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Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (2009)

by Matt Fraction(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Marvel

review 1: This is a good read. The main story starts off absolutely fantastically and it ends well, though I feel it could have been a bit better as it is slightly anti-climactic. Also, there is a lot of bonus material which in all honesty is not up to the standard of the main feature, though enjoyable. Except maybe the Namor story, that is really rather good as a psycological insight. However, every X-Fan could do with this story as it contains one of the most game-changing events in recent X history, so that alone is worth the price of admission!
review 2: This was a well drawn crossover between two of Marvel’s biggest properties, the Avengers and the X-Men. As is wont between two super teams, the groups engaged in some unadulterated mayhem. Overall, the story was ra... morether forgettable but the ramifications of the final chapter of this story extended beyond this six-part storyline. The X-Men now have their own island distinct from the United States. No longer were they beholden to the United States whose top law enforcer was a schizophrenic super-villain. The mutants, whose numbers have dwindled since the Scarlet Witch uttered a sentence fragment that decimated a thriving species became unto themselves like a North Korea. Namor, a mutant because of his hybrid human/Atlantean physiology joined the X-Men officially. His status as a sovereign lends legitimacy to this fledging state.This new mutant status quo sets up for future stories. As the world’s remaining mutants coalesced in Utopia, it gave them strength and yet made them a convenient target for their enemies. A similar incident already happened, when millions of mutant souls died when Genosha, the former mutant homeland, was attacked by a colossal Tri-Sentinel.As I said, this story was rather forgettable. Both sides were able to spin a victory from their internecine warfare. The X-Men get their island, and Osborn was able to solve America’s mutant problem. A potential hostile state only a few kilometers off its west coast notwithstanding, Osborn claimed it as a moral and personal victory for his ego to feed on. Nevertheless, never underestimate the power of broadcast media that can turn a psychopath into a respected national figure. less

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