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This book collects X-Men Legacy #245-247 and New Mutants #22-24 as the main story, along with the Age of X Alpha issue and the Age of X Universe #1-2 issues and the Age of X Story logs.

One thing I don't really like about comics is that characters are often static. They can change; however, sometimes writers will revert them back or just simply ignore how they've changed prior being placed in charge of their destiny. What makes X-Men: Age of X so refreshing is that it takes characters you know and subverts certain aspects of them. They are true to themselves, and easily you believe that the Scott Summers of the Age of X world is the same person as the mainstream universe Scott Summers; however, it's a different Scott due to different circumstances and you get that. I write Scott Summers since he's the Basilisk now, not Cyclops. Magneto is still Magneto, but more loved and in control due to the humans going further in attempts to wipe out mutantkind. On the other hand, Rogue is known as Legacy (or the Reaper, depending on who you ask) and is more distrusted as a walking mausoleum of memories. Yet, all the characters are essentially the same characters in this apocalyptic world.

The main story focuses on the 1000th day since mutants have walled up in a citadel, and fighting invasions every day and defending their lives. Think Zion from the Matrix, as it's the exact same thing more or less. The mutants inside each seem to have specific roles - average mutants fight the invaders (Gambit, Cyclops/Basilisk, Frenzy, and Cannonball are very notable here) but others have more specific roles. Rogue/Reaper/Legacy touches the dead to remember their lives, Magneto is the leader, Logan is a pacifist barkeeper (for good reasons, actually...) and the telekinetic mutants (Legion, Hellion, Rachel Grey, and Psylocke with another they don't identify) keep up the Force Walls for protection and are loved by all. There are a few humans - Moira MacTaggart and Dr. Kavita Rao - and even some mutant prisoners as well (notably, telepaths Charles Xavier, Emma Frost, the Cuckoos, Blindfold, and non-telepath Kitty Pryde). It's a hellish existence, and one day an intruder causes various characters to question what is really going on here.

One thing that the story does is highlight certain peoples' lives and show how different they could've turned out. Even characters who don't get much development here are highlighted in the end to have major issues, and it's interesting to see how your favorite characters change when the world has been tweeked just a bit. If I do have one complaint it's that the major plot twist is obvious, which I knew going in yet is still clear tens of pages before it happens. This is especially true if you read the preceding X-Men Legacy chapters, which give a BIG hint. It's one of the few times I'd recommend NOT reading the issues before, as if you have no idea what I'm talking about you might be caught off-guard by it.

The extra stories were neat too. Seeing the Avengers in the world that hates mutants (more than usual) was interesting when that hate somewhat affected them. How their characters too a change for the worse, and what they've done in this world. The panels following that just build the universe up, contextualizing it. I'm a huge fan of world building and enjoyed it, even if they probably aren't going to revisit the Age of X universe ever. Still, a great story for any X-men fan. For non-fans, backstory is needed to truly comprehend the story but it would keep them from guessing the ending. As the characters have new backstories now, it's not actually needed to enjoy the story by itself but, if they really like characters, knowing their backstory would help one understand just how screwy the situations many were placed in were.


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XMen Age of X Mike Carey Clay Mann Steve Kurth Books Reviews

I love this book, a great alternate version of all the characters. love the artwork and how the story began and ended. an awesome story for new readers and hardcore fans alike.
X Men stories are like chocolate. The darker the better. The Age of X is as dark as they come and I loved it. This book has a winning combination of art and writing. The take on the Avengers in this universe is worth the read alone. The ending and rationale behind it is a little convoluted but, I liked how it tied back in to the mainstream X Men storyline.
I have been out of comics for years. The last comic story I read was The Messiah Complex. Afterwards I felt that the comics especially the X-Universe just fell off. I stumbled onto this book during a search for my minimates and figured why not. I've been in a mood to read some X-Men stuff. I can honestly say this book was pure solid. The way it played out more of a mystery than some action storyline it could have devolved into. I was disappointed in the ending a little as it was very much like another big X-men storyline. The biggest thing that sold me and I absolutely love. Cyclops/Basilisk. This character was/is the best part of the storyline. Never been a huge fan of Cyclops but the way they did him here was pure gold. I'm hoping they do more story lines this well put together. It'll make getting back into the X-Universe a lot easier. D
The book was fantastic, it had some of my favorite characters. Cyclops as Baskalisk was an interesting spin and the fact that Magneto was called the General was great. The fact that you could name the 'bad guy' in just a few pages was a bad feeling, but the adventure to get to his reveal was fantastic anyways! Seriously a great read for any X-men fan.
I loved this book.

it has been a while and I’m reviewing based on memory two years old or more. Sometimes I think that’s the best way to review in terms of honesty. First of all, Clay and Mann’s artwork is AMAZING. I don’t know who did what. But there are pages that look like they were drawn with a pencil that blew me away. The balls, you know? And it turned out really well. i loved the alternate X-Men looks. Gambit looks almost perfect. I love his character but sometimes the jacket and overall looks gets really stupid looking if you really think about it. Here the look is almost perfect (I would lose the head gear...he looks great with long hair and I don’t get the crappy head gear). Rogue looks best designed as she ever has. I don’t understand why there aren’t figures of this look. She has looked fairly heinous over the years with her big hair and skunk stripe. It all comes together here in a fetching sort of way. And I hope it’s permanent.

