All-New X-Men # 1 to 3 Marvel Comics - Written
by Brian Michael Bendis (whom, I believe is having his middle name legally
changed to Marvel) and drawn by the incomparable Stuart Immomen, who I have
been a fan of since his days on Legion of Super-Heroes.
Wow, I really wanted to
hate this one but I just can’t, even if for no other reason the humanity
(that’s right, I said humanity) of Hank McCoy, better known to most as the
furry, blue X-Man, the Beast.
We see
him, faced with his own imminent demise that is being brought on by the same,
self-inflicted process that first turned him blue and furry. He is
contemplating the recent actions of his former leader and team-mate, Scott
Summers (Cyclops). Anxious about the future of Mutant-kind, he comes up with a
desperate, almost feverish, ploy to stop Scott from his current path. A path
which Hank fears may cost the lives and/or reputations of Mutants the world
over.
To this end, Dr. McCoy enlists the help of the original X-men, bringing
them from the past to our present day. His hope, that their innocence, their youthful
attitude and their unwavering dedication to Professor Xavier’s dream, will be a
reminder to Summers of what he has become, as well as what he abandoned to get
there.
At first the younger X-Men are reluctant, even incredulous.
But, when they witness firsthand just how far their team-mate and leader has
fallen, in typical fashion, they fly headlong into a confrontation that is sure
to be fraught with un-foreseen consequences.
Can’t wait to see where this one goes.
Story - 7 time paradoxes; Art - 7 optic blasts.
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