The Strangest Teens of All
Well, I missed issue one and I've missed current comics for a little while, but when I heard the original 60's X-men lineup was coming back and confronting their future counterparts, I couldn't resist. I was skeptical about the technicalities of the time travel and Beast experiencing yet another "mutation" and the prospect of death, but I picked this up and was glad I did. Imonen's art seems be getting a lot of praise, and while it's solid and there are some great panels in this book, overall it doesn't completely blow me away. My appraisal: good not great. The cover is ok, but I'd much rather have gotten the variant had it not been so pricey. Bendis is hit or miss for me, but I really dug this issue and he managed to do the really difficult job of writing an old team of young people in a new world. If you really think of the ramifications of what this storyline entails, you might give yourself a headache. Yet, I'd like to tag along for this crazy ride and I think you should too. I'm really hoping this turns out to be an excellent classic X-tale that really brings the X-men back to their roots, whatever they may be. I personally think their corner of the Marvel universe has gotten increasingly complex and superfluous. I want a single X-book that features classic X-men characters returning to basics. Ironically, with this complex tale Bendis is weaving, I feel I could get my wish. Ch-Ch-Ch-Check it out.
