missed!
Read as single issues.
This volume lets me down a little bit from the first volume, but is still very much worth reading. The showdown and finale to this story resonates with today's hate-filled world, and made me laugh and smile as a comic book fan. Tom Taylor often says that his job is to entertain, and here he succeeds. If you love X-Men stories, X-Men Red is not to be missed!
Read as single issues.
April 29, 2019
Not bad. But the story is tired. And it is hard to appreciate the details in this one while I'm still mourning the unnecessary disappearance of the much better written and drawn Young Jean Grey. But it's marvel. So the actual storyline doesn't matter anyway.
March 31, 2019
X-Men fight the internet! Stop hating so much, internet! WE WILL FIGHT YOU TILL YOU STOP IT WITH THE HATE.
Srsly, Tom Taylor invented a new X-Man whose mutant power is, like, rewriting message boards on the internet to make them nicer. I'm not making this up. I mean, jesus.
I mean, on the one hand it is so sweet and so in keeping with the themes that X-Men comics are founded on, and on the other hand it is just so, so, so stupid. Like sometimes a creative work has a political theme and it's super inspiring and sometimes it's like a 4th grade art project about like, love! and it's just a collage of Benetton ads.
And you're like "uh, yay!" but also, like, "aw."
Tom Taylor is like the good-looking kid in school who's well-meaning but also just really needs to tell you how totally right on John Lennon was. And then one day he hears the Doors for the first time and just gets super sad.
Srsly, Tom Taylor invented a new X-Man whose mutant power is, like, rewriting message boards on the internet to make them nicer. I'm not making this up. I mean, jesus.
I mean, on the one hand it is so sweet and so in keeping with the themes that X-Men comics are founded on, and on the other hand it is just so, so, so stupid. Like sometimes a creative work has a political theme and it's super inspiring and sometimes it's like a 4th grade art project about like, love! and it's just a collage of Benetton ads.
And you're like "uh, yay!" but also, like, "aw."
Tom Taylor is like the good-looking kid in school who's well-meaning but also just really needs to tell you how totally right on John Lennon was. And then one day he hears the Doors for the first time and just gets super sad.
April 1, 2019
Tom Taylor's X-Men Red continues to be an interesting high concept: a kind of anti-X-Force, a group trying to proactively spread peace, not war. However this second (and final) volume really drags out the Cassandra Nova plot. A couple of different issues feel like the definitive ending, then she's back afterward.There's still good characterization, and strong writing, but unlike the first X-Men Red volume, this one isn't as outstanding [3+/5].
April 17, 2019
I am really liking Tom Taylor on X-men Red, glad he got to bring over the new wolverine and Gabby too! Jean Grey is at the helm and still fighting for the dream Charles started with a nasty new villain Cassandra Nova. Cassandra's backstory is sort of lame but we need a powerful opponent for Jean. I really really like Team Red. Nightcrawler with a beard, Gambit, Wolverine (Laura), Gabby, and a few new people like Trinary and Gentle, both who are really cool. I adore Gabby she is such a fun and funny character and if you havent read the new wolverine with her, go grab it. Anyways I'm just a sucker for x-men and this hits all buttons for me.
I will say the one moment with the magneto helmets was super silly and dumb.
The art is overall all above par, its clear and colorful. Special note to the cover artists Travis Charest and Jenny Frison, Those crisp single character covers are super dope and I wish i had them in poster form.... love the little bit of realism with those awesome bold colors.
I will say the one moment with the magneto helmets was super silly and dumb.
The art is overall all above par, its clear and colorful. Special note to the cover artists Travis Charest and Jenny Frison, Those crisp single character covers are super dope and I wish i had them in poster form.... love the little bit of realism with those awesome bold colors.
February 8, 2020
Taylor finishes his run up solid enough.
Cassandra is making big moves and Jean is trying her best to stay ahead of her. This all comes to a head when Jean sends her X-Men to stop her while Cassandra has other plans and decides to attack Atlantis. This starts with a bang but can the epic start of it all keep up through the whole volume or do we die down?
Well with my ratings it is a little easy to see. I loved the first two issues. Exciting, fun, and the action is high end. Some great character moments throughout as well. However, the ending is mega predictable and at times the series can feel really preachy. Overall Red was a solid run of X-Men stories but I can't say it was amazing.
