New X-Men: Childhood's End, Vol. 1

New X-Men: Academy X (Collected Editions)

by Craig Kyle (Writer), Christopher Yost, Mark Brooks (Illustrator)

Red-hot X-23 writers Craig Kyle and Chris Yost, and rising star Mark Brooks (Amazing Fantasy), take New X-Men in a bold new direction.

Spinning directly out of House of M, the New X-Men deal with the changed world. Will X-23 join the team? Will friendships persevere? Will the kids survive? No one is safe, and not everyone will live through this incredible change in status quo. The rules have changed, and the safety is off.

Collecting: New X-Men 20-23

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, X Men, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes

104 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2006

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yost and Kyle put together one of the better post House of M series, and this first volume sets an early tone of desperation for the X-Men and the mutant kids, as post House of M, the world has really turned against them, this is the story of the Academy and what happens next... plus there's a big-time new student... X23! A very firm 8 out of 12 from me.

[Philip · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5ish stars.

I love this Kyle/Yost run and it’s too bad it didn't take off like Young Avengers. I thought these new characters were really interesting and it's obvious that the writers have a lot of compassion and understanding of them. It just gets better through the Limbo storyline which is honestly one of my favorites. I wish there could be a solid high-profile reboot or at least a writer who would pick up some of these characters and incorporate them into another title.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Man this brought me back. When i was starting High School I tried getting heavy into X-Men comics. I read New X-Men with a passion. However, I never got to Childhood's end. I got to volume 3 of the original but I didn't bother going back. However, when I opened this book I saw characters I right away remembered. Electric robotic arm girl, guy who can turn into steel, Angel light, and many more.

In this volume we're introduced to a darker world than I remember. After House of M many mutants are dying, or turning into regular humans, and many are afraid. Enter Laura, Wolverine's clone, and we have Emma who doesn't like her much. So this is like X-Men High School edition but that might not be a bad thing.

What I liked: Laura's relationship with everyone is interesting. I really liked the first issue as it shows House of M effecting all different mutants. I also like the kids all interacting with each other and they work well. The art is solid too.

What I didn't like: Emma is a collllld bitch. Like more so than usual. I also dislike how everything is a bit over the top than it needs to be. I get this is a serious situation but kids acting extra kiddy isn't really needed. Also the stryker stuff isn't all that interesting till the last shot.

Overall this is solid X-Men fun. I remember liking the original series but this darker tone might make me love it in the end. I hear it gets better to. Onward we go!

[Jesús De la Jara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un buen número en el cual luego del Día M en el grupo de New Mutants o New X-Men es introducida Laura (X-23) quien es llamada por Wolverine. A lo largo de estos números vemos el bullying de Emma Frost hacia ella quien es defendida por el director Cyclops. Emma piensa que X-23 es sólo una asesina y puede poner en riesgo al grupo. Es el inicio de las aventuras de Laura en este grupo.
Por otra parte el reverendo Stryker está formando un grupo de asesinos para eliminar definitivamente a la raza mutante.

[trufflebooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super interesting! Despite the fact that I was super confused about 30% of the time. Still, I love X-Men and Marvel, and this was a great quick read 😊

[Alex E · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the wake of the Decimation event aka No More Mutants moment, the new X-Men team have to deal with the repercussions of some of their fellow classmates, and team mates losing their powers. Being that they are so young and understandably shaken and scared, this causes a ton of tension. To add to the already tense situation, X-23 joins the team as well.

Craig Kyle really hits the ground running with this book as he jumps on writing duty with a pretty great team of artists such as Paul Pelletier, Mark Brooks and Christopher Yost. I really like that Kyle is able to let that "teen" aspect of the team really shine, as the aftermath of decimation shakes the team to the core and you see how young kids would react to this type of situation. Also them reacting to X-23 (or a lot of time not reacting but instead kind of ignoring her), was really true to high school sensibilities.

This one pretty much was cleaning house, literally and figuratively, as the kids who no longer have powers leave the mansion... only to get blown up? Hell of a cliffhanger in this one. I think this was a great start to the series, and a good starting point for the creative team. Recommended for fans of this team.

[anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now we're talking!

This is what I want to see! Fights! Bitterness! Death!



I have a feeling I am going to enjoy these volumes.

[Arturo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Decimation, X-23 joins. The squads in danger room scenarios playing past xmen storylines. No more squads. Icarus returns to the mansion. And the kids get on the school bus.
To follow the kids from the 12 issue New Mutants and Academy X. Things just get better and things get serious.

[a · Rating 3 out of 5]

You know what you did, Marvel. That's all I have to say on the matter.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Continuing the (sometimes) great x-read of 2017...

Since I am at the very tail end of 2017 and I haven't updated my reading in quite a while so I am "cheating" and just kind of writing one review for all of the volumes that I have read so that I can get them up by the end of the year.

The aftermath of M day has been mixed to say the least. There were a few high points (Cable and Deadpool, the 198, the beginning of the new X-factor series... and more than a fair share of low points (the new Excalibur, Colossus, Deadly Genesis...). It certainly has not come across as a well-orchestrated and planned out event at this point. (And the plot armor of the main characters primarily being the ones that retained their powers is a bit ridiculous, but that is to be expected.)

At any rate, my x-read of 2017 is going to extend into 2018 since I am still not close to catching up. It may have to slow down in velocity a bit so that I can do a bit more "real" reading but the slog shall continue...

