X-Men comics
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Silver Moon
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Viking B. gives an excellent recap of all of the current X-books near the top of page 4 of the X2 "spoilers" thread.
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Chauzu said:I haven't read the x-men comics since the early 90's, and am thinking about getting them again. What sort of stuff have I missed out in?
That's about the equivalent of asking what happened in North America the last ten years. Both answers would be long, convoluted, and sometimes rather absurd.
Viking Bastard
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Here is my post from the X2 thread:
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Personally I'm enjoying the X-Men for the first time since Claremont.
That said, the whole thing is very uneven.
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New X-Men is a sci-fi title starring the X-Men written by Grant Morrison.
IMO: Very good.
Uncanny X-Men is the classic style X-Men. Currently written by Chuck Austen (haven't heard of him? Not surprising).
IMO: Mediocre.
Wolverine is being written by Greg Rucka.
IMO: Dunno, hasn't come out yet.
X-Statix is about a celebrity team of mutants. Not fighting evil, but for ratings.
IMO: Uneven. Overall good.
eXiles is a a story about a band of mutants from different realities sliding from world to world mending broken timelines. Written by Judd Winnick.
IMO: Quite good, very humourus.
Xtreme X-Men is written by Claremont himself. More Super-hero oriented than the rest.
IMO: I like the stories told, but Claremont's storytelling style has never jived with me. Mediocre.
Weapon-X is about the Weapon-X program. Written by Frank Tieri.
IMO: Haven't read it.
Soldier X is basically Cable with a new name. Fighting for a better future than the one he was raised in. Written by Karl Bollers.
IMO: Mediocre.
Ultimate X-Men takes place in the Ultimate Universe. Marvel's rebooted universe. Starting the series and mythos from scratch. Written by Mark Millar.
IMO: Very up and down. Some arcs are fairly mediocre, while others are pure brialliance on toast!
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Personally I'm enjoying the X-Men for the first time since Claremont.
That said, the whole thing is very uneven.
.
New X-Men is a sci-fi title starring the X-Men written by Grant Morrison.
IMO: Very good.
Uncanny X-Men is the classic style X-Men. Currently written by Chuck Austen (haven't heard of him? Not surprising).
IMO: Mediocre.
Wolverine is being written by Greg Rucka.
IMO: Dunno, hasn't come out yet.
X-Statix is about a celebrity team of mutants. Not fighting evil, but for ratings.
IMO: Uneven. Overall good.
eXiles is a a story about a band of mutants from different realities sliding from world to world mending broken timelines. Written by Judd Winnick.
IMO: Quite good, very humourus.
Xtreme X-Men is written by Claremont himself. More Super-hero oriented than the rest.
IMO: I like the stories told, but Claremont's storytelling style has never jived with me. Mediocre.
Weapon-X is about the Weapon-X program. Written by Frank Tieri.
IMO: Haven't read it.
Soldier X is basically Cable with a new name. Fighting for a better future than the one he was raised in. Written by Karl Bollers.
IMO: Mediocre.
Ultimate X-Men takes place in the Ultimate Universe. Marvel's rebooted universe. Starting the series and mythos from scratch. Written by Mark Millar.
IMO: Very up and down. Some arcs are fairly mediocre, while others are pure brialliance on toast!
John Crichton
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Cool beans. I am considering catching up on the X-men. I really dig trade paperbacks as they are cheaper and easier to find than the comics themselves. Any suggestions of where to start?
I've seen the Ultimates (I liked the Spidey one) and they look cool. I'll probably pick that up. What else?
I've seen the Ultimates (I liked the Spidey one) and they look cool. I'll probably pick that up. What else?
Assenpfeffer
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mooby said:
That's what I'm doing - though I'm buying only the trade paperbacks, as they appear. I have all the X-Men ones, Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra, and the Ultimates, and they're all top-notch, not to mention not needing eons of catch-up with a badly broken continuity.
Ultimates is my favorite of the bunch.
Viking Bastard
Adventurer
It's hard to say because I don't know what tickles your fancyJohn Crichton said:
exactly, but personally I collect Ultimate X-Men, New X-Men and
eXiles religiously (but only in trades, I don't bother with single
issues anymore). I pick up the rest when I have a lot of money
(which happens maybe once a year...maybe) and I think they're
all readable as such.