A 3 out of 5.
Cassandra is making big moves and Jean is trying her best to stay ahead of her. This all comes to a head when Jean sends her X-Men to stop her while Cassandra has other plans and decides to attack Atlantis. This starts with a bang but can the epic start of it all keep up through the whole volume or do we die down?
Well with my ratings it is a little easy to see. I loved the first two issues. Exciting, fun, and the action is high end. Some great character moments throughout as well. However, the ending is mega predictable and at times the series can feel really preachy. Overall Red was a solid run of X-Men stories but I can't say it was amazing.
A 3 out of 5.
December 31, 2019
Em primeiro lugar, preciso fazer um elogio que não costumo fazer. Sim, eu sei que costumo elogiar os coloristas, mas geralmente é em função de motivos diversos. Neste segundo volume eu preciso bater palmas para Rain Beredo, o colorista de X-Men: Equipe Vermelha por conseguir dar unidade a dois estilos de desenho tão diferentes quanto os dos dois desenhistas com trabalhos neste encadernado: Carmen Carnero e o gaúcho Rogê Antonio. Em determinados momentos parece que se trata do mesmo desenhista. Bom dito isso, preciso falar da história. Mostrei esse encadernado para meu irmão e ele, com seu pessimismo jogou minha empolgação lá para baixo ao folhear o quadrinho e dizer: "mas, de novo estão usando a Cassandra Nova?". Ao ler o quadrinho vi que Tom Taylor não foi muito original com a equipe de Jean Grey. De novo havia um Sentinela na equipe, de novo o Forge era um aliado do inimigo, e as coisas boas do enredo são os personagens que ele mesmo criou, que são a Gabby Kinney e o Kid Abominável. Assim que, se o primeiro volume de Equipe Vermelha era legal, o segundo não é essa Coca-Cola toda não. E essa Coca nem é Fanta.
April 3, 2019
While it is hard to make waging peace more exciting than waging war, Tom Taylor's pitting a resurrected Jean Gray against Cassandra Nova does deliver on at least making it as exciting as extended action sequences. Taylor does struggle with the tone of balancing his attempt at a more classic X-men with Jean Gray as the leader and protagonist mixed with political and diplomatic intrigue between psychics. What is interesting is while there are some newer characters from the various X-men lines, a lot of classic Claremont and 90s era characters are utilized too, and the feel is solid. The conclusion is clearly rushed though, and feels like the ending of the Blue and Red lines of X-books have clearly caused this to be a somewhat botched 11-issue ran. Not botched because of Taylor but because of the inability to let things unfold in proper time.
Mahmud Asrar is replaced by Carmen Carnero, and Carnero's figure work is in the solid marvel house style but is not quite as distinctive as some of Asrar's work. Roge Antonio finishes the series, and the work here is also solid and consistent with prior. The figure work is a little stronger, but facial work makes certain characters a little hard to tell apart when paired with some coloring choices.
Ultimately a promising book that Marvel's current flux did not allow to develop into what it could be.
Mahmud Asrar is replaced by Carmen Carnero, and Carnero's figure work is in the solid marvel house style but is not quite as distinctive as some of Asrar's work. Roge Antonio finishes the series, and the work here is also solid and consistent with prior. The figure work is a little stronger, but facial work makes certain characters a little hard to tell apart when paired with some coloring choices.
Ultimately a promising book that Marvel's current flux did not allow to develop into what it could be.
March 10, 2019
Tired of being on the back foot, Jean Grey takes the fight to Cassandra Nova the only way she knows how - by waging peace, instead of war. But the world isn't known for peace with mutants, so even a psychic like Jean might not be able to tell how this one's going to go...
Just as X-Men Red looks like it's building steam, it comes to an end. God damn. But that doesn't mean it won't go out with a bang. This series has some insane set pieces (like a Sentinel plane hijack), and a bigger heart than most books out there, and it's all on display in these final six issues. Cassandra Nova's plan goes from bad to worse, with Taylor grabbing some of his old favourite characters to throw at Jean and her friends, before bringing everything together for a solid if unexpected conclusion.
