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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #162-164
X-Men: The Brood Saga, Part 1
Beware the Brood!
A vicious alien race intent on conquering the universe!
Able to transform other species into their own kind, the Brood have infected each of the X-Men, and their metamorphoses will soon be complete.
Now Wolverine, the only team member aware that the horrible transformation is about to occur, must enter a battle to save not only the lives of his teammates, but the universe itself!
A vicious alien race intent on conquering the universe!
Able to transform other species into their own kind, the Brood have infected each of the X-Men, and their metamorphoses will soon be complete.
Now Wolverine, the only team member aware that the horrible transformation is about to occur, must enter a battle to save not only the lives of his teammates, but the universe itself!
128 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 15, 1996
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Chris Claremont
3,273 books892 followersChris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
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November 15, 2020
Not sure why there is only this collection. But I’ll be reviewing the entire Brood Saga (#154-157, 161-167), including New Mutants #3 (which ties-in).
I feel like if this saga was shorter, I would’ve liked it a lot more. The suspense of who would turn first, how were they going to escape their doomed fate?
But the story just dragged on in a way that took ALL the suspense out and left me wondering why the heck it took them so long to transform.
While I like that the New Mutants were included in this story, the fact that the X-Men just burst into the mansion and start battling them (knowing who they are) without a good reason just frustrates me.
They start attacking KIDS in the middle of the night because they don’t want a mind-reading alien to detect them? If you don’t want a mind-reading alien to know you're there, attack the alien first!
Anyway, there were quite a few really big moments in this story that kept things interesting such as Carol becoming Binary. But overall, this saga felt much longer than it really needed to be.
I feel like if this saga was shorter, I would’ve liked it a lot more. The suspense of who would turn first, how were they going to escape their doomed fate?
But the story just dragged on in a way that took ALL the suspense out and left me wondering why the heck it took them so long to transform.
While I like that the New Mutants were included in this story, the fact that the X-Men just burst into the mansion and start battling them (knowing who they are) without a good reason just frustrates me.
They start attacking KIDS in the middle of the night because they don’t want a mind-reading alien to detect them? If you don’t want a mind-reading alien to know you're there, attack the alien first!
Anyway, there were quite a few really big moments in this story that kept things interesting such as Carol becoming Binary. But overall, this saga felt much longer than it really needed to be.
September 24, 2020
The X-Men battling what are essentially a race of Xenomorphs... and losing?
That is what essentially happens in this story. Well, in the beginning anyways. I actually read from issue 160-171, to get the full story in its entirety. I know this volume only covers a few issues, but I couldn't really find another location to add it, so... here it is. I thought this was a pretty harrowing storyline overall. I mean, they get captured and the brood add baby queen broods into their bodies. So even when they escape, they still have to wait for the oncoming change into broods.
Of course in the end, they cure themselves but then realize there is another brood back on Earth in Xavier's body. Meanwhile, Xavier has assembled a new team of young mutants already (he does that a lot) because he assumes the core team is dead. The X-men, in a totally dick move, burst into the mansion - which has LITERALLY just been rebuilt - to look for Xavier, and begin attacking the kid team. Ah good ol comics! There's also the side plot of Carol Danvers, yes THAT Carol Danvers, transforming into Binary. Towards the end of this storyline, Rouge shows up asking for help because the memories she stole from Carol are now driving her insane and this... doesn't sit right with Binary as you could probably assume.
A good storyline, but boy does it take a lot of twists and turns, this is worth a read if you are a fan of the X-Men. If not, it might be too batshit crazy for the casual fan.
That is what essentially happens in this story. Well, in the beginning anyways. I actually read from issue 160-171, to get the full story in its entirety. I know this volume only covers a few issues, but I couldn't really find another location to add it, so... here it is. I thought this was a pretty harrowing storyline overall. I mean, they get captured and the brood add baby queen broods into their bodies. So even when they escape, they still have to wait for the oncoming change into broods.
Of course in the end, they cure themselves but then realize there is another brood back on Earth in Xavier's body. Meanwhile, Xavier has assembled a new team of young mutants already (he does that a lot) because he assumes the core team is dead. The X-men, in a totally dick move, burst into the mansion - which has LITERALLY just been rebuilt - to look for Xavier, and begin attacking the kid team. Ah good ol comics! There's also the side plot of Carol Danvers, yes THAT Carol Danvers, transforming into Binary. Towards the end of this storyline, Rouge shows up asking for help because the memories she stole from Carol are now driving her insane and this... doesn't sit right with Binary as you could probably assume.
