A Not So Good Beginning

I have never been a great X-Men fan. I liked their cartoons but this is about it. So I decided to read this, a story not connected to the rest of the X-Men storylines currently running in other titles. This is what I thought about it:

Story

Not many things happen in this issue. We are mainly introduced with the X-Men of these reality and find out the story behind some of these. We find out how Fortress X was created and how these mutants were forced to go there in order to protect themselves from the humans. We see many familiar faces there and I like seeing how differenty things turned out for them in this reality even though we don't learn so much yet.

Art

Art wise, I can't say I was satisfied with the results and fact that there were multiple artists working in this issue could be confusing sometimes. My favorite art in this issue was in the part with Cannonball and Husk, drawn by Carlos Barberi. The art in all the other parts seemed flat and uninteresting to me personally and I would like for it to be better.

Overall

I wasn't satisfied with this issue as it could have been a lot better and even though it is only the first issue of the Age of X, I hope that the rest will be better.

Name

Volume

Age of X: Alpha

Issue Number

Cover Date

March 2011

In Store Date

January 26, 2011

This Is Not Age of Apocalypse, But It Looks Good 0

Age of X: Alpha #1 by blurred_view on January 29, 2011

As a sucker for well thought out alternate reality stories, this introduction to Age of X hits the right notes with me. It presents a different Marvel Universe that immediately feels real and not lazily thrown together. The characters who appear are all familiar but different enough that even those who only briefly appear come off as though they have lived substantially different lives from what we know. This issue features short backstories for Basilisk, the Guthrie clan, Wolverine and the fou...

6 out of 6 found this review helpful.

What's Going On Here? 0

Age of X: Alpha #1 by gmanfromheck on January 26, 2011

Get ready for the next mini-event in the X-Universe. If you're not sure what it's about, you're not supposed to. Just get ready for some alternate versions of your favorite X-characters. The Good Seeing alternate versions of familiar characters can be a fun read. You never know what you'll get and the writers have more freedom to take existing characters and turn them on their side. They can make familiar characters do things they would never do in their regular universe. As we prepare for th...

11 out of 13 found this review helpful.

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