Poptopia (Uncanny X-Men) (Paperback)

by Joe Casey (Author), Ian Churchill (Illustrator)

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Product Description
The X-Men have survived hatred, loss of life, and along the way helped save the world more than once. Still, they can never find peace as they all strive to achieve Professor Xavier's dream that man and mutant can peacefully coexist.

A wild, new evil mutant comes of age, celebrating his 18th birthday with all-out mutant mayhem. Who is Warp Savant and what famous event in X-Men history is he trying to recreate? By the time the team can answer this question, they have to jet to London so they can stop Mr. Clean, who calls himself a "genetic cleanser."

From the Publisher
Joe Casey wrote the well-regarded X-Men: Children of the Atom story and is also known for his work on Wildcats and Superman.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics; illustrated edition edition (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785108017
• ISBN-13: 978-0785108016
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #973,783 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Playful pop-culture x-men, August 15, 2003

By A Customer

This volume collects Joe Caseys first 6 issues on his run on Uncanny X-men with a sassy contemporary take on the X-Men. The main part of this trade is the 4 part Poptopia storyline about the young mutant Chamber getting a taste of the life of the rich and famous through an affair with a teen pop star. This quickly turns into a media scandal as dating a known mutant is a controversial career move for the Britney-copy. Ian Churchills colerful and playful art fit the story very well. On of the issues is drawn by a different artist in a much more moody but effectful style. The last story has the X-Men turning up at a mutant brothel (the 'X-Ranch') and one of the girls there, Stacy X, joining the X-Men

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars uncanny x-men 394-399, March 15, 2004

By	[e-mail] "[e-mail]" (Beaumont, tx USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I'm not real sure what to say about this colletion. It's a middle of the road story. Not real great, but not real bad. It brings up some issues, but never really deals with them. The art is good except for #398. I guess the hard core fan would like it.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous art, pathetic story., February 3, 2002

By	kevin (canada) - See all my reviews

I understand the X-Men have undergone a revolution by the time this trade paperback gets out.

Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, and Ethan Van Sciver do a fantastic job of revamping the books in the partner New X-Men series and its first story arc, E is for Extinction.

Joe Casey however, seems to have the right intentions, but just isn't apparently comfortable yet. He plays around with pop stars, and genetic cleansers, and mutant whores (to come after this trade paperback in the form of Stacy X), but he never really seems to be heading anywhere with his storylines.

The art for the first half of this trade paperback is gorgeous, thanks to Ian Churchill. He makes everything look good, even the ugly people look fantastic in an ugly way. But then he leaves halfway through, and the art takes a drastic turn for the worst. Without a good artist around (such as Marvel has always relied on to support the mediocre writing), the book falls flat. Ashley wood's art in the fourth book is just..repulsive.

I bought the Poptopia books separately, and have only read them maybe twice each. And that was for Ian Churchill's art. Don't buy it, go buy E is for Extinction by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely instead.