The story is a little confusing to me. I am not a big reader of Mike Carey’s run in general, so if there’s a motive for the new reality in the book, I’m not aware of it. And as others have mentioned, there’s a sort of lack of conclusion or sense of why it all happened. Clearly Marvel wanted to explore an alternate reality without everything being truly thought out. That’s fine. Because there are so many other things to sink your teeth into -- again, the visuals primarily. I love the look of the book so much. THIS is what the movies should look like.

I hope we at least get a Motion Comic from this deal. It seems perfectly in line with the kinds of stories Marvel seems to prefer with Motion Comics.

Only major problem for me is I WANT THESE VERSIONS TO BE THE MAIN VERSIONS of these characters. Marvel seems to have abandoned these kinds of comics, right? They’re only turning their established characters into other genders or races rather than taking what already works and taking it further, mining deeper. Don’t misunderstand. I am cool with girl Thor and I like Muslim Ms Marvel and I like the character holding the shield now. But it’s like, well, I prefer the originals. And I’d rather the risks be taken like Mike Carey took them in this X-book.
This book collects X-Men Legacy #245-247 and New Mutants #22-24 as the main story, along with the Age of X Alpha issue and the Age of X Universe #1-2 issues and the Age of X Story logs.

One thing I don't really like about comics is that characters are often static. They can change; however, sometimes writers will revert them back or just simply ignore how they've changed prior being placed in charge of their destiny. What makes X-Men Age of X so refreshing is that it takes characters you know and subverts certain aspects of them. They are true to themselves, and easily you believe that the Scott Summers of the Age of X world is the same person as the mainstream universe Scott Summers; however, it's a different Scott due to different circumstances and you get that. I write Scott Summers since he's the Basilisk now, not Cyclops. Magneto is still Magneto, but more loved and in control due to the humans going further in attempts to wipe out mutantkind. On the other hand, Rogue is known as Legacy (or the Reaper, depending on who you ask) and is more distrusted as a walking mausoleum of memories. Yet, all the characters are essentially the same characters in this apocalyptic world.

The main story focuses on the 1000th day since mutants have walled up in a citadel, and fighting invasions every day and defending their lives. Think Zion from the Matrix, as it's the exact same thing more or less. The mutants inside each seem to have specific roles - average mutants fight the invaders (Gambit, Cyclops/Basilisk, Frenzy, and Cannonball are very notable here) but others have more specific roles. Rogue/Reaper/Legacy touches the dead to remember their lives, Magneto is the leader, Logan is a pacifist barkeeper (for good reasons, actually...) and the telekinetic mutants (Legion, Hellion, Rachel Grey, and Psylocke with another they don't identify) keep up the Force Walls for protection and are loved by all. There are a few humans - Moira MacTaggart and Dr. Kavita Rao - and even some mutant prisoners as well (notably, telepaths Charles Xavier, Emma Frost, the Cuckoos, Blindfold, and non-telepath Kitty Pryde). It's a hellish existence, and one day an intruder causes various characters to question what is really going on here.

One thing that the story does is highlight certain peoples' lives and show how different they could've turned out. Even characters who don't get much development here are highlighted in the end to have major issues, and it's interesting to see how your favorite characters change when the world has been tweeked just a bit. If I do have one complaint it's that the major plot twist is obvious, which I knew going in yet is still clear tens of pages before it happens. This is especially true if you read the preceding X-Men Legacy chapters, which give a BIG hint. It's one of the few times I'd recommend NOT reading the issues before, as if you have no idea what I'm talking about you might be caught off-guard by it.

The extra stories were neat too. Seeing the Avengers in the world that hates mutants (more than usual) was interesting when that hate somewhat affected them. How their characters too a change for the worse, and what they've done in this world. The panels following that just build the universe up, contextualizing it. I'm a huge fan of world building and enjoyed it, even if they probably aren't going to revisit the Age of X universe ever. Still, a great story for any X-men fan. For non-fans, backstory is needed to truly comprehend the story but it would keep them from guessing the ending. As the characters have new backstories now, it's not actually needed to enjoy the story by itself but, if they really like characters, knowing their backstory would help one understand just how screwy the situations many were placed in were.