Generation Next (X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Gold Deluxe Edition) [Paperback]

Scott Lobdell (Author), Chris Bachalo (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785101306
• ISBN-13: 978-0785101307
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,474,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not your fathers comic book, January 22, 2000

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Daniel J. McGarrity (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Generation Next (X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Gold Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)

Told in a fast paced well thought out storyline. I felt an actual emotional connection with the group. To see favorite characters changed when faced with a lifetime of death and destruction, is a triumph to the scriptwriters of this idea "Age of Apocolypse." Colossus and Shadowcat are now Peter and Kate husband and wife charged with the training of the Generation Next cast. Their bitterness exudes in every frame as they try to mold the students to be hardened and cynical fighting machines. The plight of the humans and those on the business end of Apocolypses boot seem especially tragic here. The ending still haunts me everytime I read it. If you truly enjoy the alternate reality of Age of Apocolypse this particular story is not to be missed.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best AoA storylines, December 11, 2002

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Generation Next (X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Gold Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)

When the Legion Quest storyline ended, an alternate universe was created due to the fact that Legion went back in time to kill Magneto but accidently killed Charles Xavier. Since Xavier died, there was no X-Men to stop Apocalypse from taking over America and most of the world. This alternate reality, The Age of Apocalypse, put all the regular X-books on hold for four issues and replaced them with they're AoA versions. Generation Next (Generation X) is a storyline revolving around Magneto (the X-Men's founder and leader in this alternate universe) sending husband and wife Colossus and Shadowcat on a mission to save Colossus' long thought dead sister from a human slave colony. Accompanying them is the AoA version of Generation X; consisting of Chamber, Husk, Skin, Mondo, and Vincent. The gritty art brings the emotional impact of the story out even more than it should, and the emotionally charged tragic ending really makes this TPB of Generation Next excell more than it should. All in all, a great read for older fans of the X-Men or Generation X comics.

5.0 out of 5 stars Second best AoA TPB, June 5, 2001

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Minh Nguyen "masashikun" (Bilthoven, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Generation Next (X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Gold Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)

This is a pretty good story, set in the Age of Apocalypse - where the evil immortal mutant Apocalypse rules North America. His kingdom only lives by one rule: Survivial of the fittest. Humans are regarded as the lower class and even not all mutants will be survive in this world. This all happened because Professor Charles Xavier never existed. Thus he never got to form the X-Men to appose Apocalypse.

This book is about the Generation X in that altered timeline. Chamber et al are lead by their teacher Colossus and his wife Shadowcat to find his little sister, Illyana Natalyanovna, who appears to be captured by <gasp!> the Sugar Man.

The characters get introduced pretty well in this one. it has great art and excellent narration by Illyana. I don't wanna tell too much - otherwise I'll spoil the story. Which is a pretty good one as a stand alone and is one of the best of the Age of Apocalypse storyline. The ending is sad, but great.

These stories won't mean much if you haven't read this AoA storyline from the start though. If you get this, I recommend you get all the other AoA TPBs too. For a complete reading list of it, see my X-Men: LegionQuest review.