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Who are the children of the X-Men? And what happened to the original team, Professor X, and Magneto after more than 30 years of conflict, victories and tragedies? Now, at last, the answers arrive as Chris Claremont reveals an all-new generation of mutant teens!
Collects Genext #1-5
Collects Genext #1-5
120 pages, Paperback
First published December 17, 2008
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Chris Claremont
3,290 books899 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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March 21, 2026
Unfortunately, though Chris Claremont is one of the top comic writers ever and nobody knows X-Men like he does, his period of catching lightning in a bottle in the 80s long ended and his 21st century works is just not as powerful.
GeNext is a little miniseries he got to do about the next generation of mutants in a world where everyone aged in real time, so the original X-Men are old and this story is about their kids. Rogue and Gambit's son, Colossus's son, Storm's daughter, taught by Wolverine's daughter, etc.
It's just mid. Nothing special. The students disobey the school and go on a mission to save their friend, fight bad guys, that's all. I do wish it utilized the X mythology better (why not star Cyclops' son Nathan, and whatever happened to Colossus's son in the Savage Land?), and felt more like it really was a continuation of decades of stories. Beast is kind of in it, as a teacher, but for the most part few of the classic characters are there. Which I get, in order to give the new characters a chance, but it's just not strong enough to work well. Too bad.
GeNext is a little miniseries he got to do about the next generation of mutants in a world where everyone aged in real time, so the original X-Men are old and this story is about their kids. Rogue and Gambit's son, Colossus's son, Storm's daughter, taught by Wolverine's daughter, etc.
It's just mid. Nothing special. The students disobey the school and go on a mission to save their friend, fight bad guys, that's all. I do wish it utilized the X mythology better (why not star Cyclops' son Nathan, and whatever happened to Colossus's son in the Savage Land?), and felt more like it really was a continuation of decades of stories. Beast is kind of in it, as a teacher, but for the most part few of the classic characters are there. Which I get, in order to give the new characters a chance, but it's just not strong enough to work well. Too bad.
May 28, 2015
Kind of dissapointed by this book. I mean I really like the main concept behind it...that it is the next generation of X-men in real time, but this was so blah. No real reveals as to who these kids belong to, or what happened in this world.
October 29, 2021
A cute enough story set on universe 41001.
It takes place about 10 years after the events in The End (but 10 yrs before Kitty's presidential speech). Of course any attempt at claiming this is a serious sequel is quashed by Scott's apparent and unexplained resurrection.
There's little to no explanation who the characters (or their parents) are but apparently we are expected to know. The only one I could say for definite I knew all this info for was Oli and that's because I just read The End.
There's a fight against the Dark X-men (?) And cool section where Oli absorbs dark Beast's powers and becomes a mini beast. It's adorable.
Cute Young X-men story. But, as sequel to The End goes, it's poor.
It takes place about 10 years after the events in The End (but 10 yrs before Kitty's presidential speech). Of course any attempt at claiming this is a serious sequel is quashed by Scott's apparent and unexplained resurrection.
There's little to no explanation who the characters (or their parents) are but apparently we are expected to know. The only one I could say for definite I knew all this info for was Oli and that's because I just read The End.
There's a fight against the Dark X-men (?) And cool section where Oli absorbs dark Beast's powers and becomes a mini beast. It's adorable.
Cute Young X-men story. But, as sequel to The End goes, it's poor.
December 23, 2019
I liked the idea of the characters that make up the GeNext team, but overall the story was a bit lackluster that seemed rushed. Not sure if it was supposed to be a longer series that was cut short or what, but it started out decent with the first few issues, then the last two issues felt like a rushed mess.
March 9, 2015
While I had not read the current X stories in a while, I had become interested in this storyline due to some online searching, enough to persuade me to go out and buy the trade paperback without having considered whether or not I would like it.
Luckily, I did greatly enjoy this storyline, though I will admit it is not perfect and clashes with continuity from its predecessor story, to which this is technically a sequel. Having said that, it is still an enjoyable book, with great characters and a dynamic that is familiar and yet all new at the same time.
I would recommend it to X fans but with the knowledge that it is not a perfect story, but still one that is fun to read
Luckily, I did greatly enjoy this storyline, though I will admit it is not perfect and clashes with continuity from its predecessor story, to which this is technically a sequel. Having said that, it is still an enjoyable book, with great characters and a dynamic that is familiar and yet all new at the same time.
I would recommend it to X fans but with the knowledge that it is not a perfect story, but still one that is fun to read
September 7, 2009
A fun beginning to a traditonal capes/tights coming of age story. A very strong "friends 'til the end." theme that I'm sure will continue through the series. About what you would expect from a Claremont X-team book.
November 25, 2017
There are a great number of interesting new characters for the X-men, the result of several just as interesting pairings. From the mind of the man who has worked with the X-Men the longest.
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