A good storyline, but boy does it take a lot of twists and turns, this is worth a read if you are a fan of the X-Men. If not, it might be too batshit crazy for the casual fan.
March 12, 2016
Great beginning to the story. Not sure why there is no "Part 2" compiled...
September 15, 2024
X-Men The Brood Saga The Uncanny X-Men #161-167. Calificación 3/5 estrellas.
La trama está basada en el Xenomorph de Alien (1979), la Reina Brood fecunda con huevos que contienen reinas Brood a los X-Men, Wolverine se cura gracias a su factor curativo acelerado.
En la escritura le da más importancia a Storm dándole demasiado tiempo o Binary (Carol Danvers) que no es un X-Men pero ocupa un lugar como Phoenix por su desmedido poder, para lucirse pero no lo consiguen de manera convisente y fue forzado restándole importancia a Cyclops o Charles Xavier como si los odiara profundamente Chris Claremont lo cual es un hecho.
La trama se extendió de más, debió durar dos números menos ya que conto hasta con un número con el doble de páginas. Se resolvió la trama con un Deus ex machina con los Acanti y el profeta cantante que resolvió mágicamente los huevos Brood y convirtiendo a estos alienigenas en cristal.
Un fastidio la introducción de la mayoría de los New Mutants y la aparición constante de los Starjammers principalmente Corsair, sólo se dio importancia a la historia a los personajes favoritos de Claremont Storm, Carol Danvers, Corsair, Lilandra y un poco Kitty Pryde en este arco y fueron desaprovechados Colossus, Cyclops, Charles Xavier también Nightcrawler lo cual es curioso ya que es uno de los personajes favoritos de Claremont y Dave Cocrum.
El único personaje que no se arruinó fue Wolverine el cual volvió con una participación como en Wolverine Alone de la saga de Dark Phoenix
Los lápices fueron de Cocrum y Paul Smith este último tiene un estilo más moderno y limpio o minimalista ya que empezó como diseñador para la película The Lord of the Rings de Ralph Bakshi, el arte de Dave Cocrum el cual se destacaba por los diseños de disfraces, moustros y artefactos futuristas o de origen extraterrestre mezclando lo orgánico y mecánico.
La trama está basada en el Xenomorph de Alien (1979), la Reina Brood fecunda con huevos que contienen reinas Brood a los X-Men, Wolverine se cura gracias a su factor curativo acelerado.
En la escritura le da más importancia a Storm dándole demasiado tiempo o Binary (Carol Danvers) que no es un X-Men pero ocupa un lugar como Phoenix por su desmedido poder, para lucirse pero no lo consiguen de manera convisente y fue forzado restándole importancia a Cyclops o Charles Xavier como si los odiara profundamente Chris Claremont lo cual es un hecho.
La trama se extendió de más, debió durar dos números menos ya que conto hasta con un número con el doble de páginas. Se resolvió la trama con un Deus ex machina con los Acanti y el profeta cantante que resolvió mágicamente los huevos Brood y convirtiendo a estos alienigenas en cristal.
Un fastidio la introducción de la mayoría de los New Mutants y la aparición constante de los Starjammers principalmente Corsair, sólo se dio importancia a la historia a los personajes favoritos de Claremont Storm, Carol Danvers, Corsair, Lilandra y un poco Kitty Pryde en este arco y fueron desaprovechados Colossus, Cyclops, Charles Xavier también Nightcrawler lo cual es curioso ya que es uno de los personajes favoritos de Claremont y Dave Cocrum.
El único personaje que no se arruinó fue Wolverine el cual volvió con una participación como en Wolverine Alone de la saga de Dark Phoenix
Los lápices fueron de Cocrum y Paul Smith este último tiene un estilo más moderno y limpio o minimalista ya que empezó como diseñador para la película The Lord of the Rings de Ralph Bakshi, el arte de Dave Cocrum el cual se destacaba por los diseños de disfraces, moustros y artefactos futuristas o de origen extraterrestre mezclando lo orgánico y mecánico.
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June 1, 2022
La saga en la que unos alienígenas que quieren conquistar el universo infectan a los X-Men para que se conviertan en su especie. Lobezno es el único mutante del equipo que es consciente de la transformación que está a punto de ocurrir. El arco argumental se realizó entre los números 162 a 167 de Uncanny X-Men.
July 24, 2012
I have read a lot of comics in my day, but this story stands out.
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