X-Men: Wisdom - Rudiments of Wisdom

by Paul Cornell, Trevor Hairsine (Illustrator), Manuel García (Illustrator)

Pete Wisdom has a lot of fairies to kill. Yes, fairies are supposed to be nice and magical and charming, but they are currently attacking England. Hugo Award nominee Paul Cornell (BBC's Dr. Who and Robin Hood) brings you a sci-fi mini-series unlike anything you've seen before! Collects Wisdom #1-6

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

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2007

About the author

Paul Cornell is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy prose, comics and television. He's been Hugo Award-nominated for all three media, and has won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, and the Eagle Award for his comics. He's the writer of Saucer Country for Vertigo, Demon Knights for DC, and has written for the Doctor Who TV series. His new urban fantasy novel is London Falling, out from Tor on December 6th.

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Reviews

[Aisling · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having an Ulster woman sacrifice her life in order to save Britain was a bold move.

[Sean · Rating 2 out of 5]

I actually like the character of Pete Wisdom and have enjoyed Paul Cornell. I enjoyed neither here. The plot was incomprehensible. The limited series felt super disjointed and at times the dialogue was too British for me to understand completely. I didn't buy the love story and the ending was rash. The art, by multiple artists, was fine but unspectacular. Overall, Cornell was allowed to let loose and tell a story he wanted to tell and it didn't appeal to me.

[Rachael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am such a fan of Paul Cornell. Great characters, good story. I'd give the art a B+. I could feel the Britishness radiating off the pages.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

A MAX miniseries that's sorta-kinda in continuity, and sorta-kinda not, and is pretty much Paul Cornell writing the result of a genetic experiment to develop a hybrid of Warren Ellis and Grant Morrison. I'm impressed that Cornell was able to slop in versions of Sir Clive Reston and Black Jack Tarr from the Sax Rohmer Fu Manchu books, even as Shang-Chi shows up to give an amnesiac Welsh Dragon a right bollocking to wake him up.

Good weird fun with some silly references and ideas.

[Tim B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good stories, lots of fun. The only problem is the page limitation per issue. Some of the stories felt choppy and rushed, and could be a little confusing. This is a great segue from New Excalibur/X-Men Die by the Sword and Captain Britain & MI 13. The comedy and drama and victory and tragedy is splendidly blended.

[Devero · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nel complesso una miniserie con alcuni punti interessanti ma priva di spessore, e con disegni un poco scarsi, recuperati dalla colorazione più che buona. Oramai il fumetto super eroistico non riesce più a prendermi o interessarmi.

[Aethena Drake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pete Wisdom is one of my favorite comic characters, and Paul Cornell gave me even more reasons to appreciate the character.

Wisdom is not a superhero. He's just just a guy with extra abilities who uses his skills and sometimes super abilities to get the job done.

[Eric England · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wisdom: Rudiments of Wisdom is a fun read. The characters are not particularly well fleshed-out and the story is, at times, almost too similar to Warren Ellis and John Cassiday's amazing Planetary series. However, despite these slight misgivings, Paul Cornell and his art team do deliver an extremely entertaining story that reeks of edgy high-stakes adventure. Simply put, this book is a blast and filled with a refreshing irreverence. Additionally, this graphic novel does a great job presenting numerous literary and historical allusions. I loved the fact that a giant is named after a character from a work by Rabelais. It is also interesting that one of the alternate universe Jack the Rippers is the Jack the Ripper from Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell graphic novel. I would recommend Wisdom: Rudiments of Wisdom if you enjoy a slight diversion into Britain's collective unconscious (thank you, Mr. Cornell for that excellent phrase).

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pete Wisdom heads up MI: 13, the British agency devoted to defending the realm from that OTHER realm. This bizarre mix leads to some incredibly inventive and hilariously inappropriate scenes that nonetheless work, such as when Pete & co. use a summoning circle to transport themselves to Faerie - inside an army helicopter.

I've enjoyed Cornell's Doctor Who episodes, so I'm ecstatic that his comics work is just as well-written. Over the course of the story, misfortunes develop that are inevitable without seeming overwrought, and his approach towards writing an established Marvel character like Wisdom is satisfying to first-time readers as well as the hardcore X-Men fanatics. (What he mumbled in his sleep fits well for the story as given, but for those readers in the know adds a very different shade.)

And the H.G. Wells tie-in was superbly fun.

Highly recommended!

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sólo un par de cositas le faltaron a este comic para no alcanzar cómodamente las tres estrellitas: un mejor dibujo, que aporte más de lo que entorpece; y menos pamplinas en algunas de las escenas más esotéricas. Por todo el resto: geniales diálogos, geniales personajes, geniales idas de olla (en gallego porque todo transcurre en Europa... ¿cuela?), lo mejor de una miniserie en un tomito de lo más bonito. Supongo que cuando me lo compre y lo relea seguro lo rerreseñe, y si esta vez me ofusco menos por el dibujo, quizás escale al cuarto poder y todo.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paul Cornell never hits a flat note even when working on a done too death Warren Ellis variation of his idealized self. "Pete Wisdom"? Did Ellis enter a life long competition for dumbest names for tough guy characters? IE: Desolation Jones. Great read.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really excellent book, with great characterization, excellent attention to Marvel British continuity, and a terrific ending. The first three standalones are very good, the last three issues are great.

[Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoy the way Cornell writes Wisdom. Reminds me of Constantine at times. The art is solid and though it changes partway through, it remains consistent. The stories are British and it's nice not to see New York.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't too bad, but it it wasn't too good either. I liked the concepts and the "heroes" we're ok, but the story line they went by was kind of bland. I feel like the writer could've been a little more creative with the "villains."

[KV Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know, this isn't even that great of a story if I think about it. It's cracked out disjointed Pete Wisdom awesome. It's just really, really fun to read. Art's not bad, either.

[ChandaElaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paul Cornell strikes again with the right mix of humor, excitement and loss. While the artwork wonders the gamit from amazing to "Huh?" the story doesn't flag. Well worth a read.

[Simone · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Trey Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was a little disjointed at times, but it fixed itself up at the end.