Replacing Mahmud Asrar on art is Carmen Carnero, who isn't quite as individual as Asrar was, but also isn't around long enough to make much of an impression before she's pulled off to relaunch Captain Marvel (which is probably a step up). Instead Roge Antonio (of Birds Of Prey and Batman fame) is brought in to see the series to its conclusion, and he's as reliable as ever.
Oh, and did I mention Honey Badger's in this? Because she is, and that should tell you all you need to know.
While X-Men Blue and X-Men Gold are out there making waves, X-Men Red tells a more personal story on a grand scale (which sounds like an oxymoron but bear with me), reminding us that sometimes hating and fearing what we don't know isn't the best way forward. Sometimes an olive branch is much more effective than, say, a psychic nutcase who wants to murder everyone.
Just as X-Men Red looks like it's building steam, it comes to an end. God damn. But that doesn't mean it won't go out with a bang. This series has some insane set pieces (like a Sentinel plane hijack), and a bigger heart than most books out there, and it's all on display in these final six issues. Cassandra Nova's plan goes from bad to worse, with Taylor grabbing some of his old favourite characters to throw at Jean and her friends, before bringing everything together for a solid if unexpected conclusion.
Replacing Mahmud Asrar on art is Carmen Carnero, who isn't quite as individual as Asrar was, but also isn't around long enough to make much of an impression before she's pulled off to relaunch Captain Marvel (which is probably a step up). Instead Roge Antonio (of Birds Of Prey and Batman fame) is brought in to see the series to its conclusion, and he's as reliable as ever.
Oh, and did I mention Honey Badger's in this? Because she is, and that should tell you all you need to know.
While X-Men Blue and X-Men Gold are out there making waves, X-Men Red tells a more personal story on a grand scale (which sounds like an oxymoron but bear with me), reminding us that sometimes hating and fearing what we don't know isn't the best way forward. Sometimes an olive branch is much more effective than, say, a psychic nutcase who wants to murder everyone.
December 14, 2018
I'm so sad that this series has to end. The first superheroes comic books I ever read were Claremont's run on the X-Men and, since then, I've always felt a deep fascination for mutants. But few times I've encountered a mutant-related comic book that I've enjoyed so deeply as this one. And including Jean Grey! She has always been one of my favourite mutants, although she has often been poorly written. Tom Taylor has proved that, given a good story that doesn't waste half of its pages in petty love triangles, Jean Grey can be one of the most charismatic and inspiring heroes in the whole mutant universe.
Apart from Jean's return to the mutant-verse, the whole team from X-Men red is delightful. A perfect mixture of new and old faces that works in perfect synchrony. They perfectly serve the purpose of using mutants as an excuse to talk about everyday injustice. The amount of pages this book devotes to talking about internet harassment, hate speech and non-violent solutions to complex problems is marvelous. As said, it's a shame that it has to end. But, on the other hand, it's not bad to know that such a beautiful story and team won't be overused for years and ears.
I can't think of anyone who likes mutants who won't enjoy X-Men Red.
Apart from Jean's return to the mutant-verse, the whole team from X-Men red is delightful. A perfect mixture of new and old faces that works in perfect synchrony. They perfectly serve the purpose of using mutants as an excuse to talk about everyday injustice. The amount of pages this book devotes to talking about internet harassment, hate speech and non-violent solutions to complex problems is marvelous. As said, it's a shame that it has to end. But, on the other hand, it's not bad to know that such a beautiful story and team won't be overused for years and ears.
I can't think of anyone who likes mutants who won't enjoy X-Men Red.
June 6, 2019
Relocating the Red team (Jean, Gentle, Storm, Nightcrawler, Trinary, Gambit and the Kinney sisters) to Atlantis (Namor is a part time member of the squad as well) and finishing their build on Searebro (a clever undersea pun on Cerebro), Jean wants to find the person who is responsible for framing her for the death of the ambassador (see last Volume). Using her powers to the full (she can now that she is fully separated from the Phoenix Force) she discovers the telepathic manipulations of Cassandra Nova. Broadcasting her findings to the world, Jean gains credibility and has the support of many when she announces that her X-Men will continue to fight for both mutantkind and humanity, even if they don't approve. A coordinated attack happens where Jean and most of the team link through Searebro to take out the Sentinel Nanites that are controlling so many.
