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All-New X-Men Volume 3: Out Of Their Depth (2014)

by Brian Michael Bendis(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0785166394 (ISBN13: 9780785166399)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Marvel

series

All-New X-Men (Marvel NOW!)

review 1: I’m still enjoying this title in which the original X-Men are doing the time warp again, but I’m starting to wonder how it can possibly continue in a satisfying fashion. The idea that the younger versions are having to face the consequences of choices they haven’t made yet continues to offer lots of story possibilities as does the idea that some of them might start to act out in an effort to change their fate. The problem is that if this team isn’t eventually sent back to the past then it’d have to disrupt the entire current timeline. So the possibility that anything we see here really doesn’t matter because it’ll have to be retconned out eventually is very much in play. To his credit, Bendis seems aware of this and even plays with that concept by having ... moreone of the team seemingly betray and leave them which means that the entire timeline is now in jeopardy. But this also makes Beast’s decision to bring the original team to the future look increasingly dangerous, foolish and pointless since it’s done nothing to stop the present day Scott Summers from acting like a wack-a-doo.It’s still a fun read, especially for interactions like the present day Alex Summers meeting young Scott or the way that Kitty Pryde lays down the law to Jean Grey. However, I can’t help but worry this is something that will either end up being wiped out or devolve into a hopeless mishmash of timey-wimey tricks that make no sense.
review 2: I'm in love with Kitty Pryde in this series. Only Joss Whedon has sone better with female mutants. It's fun to see Kitty as a mother figure to Jean Grey. Jean's conflicted romance with Scott and then Beast is a fun take on the usual dynamics. Also, Angel's fear with the result of his brain-fried future self has interesting reverberations. Hooray for Immonen's pencils! Though sometimes simple, his covers are dazzling. less

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