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    X-Men Origins: Beast #1

    X-Men Origins: Beast » X-Men Origins: Beast #1 released by Marvel on November 2008.

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    Hank McCoy never wanted to be different - and for a young mutant with a genius-level brain, camouflage comes easy. But only until a psychopathic terrorist with a god delusion kidnaps his father, and his life is brought into irrevocable confrontation with Charles Xavier and the X-Men in this X-citing one-shot.

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    A Beastly Disappointment 0

    In This Issue: Another retelling of an X-Man's origin; this month it's Beast's turn.  When his mutant powers emerge it actually garners him some popularity among his peers and teachers at school when he leads the football team to state championships.  Unfortunately his streak of luck comes to an end when the Conquistador takes his parents hostage to force Hank to break into his father's office at the local nuclear power plant and steal... something... for him.  The Good: I really liked the artwo...

    2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

    The Beast There Was? 0

    A retelling of a classic origin story should expand on the original story while remaining faithful to that original piece. If you get too far away from the original you basically retcon the old work and if you fail to expand upon the old there’s no point in a retelling. Avengers Origins: Ant-Man and The Wasp did an admirable job of updating the old bringing in new details while remaining faithful to the original story. Unfortunately X-Men Origins: Beast fails to bring in new details, inste...

    1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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