Release date: August 11, 2009 | Series: X-Men (Book 1)
THE X-MEN GET A RADICAL NEW REMIX IN A STORY ABOUT TEEN ANGST, FIRST LOVE, AND WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
High school student Kitty Pryde has always been the odd girl out. A mutant, she was born with strange superpowers, magical talents that make her the class freak. But Kitty’s world is changed when she’s invited to study at Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, a special home for mutant teens. There’s just one catch: Kitty’s the only girl at the all-boy school, and she ends up just feeling like a freak all over again.
Then Kitty meets Pyro and the ultra-hot bad boys of the Hellfire Club. They’re the school’s elite–handsome, rich, and totally above the rules. Now Kitty seems to have it all: a dreamy boyfriend, super-cool friends, and the chance to develop her extraordinary talents. But why is her heart telling her that something is wrong? Will Kitty ever find the place where she belongs, or is she doomed to be a misfit forever?
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I'm a huge long-time fan of both X-Men and shojo manga, so I was extremely excited when I heard this book was coming out!
I knew from the recent Wolverine manga that it would be a reimagining, so I wanted to go into it and not dwell too much on thoughts like, "He wouldn't act like this!" or "This is so wrong!" But I didn't even have those thoughts when I read this one! It was remarkable how most of the characters seemed true to their mainstream selves to a point; the changes that were evident were still really interesting and not too out of left field. (I'm a bit worried that one classic couple won't end up together due to an age difference [?], but they're not together in the comics anymore, either. And then there's Kitty and her classic comic love... Not happening here! My jaw kind of dropped when I saw him in his new form...)
The art was beautiful, unlike a lot of OEL manga I've read. (Which usually have great stories but the manga art seems a little "off.") And the art inside matched the gorgeous cover!
Shojo fans who don't even know about the X-Men will like this and I think X-Men fans who are willing to read it with an open mind may like it, too. Like one of the authors said his sister kind of said, X-Men has always been full of "bishounen" to me--'bout time someone treated the story that way!
I can't wait for the next volume! I want to see what other X-Men are joining the school.
A fresh take on the X-Men, mixing Xavier's School with Shojo manga (a la Ouran). Like a love letter to everyone who loves both.
We follow Kitty Pryde as the only current female student at Xavier's in her first months at the school. It's so fun to pick out each character in their new manga form (Beast is Totoro-like, Cyclops is still sanctimonious, except in teenage version, which means straight edge, ah, beautiful). I can't wait for volume 2, I hear there will be more female students!
the title says it all. As a girl, big x-men fan, and otaku I just could not say no. And I waited for so long with multiple publishing dates that were always changed. Anyway,I figured I'd have my fun laughing at it or maybe even hate it but as a manga it was very well written and the art was very VERY good. I rate it a four out of five all because of Marvel. Why do you create so many different realities Marvel?! Jean Grey is a teacher but Scott Summer's is a student? The robot colossus was on the line of good and bad, the sight of it turned me off but the laugh that followed allowed me to accept it. I wil buy the next volume for sure. So if you're an x-men fan I suggest this manga. Even for guys who want a good laugh. And the powers/action is pretty good too. The shojo didn't overpower the manga which was good. I liked it a lot
Take the desperate plight of an emerging branch of the evolutionary path of Mankind and add in the Hana-Kimi/Ouran High School overtones of a girl in an all boy school and a club of "elite" students, and well--it's a strangely enjoyable (though trite and a frankly overtold sort of story) product to put in the hands of the next generation of X-Men fans. The art is very good and the take on the story is decent--but the mixing of the X-Men and shojo manga is just way too darn weird to me.
Though--you might take my dismay at finding Nightcrawler on no more than a handful of pages into consideration here as well.
This is a terrific YA Manga for ages 9-17 with a lot of humor and wonderful art. Dave and Raina really understand and can relate to being a kid/teenager very well.
X-men: Misfits is a new and interesting twist in the X-men. It was an amazing book that really featured mutants working together at the Xavier Acadamy, even Magneto. I'm extremely sad that there's only one book. I got really attached to the charaters in it, and I want to know what happens next!!!:( Oh well, it still gets 5 stars in my book.
Having grown up in one of the eras of the Marvel heroes I had a few miss-givings about reading this specific version of my favorites, the X-men. Getting it used for under five bucks was what got me to read it in the first place. I'll admit it does not follow any story of the x-men I've run into so far, and is from Kitty's point of view, but the art is on par with some of my favorite shojo, they got the mutant powers to look good, and left me on a cliff hanger.
Falling through walls. Teleportation. Transformation. Some powers that mutants have that humans don't. The main character in X-Men: Misfits is Kitty, a mutant who isn't used to her mutant power of going through walls, and goes to a special school for mutants to learn about it.
The chibi parts are funny and made me laugh (chibis are super-cartoony versions of the characters), and I like that there are so many chibi moments . Like when Kitty gets confused and gets those question marks over her head. Or when she has a funny, stunned chibi reaction when Beast, one of her teachers, roars in class. And later, a mutant name Quicksilver races Kitty across the school and that's funny because that's basically all chibis. And there are lots of funny little moments, like when Kitty sees fondue for the first time and wonders if it is like nacho cheese (they are equally good, Kitty, but way different things), or when Jamie Madrox multiplies himself to carry Kitty's bags and all his selves get in a fight.
Kitty gets all nervous around the boys. But then she gets to know them and she finds out that some of them are really nice. Especially in the case of Nightcrawler. Nightcrawler is a mutant with the power of teleportation, but I don't get why he has a metal tail and three clawed toes on each foot, and I'd like to learn why. Pyro, a fire-using mutant, will do anything to get a kiss out of Kitty, including yanking her out of class!
I don't really get why the humans are so scared of the mutants. Like, they're terrified that they're going to get some disease and become mutants too. Why? Because basically I think it would be cool to be a mutant. Magneto makes a point about why the humans are so scared, but I'd like to have more explanation.... Toward the end of the book, the mutants are on a trip in New York city, and they see three humans making a speech about how mutants don't deserve rights, how they are evil, how they are freaks, and of course the mutants get really mad. Longshot throws some acorns and that begins a big fight. Some mutants are mad at the humans, but some are trying to protect the humans. The police turn up and Pyro throws fire at the police and becomes evil, and Kitty realizes she doesn't want to date him. I could see how the mutants would get really mad at the racist things humans were saying, but the result of that fight leaves three mutants very seriously injured, showing how bad fighting is. I wonder if there are any humans in the story that aren't actually terrified of mutants? I hope I get to find out some day.
Overall, great art, and the story was great. I really like the book and I have read it a bunch of times. I give it five stars.Read more ›