[jorge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man, this is bleak. This story starts right after the flash of light when Wanda spoke the “no more mutants” line. Emma Frost senses a disturbance and soon after the entire X-Mansion is in chaos with students running around all over the place panicking. Some students are overjoyed that they’re finally “normal” but the majority are shocked and inconsolable. Even though this is a comic book, it doesn’t shy away from portraying teenagers in traumatic situations. The title says it all; it is the end of their childhood. These kids witness many of their friends dying, a student being tortured and left for dead, and radical hate groups trying to capitalize on anger and paranoia to boost their membership. Religious anti-mutant extremist William Stryker is shown to be recruiting the masses and converting many to his zealous cause. Rings a lot of real-world bells, especially in our current political environment. Truly a must-read for X-Men fans.

[Jose · Rating 4 out of 5]

El villano de este tomo me ha resultado interesante a la par que muy maquiavélico.

La combinación de personajes pasados y tramas más complejas, hace que estos nuevos mutantes estén a la altura.

"...¿Es difícil ver a la gente así cuando no estás con la persona que quieres?"

[ellis · Rating 3 out of 5]

- introduction of laura to other students
- introduction of the purifiers

i liked seeing all the students - don't recognize half of them from future comics sooo that bodes poorly.
i don't understand how scott and emma's opinions on the students handling are so different from in schism. scotts all about keeping their childhoods intact; emma is demanding they learn to fight. they each do a 180 by the time schism rolls around. bad writing or does something happen? guess i'll find out.

[matilda grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

thank god for X23 is all I’m saying

[JCRD]

Y con el Día M se acabó lo que se daba. El buen rollito que tenían las aventuras de este grupo se ha ido. Ahora, más que nunca, los mutantes son una especie en peligro de extinción, y los que iban a ser la nueva generación se dan cuenta de que tal vez sean la última.

De nuevo, el protagonismo está muy bien repartido, y me encanta la inclusión de Laura en el grupo (que ya sabía, pero me alegra que Kyle y Yost no hayan perdido mucho tiempo en traerla). Además me he topado con unas cuantas sorpresas, especialmente las concernientes a quiénes pierden poderes, y con ello me doy cuenta de que el X-Factor de Leah Williams y David Baldeón fue una pequeña reunión de este grupo y una forma de arreglar cosas que habían quedado sueltas desde hacía casi 15 años.

Es una putada perder a algunos de estos personajes, pero por otro supongo que otros podrán brillar más. Y encima se viene una de las grandes incógnitas que tuve durante mi adolescencia cuando leí Complejo de Mesías: la masacre de los purificadores. Rezo por mis niños.

AH, y lo fuera de personaje que está Emma con Laura no es normal. Qué coño le pasa.

[Christopher Mclean · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is more like it.

After never really taking off, New X-men gets a new creative team and they quickly start hitting their stride. This volume is very much setting up the new status quo, post House Of M, which in itself makes for a very interesting time at the Xavier institute. But it's also clear Kyle & co are playing a longer game here, introducing the most interesting version of William Stryker I've seen.

A very marked improvement in both writing and art this volume too 4 issues to make me feel more connected to these characters than I have over the previous 20.

[ir · Rating 4 out of 5]

solid. interested in finding out why hellion is so well-loved by some circles. one minor issue would be that emma was so cruel to laura... i love her so much that even though i understand the motives behind it, it's difficult to fully process that she would be so cruel to a teenager - even if it is to protect other children she loves. i guess this is after the events of the house of m so i can't say anything about ooc and she is in a bad mental state right now... but still.

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Episode ini merupakan bagian dari Decimation yang merupakan peristiwa menurunnya populasi mutan setelah kejadian M-Day. Inti utama dari cerita di episode ini adalah pembentukan X-Men baru oleh Emma Frost. Ceritanya tidak terlalu istimewa dan diperparah dengan gaya bercerita yang bolak-balik flashback. Ini mengganggu aliran pembacaan.

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a huge fan of the art, but it's not horrible. But the use of characters was pretty good. A direct followup to House of M, this is dealing with the aftermath of most mutants losing their powers all at once. And then figuring out what to do next. A pretty good read.

[Judith Groen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume felt a little all over the place, but I liked the scene they set up. I am very excited to see how it goes further. I am glad none of my favorite X-high schoolers lost their powers. Josh <3

[Mickey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the series up until this point and I was interested to see how it would handle the darker tone of the post M-Day world. I think it carries it off pretty well, but YMMV depending on how much you're into the "grim-dark" proceedings of most Decimation comics (I have a soft spot for them).

[Olivia Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is by far the most effective M-Day has ever been. You can feel the panic and devastation so much better than any other book.

[Emilie]

That was definitely on the grimdark side. I could have understood some angst and such, but it got really bad, added to by the manner in which Emma Frost treated the newly-depowered mutants.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

I dug it pretty cool!

[Tor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read!

[Madeline Rossell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This directly follows the house of m tie in volume, and the series has took a much more grim turn. The writing is changing for the better and is painting a really vulnerable story.

[Lilli W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things went from 0 to 100 VERY quick.

[Odo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/.50

[Eduardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Usa de uns cliffhangers pra manter a atenção , mas não desenvolve oq tá acontecendo nos volumes seguintes. Meio frustrante, mas o desfecho me deixou DE BOCA ABERTA
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2* leitura
Muito triste ver alguns dos novos mutantes (e até alguns personagens importantíssimos pra essa fase dos X-Men perdendo os poderes. O volume cria uma disparidade interessante dentro dos novos mutantes e dos hellions, a dinâmica muda e um novo squad surge.
O desfecho… MIND BLOWING

[Roman Colombo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the best series to come out of House of M. Kyle and Yost told some of the strongest X-Men stories, and the roots of there direction in the X-Men universe can be seen here. The religious paranoia, the death, the anguish. While the art wasn't great, it was nice reading the start of their work.