Cassandra Nova is far from done, and next sends Rachel Gray to take them out. Defeating her more easy than I thought she would, Jean gathers a team to directly combat against all those being controlled. The Red team combines with a team of Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Captain Marvel, She-Hulk) as well as Namor and a large portion of the Atlantean army, all wearing mind-control blocking helmets fashioned after Magneto's design. Cassandra Nova is finally defeated, and with a nanite left inside her by Gabby, Nova finally is forced to relive her actions with a new found mandatory sense of empathy.
Jean and lots of heroes stand before the UN once again and she makes a fantastic speech about making the world a better place. "No humans AND mutants. No us AND them. Just US." (add another reason why I love Jean so much.... :) )
A short, two Volume run to this comic and its ending too soon. Really looking forward to seeing what new stuff comes about with the restart of Uncanny X-Men and the Age of X-Man stuff.
Strong recommend.
Cassandra Nova is far from done, and next sends Rachel Gray to take them out. Defeating her more easy than I thought she would, Jean gathers a team to directly combat against all those being controlled. The Red team combines with a team of Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Captain Marvel, She-Hulk) as well as Namor and a large portion of the Atlantean army, all wearing mind-control blocking helmets fashioned after Magneto's design. Cassandra Nova is finally defeated, and with a nanite left inside her by Gabby, Nova finally is forced to relive her actions with a new found mandatory sense of empathy.
Jean and lots of heroes stand before the UN once again and she makes a fantastic speech about making the world a better place. "No humans AND mutants. No us AND them. Just US." (add another reason why I love Jean so much.... :) )
A short, two Volume run to this comic and its ending too soon. Really looking forward to seeing what new stuff comes about with the restart of Uncanny X-Men and the Age of X-Man stuff.
Strong recommend.
December 31, 2019
X-Men Red just might be my favorite X-title in a good long while. Tom Taylor has an excellent grasp of the characters and knows exactly what an X-Men book should be, plus he’s a damn good plotter. At twelve issues over the course of two volumes, this limited series never felt bloated or overly long. Just the opposite in fact, and I wish this book had gotten a longer run, because holy shit did it ever deserve more issues than what we’re printed. It’s all killer, no filler, and it’s possibly the most relevant X-book in quite some time, drawing on real-world political issues to ground the mutant theatrics and Marvel madness completely in the realm of the plausible. Our current political climate wholly influences the plot here, and Taylor puts Jean Grey’s team smack dab in the middle of fake news, social media bots and radicalization, Cambridge Analytica, and stoking the flames of bigotry and hatred for an individual’s gain. Plus, we get a repurposed Sentinel with a rainbow pride flag painted across its chest! What’s not to love about that?
Taylor knows how to set the stakes high, and then complicates them even further. It’s been a really long time since a comic book sequence made me say, “holy shit,” but it’s happened a couple times over the course of this series. I was completely caught up in the dramatics here, so huge kudos to Taylor for that. I absolutely have to track down more from this writer!
Taylor knows how to set the stakes high, and then complicates them even further. It’s been a really long time since a comic book sequence made me say, “holy shit,” but it’s happened a couple times over the course of this series. I was completely caught up in the dramatics here, so huge kudos to Taylor for that. I absolutely have to track down more from this writer!
July 24, 2020
Exciting, a clear narrative, solid art, great character work - this is a quality Marvel/X-Men comic. X-Men Red, Vol. 1: The Hate Machine left me a little cold, with its multiple threads and unnecessary big picture-ness. Waging Peace is also "big picture," but in a more satisfying, Marvel-friendly way: it brings in the Avengers for the final battle. A surprising team-up in the final issue? When it works, it works.
Jean Grey's X-Men are individually interesting and nicely differentiated. I read Gambit's lines out loud in a French accent a few times and they worked! The big confrontation between Jean Grey and Cassandra Nova is stretched a little thin at times (five issues perhaps too many), but the grand finale packs a punch. I'm sad this series is over - though I did really dig Jonathan Hickman's X-Men reboot, so it's not all bad.
