X-Men: Endangered Species [Paperback]

Mike Carey (Author), Christopher Yost (Author), Christos Gage (Author), Peter David (Author), Scot Eaton (Illustrator), Mark Bagley (Illustrator), Mike Perkins (Illustrator), Andrea Divito (Illustrator), John Dell (Illustrator), Skottie Young (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 6, 2008

With three little words, and entire race was nearly obliterated. Every mutant who dies is one number closer to zero. Endangered Species, a series of 8-page back-ups in the four core X-titles, follows the Beast as he races against the clock to save this once-thriving race. Collects the X-Men: Endangered Species One-Shot, and #1-17 back-up stories

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (August 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785128204
• ISBN-13: 978-0785128205
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Prologue to "Messiah CompleX", February 7, 2008

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Andrew Shaffer "Author, Blogger" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Men: Endangered Species (Hardcover)

"No more mutants." With these three words, Wanda Maximoff (the Scarlett Witch) changed the landscape of the Marvel Universe in "House of M." Since that time, the mutant population dwindled from 10 million down to less than 200, with no new mutant births. "Endangered Species," a prologue to the "Messiah CompleX" X-Men crossover event, follows the Beast as he tries to find a way to bring mutants back from the brink of extinction.

The writing, by Mike Carey, Christos Gage, and Christopher Yost, is a roller-coaster ride through recent mutant history that will require most new or part-time readers to hit up Wikipedia to find out who some of these characters are. The "science" gets a little confusing as well--be prepared to suspend your disbelief (but you already knew that, right?). While "Endangered Species" doesn't stand on its own, it does provide readers with a bridge between "House of M"/"Decimation" and "Messiah CompleX".

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Meh, not much to see here, February 7, 2008

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Men: Endangered Species (Hardcover)

X-Men: Endangered Species is more of a direct lead-in to the X-Men meha event that is Messiah Complex. Originally published as backup stories in various X-titles, Endangered Species follows brilliant X-man Hank "Beast" McCoy and his attempts to reverse the damage done by Wanda "Scarlet Witch" Maximoff during House of M. With the mutant race dwindling down, Beast finds himself in bed with some nefarious and unlikely people, all in the name to save mutantkind. While Endangered Species is interesting, not a whole lot happens here to be honest. Written by Mike Carey, Christopher Yost, and Christos Gage; Endangered Species also comes off as a bit uneven in terms of the story's flow. While Beast makes advances in finding a solution, we're still left hanging by the time the TPB is over, which leads in to the massive Messiah Complex storyarc, which is one of the best X-Men mega-events in recent memory. The various art, including work from Scott Eaton and Mark Bagley, is quite good though. All in all, Endangered Species is worth a look for X-Men fans, but whether or not its worth picking up is a different story all together.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT An Action Book, April 21, 2008

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This review is from: X-Men: Endangered Species (Hardcover)

There's still the stigma attached to superhero comics that they must all be bombastic, over-the-top action scene vessels and Endangered Species eschews much of this. A character study of a character who too often gets relegated to "the brain of the group" and is simply written off as a scientist type.
An especially intriguing part is seeing the other-dimensional variants of the Beast, particularly the one that turned to religion, and how this reflects on the character we're reading about. More a character study, highly reccomended for fans of the character, lightly reccomended for others.