Review:
X-Men of the past. Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from the future. Colliding with the fragmented school of X-Men, led by Kitty Pryde. Beast of both present and future wrestling with the conundrum of what he's done. Young Jean. Baby Xavier. Old Scott.
There are so many ripples through time in this story and these characters. A newcomer to the All-New X-Men could be forgiven for getting lost. Author Brian Michael Bendis makes every effort to help us through the mélange, and mostly succeeds, although some extended stretches of exposition are unavoidable.
The longest such stretch produces the most visually intriguing chapter. Dr. McCoy / Beast and the Watcher hold a long, pensive chat, a sleepless night of tossing and turning, wrestling with the results of Beast's actions. Who among us cannot relate to that? The visual interest is maintained, even enhanced, by the parade of artists and styles. From pencil and charcoal sketches to water colors, from cutesy cartoons to dramatic poster-worthy pinups, every couple of pages turns another artist loose, to dramatic effect. The beauty of issue #25 carries the endless exposition.
The mores standard structure of #26-29 makes them less able to carry my interest through the talky bits. Fortunately, internal and external battles break out so frequently in this section that us action junkies are satisfied, if confused by the muddled soup of timelines.
The collection ends with a sweet issue #30. Angel and X-23 take some steps, both small and bug, toward one another and love. Young Jean and older Emma lock in a psychic battle to the entertainment of the others. All this and more reveals just how human these mutants are!
Description:
Infinite pasts, infinite futures...infinite loss! The Beast is tortured by his decision to bring the original X-Men into the present, but can he repair the damage he's done while the future Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is still gunning for the time-tossed teens? The young X-Men will need to rally to save themselves, but Jean Grey is...different. The Shi'ar trial has changed her. What does this mean for her future, for the past of the woman she's meant to become, and for the rest of the X-Men? Timelines collide when the future Brotherhood exacts its final judgment on the All-New X-Men!
Collects: All-New X-Men 25-30
Authors: Brian Michael Bendis
Artists: Various
Published By: Marvel
Published When: May 26 2015
Parental Rating: Teen
ISBN: 978-0785189688
Pages: 152 pages
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