The island of Genosha was once a thriving nation of mutants, built from the ground up by Magneto, Master of Magnetism. Then, an apocalyptic attack killed every man, woman and child - reducing an entire society to rubble within hours. Now, Professor X has come to Genosha with one intention: to rebuild a nation from its ashes! Collects EXCALIBUR #1-4.
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This new X-Men spinoff returns fan-favorite Claremont to the characters he made famous and seems to be the beginning of another X-Men mythos. The series takes place on Genosha, an island once idyllically populated by mutants, but since destroyed in an attempt at mutant genocide. Now, three years after the attack, the X-Men’s founder, Professor Charles Xavier, journeys to the island to try to rebuild the dream of mutant prosperity. Once there, it becomes evident that he is not alone, and he finds himself embroiled in turf warfare between rival mutant gangs. Claremont is a wordy and somewhat melodramatic writer, but he does convey the gravitas of the situation, and he has a talent for evoking the unique brand of angst that fuels X-Men comics. Lopresti’s drawing and storytelling are serviceable, full of detail. Claremont and Lopresti move the story along at a brisk pace, as Xavier teams up with his old foe, Magneto, to form yet another team of mutant outcasts. The idea for this new mutant team, though, is distinctly New Age flavored: instead of fighting, the group will focus on inspiring those around them, hoping to renew the promise of the desolate island. The book will satisfy X-Men devotees, but its dialogue and generic artwork make it less than inspiring.
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Magneto's back,
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This review is from: Excalibur Vol. 1: Forging The Sword (X-Men) (Paperback)
It seems the two negative reviews are due to Chris Claremont retconning Grant Morrison's New X-Men story "Planet X", in which Magneto became a drug-addict who herded people into crematoriums before being decapitated by Wolverine. Not only was this out of character, but a Jewish Holocaust survivor becoming a Nazi? Honestly, people.
It should also be noted that Chris Claremont is the one who made Magneto into the fascinating, complex character he is today. Before Claremont had fleshed him out, he was flat cardboard cut-out of a character. It was Claremont who gave him a background and personality, and made him interesting. Nonetheless, after Claremont left the titles Marvel regressed Magneto back into a raving lunatic. Claremont returned to Marvel a couple of years ago but this is the first time he really got a chance to work with Magneto again, finally turning Magneto back into a good character. Magneto and Xavier's relationship is the highlight of the book, as Claremont writes the characters better than most. Highly recommended.
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Ignore the pettiness, of some reviews, this is a good collection,
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This review is from: Excalibur Vol. 1: Forging The Sword (X-Men) (Paperback)
This collection is good. It has nothing to do with Grant Morrison, but was a series written by Chris Claremont in 2004. The amazing pettiness of some fans, really almost cult-like followers of Mr. Morrison, who will come to this review section and post negative reviews just because they don't like a plot development in the EXCALIBUR series. These people probably haven't read this collection, and never will. This story starts with Magneto and Xavier meeting again on the devastated island of Genosha. They agree to work together to rebuild the island, which was destroyed by mutant-hunting machines called sentinels. In the opening arc, we meet some wonderful characters, including Wicked, a girl who is haunted by ghosts, that she can ultimately control. There is Freakshow, a young man who can turn into various monsters, PRN. Calisto, the Morlock, shows up, with her tentacle arms. The art is fine, the writing is first rate. If you enjoy classic Claremont on the X-Men, you'll enjoy this collection. Ignore the negative reviews. These are written to be disruptive and deliberately knock this collection, simply for the fact that Magneto was restored, which was entirely necessary for the character and for Marvel. If you are a Magneto fan, you'll love this collection too. Although some have complained that Magneto is perhaps written too passively. Chris Claremont has said in mail, that he had plans for Magneto and Xavier in this series, which was prematurely canceled by the beginning of 2005, and that "sparks would fly" between the two. Read these trades thinking what might have been had the series continued, and read them for the enjoyment of the goodness we did get.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Magneto Retcon,
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This review is from: Excalibur Vol. 1: Forging The Sword (X-Men) (Paperback)
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- - - - - - - - - - For the Trade Paper Back collector, this is an essential book to help bridge continuity. Also for those not happy with the end of Grant Morrison's New X-men title, this resolves the main complaint and issue of his ending story arc. At the end of Grant Morrison's New X-Men run, a major character makes an unexpected turn and reveals to actually be Magento in disguise for what was almost the entirety of his 2 year story. There was (and still is) alot of debate on this turn, and you will find some who think this was great and others that don't. I do not. I thought it almost ruined the whole series, because the Mageneto character he wrote was so out of touch with any depiction of Magneto before this. The reveal of Magneto in disguise left a "What the F?" moment.... followed by a series of issues where this Magneto was deranged and crazed on drugs without any plan excpet kill everyone in New York. It was terrible. In addition, Morrision's turn never made any sense. Its one thing to plan a major plot twist, with hints and clues through out, so that when it happens, you look back and go "HOLY $--H!". It is entirely something else to just drop a turn on the reader without any explanation or rational. I have read this final volume several times, and for the life of me I cannot figure out how or why this character turn goes down. It just does, and what we get a a raving, lunatic Magneto. It sucked. If you hated this character turn, as I did, this is a good pick up to explain how it wasn't actually Magneto, which in my opinion salvages Grant's work. The character actually pretending to be Magneto, makes so much more sense, when you look at the characters history and what he goes through with his students over the the run. This will also help bridge you into Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-men Run, and then into House of M. The story of the book is good, and if you enjoy it, you may want to read the rest of the Claremont Excaliber run
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