Jean Grey's X-Men are individually interesting and nicely differentiated. I read Gambit's lines out loud in a French accent a few times and they worked! The big confrontation between Jean Grey and Cassandra Nova is stretched a little thin at times (five issues perhaps too many), but the grand finale packs a punch. I'm sad this series is over - though I did really dig Jonathan Hickman's X-Men reboot, so it's not all bad.
September 6, 2020
Simplismeste espetacular e super mas SUPER atual. Uma hq que mostra que é é impossível separar hq de política, principalmente quando se fala de X-men o qual o medo do desconhecido está muito presente e ainda em um comtexto de fake-newss meu deus isso é muito bom. E a conclusão olha meus parabéns foi muito coerente com oque foi criado amo esse tom❤️
July 4, 2019
Very much an X-book for the times, and an inspirational narrative of peace, healing and reconciliation. The art in the latter issues kind of fell of the high standard set earlier, alas.
April 5, 2020
Atual, genial e, acima de tudo, FODA!
March 14, 2019
Things to like: the art, the team, GABBY, the overall message. However, I still can't get over the fact that I'm really, really tired of Cassandra Nova as a villain, and one that isn't even written well here. So I have to read stupid evil monologues instead of getting more interactions between the interesting characters?! Generally, I think it's a lie that this is even called an X-Men book - more appropriately it should be Jean, and her background team mates, because the story is so centered on her that a lot of the other characters only work because they're so well-known and established through different canon.
September 8, 2024
In short, I love this book. The team, the story, and the themes being presented. The writing was on point and the art was beautiful. One of the best X-Men books in a long time. Sadly any progress that has been made in this one will be overwritten in the next series of the franchise, but that is comics, unfortunately. However, that shouldn't take away from the great mission Jean set out to complete. Wish we had more story with the team but alas this is Marvel and they cancel everything, literally. Growing tired of the cancellations but what can you do.
January 27, 2019
I'm gonna miss this title so much...
October 8, 2020
The X-Men are building and underwater Cerebro named Searebro - blame Honey Badger for the name. Jean uses it to contact Cassandra right when she moves to the next step in her anti-mutant plan - she throws a mind-controlled Teen Abomination to attack Atlantis. There is more to come from Cassandra, but the X-Men stand fast.
February 22, 2021
This was one of the better X-Men stories of the past few years. The story flowed from start to finish without dragging. The storyline never got muddy as we knew exactly what was happening and what they were trying to accomplish (other than planned surprises of course.) The art is nice as well, fitting the story.
It was a plot that reminded me of God Loves, Man Kills, the classic 80s graphic novel. Cassandra Nova is attempting to turn humanity against mutants, and all it takes is a little nudge. The X-Men, specifically this Red team, have to try to stop her.
Just a very well done story. Many X-Men comics tend to be overwritten, but this series avoided that pitfall. An X-Men story that takes us back to the truly "good old days" of the title.
It was a plot that reminded me of God Loves, Man Kills, the classic 80s graphic novel. Cassandra Nova is attempting to turn humanity against mutants, and all it takes is a little nudge. The X-Men, specifically this Red team, have to try to stop her.
Just a very well done story. Many X-Men comics tend to be overwritten, but this series avoided that pitfall. An X-Men story that takes us back to the truly "good old days" of the title.
February 6, 2022
i'm always happy for more gabby and laura content, but the team comp of this story is kind of odd. gambit is there ostensibly because he's the king of thieves, but...he doesn't do any thieving. his advice is just regular advice. nightcrawler had a stronger role in vol 1 but in vol 2 he's mostly a vehicle. otherwise, the greatest strength of this storyline is definitely jean, which is saying something because she is not one of my favorite x-men. this story really nails the idea of someone being aggressively pacifist, and i'm here for it. she has such a strong vision of how the world could be, and she's prepared to put in the work to make it happen. i wish there were more of this, if only to see what happens after we get past cassandra nova (is there a reason other than she's xavier's twin for her to look like him?).
September 22, 2020
Something of an abrupt end, as the series comes to a close as the entire line gets rejiggered due to the relaunch of Uncanny X-Men and the beginning of "Age of X" (all of which in turn being a placeholder before the launch of HoXPoX). With its intriguing cast, hat tips to current events/sensibilities, and the focus on Jean as a leader, I definitely would have liked to see more of this book, even if the series we got only ever reached the level of "better than average", at best.
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