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Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century, masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes - replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on New X-Men is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collects New X-Men #127-141.
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Format:Paperback
Grant Morrisons stint on the New X-men was probably the most ground-breaking of recent years and he certainly refreshed the franchise, from the almost genocide at the start to the ending tale of a possible hellish future, the four graphic novels containing Morrison's work on this title simply cannot be missed by any X-fan.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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THE GOOD: Another bucket-load of ideas from the mind of Grant Morrison and the excitement in the mansion really amps up in act two of this insanely good run on Marvel's mutants. There's so much to play with in the mutant sandpit that Morrison and his many artistic co-contributors go from political tales, so blockbuster action, to murder mystery seemlessly over the course of the book. This volume sees the introduction of Fantomex and Kid Omega, and characters who had started to become stale start to become more interesting than they've been in years. Even Cyclops starts to turn into an actual character for the first time since he turned up in 1963. Then there's the bed-hopping. The X-Men has always been a super-powered soap opera and this is no exception. But this would be the most violent, funny and charming soap opera you'd ever see.
THE BAD: Three issues in a row of Igor Kordey. What were they thinking. The first chapter of the book becomes a real struggle, but it's worth it. Don't forget, you have twelve issues of no Igor Kordey. The quality is damaged by his scrappy, ugly art, but don't let it stop you from gettign to the Riot at Xavier's.
THE THREE-MONTH FREELANCE DROUGHT: It's hard to believe Marvel couldn't find an artist for their top-selling book who isn't Igor Kordey. Someone obviously saw something in his art that they liked. He just isn't suited for the X-Men. Not this take on them at least. It would almost be worth getting someone to redraw those issues and re-releasing this book. But that will never happen, so focus, instead, on the return of the Phoenix, extreme super-powered teen angst and murder in the mansion. Class stuff.
THE BAD: Three issues in a row of Igor Kordey. What were they thinking. The first chapter of the book becomes a real struggle, but it's worth it. Don't forget, you have twelve issues of no Igor Kordey. The quality is damaged by his scrappy, ugly art, but don't let it stop you from gettign to the Riot at Xavier's.
THE THREE-MONTH FREELANCE DROUGHT: It's hard to believe Marvel couldn't find an artist for their top-selling book who isn't Igor Kordey. Someone obviously saw something in his art that they liked. He just isn't suited for the X-Men. Not this take on them at least. It would almost be worth getting someone to redraw those issues and re-releasing this book. But that will never happen, so focus, instead, on the return of the Phoenix, extreme super-powered teen angst and murder in the mansion. Class stuff.
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New X-Men Vol.2 Hardcover Edition : Reprints Nos. 127-141!
13 Dec 2003
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Grant Morrison's New X-Men is constantly surprising me. It makes good twists in the stories. There's only one thing I don't like: the face of some characters changes too much from one number to another (check Wolverine or Emma Frost). There are diferent pencilers so there's nothing to do about it.
Note: Amazon said it includes the stories found in New X-Men book 3 (New worlds) & book 4 (Riot at Xavier's) and some behind the scenes (drawings). It also includes some stories from the book 5 (Assault on weapon plus) because it REPRINTS Nos. 127-141!
It doesn't include the New X-Men Anual 2002. New X-Men Vol.1 Hardcover edition does include the New X-Men Anual 2001
Don't get confused with the links to paperback edition. The paper cover is the same from the paperback edition of volume 3 (the one with wolverine and one claw)
I love the hardcover edition because if you need something to show in your bookshelf, you can remove the paper cover and you get a nice black book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The X-Men take their new mission global
27 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
Grant Morrison's revolutionary take on the X-Men continues here. Fresh from his encounter with Cassandra Nova, Prof. X decides to take his mutant vision global. With Jean Grey in tow, Xavier tours France, Great Britain, India, and the ruins of Genosha, visiting each of his brand new high-tech X-Corp locations. X-Corp, a global corporation devoted to protecting mutants and advancing mutant rights worldwide, is probably the freshest idea to hit the X-books in some time. With all of his money and resources, it's about time Xavier started to spread the wealth.
After facing down the evil Weapon Plus Program's latest mutant killing machine and burying one of their own, the X-Men must face a threat at home in the form of a band of rebellious mutant students of the Xavier Institute called the Omega Gang. Morrison deftly uses the Omega Gang to show how Xavier's dream of human-mutant co-existence needs to be adapted for the younger generation.
It is in this volume that Morrison begins the controversial psychic affair between Cyclops, the leader of the X-Men, and Emma Frost, a former villain and a skilled seductress. Feeling inadequate ever since he was possessed by the evil spirit of Apocalypse, Cyclops feels he cannot share his darker feelings with Jean and turns to the arms of Emma Frost, who just wants to play a little with stoic Scott Summers.
Certainly controversial, undenibaly revolutionary, Morrison's New X-Men never disappoints.
After facing down the evil Weapon Plus Program's latest mutant killing machine and burying one of their own, the X-Men must face a threat at home in the form of a band of rebellious mutant students of the Xavier Institute called the Omega Gang. Morrison deftly uses the Omega Gang to show how Xavier's dream of human-mutant co-existence needs to be adapted for the younger generation.
It is in this volume that Morrison begins the controversial psychic affair between Cyclops, the leader of the X-Men, and Emma Frost, a former villain and a skilled seductress. Feeling inadequate ever since he was possessed by the evil spirit of Apocalypse, Cyclops feels he cannot share his darker feelings with Jean and turns to the arms of Emma Frost, who just wants to play a little with stoic Scott Summers.
Certainly controversial, undenibaly revolutionary, Morrison's New X-Men never disappoints.
Morrison the Magnificent
18 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Morrison's run on Xmen is fantastic. He understands and appreciates many of the characters and fleshes out their personalities well. The only character that Morrison might have researched a tad more is Beast. In the first volume, Beast is not nearly the fuzzy blue intellectual brimming with witicisms that we all know and love. Morrison does, however, correct this by the later issues. At first, New Xmen with Morrison is a bit of a slow start, but following the storyline through to the end, you see that it was well worth it. Intricate plot lines are followed through to their logical conclusions if you read the entirety of Morrison's run. A necessary read for lovers of Whedon's "Astonishing Xmen", as many of the plot devices referred to there (such as Cassandra Nova; Emma's secondary mutation) start here. Worth reading through to the end.
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