Archive for the ‘Abyss’ Category
January 29, 2015
Larry Hama // Adam Kubert
March 1995
***
In a mutant-run dystopia, Wolvie & Jean Grey provide cover for a human airlift rescue. Hama actually builds an arc into one issue, & also leverages the lame Logan/Cyclops/Jean triangle into a backstory that cost Logan a hand & Cyke an eye. *** despite confusing layouts, due to comically wild hair.
continued from X-Men: Alpha #1 of 1
next issue: Weapon X #2 of 4
also indexed for Mar. ’95
The Amazing X-Men #1 of 4
The Astonishing X-Men #1 of 4
Factor X #1 of 4
Gambit and the X-Ternals #1 of 4
Generation Next #1 of 4
X-Calibre #1 of 4
X-Man #1
X-Men: Chronicles #1 of 2
Tags:Adam Kubert, Larry Hama
Posted in Abyss, Apocalypse, Bolivar Trask, Captain Britain, Cyclops, Dark Beast, Emma Frost, Havok, Holocaust, Infinites, Jean Grey, Magma, Mariko Yashida, Moira MacTaggart, Sentinels, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
January 20, 2015
Fabian Nicieza // Andy Kubert
June 1995
**
Read all the other issues first: the penultimate issue of AoA ties the various minis’ plots together. The ish also takes the time to moot a few moral choices. Unlike last ish, however, the noble sacrifices (Banshee & Madrox both kamikaze) are over-melodramatic & executed by supporting characters.
continued in X-Men: Omega #1 of 1
last issue: The Amazing X-Men #3 of 4
also indexed for Jun. ’95
The Astonishing X-Men #4 of 4
Factor X #4 of 4
Gambit and the X-Ternals #4 of 4
Generation Next #4 of 4
Weapon X #4 of 4
X-Calibre #4 of 4
X-Man #4
X-Men: Chronicles #2 of 2
X-Men: Omega #1 of 1
X-Universe #2 of 2
Tags:Andy Kubert, Fabian Nicieza
Posted in Abyss, Banshee, Bishop, Blink, Colossus, Dazzler, Destiny, Exodus, Gambit, Iceman, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Lila Cheney, Magik, Morph, Multiple Man, Quicksilver, Rogue, Sabretooth, Storm, Wild Child | 4 Comments »
January 19, 2015
Fabian Nicieza // Andy Kubert
May 1995
**
Magneto gets thumped by Apocalypse, fascist overlord of a eugenics America; his son Quicksilver, this mini’s protagonist & the Cyclops in its alt X-Men, rescues the time-tossed Bishop instead. That tough choice shows real heroism, demoing the stakes better than the grimacing art & florid prose.
last issue: The Amazing X-Men #2 of 4
next issue: The Amazing X-Men #4 of 4
also indexed for May ’95
The Astonishing X-Men #3 of 4
Factor X #3 of 4
Gambit and the X-Ternals #3 of 4
Generation Next #3 of 4
Weapon X #3 of 4
X-Man #3
X-Calibre #3 of 4
X-Universe #1 of 2
Tags:Andy Kubert, Fabian Nicieza
Posted in Abyss, Angel (W. Worthington), Apocalypse, Banshee, Bishop, Dazzler, Exodus, Iceman, Infinites, Multiple Man, Nanny, Quicksilver, Shadow King, Storm, Vanisher | Leave a Comment »
January 18, 2015
Fabian Nicieza // Andy Kubert
April 1995
***
Nicieza uses the What If…? scenario to debut a visually snazzy baddie. Abyss coils an inky 2D body to create a 3D dimensional fold! His “wicked” personality is more old-hat, quipping cruelly & kidnapping kids. The mini implies X-soap & sketches a dour atmo well, tho’ its fights are muddled.
last issue: The Amazing X-Men #1 of 4
next issue: The Amazing X-Men #3 of 4
also indexed for Apr. ’95
The Astonishing X-Men #2 of 4
Factor X #2 of 4
Gambit and the X-Ternals #2 of 4
Generation Next #2 of 4
Weapon X #2 of 4
X-Calibre #2 of 4
X-Man #2
Tags:Andy Kubert, Fabian Nicieza
Posted in Abyss, Apocalypse, Arclight, Banshee, Box, Copycat, Dazzler, Exodus, Iceman, Karma, Multiple Man, Quicksilver, Rex, Sebastian Shaw, Sentinels, Spyne, Storm, Yeti | Leave a Comment »
January 17, 2015
Fabian Nicieza // Andy Kubert
March 1995
***
The pinnacle of ’90s X-overs. The X-Men of a dystopian parallel universe must help Sentinels airlift human refugees out of mutant-controlled America. Nicieza’s sub-Claremont prose offers solid exposition under the purple, while Kubert’s post-Image pencils fit snuggly into the mini’s glum atmosphere.
continued from X-Men: Alpha #1 of 1
next issue: The Amazing X-Men #2 of 4
also indexed for Mar. ’95
The Astonishing X-Men #1 of 4
Factor X #1 of 4
Gambit and the X-Ternals #1 of 4
Generation Next #1 of 4
Weapon X #1 of 4
X-Calibre #1 of 4
X-Man #1
X-Men: Chronicles #1 of 2
Tags:Andy Kubert, Fabian Nicieza
Posted in Abyss, Arclight, Banshee, Bishop, Box, Copycat, Dazzler, Exodus, Iceman, Magneto, Multiple Man, Nanny, Quicksilver, Sentinels, Spyne, Storm, Yeti | Leave a Comment »